Estate agents in abseil challenge
They sell and rent properties every day – but never before have they abseiled down the side of one.Estate agent Elly Moran, 21, is afraid of heights, but her boss Kelly Allen-Darkes, 26, is making her...
View ArticlePub firm picks up gong in Eat Out Awards
Pub firm Oakman Inns has been crowned Pub Company of the Year in the 2013 Eat Out Awards. Judges said they were ‘excited by this forward-looking pub business’ and rated it highly on community...
View ArticlePlan for 26 new homes on outskirts of Hemel Hempstead
A planning application has been submitted to build 26 new homes in a rural location on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead.Representatives of the Queen want to build the houses on land between Pancake...
View Article‘Parking fees will put hall in peril’
A businesswoman fears her efforts to restore a historic building to its former glory will be in vain if plans for paid-for parking outside the venue go ahead. Sally Ilsley bought the empty Boxmoor Hall...
View Article‘Round up to a £1’ for charity this weekend
Pets at Home wants customers to ‘round up to a £1’ on their shopping bill and donate the difference to the RSPCA during a weekend of fundraising.Charity pin badges for the animal charity are also being...
View ArticleCharity hopes to motor on with deals on wheels
A child protection charity hopes that anyone planning to splash out on a new car will help them keep their vital work on the road.The NSPCC in Hertfordshire is calling on drivers aiming to swap their...
View ArticleTalk will reveal all about Green Deal
A talk on how people can benefit from the government’s Green Deal will be hosted by Tring in Transition. Independent green deal assessor Bridget Andreas will reveal all about the initiative that helps...
View ArticleDevelopers and architects can show the world how good their work is in the...
Home-owners, architects and developers who are proud of the work they have done in the Chilterns can enter the area’s annual Buildings Design Awards.But they’ll have to get a move on because the...
View ArticleWater firm’s alert to developers: Don’t break rules
A water firm has issued a warning to developers after taking one businessman to court for illegally connecting a new homes project to the mains. The developer was fined more than £4,000 for breaches of...
View Article‘Deal with flooding so we can start projects’
A voluntary group with visions of making Gadebridge Park a visitor attraction – with the possibility of bringing back a splash pool for little ones – wants the flooding problem to be dealt with before...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead ‘brothel boss’ due in court
A woman has been charged with managing an Old Town brothel for more than six months.Renoo Changniam, 34, of High Street, Hemel Hempstead, is accused of running the business from her home between June...
View ArticleGazette praised for role in helping firm get message across
A company that started just over a year ago has praised the Gazette’s role in its growth.Golden Giving, in Stocks Road, Aldbury, helps charities and good causes increase revenue by getting sponsors to...
View ArticleHelpline could connect you to fuel bill savings
As many as one in five households could claim some form of assistance with their energy bills, but people are missing out because they don’t realise assistance is available, according to new research...
View ArticleChurches to shun gay marriage in spite of MP vote?
The majority of churches will not be offering same sex couples the chance to marry, despite MPs voting to change the law on gay marriage at the House of Commons last week.MPs voted in favour of the...
View ArticleNow’s your chance to win a child’s bicycle
A shop will give away a children’s bike to a random winner in a prize draw on Monday, March 4.Pick up and fill out a free form from indoor adventure playground Kidzone in Northbridge Road, Berkhamsted,...
View ArticleCalling all men to don a pretty dress and hit the streets
Many people take on thrills for charity, but the Hospice of St Francis are asking men to don frills instead.Dame For A Laugh – now in its second year – wants men to wear dresses and walk or run a 2.5...
View ArticleUndercover cops snared Hemel Hempstead drug dealers
Four men from Hemel Hempstead have been sentenced at St Albans Crown Court after being being arrested by undercover police officers on a mission to stem the supply of drugs into the town. Officers...
View ArticleCCTV images released in shoplifting cases
Officers have released a series of CCTV images of men they want to speak to in connection with shoplifting in Hemel Hempstead.The images relate to an attempted theft at Tesco Express, Marlowes, on...
View ArticleFrom daytime telly to Bafta glory for Eve
Watching everything from The Jeremy Kyle Show to high opera is one of the ways Eve Stewart went about winning her first Bafta award.She was given the British Academy of Film and Television honour on...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Skyfall, Taken 2
All the classic Bond elements are brought together to make SKYFALL (12: Sony), the 23rd film in the series, one of the very best.Released in cinemas 50 years after the first, Dr No, it not only pays...
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