Ramp it up if you can be a Horizons helper
A selection of the opportunities available this week through Volunteer Centre Dacorum.
View ArticleKitchen fire prompts a safety sweep of properties
Firefighters used a call out to a kitchen fire as an opportunity to spread their safety message and install smoke detectors.
View ArticleGrace, 13, will cycle 54 miles for good cause
A 13-year-old girl aims to become one of the youngest participants in a 54-mile cycling race.
View ArticleA hike in fund support after publicity push
A fundraising duo are only £10 away from their charity target after their story was given a publicity push.
View ArticleNo school pool thanks to ‘inflexible’ government plans
Supporters of a campaign to save the swimming pool at Kings Langley School have suffered another blow after it was confirmed that nothing can be done to stop its closure.
View ArticleAiming for mass appeal
One of the most dearly beloved comedy characters to come to the nation’s TV screens in recent years will be transferring to the stage in Kings Langley next week – and everyone involved in the...
View ArticleAstley School community link brings a bench bonus
The Interact group – a young Rotary group based at Hemel Hempstead’s Astley Cooper School – got stuck in with one of their first community-based conservation projects.
View ArticleCCTV images released in hunt for shoplifters
Police have released CCTV images in a bid to track down a string of suspected shoplifters.
View ArticleTrio all set to serve on county after elections
Dacorum-based councillors have been recognised at Herts County Council, with three successful candidates from this month’s elections now sitting on the cabinet.
View ArticleBus group gets geared up
A new transport action group has hit the road aiming to encourage people in Tring and surrounding villages to use local bus services more.
View ArticleCan you help with baby memorial garden clear up?
Helpers are needed to lend a hand with a spring tidy up at a garden dedicated to babies who died at birth or during pregnancy.
View ArticleWhat a stinker – no BAFTA for TV show filmed in Hemel Hempstead
A Christmas-time children’s comedy which kicked up a stink in Hemel Hempstead lost out on a BAFTA television award last night.
View ArticleNo cure for our James – but we can still help
Family and friends of a four year old with a life-limiting illness aim to help find a cure for his rare disease, although it is too late to save him.
View ArticleCavendish pupils on parade for Duke’s award
Pupils working towards their Duke of Edinburgh awards have started the skill section of the scheme with Hemel Hempstead fire station.
View ArticleMan, 34, died of a lethal cocktail of drugs and alcohol
A man with a history of drug use was discovered dead at the home of a friend with whom he was staying, an inquest heard.
View ArticleFollowing in the footsteps of Great War soldiers
An educational tour of the battlefield site Ypres will kick-start a county-wide remembrance project in line with the First World War centenary next year.
View ArticlePolice alert – don’t tweet your holiday plans to burglars
Don’t advertise you’re going on holiday via Twitter or Facebook – that’s the advice from Herts Police who say it could act as a green light to would-be thieves.
View ArticleWave of a magic wand will usher in a new era for market
A new era for Hemel Hempstead’s town centre market will be ushered in with a day of magic and celebration on Saturday.
View ArticleCould you help most vulnerable children?
More foster carers are needed to look after our most vulnerable children, says the man responsible for children’s services at Herts County Council.
View ArticleHunt for two men after handbag snatch in Tesco
Police are searching for two suspects in Hemel Hempstead’s Leisure World complex after a handbag was snatched in the nearby Tesco Extra megastore.
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