Firefighters kept busy in Dacorum as weekend temperatures soared
Firefighters had a busy weekend in Dacorum as the hot weather caused a number of minor blazes.
View ArticleWhipsnade chimps Phil and Nikki are fitted with heart monitors as part of...
Two chimpanzees have become the first in the UK to be fitted with special heart monitoring devices as part of a pioneering procedure at Whipsnade Zoo.
View ArticleTring memorial garden team are blooming great!
A community garden action group has been praised on Facebook for its efforts in keeping Tring Memorial Gardens well-manicured.
View ArticleCycle challenge to pass through Hemel Hempstead on Olympic torch anniversary
A cycle challenge marking the first anniversary of last year’s Olympic torch relay will pass through Hemel Hempstead today.
View Article‘I am gutted and deflated. Fabulous first Chilfest let down by bar firm’s...
The organiser of Tring’s first Chilfest music festival says he is gutted and deflated that drinkers faced bar queues of up to two hours at the event.
View ArticleLittle Gaddesden birthday boy attributes his hundred years to church, chess...
What better way to celebrate your 100th birthday than by doing some press-ups?
View ArticlePutting down roots to mark Adeyfield School’s 60th birthday
When staff, pupils and guests gathered to mark the diamond jubilee of Hemel Hempstead’s Adeyfield School, it was a chance to wander down memory lane for Brian McCann.
View ArticleRush hour traffic jams in Hemel Hempstead are caused by two vehicle smash
Rush hour traffic in Hemel Hempstead is heavier than usual this evening after a two vehicle smash. Emergency services were called to the junction of Leverstock Green Road and Woolmer Drive just before...
View ArticleThere’s a poignancy about Pepper as the company gets set for curtain up
It’s going to be feelgood show to lift the heart and get the toes tapping, but musical director Robert Breakwell admits that there’s a poignancy about this year’s fundraising Pepper performances.
View ArticleOrganiser ‘heartbroken’ after bar blunders mean there may never be another...
There may be no Chilfest ever again after its organiser said the sight of bar queues that lasted for up to two hours left him ‘heartbroken’.
View ArticleUPDATED: Watch our latest Chilfest video, with backstage interviews
Even though memories of the first Chilfest are beginning to fade, here is a chance to relive the event.
View ArticleClub night for those with learning difficulties to be launched at Hemel...
A brand new club night for people with learning difficulties is being launched.
View ArticleCycle for bone cancer cause
A dad will cycle from London to Cambridge to donate to the charity that helped when his son was struck down by bone cancer.
View ArticleMPs vote to give us a say on EU
Dacorum’s two MPs have both backed moves to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union after a debate in the House of Commons on Friday.
View ArticleAll aboard! Fair raises funds for Boxmoor School’s outdoor classroom – inside...
The sun shone on Boxmoor Primary School’s summer fair on Saturday, which raised funds towards the school’s new learning bus.
View ArticleCaravan con family to get their dream break thanks to Hemel Hempstead holiday...
A family who were conned into paying more than £3,000 for a second-hand caravan which never arrived now have the chance to go on their much hoped-for summer break, thanks to a Hemel Hempstead-based...
View ArticleSiouxsie set for snakes surprise as Ameyzoo welcomes 27 new guests
A pair of exotic animal breeders are extremely excited about an imminent arrival... and it’s not the royal baby.
View ArticleResults of Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town tomb test not yet revealed
Results of a radar scan which took place below Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town, where a mysterious tomb was uncovered by road contractors, are yet to be revealed.
View ArticleMan battered by thugs after refusing them a cigarette in late night robbery...
A man was left with serious injuries after being savagely attacked by a group of men in a late night robbery.
View ArticleA bit of light charity music
A couple has organised an evening of light music for the fourth year in a row – all in aid of Rennie Grove Hospice Care.
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