Jobs: Number of working over-65s is climbing towards two million
NUMBERS of people working past the age of 65 could hit the two million mark within the next 10 years as people live longer and the state pension age goes up, according to a forecast from retirement...
View ArticleCampaigners to mark loss of the Pavilion
CAMPAIGNERS will be marking the 10-year anniversary of the destruction of the Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead this morning (Saturday).
View ArticleHelp to tackle violence at home
RECEPTIONIST team member is required at a second hand bookshop on Monday to Thursday from 10am to 4pm.
View ArticleRain puts off the fair weather shoppers
BAD weather in May meant only hardy shoppers ventured into Hemel Hempstead’s town centre – but they went on a spending spree.
View ArticleGordon Beckett!
A DOG-EARED old book donated to a charity shop in a job lot of other veteran volumes didn’t look that remarkable at first glance.
View ArticleSchool’s library pilot scheme is good news for whole village
A PILOT scheme launched by a school is helping a library to stay open longer despite cutbacks made last year and reduced opening hours.
View ArticleDuo who targeted charity shop are jailed
A BURGLARY gang broke in to a Mencap charity shop in Hemel Hempstead, as well as Sussex University near Brighton a barber’s at Ludlow in Shropshire and the Herts Bowling Club in Watford, a court heard.
View ArticleOlympic torch visit will set town alight
THE final preparations are under way for the arrival of the Olympic torch in Hemel Hempstead on Sunday.
View ArticleRedbourn in bloom
MORE than 20 gardens will be open to the public in Rebourn over the weekend.
View ArticleMurderer who stabbed friend to death jailed for at least 16 years
A MAN who tried to blame his diabetes for the frenzied scissor stabbing of another man was jailed for life today (Friday).
View ArticleJobs: ‘It’s time for employees to take over capitalism’
MORE employees should be owning the companies they work for.
View ArticleTrust in dock after sending sick murderer to care home
The trust running mental health services in Herts has been prosecuted following a fatal stabbing at a care home.
View ArticleRSPCA appeal as helpless goose gets it in the neck
THIS poor goose with a plastic beer collar stuck round its neck prompted a flurry of calls to the RSPCA after it was spotted in Hemel Hempstead’s Water Gardens.
View ArticleSix bid to be Independent
Six people have applied to become the ‘Independent Person’ holding politicians in Dacorum to account.
View ArticleHelp officers identify break-in spree suspect
POLICE would like to speak to this man following a series of burglaries in Berkhamsted High Street.
View ArticleMum-to-be’s 5p bus blues
BUS chiefs have launched an investigation after a heavily pregnant woman was refused travel because she had ‘too many 5p pieces’.
View ArticlePupils’ work goes on display
A SCHOOL will open its doors to the public tomorrow (Monday) evening for a special exhibition of pupils’ art.
View ArticleWoman’s death linked to asbestos exposure
A WOMAN died of a type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure, a inquest heard, in a tragic reminder of how the toxic material is still causing pain to families years after it was banned.
View Article‘I voted, but how easy was it to find out who won polls?’
A LONG-time voter who turned out to have his say in the recent county by-election in Hemel Hempstead has voiced his anger over the lack of access to published results.
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