Jobs: Cash help starts to flow for young entrepreneurs
CASH from a £82.5 million Start-Up Loans scheme is now being distributed in a bid to help young business stars create up to 30,000 new companies.
View ArticleAre youth up to the job?
A HEATED debate saw business opinions split on whether Dacorum’s young people have the skills for today’s jobs market.
View ArticlePolice are on a roadshow drive to prevent break-ins
Cops will be hitting the streets to tell people how to beat the burglars ahead of the clocks going back for winter at the end of this month.
View Article‘Lifetime’ ban for disgraced teacher
A teacher with a career spanning 40 years has been banned from the classroom for life after police found photographs of teenage boys in swimwear at his home.
View ArticleBy Jupiter! Free school bid for Highfield site
Plans to open a new ‘free’ school in Hemel Hempstead’s Highfield district are being drawn up just five years after education bosses axed three of the town’s primaries because of falling numbers.
View ArticleWill you walk across hot coals to help the elderly?
A good cause that helps the elderly is asking people to walk across hot coals for them.
View ArticleA new arrival for zoo
A tiny and rare pygmy hippo is making a big splash at Whipsnade Zoo.
View ArticleJust for women cycling event for hospice
A group of mums will be getting in the saddle for an 80km bike ride to raise money for The Hospice of St Francis.
View ArticleWho’s the big shot kicking up a stink in Hemel?
A new comedy drama based on the children’s book Mr Stink by comedian David Walliams is being filmed in Hemel Hempstead.
View ArticleFilming brings in cash to council
Filming in Hemel Hempstead of a new comedy drama called Mr Stink is expected to bring in around £3,000 for Dacorum Borough Council.
View ArticleBox Moor Trust collects conkers ahead of annual festival
A charitable trust is gearing up for the return of its annual conker festival.
View ArticleRed letter Jay
It was a red letter day for have-a-go hero Jay Huxtable when he was given a pat on the back by police for his brave actions.
View ArticleLessons to help hospital staff spot scroungers
Hospital staff have been attending drop-in sessions to make sure they can spot people from overseas attempting to scrounge free health care.
View ArticleEnquiry into Dacorum’s homes blueprint begins
A public enquiry into how many homes should be built in Dacorum began yesterday (Tuesday).
View ArticleTrenches used to train First World War troops restored and mapped
The Chilterns Commons Project, which aims, to clear and map trenches that were used to train First World War soldiers has now begun.
View ArticleWeekday market’s 3am start brings threat of action
The neighbour of a new Wednesday market says its traders arrive as early as 3am and wake him up every week.
View ArticleVital volunteers, or just policing on the cheap?
As the police appeal for more volunteers to help out as special constables, the Labour candidate for police and crime commissioner says we must beware it doesn’t turn into policing on the cheap.
View ArticleHave some coffee and cake to help Dacorum homelessness charity
A homelessness charity is asking people to host coffee and cake mornings in return for donations.
View ArticleSpate of car part thefts across Dacorum
Motorists are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of thefts from vehicles in Dacorum.
View ArticleFirst birthday of Dacorum TV website
An online TV channel celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday.
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