Jobs: Taking an afternoon nap could ‘dramatically’ improve the economy
Draging Western economies out of the Doldrums could be aided by simply allowing workers to take an afternoon nap.
View ArticleYour chance to spread a little Christmas cheer
A selection of the opportunities available this week through the Dacorum Volunteer Centre.
View ArticleUse your phone to pay for parking in Dacorum
Motorists in Dacorum will be able to pay for parking with their mobile phones under a shake-up.
View ArticleSlum kids given footy kit as dads get naked
Children in a Ugandan slum have been sent two box-loads of kit from the Berkhamsted Raiders – as its managers strip off to fundraise for the youth football club.
View ArticleLeisureWorld revamp’s summer start is delayed
Plans to begin a massive revamp of LeisureWorld in Hemel Hempstead during the summer failed to materialise.
View ArticleCancer survivors and pals put up for award
A teenager battling cancer got her school pals to help her raise cash for a charity that helps sick youngsters.
View ArticlePilgrimage first claimed by borough
A Bovingdon councillor’s grandmother was the first woman in Nigeria to complete the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
View ArticleFundraisers in line for awards
A dad whose poorly new-born daughter was cared for by a children’s hospice and a brave youngster whose brother was helped by nurses there have been nominated for community awards.
View ArticleYoungsters dressed in yellow for Dahl
Youngsters dressed in yellow in honour of children’s author Roald Dahl.
View ArticleGirls from Tring’s ‘star factory’ on top TV shows
Former students from a prestigious performing arts school are making waves in two of the country’s most popular television shows – Downton Abbey and X Factor.
View ArticleCampaigners ask GPs to ‘safeguard’ the NHS
Campaigners are hoping to persuade a new GP body in west Herts to ‘protect the NHS’ by altering its constitution.
View Article£15m cost to NHS of ‘baby boom boozers’
Health bosses say tackling alcohol misuse is a top priority after it was revealed that over-drinking baby boomers are draining resources.
View ArticleGang attacked man and left him bleeding on the floor
A gang kicked a vulnerable man in the head and left him bleeding and lying in the street.
View ArticleFirefighters battle blaze for two days
Firefighters have been trying to get a blaze under control at a recycling centre since Saturday night.
View ArticleRotary can help volunteers stay in the game
Anyone whose appetite for volunteering was whetted by this summer’s many Olympics events has been offered a way to stay in the game.
View ArticleLonger nights could be behind spate of Berkhamsted burglaries
Police say a spate of recent burglaries may have been carried out by crooks who target homes as the nights get longer.
View ArticleTown pays its respects to fallen heroes
The people of Hemel Hempstead paid their respects to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday.
View ArticleA414 fire update
People in the Leverstock Green area of Hemel Hempstead will be sent emergency water supplies because fire fighters tackling a blaze at a nearby recycling plant are using up the water.
View ArticleBerkhamsted seagull targets dog in string of “dive-bomb” attacks
A seagull has swooped down on a young dog in series of attempted “dive-bomb” attacks, her owner says.
View ArticleCommunity order for man who touched teen
A wheelchair-bound man who sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl was found to have more than 300 indecent images of children when the police examined his computers.
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