Head is praised as inspectors find room for improvement
INSPECTORS who put Hemel Hempstead’s Astley Cooper School under the spotlight earlier this month reckon there is room for improvement – and the head couldn’t agree more.
View ArticleChristmas joy at Berkhamsted Festival of Lights
A celebration from 3.30pm to 6pm on Sunday will be held before a town’s Christmas lights are put on.
View ArticleGagged student reporter from Hemel launches online news site
A journalism undergraduate has set up an independent news website following rows over student newspaper reporters being gagged.
View ArticleSpring clean for church art
Friends of Tring Church Heritage are in the first stages of a project that will see the Gore memorial in the parish church restored.
View ArticlePolice urge Tring shops: Call us when the yobs strike
A PCSO is appealing for shop owners to report crimes against them as a string of distraction thefts and vandalism has hit the High Street.
View ArticleFire still burning despite the rain
The downpour over the weekend didn’t help put out a fire on the border of Hemel Hempstead.
View ArticleAir we go! Panto team solve the Peter problem
Ambitious panto directors Karina Bygate and Stewart Fairthorne set themselves a real challenge when they decided to stage Peter Pan as the Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company’s seasonal show.
View ArticleHemel’s Comet set to close
Hemel Hempstead’s Comet store is expected to close its doors before Christmas.
View ArticleTheatre stalwart dies after receiving award
A woman who sang and danced her way through life has passed away at the age of 95.
View ArticleTesco to help the foodbank
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it is backing a scheme that gives food to those facing tough times.
View ArticleCash-strapped couples can’t afford to split up
More and more couples whose relationships have hit the rocks can’t afford to go their separate ways because they just haven’t got the cash, a new report has revealed.
View ArticleIt’s all part of a day’s work for our Environment Agency-licensed staff!
A waste company is getting a reputation for being able to recycle unusual things... including wildlife!
View Article‘Discounts for heroes’ call to Herts companies
Herts businesses are being urged to give money off discounts to retired and serving armed forces personnel in the county.
View ArticleWill public land go up for sale?
Little Gaddesden Parish Council has been approached by someone who wants to buy land it owns behind the village’s Peel House in Church Road.
View Article‘I’m tired of never-ending grass-cutting arguments’
The vice-chairman of Little Gaddesden Parish Council has resigned because he got fed-up with all the paperwork.
View Article‘Our military marriage, courtesy of Berkhamsted garage’
A pair of lovebirds have decided that they will be driven to the church where they will marry in military vehicles.
View ArticleDacorum Christmas festival police warning
Visitors to Christmas lights events in Dacorum are being warned by police to be aware of pick-pockets.
View ArticleInquest verdict: Hemel’s Ryan Tomlin was unlawfully killed while on active...
RAF sniper Ryan Tomlin suffered a single shot to the head that would have killed him almost instantly, an inquest heard.
View ArticleBe quick to get a table for the fundraising Chiltern Music Therapy Christmas...
There’s still time to grab a table at a Christmas party with a difference in Bekhamsted next week.
View ArticlePavilion to get £77k overhaul
A £77,500 complete overhaul of the Little Gaddesden sports pavilion is due to begin in January.
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