Gulag escapee inspires movie about his journey
NOT many people know about Henryk Wieksza’s journey to freedom across thousands of miles after escaping a Siberian gulag during the Second World War.He’s the son-in-law of a former sergeant major of...
View ArticleDrug dealer wishes he’d died instead of teens
A man who supplied morphine that killed two young people says he wished he had died instead of them.Dennis Montero, 60, was jailed for three years after the tablets he sold caused the deaths of Ben...
View ArticleLegion looks for support on 90th anniversary day
THE Royal British Legion is calling local authorities and communities to host parties in the summer to celebrate its 90th anniversary.It is appealing for people to help it recognise the occasion on the...
View ArticleAnger at carers’ charge to swim with disabled
THE mother of a disabled child has poured scorn on a sports centre for making her daughter’s carer pay to swim.Owners of Sportspace will not let nine-year-old Orla O’Brien use the Berkhamsted pool...
View ArticlePut your heart into Dacorum
LOOK who is getting loved up for Valentine’s Day – but Mayor of Dacorum Roger Taylor and volunteering champion Heather Allen haven’t fallen for each other.Instead they want the world to know they are...
View ArticleGet some kitten chaos in your life!
FOUR of this litter of seven-week-old kittens are still looking for homes.There are two tabbies, a black and a black and white kitten who need owners. They will be ready to go to their new homes in...
View ArticleMovie fans are left Speechless at Rex
THE King’s Speech has sold out for ten showings in a row at The Rex cinema in Berkhamsted – but that didn’t stop one of its behind-the-scenes team going unrecognised at the BAFTAs.Eve Stewart, 49, is...
View ArticleVince turns rubble into art
A DOG-WALKER made dumped rubble into a work of art.Artist Vince Green, 47, from Highfield, found fly-tipped litter in the Ashridge Estate with six-year-old cross collie Missy.Vince said: “It was not...
View ArticleWe all love Dacorum, and we’d all love to win that prize draw!
LOVED-up residents have been declaring their devotion to Dacorum. So far more than 50 people have put pen to paper to reveal what they love about the borough. The most enthusiastic have been those...
View ArticleDream comes true for high-achieving Lucy
A BEAUTY specialist has fulfilled her long-lived ambition of opening a salon in her hometown.The new business in High Street, Berkhamsted, will offer guests fake tanning, waxing, manicures, pedicures,...
View ArticleHost your own royal street celebration
THOSE planning a right royal knees up to celebrate the nuptials of Prince William and Kate can apply for permission to host a street party online. Herts County Council and Dacorum Borough Council are...
View ArticleSchoolchildren dance with Zulus
SCHOOLCHILDREN enjoyed a visit from some rather unusual guests.The Mighty Zulu Nation Theatre Company taught them traditional singing and dancing from the kingdom of Kwa-Zulu Natal, home of the Zulu...
View ArticleSchool is skele-tons of fun
YOUNGSTERS had a tip top time during a week of fun-packed excursions into the world of science.The four to ten-year-olds used balloons to study how gasses work and made paper aeroplanes to learn about...
View ArticleGive police the thumbs up to win TV tickets
POLICE are hoping to boost its ‘fans’ by giving away tickets to a popular celebrity show. Herts Constabulary wants people to give a thumbs up to its page on the social networking site Facebook.In...
View ArticleAngels fly off with two national chain awards
HEMEL Hempstead’s branch of a well-known recruitment organisation is celebrating after picking up two national awards. Amy Beaton, temp recruitment consultant, at Office Angels, South Marlowes, has...
View ArticleAnimal cause hosts recruitment drive
ANIMAL lovers are being called on to give their time to help a pet welfare charity. The Chilterns RSPCA branch is hosting two volunteer recruitment evenings. It is a chance for residents to find out...
View ArticlePublic can have their say on HS2
ENVIRONMENTAL groups have voiced fears for picturesque countryside near Tring following the launch of a consultation on proposals for high-speed rail.The Department for Transport plans, which would see...
View ArticleTrombonists take to stage in jazz concert
THE Bone Supremacy features the top jazz trombonists in the UK and next week you can listen to them play at the Civic Centre in Berkhamsted.They’ve only been around for a year but are already...
View ArticleFrom flirting to passion to danger
SEX, class and ambition battle for centre stage in Patrick Marber’s version of Strindberg’s Miss Julie at Hemel’s Old Town Hall Theatre next week.It’s July 1945 at a country house near London and...
View ArticleDoes the big time beckon for Hemel rock band?
HEMEL rock band Echoes of an Age wowed judges at the audition stage of the UK’s biggest original music competition, Live and Unsigned 2011, and are on their way to the regional finals.The boys – lead...
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