Hemel masters make a splash at top meet
A GROUP of Hemel Hempstead masters swimmers have returned home from Rimini in Italy after competing in the prestigious FINA World Masters Championships.The event saw some of the world’s best masters...
View ArticlePair ride 1,250 miles across Europe in memory of former Tring School student...
TWO cyclists finished a cross-continent trip at a hospice on first anniversary of the death of Stephanie Pratt, who was cared for by it.Jason St Hill, 58, of Grove Gardens, Tring, rode with Danny...
View ArticleFoursome dig deep to finish charity drive
A GROUP of golfers put in a marathon effort as they played four rounds at Shendish Manor in one day to raise money for charity.Antony Monger, Simon Johnson, Chris Carr and Jon Barkworth – who all work...
View ArticlePoliticians’ son linked to ‘sinister’ web group
THE son of a newly-elected Conservative county councillor has been criticised for aligning himself with a controversial nationalist Facebook group.Adam Wyatt-Lowe, who himself narrowly missed being...
View ArticleFarmer hit with £62,000 fine over illegal slaughterhouse in Bovingdon
A FARMER who allowed more than 130,000 chickens to be illegally slaughtered on his farm in appalling conditions was fined £62,000 today (Thursday) in court.Customers killed the birds for Halal meat at...
View ArticleHemel gets a spruce up ahead of the Olympic torch relay
WORK to spruce up Hemel Hempstead’s town centre ahead of the Olympic torch relay has begun. Staff from Dacorum Borough Council’s Clean, Safe and Green team have been getting hands-on this week planting...
View ArticleSaharan sand blown 2,000 miles to Northchurch
Motorists awoke this morning (Thursday) to find “dust” had fallen from the sky and coated their cars.The Met Office later revealed it was actually Saharan sand – which had blown 2,000 miles from the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the best of next week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Hollow Crown: Richard II (BBC Two, 9pm)The BBC is bringing us new star-studded adaptations of four of Shakespeare’s best-loved history plays; Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, and Henry...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new cinema releases
THE next Spider-Man movie is just around the corner so it’s a quiet week on the new release front after a spell when you couldn’t move for movies jostling for attention.The biggest stars, and they’re...
View ArticleDacorum firms help to launch support website
BERKHAMSTED companies have played a major part in the launch of a new Royal Mail national business support service.Simple Ways To Grow offers small and start-up companies support in vital areas such as...
View ArticleFree health checks on offer for dogs
DOG owners can get a free health check for their pooches from a qualified vet nurse. The PDSA’s Petcheck vehicle is touring Dacorum from Wednesday, July 4 to Sunday, July 8. It is stopping off at...
View ArticleTeen who murdered Billy Dove faces sentencing today
A TEENAGER who admitted murdering Billy Dove in Hemel Hempstead’s town centre last November is due to be sentenced today (Friday). The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, changed his...
View ArticleFlash your knickers for ovarian cancer
PEOPLE will be flashing their knickers for Ovarian Cancer by joining a fundraising Walkathong on Sunday.This sponsored walk involves wearing specially designed teal pants over clothes, which display...
View ArticleBilly Dove murderer gets 14 years
A 17-year-old has been sentenced to a minimum of 14 years in a Young Offenders Institute for the murder of Billy Dove.An order preventing the name of the murderer being published has been lifted.Darren...
View ArticleSupporters trust launched at Hemel Stags
HEMEL Stags are looking forward to life in Championship 1 next season following the formation of a supporters’ trust.Stags fans gathered at an opening meeting to discuss the organisation of the trust –...
View ArticleWarning after fraudsters target Hemel
A WARNING has been issued by police after con artists scammed an 80 year-old man out of thousands of pounds. And there have been five other incidents in Dacorum where householders, often elderly, have...
View ArticleCCTV footage of moment Billy was stabbed is shown in court
The CCTV footage that captured the moment murdered Billy Dove was stabbed with a kitchen knife was played in court today (Friday).The 21-year-old’s family sobbed in the public gallery at St Albans...
View ArticleTwo more sentenced in Billy murder case
TWO young people involved in the killing of Billy Dove have been sentenced for affray. Charlie Samson, 18, of St Agnells Lane, Hemel Hempstead, who pleaded guilty to the charge in May, was sentenced to...
View ArticleHave you seen missing Chloe?
POLICE are appealing for help to track down a teenage girl who has gone missing for the second time within weeks. Chloe Bonsor, 14, was last seen three days ago. She currently lives in Stevenage but...
View ArticleThere wouldn’t be many awards left if we kept asking for them back
IT’S just about three weeks ago that I suggested this country might just as well be run by a bunch of comedians and now it seems that the Prime Minister agrees with me! It appears that Jimmy Carr is to...
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