Trial for four who deny running cannabis factory
TWO men and two women denied running a cannabis factory.Ben Francis-Hudson, 32, of Everall Close, Hemel Hempstead, Michael Oxley, 41, Beverley Rouse, 53, and Lana Rouse, 28, all from Watford, pleaded...
View ArticleFinalists ready for the Gazette Cup showdown
After weeks of wet weather, the finalists for the Adex Gazette Cup final 2012 have finally been decided.Rain has played havoc with the cup fixtures this year but, after a number of postponements, Hemel...
View ArticleVideo: Singing vicars take to the stage
HERE’S a sneak preview of some of the musical entertainment that guests at a church concert can expect this weekend. A quartet of local vicars will be performing at St Francis Church in Hammerfield,...
View ArticleSaying cheese after Tai Chi team event
THERE are some wild and wonderful ways of building team spirit including paintballing and assualt courses but a Tring-based company has found a new one... Tai Chi!The creative team at business services...
View Article‘After 18 years, time to stop and look around’
AFTER 18 years in the job headteacher Peter Hepburn is looking forward to taking time to ‘stop and have a look around’.Mr Hepburn – the longest serving headteacher in Hemel Hempstead – retired from the...
View ArticleMoor End Road fine letters ‘on the way’
traffic: Motorists caught by the Moor End Road traffic camera are due to start receiving letters about refunds by the end of the week.Herts County Council expects to have letters sent out to around...
View ArticleImpressive Town thrash Aylesbury
Aylesbury FC 1 Hemel Town 4HEMEL Town made it two pre-season wins on the spin as they comprehensively beat local neighbours Aylesbury FC at the Infinity Investments Stadium.Tudors boss Dean Brennan...
View ArticleGo bug hunting at a fun-filled day by the lake in Tring
YOUNGSTERS can join the BioBlitz at College Lake nature reserve in Bulbourne this Saturday between 10am and 4pm to see how many animals and plants they can discover in one day.During the day people...
View ArticleDiscover the daring explorers in Tring
PEOPLE can discover true stories of danger, death and disaster from the Victorian species seekers who risked their lives in remote places, collecting animals and plants in the name of science.All this...
View ArticleDavid Gauke under fire for tax dodging TV statement
THE MP for South West Herts has been accused of hypocrisy after it was alleged that he described paying tradesmen cash in hand as “morally wrong”.David Gauke’s comments appeared on the front page of a...
View ArticleFamilies can rest easy with safety scheme
Parents can shop stress-free following the launch of a Child Safe Zones scheme.The new scheme, run by Dacorum Business Against Crime – a group that brings together the authorities and local businesses...
View Article‘Pay what you owe’ MP won’t pay interns
THE Treasury minister says tax avoiders should ‘pay what they owe’ – but pays his constituency interns nothing for their work, and claimed back the stamp duty on his second home in London from the...
View ArticlePE teacher to cycle UK for his grandma
PE teacher Cameron Keast wants to repay the hospice that cared for his grandma – so he’s cycling the length of Britain to raise money for it.Ena Beveridge was looked after by Marie Curie Cancer Care...
View ArticleWill forum ease Berkhamsted parking woes?
A discussion forum could be launched in an attempt to resolve a town’s parking woes.The plan is announced today (Wednesday) in a letter by Berkhamsted mayor Ron Cowie to the Gazette.He says those...
View ArticleChance to win £32,500 MBA scholarship at Ashridge Business School
THE deadline for applications for a £32,500 MBA programme scholarship at Ashridge Business School is only days away.By Tuesday, July 31, applicants must complete an MBA application form and create a...
View ArticleTastes of Italy come to a very English town hall as the Carluccio’s brand...
A NEW Italian restaurant, deli and food shop has opened in Berkhamsted’s protected Victorian Town Hall. The national Carluccio’s brand, which has outlets in St Albans and Milton Keynes, opened in the...
View ArticleHelp raise cash for hospice at family fun day
A COUPLE whose daughter was cared for by a children’s hospice are putting on a fun day to raise cash for the good cause. It will be the second fundraiser that Daniel Kerr and Samantha Charles-Kerr have...
View ArticleJill has a cuppa and helps a good cause
WHEN Jill Atkins heard the charity fundraising Ashridge Garden Party had been cancelled due to bad weather, she decided to hold her own instead.The event at Ashridge Business School, due to be held...
View ArticleDisused Tring tip could be a builders’ recycling yard
A SITE that was at the centre of a campaign to retain it as a recycling tip could once again be used to help the planet.A planning application has been submitted to turn the former Tringford Household...
View ArticleTickets still available for Tudors draw
HEMEL Town FC are encouraging more people to enter their sponsorship draw after a slow start to ticket sales.Both businesses and individuals can enter the draw, which includes prizes worth a total of...
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