Our Olympic hero: Max talks to the Gazette about his whirlwind London 2012...
Not content with just the one Olympic medal, Hemel’s Max Whitlock added another bronze to his collection after an incredible display in the pommel horse final.After claiming third place as part of the...
View Article‘Whenever it rains, our gardens get swamped’
THE gardens in a row of rural houses flood almost every time it rains – and the people who live in them say they are sick of it.Mike Walsham, 73, told the Gazette that the problem in Beacon Road,...
View ArticleCharity sounds a word of caution in advance of closing ceremony
Action on Hearing Loss is issuing a warning to Olympic athletes and spectators that they’re at risk of permanently damaging their hearing from the noise in the stadiums.Olympic officials have admitted...
View ArticleBack to the classroom to Be A Better Biker
Not too long after I passed my motorcycle test, I was offered the chance to go out with a rider who had spent more than 30 years on two wheels, many of which were as an instructor.He offered to take me...
View ArticleOld people have Olympics of their own at care home
OLD people and their carers had an Olympics of their own during a care home’s sports day.They took part in six games including blindfolded penalty shoot-out and the whacky wheelchair race during the...
View ArticleDouble delight for the canoe club paddlers
Hemel Hempstead Canoe Club had double reason to celebrate last week as they shared Britain’s Olympic glory.The club held a grand opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of a major refurbishment of...
View ArticleChildren face 84-mile trip for heart surgery
YOUNGSTERS with heart conditions in Dacorum will face the prospect of travelling to Southampton for surgery under an NHS shake-up.Under the changes the borough will fall into a new catchment area based...
View ArticleSee someone else’s garden
THE quarter-acre garden of the house Patchwork in Hall Park Gate, Berkhamsted, will be opened to the public from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday, August 19.Jean and Peter Block have been opening their garden for...
View Article‘You get paid £163,000. At least give us some toilets.’
A PENSIONER is due to be on BBC Three Counties Radio at 2pm today to demand that toilets are installed at Berkhamsted Castle.John Waller, 69, of Cobb Road, Berkhamsted, says that English Heritage,...
View ArticleWife jailed for laundering husband’s drugs cash
A woman from Hemel Hempstead who helped her smuggler husband launder hundreds of thousands of pounds of drug money has been jailed for 40 months.Chinonyerem Otuonye, 44, was arrested at her home in...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie spotted on Gazette patch
Screen beauty Angelina Jolie has been filming her latest movie at a historic beauty spot.The Hollywood movie actress, who is rumoured to be marrying Brad Pitt in France this weekend, was at the...
View ArticleNot so much getting out of the wrong side of the bed as falling out
IT’S been one of those weeks. You know what I mean – first you think it’s going quite well and then something happens that you hadn’t bargained for. My something was falling out of bed. Before you make...
View ArticleBerkhamsted leaders have £10,000 to give away
TOWN leaders have got £10,000 to give away after it was left to them in them in the will of a chemist.Berkhamsted Town Council’s proposals are that the money be handed out to people who are going to...
View ArticleClassic fairy tales get a bit of a modern twist
GET set for a magical adventure when an exciting new summer production comes to the Hawthorne Theatre in Welwyn Garden City next Thursday.Guaranteed to get the imagination racing, Fairy Tales of the...
View ArticleBeers on Town as Heineken UK gets shirty
Heineken UK has been announced as the Hemel Town FC first team shirt sponsor for this season after winning the club’s sponsorship draw.The Heineken logo will feature on the Tudors’ trademark red...
View ArticleFire bench due to be replaced
A POLITICIAN has set aside £370 to replace a bench that was set on fire.It had been in the play area of Butts Meadow in Berkhamsted. The donation is from the locality budget of Herts County Councillor...
View ArticleNew season kicks off at the Palace
WATFORD Palace Theatre’s exciting new autumn season kicks off at the end of the month and contains an array of must-see shows.Highlights of the season include two major productions that both explore...
View ArticleDave is one in 1,000 at the Olympic closing event
Musician Dave Wright from Hemel Hempstead is one of 1,000 drummers who will perform in this Sunday’s Olympics closing ceremony.The 59-year-old petrol station franchise owner who lives in Leverstock...
View ArticleHelp your stars to shine at the sports awards
THE search is on for talented sporting individuals, teams and clubs in Dacorum as we look to celebrate local achievement in Olympic year.Sportspace Dacorum Sports Trust, in partnership with the...
View ArticleNext generation is now up and running
Berkhamsted Bowls Club have opened their doors to a new generation of bowlers – with the junior section of the club now up and running.Eight youngsters will take to the green throughout the summer...
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