Has budget store set its sights set on town?
Shoppers in Hemel Hempstead could soon be enjoying knocked down supermarket prices when stocking up the kitchen cupboards. It is understood that a discount supermarket is eyeing up the former home of...
View ArticleTwo out of two for Hemel Town
Kettering Town 1 Hemel Town 2Hemel made it two wins from their first two league games with an impressive display at Kettering on Tuesday night.The Tudors were trailing 1-0 at half-time, but responded...
View ArticleRedbourn young guns fire to title
When Redbourn Cricket Club youth coach John Pritchard and club stalwart Jim Lee decided to establish a fourth team to give the juniors an opportunity to gain experience of senior league cricket, they...
View ArticleScore draw keeps the unbeaten run going
London Colney 2 Berkhamsted 2Berkhamsted made it five games unbeaten at the start of the season with a hard-earned draw at London Colney.The Comrades were forced to battle back from behind once again,...
View ArticleTeens dig ‘pick your own’ herb garden in Northchurch
Young people from a youth centre raised their game by putting in time and effort to create a herb garden for a nursery that works with adults who have learning difficulties.The teenagers from The Swan...
View ArticleConfident Kings hit Amersham for six
Amersham Town 1 Kings Langley 6Kings Langley sent out an early warning signal to their MSSML Division One rivals with a crushing victory over Amersham Town.Amersham took the lead shortly after...
View ArticleCan you lend an ear to stressed parents?
If you’ve got an hour to spare each week you could make a big difference to an older person’s life. Age Concern is appealing for volunteers to join its Befriending Scheme, which involves popping in to...
View ArticleAway day joy for Levy Green at Haringey
Haringey Borough 0 Leverstock Green 1Leverstock Green recorded another confidence-boosting result as they returned from a difficult midweek trip to Haringey Borough with all three points.Ross Miller...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Castle toilets crusade gathers public support
SUPPORT has been flooding in for pensioner John Waller’s campaign to have toilets installed at Berkhamsted Castle.South West Herts MP David Gauke, also a Treasury minister, last week said as far as he...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s cinema guide: The Three Stooges, The Watch
THERE’S something about slapstick that makes it appealing when times are tough. The sight of grown men subjected to cartoon levels of violence is always a hit with the kid inside all of us, and there...
View ArticleFundraisers to honour Billy Dove
Dacorum will have the chance to gather together in honour of Billy Dove as fundraising festivities take place across Hemel Hempstead on Sunday.A Billy Dove Memorial Cup and Community Campaign Day will...
View ArticleGas cylinder explodes in Kings Langley blaze
A large fire has caused a gas cylinder to explode at an industrial unit in Kings Langley.Firefighters were called to the single storey building in Toms Lane at 3am last night and they are still at the...
View ArticleChampion snapper
THE photographer of stars including Pavarotti and Adele visited the slums of Mumbai, India, to capture the warmth of the girls who live there.Vanessa Champion’s snaps will be displayed in an exhibition...
View ArticleAshlyns School students celebrate GCSE results
Busrin Binyakob was especially happy with her results, given that she only moved to the UK three years ago.The Ashlyns School student, who previously lived in Thailand and Malaysia, got an A, three Cs...
View ArticleGCSE joy for Berkhamsted School students
Three out of every four results received by Berkhamsted School Kings Campus students was an A* or A grade.Elen Price got three As and eight A* grades and Vicky Smith got A* grades and two Bs.Vicky...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: The Lucky One, Detention,
ZAC Efron is a perfectly decent actor, but he’s finding it difficult to distance himself from those fluffy High School Musical movies.His latest starring vehicle is THE LUCKY ONE (12: Warner), a slick,...
View ArticleWarrior Sam to lead out Scots
A football-mad youngster will get the chance to meet one of his Chelsea FC heroes after winning a competition to be a player escort at an international match.Sam Tout, eight, from Bennetts End, will...
View ArticleStage one complete as Stags make a stand
Hemel Stags have made a defining step toward their entry into Championship 1 with the completion of the first stage of their stadium development project. The fledgling Championship 1 club has finished...
View Article‘Traditionally British’ Berkhamsted fete to celebrate Bank Holiday Monday
Scores of events and activities are scheduled for the latest annual Bank Holiday Monday fun day by the Berkhamsted Lions.They include a fire stunt show, Punch and Judy shows, dog shows, entertainment...
View ArticleThree steps to bliss
It was a triple celebration in the Luckett household on A-level results day this year.Triplets Daniel, Katie and Thomas – who all went to Adeyfield School – were pleased as punch with their grades,...
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