Free gelato being served up at Scoops
Ice cream lovers will be able to get their chops around free Italian gelato during special tasting evenings. Berkhamsted’s Scoops is hosting the sessions for the next two Wednesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm...
View ArticleFairs galore in run-up to Christmas
A series of fairs are being held in the lead-up to Christmas.The Berkhamsted Arts and Crafts Market will sell hold handmade items including photography, original art, jewellery, clothes, toys and more...
View ArticleVotes being counted for Herts police czar election
Votes are currently being counted following yesterday’s Herts Police and Crime Commissioner election.Counting is taking place in Ware, and early figures suggest that the overall turnout for the county...
View ArticleWorld-class ballet dancers coming to Berkhamsted
World-class ballet dancers are being welcomed to Berkhamsted to perform in two weekend shows.Don Quixote pas de deux will be performed in the theatre of the Espinosa Chute Centre in Northbridge Road,...
View ArticleTwo-horse race in Herts police election
Two of the candidates have been knocked out in the first round of count voting in the Hertfordshire police and crime commissioner election.Liberal Democrats representative Christopher Townsend and UK...
View ArticleConservative David Lloyd wins Herts police czar election
Conservative candidate David Lloyd has been elected as the Hertfordshire police and crime commissioner.Under the supplementary voting system, voters were asked to indicate both a first and second...
View ArticleMP comes under fire at business breakfast
A healthy dollop of business concerns were served up to Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning at a breakfast meeting in Apsley.Mr Penning, a minister in Northern Ireland, invited feeback from firms at West...
View ArticleBridgewater Sinfonia to serve up real mixed bag
Two worlds collide this weekend when the Bridgewater Sinfonia presents a programme of contrasting orchestral works.There can be very few music lovers not familiar with Jean Sibelius’ symphonic poem...
View ArticleJazzing things up for Jungr and old
Internationally acclaimed performer and recording artist Barb Jungr brings the live show of her acclaimed new album Stockport To Memphis to the Old Town Hall Theatre in Hemel Hempstead on Saturday...
View Article‘We could foot bill to keep PCSO on the road’
A car could be bought for a village crimefighter using public money after his vehicle was taken away by police bosses. Kings Langley Parish Council is considering splashing out on a small car for its...
View ArticleSome weekend rain could help firefighters battling blaze
Firefighters are still working to contain a blaze that has been raging for almost a week and there is still no end in sight. Two crews - one from Hemel Hempstead and another from Potters Bar - are...
View ArticleThat’s just Dandy, Adam...
It’s no secret that post-punk 1980s icon Adam Ant hasn’t had the easiest of times during a turbulent career.The glammed-up dandy highwayman with the trademark face paint may have looked as if the world...
View ArticleMarket town bargains harder to find
Homebuyers typically part with nearly £23,000 more to live in a market town in England, according to latest research from Lloyds TSB. House prices in market towns across England are, on average,...
View ArticleBoxmoor church shows off its talent
St John’s Church in Boxmoor will show off its most talented musicians at a music festival this weekend.There will be recitals by pupils from the Dacorum Music School, Recorder Consort and Flute Choir...
View ArticleJobs event to promote youth
Employers and young people will be coming together in Hemel Hempstead on Thursday, November 22.Dacorum Borough Council and Jobcentre Plus have joined forces to hold Youth Event 2012 at South Hill...
View ArticleMore charity furniture stores mean trouble in Paradise
A Dacorum community project that sells secondhand furniture cheaply to people on benefits is feeling the pressure as more charities set up shop.Paradise Furniture Project in Hemel Hempstead is...
View ArticleCall to show compassion
Different faiths will share their traditions during an Evening of Compassion.The get-together is being hosted by the Dacorum Interfaith Network on Monday to launch the first stage of Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleLandlady to mark 85 year milestone with pub party
A pub landlady who celebrates her 85th birthday next Tuesday has lived above the village hub she runs for 80 years. Barbara Green moved into the Green Dragon in Flaunden in 1932 when the pub was taken...
View ArticleThreatened Tring support group for mums and dads puts out last call for help
A group that supports new mums and dads must attract new volunteers or face closure at the end of the year. The NCT Tring and District Branch has already been forced to scale back its services,...
View ArticleWill you be tempted by Adam and Eve?
Relationships: whose idea was that? One of you wants to get things done, the other wants to chill out in the garden. One of you wants a minute’s peace, the other wants to talk. And talk. And talk. One...
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