Power cut affects Hemel Hempstead businesses
A fault on a high-voltage underground cable caused a power cut for 13 business premises in the Swallowdale Lane area of Hemel Hempstead this morning, Wednesday.Engineers rushed out to the road, in...
View ArticleHigh School show needs young talent
High School Musical is a worldwide phenomenon – and Tring will have its very own version of the show this summer.Tring Festival Company is planning to stage a production based on the US drama that made...
View ArticleIt’s another early start for drugs raids police
Police carried out a fresh round of raids today (Wednesday), swooping on eight homes and arresting six more people in their continuing Operation Scorpion crackdown.The warrants were executed in Hemel...
View ArticleChurch site set to be transformed
St Peter’s Church in Gadebridge, Hemel Hempstead, is set to be demolished and the site transformed into a development containing nine eco-friendly two-bedroom council flats.The building, which is...
View ArticleTring landmark to be shown on BBC Two show
A Tring landmark will be on TV on Friday.The Natural History Museum in Akeman Street will be on BBC Two show Antiques Road Trip at 4.30pm.Antiques expert James Lewis will be shown around the venue...
View ArticleStags set to tackle the Broncos
Hemel Stags continue their preparation for their inaugural Championship 1 campaign with a friendly game against London Broncos U19 on Sunday. Troy Perkins, Hemel Stags head coach, said: “It’s our first...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 67, died during tour of Italy
A biker died during the start of a 10-day holiday and just two days after celebrating his 67th birthday, when his motorcycle hit a car while overtaking.James Cashman, better known as Jim, met his death...
View ArticleInquest opened into teen’s tragic death
An inquest into the death of teenager Jessica Cobb has been opened and adjourned. The cause of death - subject to confirmation at a full inquest hearing - is recorded as asphyxiation. Jessica was...
View ArticleChimney fire at Aldbury home
Firefighters were called to put out a chimney blaze at a village home. A crew went to the terraced property in Stoneycroft, Aldbury, just after 2.30pm on Wednesday. They left just before 4pm.
View ArticleMan holds his hands up to burglary spree
A man from Chaulden has held his hands up to a burglary and two attempted break-ins and asked for a string of other house raids to be taken into consideration. Nelson Loveridge, 22, of Honeycross Road,...
View ArticleNew coach Riaz eager to get stuck in at Berko
Berkhamsted Cricket Club looks set for a bright future after the appointment of an ambitious new head coach.Riaz Richards joins Berko with a wealth of experience coaching in Britain and abroad, and he...
View ArticleCash injection for maternity unit
The maternity unit at Watford General Hospital has secured a slice of £25 million in funding to improve its service to mums-to-be.Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter announced on Thursday that the Watford...
View ArticleMeet Tring’s new clerk
Tring council’s new clerk is looking forward to getting to grips with the town’s top priorities.Married father of three Michael Curry, 58, of Wingrave, took up the reins at Tring Town Council earlier...
View ArticleKiddies can try out sand painting fun at Bovingdon fundraiser
Children’s entertainers Kids Bee Happy are holding a sand painting workshop on Sunday (January 27) to support a pub’s charity fundraising weekend.The Halfway House in Bovingdon is raising money for The...
View ArticleBlue Badge holders will have to pay for hospital parking under shake-up
Blue badge holders will now have to pay for parking at hospitals. In a controversial move, from April 1 Blue Badge holders must pay the same parking charges as other motorists at Watford General...
View ArticleWoman of 90 dies after falling down the stairs
The grandson of a 90-year-old woman was woken by the loud noises of her falling down the stairs at 2am, an inquest heard today, Thursday.He discovered that Jane Stewart, of Breakspeare Road, Abbots...
View ArticleSaturday night music treats
A brace of intriguing music dates have been lined up for Saturday night – one in St Albans, and one in Tring.The St Albans show is at the Maltings Arts Theatre in the city centre, when Dr Shades and...
View ArticleAsbestos exposure killed train driver
A man who worked with steam locomotives died from a rare cancer after years of asbestos exposure. Retired train driver Alfred Bryant, 76, of Dundale Road, Tring, had started out cleaning trains, before...
View ArticleFlat fire thought to have been started by candles
An elderly woman was taken to hospital suffering with smoke inhalation after a blaze in her flat. The fire at White Hart Drive, Hemel Hempstead, on Thursday at around 8pm is thought to have been caused...
View ArticleFive charged after second round of raids
Five men have been charged following a second round of raids in the fight against drugs in Hemel Hempstead. The arrests took place on Wednesday and the following people were charged and appeared at...
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