Karate hot-shots deliver once again
A GROUP of Dacorum’s Seishinkai Shotokan Karate International representatives put in a top display at one of the most prestigious tournaments in the karate calendar. Competitors from all over the UK,...
View ArticleFirst steps for Toby – in town centre Primark!
A SIX-year-old boy who had pioneering surgery to hel him walk unaided took his first steps three months earlier than predicted while out shopping with his parents.Little Toby Hawkridge from Hemel...
View ArticleLevy head for replay after Vase stalemate
Levy GreenLeverstock Green 0 Enfield 1893 0 (AET)LEVY Green’s FA Vase chances rest on a replay after Steve Heath’s side were held to a 0-0 home draw in Saturday’s tie.The winners of the replay will...
View ArticlePut your art and soul into different present this year
ARE you at a loss as to what to buy your other half this Christmas? Are you struggling to find something unique for the person who has everything?Why not forgo the chain stores this year and instead...
View ArticleSwans showcase talents at bigger, better Unplugged
BERKHAMSTED youngsters will showcase their talents next Saturday in a fabulous evening of music, dance and entertainment for all the family.After the success of last year’s inaugural Berko Unplugged,...
View ArticleBard’s classic is a tale of two genres
INTENSE psychological drama combines with comedy in Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company’s latest production The Winter’s Tale, by the Bard himself, opening next week at the Boxmoor Playhouse.The Winter’s...
View ArticlePut your best Foot forward
EXPECT the unexpected when one of the country’s most original comedians Paul Foot headlines The Funny Roundabout Comedy Club at Indy Jax in Hemel next week.The camp crusader, whose pedantry, bluff and...
View ArticleBah humbug! Catch a real Dickens treat
START the festive season early with a trip to the Court Theatre in Tring to see Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol.Technically challenging, with some wonderful carols, and a fantastic cast of more than...
View ArticleNetworking over breakfast
It will be straight down to business at the next West Herts Breakfast Briefing on Thursday, December 8. There will be no guest speaker at this meeting, which means more time for networking with fellow...
View ArticlePolice buy gadgets from surveillance company
POLICE in Herts have spent thousands of pounds on equipment from a company that specialises in surveillance technology.The force bought the equipment from Datong plc earlier this year but says it...
View ArticleDepleted Storm suffer cup exit
BasketballBristol Academy Flyers 59 Hemel Storm 46HEMEL Storm paid a heavy price in their National Cup quarter-final defeat to Division One champions Bristol Academy Flyers. Already without injured key...
View ArticleFree electricity deal is now thrown into doubt
PLANS to put solar panels on thousands of council homes in Dacorum to cut electricity bills have been thrown into jeopardy.A predicted change in government policy could slash the potential income from...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part One
‘No measure of time with you will be long enough. But we’ll start with forever.’ So says Edward Cullen. And Breaking Dawn Part One certainly takes forever to get anywhere…The end is finally in sight...
View ArticleRush hour misery for motorists
MOTORISTS were trapped in rush hour misery this morning (Tuesday) following three collisions on major roads. On the M1 southbound between J6 and J5 there were two accidents. The first happened at...
View ArticleMomentum gathers for Tommy’s Tudors
FootballTHE Hemel Town revival continues to gather speed as Tommy Widdrington’s Tudors recorded a draw and a win in the space of three days.First up, Town drew 2-2 at home to Bashley in the league on...
View ArticleComets rule Britannia in easy cup win
Comets Sports Club 4 Britannia United 0COMETS Sports Club continued their love affair with the FA National Sunday Cup as they cruised into the third round.After last year’s heroics – Comets reached the...
View ArticleWarners End storm through
BSFLWARNERS End breezed through to the fourth round of the Herts Sunday Intermediate Cup as the BSFL sides recorded a mixed bag of results. Simon Barnes (2), Tom Gray, Ned Ozkasim, Chris Parish and...
View ArticleFire skills students in pass out parade
PASSOUT parades marked the end of weeks of fire fighting training for students from Dacorum schools.Year 9 pupils from Astley Cooper School in Hemel Hempstead had their ceremony on Friday at the fire...
View ArticleTring climb to third after Westcliff victory
RugbyTring 31-14 WestcliffTHE Tring first team have rocketed to third in the table – their highest ever league position – following a five-try win against Westcliff.Westcliff struck first with a...
View ArticleTen tonnes of rags in flames
Firefighters took almost three hours to put out a blaze involving 10 tonnes of baled rags at a farm in Redbourn.The rear of a seven tonne truck and a storage building were also involved in the fire at...
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