Bunker chips in to bag the win for Berko
SECOND-half substitute Lawrence Bunker put his injury woes behind him as he netted a brace in Berkhamsted’s 3-1 win at Hoddesdon Town.After missing a large chunk of the season, Bunker’s introduction...
View ArticleTown leaders row about meeting with homes developer
TOWN councillors came under fire for holding a private meeting with a developer that wants to build 1,000 new homes.The agenda for a meeting of Berkhamsted Town Council’s planning committee revealed...
View ArticleBubbles galore to help Japan
MORE than 100 children are due to take part in a bubble blowing bonanza to help those in Japan.Organiser Becky Plenderleith, from the parent group at Westfield First School in Durrants Lane,...
View ArticleRoad rage at plan to use allotment as right-of-way
ANGRY allotment-holders have poured scorn on town leaders who have decided to let delivery men drive through their site.Berkhamsted Town Council already allows householders who live on roads adjacent...
View ArticleFormer legal chiefs admits having child abuse images
A FORMER legal chief at Herts County Council is facing jail after admitting 18 charges relating to child abuse images. Andrew Laycock, 58, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of making indecent images of...
View ArticleDodgy flues in flats on mend
WORKS are well under way to repair dodgy boilers in a scheme of 82 flats, according to the housing association in charge.Boilers have been switched on again in 10 homes on the site at Gadebridge Point...
View ArticleArmy postman will now be eye-in-the-sky spy
A SOLDIER from Berkhamsted is to swap delivering post to his fellow servicemen for delivering valuable intelligence to top brass in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.Former Tring School pupil...
View ArticleMetal thieves create rush hour ‘misery’
COMMUTERS faced rush hour “misery” when criminals cut a railway cable while trying to steal it.British Transport Police (BTP) were called at 7.35am after the incident in the Berkhamsted area caused...
View ArticleFormer pupils in exhibition on bygone school
FORMER pupils of a historic care home and school are the stars of an exhibition.The Thomas Coram Foundling Hospital School was built in Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, to educate youngsters in care. It is...
View ArticleBrothel busted in police swoop
POLICE armed with dogs raided a suspected brothel in an upmarket street following a tip-off from eagle-eyed neighbours.Officers in body armour and equipped with shields swooped on the house in Charles...
View ArticleSpecial guest visit for Golden wedding pair
A SRI Lankan business legend travelled 12,000 miles to celebrate the Golden wedding anniversary of his old friends.Peter, 73, and Pat Berkley, 69, of Oxfield Close, Berkhamsted, got married in friend...
View ArticleLiaison officers face chops and changes
NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch liaison officers across the county will be axed next month.Ten posts and one administrative role will go as Herts Police Authority overhauls the service to help shave £36million...
View ArticleBank competition winners set to get £50,000
ARE you prepared for a shock? A bank is giving away £450,000 in a national business competition.Barclays has launched its Take One Small Step competition to find nine regional businesses and give them...
View ArticleBank rejigs SME offering
NATWEST has appointed two new specialist directors as it rejigs its services for small businesses in the Luton area.Lewis Finch has been appointed director, business banking and David Ellinor director,...
View ArticleBarracudas secure a haul of medals
BERKHAMSTED Barracudas picked up the most amount of medals in their history in a fantastic night for the club at the County Championships.The Barracudas picked up 23 gold medals, 21 silvers, 15 bronzes...
View ArticleAnnual cross country run
HUNDREDS of people have signed up for a 5.3-mile countryside run.The Aldbury Cross Country Challenge starts and finishes in the village’s Stocks Road and takes runners through the Ashridge Estate and...
View ArticleHundreds flock to see school dance shows
SCHOOL children have taken part in a borough-wide dance display for the first - and perhaps last - time.The eight- to nine-year-olds from Swing Gate First and Nursery School in Swing Gate Lane,...
View ArticleNew race raises thousands for sports hall
AROUND 160 runners descended on a village to take part in the first Gaddesden Gallop.The 10k event from Little Gaddesden Sports Field in Church Road raised cash to pay for a new roof at the village...
View ArticleWinning run ended in first Berko blank
BERKHAMSTED’S run of twelve consecutive wins came to an end on Saturday as they were held to the first 0-0 draw in their history.After 87 games, The Comrades had never experienced a stalemate but the...
View ArticleCinema goers get live show singing treat
CHORISTERS will perform Mozart for crowds of cinema-goers.About 35 members of the Berkhamsted Choral Society (BCS) will sing Mozart’s Lacrimosa, from his famous Requiem, for the 6pm screening of...
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