Chance to show jobs to teenagers
HERTS companies will be able to promote their apprenticeships to young potential candidates at events being organised by Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Dubbed Find Your Future, the...
View ArticleLatest Grey House plans are refused
CONTROVERSIAL plans for the development of a derelict house and its grounds within Berkhamsted’s conservation area have been refused for a second time. Councillors said the latest application for The...
View ArticleThe perfect Storm as unbeaten run is ended
Hemel Storm 82 Team Northumbria 79In a titanic and thrilling battle at Sportspace on Saturday, Hemel Storm handed the unbeaten league leaders Team Northumbria their first defeat of the campaign as the...
View ArticleKings back on track against Kentish Town
Kings Langley 5-0 Kentish TownTop-scorer Jimmy Armstrong helped himself to a hat-trick as Kings Langley blitzed Kentish Town to get back to winning ways.A mild January evening saw Armstrong open the...
View ArticleDrive safely or you could pay deer-ly
DRIVERS have been reminded of the dangers of deer crossing roads in Ashridge Forest.Between 25 and 35 deer are hit by cars in the forest every year.Despite this being down significantly from around 125...
View ArticleMax sparkles as GB secure Olympic spot
Dacorum can now boast an Olympic qualifier – in the shape of young gymnast Max Whitlock.The prodigiously talented teenager, along with his GB team-mates, booked a place at London 2012 after a superb...
View ArticleLevy reach semis as Pritchard pounces
Chesham United Reserves 1-2 Leverstock GreenSubstitute Lewis Pritchard was the hero for Levy Green as they booked their place in the semi-finals of the MSSML Challenge Trophy with a late win over...
View ArticleCharity broken into twice in one week
BURGLARS stole more than £4,000 worth of equipment in their second raid of a charity’s headquarters in the space of a week.They stole four laptops, a bottle of port and a bottle of champagne during the...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Some things are still worthwhile and free
I’M beginning to wonder just why I made all that fuss in the summer regarding home made jam and stuff. I made a half-hearted effort last weekend to tidy up the cupboards and shelves in the kitchen and...
View ArticleRevellers urged to cutback on their alcoholic tipples
DRINKERS are being urged to cut down on how much booze they knock-back in a bid to reduce crime and accidents in 2012. The plea from The County Community Safety Unit comes following the recent...
View ArticleHamlet will double in size
PROPOSALS that will double the size of a hamlet with the building of 26 homes have been given the thumbs up by councillors. Developers have been working for three-and-a-half years to put together the...
View ArticleTV spotlight for twins as midwife drama begins
MUM Gemma Saad has already set her television to record the six-part BBC series Call The Midwife – because her twin daughters Layla and Lilia will be appearing in it.The 10-month-old youngsters from...
View ArticleSupport for shop hit by burglars
DONATIONS have been flooding in to a charity shop which was targeted by burglars who even helped themselves to a cup of tea while they were on the premises.The HeraldExpress reported last week how...
View ArticleOnline Owl reaches 10,000
THE online neighbourhood watch initiative OWL has reached a milestone with the registration of its 10,000th scheme. It means more than 78,000 homes and businesses are receiving alerts and updates...
View Article£300 grant will aid church revamp
SCHOOL pupils will be helped in their bid to decorate a church in Hemel Hempstead with a cash boost.Pupils from the Collett School are helping to decorate the parish room and paint a mural at St Paul’s...
View ArticlePolice stress safe driving tips as temperature falls
Widespread frost and tricky driving conditions have prompted police in Herts to issue a ‘let’s be careful out there’ call to motorists.Experts have drawn up a list of essential safer driving tips along...
View ArticleWorld premiere at Palace
Internationally renowned playwright Charlotte Keatley reunites with artistic director Brigid Larmour to present the world premiere of her new play Our Father at Watford Palace Theatre from February...
View ArticleMerging units will save police six-figure sum
Savings of around £640,000 could be on the table as three police forces merge their units that investigate corruption, complaints and misconduct.Herts Constabulary launched the joint Professional...
View ArticleBanning order first for Herts
A MAN who was jailed for grievous bodily harm after jumping on and kicking another man at a party has now been banned from pubs, hotels, bars and nightclubs in four counties. In the first order of its...
View ArticlePopular police support worker gets promotion
A POPULAR police community support officer will become a full-time police officer from Monday.Steve Patton, 26, has been a PCSO in Berkhamsted for the past 51/2 years, but will now move onto new...
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