Whipsnade’s annual stocktake is a complicated count
SOME zookeepers had a trickier task on their hands than others when it came to Whipsnade’s annual stock take. Workers at the UK’s biggest zoo embarked on the mammoth task last week, counting every last...
View ArticleSunday league fixtures feel the chill
Only six games survived on Sunday as the Dacorum pitches were ravaged by overnight frost.Things looked bleak for the BSFL sides after a number of fixtures were postponed on Saturday afternoon and, sure...
View ArticlePlanet Ice faces court over unpaid taxes
PLANET Ice at LeisureWorld in Hemel Hempstead is being taken to court over unpaid taxes.The attraction’s parent company, the Arena Group, disputes the move by HM Revenue and Customs and says Planet Ice...
View ArticlePolice begin crackdown on speeding in villages
A POLICE crackdown has been launched on drivers who break the speed limit on village roads.In Little Gaddesden, coppers last week gave five warnings and three speeding tickets to drivers breaking the...
View ArticleWoman in hospital after falling into canal
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after falling into the canal at Hunton Bridge in the early hours of this morning.Ambulance crews were called to Bridge Road at 1.48am and found the woman out of the...
View Article‘The show must go on at historic landmark’
THE Freemasons have offered to host a series of shows at a historic landmark after talks between the organisers of last year’s event broke down.A public event was staged at Berkhamsted Castle for the...
View ArticlePeacocks goes into administration
Clothing chain Peacocks fell into administration tonight (Wednesday) - putting some 9,600 jobs at risk.Professional services firm KPMG said it had been appointed administrator to Peacocks, which owns...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s new releases
THERE’S no doubt the biopic is the flavour of the month in Hollywood, with recent true-life tales including The Iron Lady and, if you think about it, The King’s Speech.And we return to the years before...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Haywire, J. Edgar, W.E.
HaywireThe best of this week’s new releases is a throwback to one of the worst eras in mainstream cinema – the 1980s. However, in the hands of chameleon director Steven Soderbergh it’s a riot of action...
View ArticleMartial arts saved me from a life of crime
ASPIRING fighter Ed Arthur, who has dreams of making it to the top of his sport, is a very different 22-year-old to the young man who faced the prospect of a stretch behind bars just two years ago. In...
View ArticleCash boost comes in handy for the elderly
A HANDYMAN scheme for the elderly has been given a cash injection. Councillor Richard Roberts has pledged £500 from his Herts County Council locality budget to a handyman project run by Dacorum’s Age...
View ArticleWatch out for deadly bracelets
A WARNING has been issued about bracelets made from toxic seeds that were on offer at Whipsnade Zoo and other UK tourist attractions. The red and black seed bracelets are made from jequirity beans...
View ArticleKeeping calm despite waltz worry
Gazette news editor Victoria West hopes to rake in cash for the Hospice of St Francis by taking to the dance floor in the charity’s Strictly Learn Dancing event – and each week she reports on her...
View ArticleConnecting the borough
TWO big networking events in March will give businesses the chance to get together and do some good for society.The Connect Dacorum free Networking Lunch, at Haven House, London Road, Hemel Hempstead,...
View Article‘Our plans for future of NHS’
HEALTH: The future of NHS Hertfordshire will be up for discussion at a public meeting next Wednesday.The group’s directors will be at the Berkhamsted Civic Centre event in the town’s High Street from...
View ArticleStand up if you’re game for a giggle...
KEEP those post-Christmas Monday blues at bay by grabbing yourself a ticket to Screaming Blue Murder’s first comedy night of 2012.The ever popular Monday nights of laughter kick off at Hemel’s Old Town...
View ArticleScouse about that for an amateur production?
TRING School for the Performing Arts will stage the first amateur production of hugely popular, feel-good musical Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi at the school’s Markova Theatre at the end of the...
View ArticleReel treat in store for anglers at British Carp and Angling Show
ALL the biggest names in fishing are lined up for this weekend’s inaugural British Carp and Angling Show at the Royal Norfolk Showground.The show takes place over Saturday January 21 and Sunday January...
View ArticleGadebridge rack up a hat-trick as hot streak goes on
Gadebridge continued their hot run of form as they recorded three impressive victories.The men’s 6, ladies’ 4 and mixed teams were all in action and each side produced a convincing victory.First up,...
View ArticleCharity founder gets TV home makeover
THE big hearted mum of a disabled son has spoken of her surprise at finding film crews in her home.Elaine Precious, 51, of Swing Gate Lane, Berkhamsted, was nominated for a television home makeover by...
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