School place plan could see choice increase
A CONSULTATION has begun on plans to increase the number of schools parents can apply to in the future.Currently mums and dads in Herts can choose three school preferences for their children.Now the...
View ArticleSmiles all round for groups given money by comedy club
STARS of the comedy world drew crowds to raise thousands of pounds for organisations in Tring.The Explorer Scouts, Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice, Help For Heroes and campaigners raising money to...
View ArticleDrama keeps memory of Jennifer alive
The family of a bestselling author whose memoirs have been adapted for a primetime BBC series speak to Abena Bailey about how visiting the film set helped them cope with her deathIt’s rare that soon...
View ArticleLie detectors for sex suspects
LIE detector tests have been brought in under a trial with the county’s police force for use on suspected sex offenders.A trial involving 25 ‘low level’ suspected sex offenders took place recently in a...
View ArticleAffluent business school basks in gold standard
ASHRIDGE House is certainly the place to be now that it has been voted one of the number conference centres and one of the number one venues in the UK.Set in the National Trust forest in Berkhamsted,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Underworld - Awakening
Underworld: Awakening“I am a Death Dealer, sworn to destroy those known as the Lycans. Our war has waged for centuries, unseen by human eyes. But all that is about to change... again.”Underworld:...
View ArticleLive launch for Rrants anthology
GAZETTE Laureate Jean Hayes joined other members of Rrrants as they launched their new publication The Big Bardaid Book with live performances outside Waterstones in Hemel Hempstead on Saturday.Despite...
View ArticleBooze yobs blight for neighbourhood shops
BOOZED-up teenagers are blighting businesses and shoppers at stores in Warners End.The yobs are shoplifting, badgering passers-by to buy them alcohol and cigarettes, harassing security guards and even...
View ArticleSaturday’s football results
Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division: Hemel Hempstead Town 2-1 Banbury UnitedMolten Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division: Hatfield Town 1-5 Berkhamsted, Oxhey Jets 0-1 Leverstock Green,...
View ArticleDoors seething after late penalty decision
West Herts LeagueSWR Doors’ hopes of overhauling Park Street in the battle for the league title were dealt a blow after a very dubious penalty decision in the last minute. Goals by Rick Parkin and Alex...
View ArticleHave a ball to help Millie get lifesaving treatment
IT worker Laura Rampley is organising a masquerade ball in a bid to raise cash towards a little girl’s life-saving treatment. She decided to put on the fundraising event after learning that her boss’s...
View ArticleCommunity hub’s £16k revamp
THE oldest community centre in Hemel Hempstead is to get a £16,000 overhaul.Adeyfield Community Centre in Queens Square will get a lick of paint and a new kitchen and CCTV during the work.The refurb...
View ArticleLevy stun table toppers with spirited win
Colchester Town Ladies 2 Leverstock Green Ladies 3LEVY Green Ladies turned the league table on its head as they earned a shock win at runaway leaders Colchester Town.Levy made a poor start and found...
View ArticleTudors Ladies triumph by the odd goal in 11
Hemel Town Ladies 6 Crawley Ladies 5HEMEL Town Ladies eventually came out on top in a goal fest at home to Crawley.After only six minutes an excellent Hannah Noonan solo effort gave Hemel the lead,...
View ArticleNarrow loss for Tring
Tring 8-10 CS RugbyTring suffered their first defeat in five games as they were edged out at home by CS Rugby.In a low-scoring affair, Tring took the lead with a penalty, before the visitors responded...
View ArticleGo buy local products and support Fairtrade
WITH Fairtrade Fortnight on the horizon people will be able to find out about local produce while schools can enter a national competition to win £350.The Tring branch of the foundation has printed a...
View ArticleIt’s a Tudor treble as Morgan sinks United
FootballHemel Town 2 Banbury United 1HEMEL Town made it three wins on the spin as Bill Morgan pounced late to earn a vital three points for the Tudors against Banbury.Tommy Widdrington’s side had taken...
View ArticleSolar panels to be fitted at sheltered housing schemes
SOLAR panels are to be installed at seven sheltered housing schemes across Dacorum.The panels will be fitted at schemes in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring to cut electricity bills.The seven...
View ArticlePoor run goes on as Green are hit by Jets
Oxhey Jets 1 Leverstock Green 0A DEPLETED Leverstock Green side suffered their third straight league defeat as they were beaten by struggling Oxhey Jets.Steve Heath’s side battled bravely in windy...
View ArticleComets soar through to the quarter-finals
Sungate 0 Comets Sports Club 4COMETS progressed to the last eight of the National Sunday Cup as they saw off Barking’s Sungate FC. The match pitted two passing teams against one another and the first...
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