Olympic Hopeful Robin ready to make a splash
“AN adrenaline-fuelled, highly skilled, time-trialling roller coaster, without tracks,” is how Robin Vasey describes his sport.Now 27, Robin has been canoeing for more than 15 years, and the former...
View ArticleEye-opening Third World experience
A GROUP of teenagers had an eye-opening experience during a visit to a Third World village.The youngsters aged 16 to 18 went to Wamba in Kenya on a trip led by Berkhamsted’s Swan Youth Centre...
View ArticleCrime fighting service is too pricey, say firms
A CRIME-FIGHTING organisation wants to expand its services, but high street business owners say it is too expensive.Dacorum Business Against Crime, which already represents 64 shops in Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleThere’s no stopping free-flowing Waters
Waters I took a firm grip on top spot in Division One of the Hemel Hempstead Table Tennis league as they came out on top in a closely-fought contest against title rivals Adeyfield I.Waters edged the...
View ArticleGet set for first ukulele festival
SCORES of people are expected at a town’s first ukulele festival.The Ukes for Unicef event is at Berkhamsted Civic Centre in the town’s High Street from 11.30am to 5.30pm on Saturday. Entry is £5. All...
View ArticleCamelot too good for Chiswick
Camelot continued their good form with a 32-15 home win over Chiswick.It was Chiswick who made the brighter start of the two sides and raced into a 10-0 lead, but Camelot responded well.The forwards...
View ArticleInaugural tournament gets the feathers flying
The competition was fierce at this month’s inaugural Hertfordshire Wheelchair Badminton Tournament. Local wheelchair players took on competitors from around the country, from as far afield as Cumbria...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Story of Musicals (BBC Two, 8pm)The second part of this three-part documentary reveals how Cameron Mackintosh and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber became the world’s most powerful theatrical...
View ArticleWater firm warns of drought as rivers and reservoir dry up
HOUSEHOLDERS are warned to cut their water use as rivers dry up ahead of a potential drought.A week ago, our photographer Dave Satchel took a photo of the dried-up River Bulbourne near its Dudswell...
View Article‘New trains on the way to improve rail service’
A RAIL company aims to improve its service by putting more trains on the track in summer 2014.London Midland has ordered 10 new trains to be delivered in two years time to boost its London commuter...
View ArticleHerts bounce back to deny table-topping Notts
After their crushing defeat against Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire darts team played host to league-leaders Nottinghamshire at the Shamrock Club and came away with a hard-fought 19-19 draw. In a...
View ArticleMatthew’s multiple marathon hardship
SO far Matthew Loddy has overdosed on painkillers, been to hospital three times and suffered from an infection to a blister in his left foot – and he’s only on his 40th marathon.The boss of Framework...
View ArticleCan you help police to trace Anthony?
Police need help to track down a suspected shoplifter. Anthony Bree, 31, failed to appear at St Albans Magistrates Court on Thursday (March 1). His last known address was Honeycross Road in Hemel...
View ArticleBerko swimmers on the up
WITH stellar performances all round, Berkhamsted Sport Centre Swimming Club completed their 2012 Herts League campaign with promotion back to Division One at the first time of asking. Having won both...
View ArticleTrains disrupted
COMMUTERS to London will be delayed this morning after an operating incident on the railway.London Midland says the 8.34am Euston to Tring service and the 9.26am from Tring to London Euston have both...
View ArticleSpeed sign to help slow ‘nightmare’ road traffic
A SPEED warning sign is to be installed at a ‘nightmare’ junction where drivers are said to take their lives into their own hands to get on to a main road.A 30mph logo will flash at speeding drivers...
View ArticleUse it or lose it warning to people of Bennetts End
PEOPLE in Bennetts End are being warned to ‘wake up’ and get involved with the community centre or risk losing it.The management committee – many ‘on the wrong side of 70’ – say young blood is needed...
View ArticleVoluntary groups encouraged to fight for tenders
VOLUNTARY and community groups are being given advice on how best to compete with private firms for public sector contacts.Funding is already passed on to a number of charitable groups in the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Project X
Been to any good parties recently?Here’s one to which you’re invited and it is the biggest, wildest high school party you’re ever likely to witness. There are two ways you can look at Project X, and...
View ArticleMan arrested in tree prang
A MAN was arrested for drink-driving after he crashed his truck into a tree.He had to be taken to Watford General Hospital with minor injuries after he pranged his Renault Tipper on Hempstead Lane,...
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