Tributes pour in after Jimmy’s sudden death
FLORAL tributes cover the gates of a Hemel Hempstead builders’ merchants after the sudden death of well-known builder Jimmy Cash. The 53-year-old Bennetts End father and grandfather collapsed in The...
View ArticleComrades lose out to St Margaretsbury
Berkhamsted 1 St Margaretsbury 2Berkhamsted were unlucky to suffer defeat at the hands of St Margaretsbury as their poor home form continued. Comrades boss Mick Vipond had to reshuffle the defence from...
View ArticleWill there be Magic in store for L-testers?
FOR the first time learner drivers will be able to take their test in Hemel Hempstead and could even face the dreaded Magic Roundabout. Details about test routes are no longer released by the Driving...
View ArticleModels show latest styles at Riverside
SHOPPERS got a peek at what the latest season’s fashion retailers have to offer when models took to the stage. Riverside Shopping Centre hosted a Spring Fashion Show on Saturday following some very...
View Article‘Take care as spring sun is replaced by ice’
DESPITE the recent spell of hot weather, drivers are now being urged to take extra care on the roads as icy conditions are forecast.Herts county Council has sent out warnings about the unusual icy...
View ArticleBerkhamsted business chief runs 100 miles in 100 days for former colleague...
A DEDICATED fundraiser tackling an incredible long-distance challenge from Portugal to London has almost reached his 80th marathon.Matthew Loddy, of Watford Road, Kings Langley, aims to run 100...
View ArticleCompany recruiting carers in Hemel area
CARING people are being called to work by a company that specialises in at-home care for the elderly.Bernie Bridges, who is the care manager of Home Instead Senior Care in Hemel Hempstead and the...
View ArticlePitstone’s museum’s first 2012 opening
PITSTONE Green Museum will open to the public for the first time this year on Easter Bank Holiday Monday.The rural life museum, housed in the buildings of a 1831 farm, offers a fascinating insight into...
View ArticleBerkhamsted pensioners prepare for an ocean adventure
TWO pensioners – one of whom has no legs – are planning to take two weeks out of their retirement to sail halfway across the Atlantic Ocean.Andrew Gray, who is president of the Rotary Club of...
View ArticleCanalside boozer is beer group’s pub of the year
THE Rising Sun is now the official pub of the year.The Berkhamsted watering hole, which sits beside the Grand Union Canal, was given the title by the Mid Chilterns branch of the Campaign for Real Ale...
View Article‘Turning off the street lights may help to cut crime rate’
TURNING off streetlights will not affect falling crime rates, according to a Berkhamsted town councilor.The number of crimes reported to police fell by 7.8 per cent in Berkhamsted but rose by 2.2 per...
View Article‘Berkhamsted parking permit debate has been suppressed’
POLITICIANS were branded ‘undemocratic’ for ‘suppressing’ debate over their plan to introduce parking permits that scores of neighbours and businesses are against.Under the plan by Berkhamsted Town...
View ArticleBerkhamsted leaders want to stop flyposting
TOWN leaders aim to take a stronger line in removing posters stuck around town to promote community events.Berkhamsted Town Council, which has a no-tolerance policy on it, agreed at a meeting on Monday...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Headhunters, The Cold Light Of Day
The Cold Light Of DayOh, you tried to sneak this past me, didn’t you? But you couldn’t. You thought no TV adverts, no advance press shows and no coverage anywhere meant I wasn’t going to pass judgement...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the best of the week’s TV
SATURDAYKeith Lemon’s LemonAid (ITV1, 6.15pm)If you’re a famous person looking for a laugh, isn’t easily offended and doesn’t mind occasionally being the butt of the joke, then Keith Lemon can...
View ArticleMS sufferer Patrick sets up ‘disabled handbook’
A FORMER computer contractor has set up a website to help the disabled after multiple sclerosis forced him to quit his job.Patrick Burke, 57, of Cowper Road, Berkhamsted, was first diagnosed with MS in...
View ArticleSign here: 34 years after meeting, a match is made
BEATRIX Taylor first met Antony Hopkins as a schoolgirl when the renowned composer signed an autograph for her.Now, 34 years later, the pair, who live together in Ashridge Park, have married.Their...
View ArticleGames dream over for unlucky Vasey
CANOEIST Robin Vasey saw his Olympic dreams shattered as he missed the cut for the Great Britain selection event.Vasey had been hoping to do enough to qualify for the selection meet which takes place...
View ArticlePaid to be friendly in youth job
THE newest member of staff at a town centre youth club says he’s looking forward to taking youngsters to Snowdonia later this year.Piers Brown, 34, of Hilltop Road, Berkhamsted, began working at the...
View ArticleYoungsters can get in the saddle for cycling
CHILDREN can saddle up for mountain biking fun this weekend.Tring and Berkhamsted Cycling Campaign will hold a session for youngsters at its Ashridge Go-Ride event on Saturday.The two-hour trail ride...
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