Rock for charity
A HOMELESSNESS charity is inviting you to Rock The Night Away.The event, headlined by Mr Kite’s Benefit Band, is at Berkhamsted School’s Deans’ Hall from 7.30pm on Saturday, April 28. Tickets cost £10...
View Article‘Crime is up since street lights were switched off’
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch co-ordinator insists that crime has risen since street lights have been turned off – despite a police report stating the opposite.Brian Smith, of Hasedines Road, Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleIllegal immigrants found in lorry
A PAIR of illegal immigrants were detained in Hemel Hempstead yesterday evening (Wednesday) after fleeing from a lorry trailer.The Albanian duo – one of whom was aged just 16 – were caught in...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new movie releases: Battleship, The Cabin In The Woods
IT seems likely that, in what passes for a garret in the fleshpots of Hollywood, some ambitious young screenwriter is even now working on a big budget movie treatment for the rainy afternoon favourite...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: The Deep Blue Sea, Snowtown, Keith
LOVERS are at loggerheads in 1950s-set drama THE DEEP BLUE SEA (12: Artificial Eye), a heart-rending adaptation of a Terence Rattigan play.Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), the wife of respected judge,...
View ArticleBrand motors onto the podium in Belgium
DAGNALL karter Ed Brand has raced into immediate contention for the Rotax Max Euro Challenge Crown with a brace of podiums in Belgium.Brand enjoyed tremendous success last season, and he has picked up...
View ArticleDiagnosis key to fighting dementia rise
THE number of people suffering from dementia in Hertfordshire is set to rise by 37 per cent over the next 10 years according to the latest research.A survey carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society...
View ArticleMitzie’s ‘unexpected mess’ on show at Old Town Hall
AN artist who embraces spontaneous painting to create an ‘unexpected mess’ will be displaying her work at Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town Hall. Mitzie Green, pictured left, has spent many years struggling...
View ArticleNSPCC: We need help to tackle child sex crime
A TOTAL of 150 children were victims of sex crimes including rape, incest and abuse through prostitution and pornography in Hertfordshire last year, it has been revealed.The data, released by the NSPCC...
View ArticleBadges of honour
VETERANS badges have been presented to the latest group of former servicemen and women by Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning. Among them were the parents of fallen airman Ryan Tomlin. Kevin and Diane...
View ArticleReunion helps make sure Dexion book stacks up
FORMER workers at the Dexion factory in Hemel Hempstead held a one-off reunion yesterday to help with the writing of a new book.The book will be an updated and more in depth look at the life and legacy...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead remembers PC Frank Mason
A MEMORIAL service was held today (Friday) to remember gunned down police officer Frank Mason.The 27-year-old was shot in the back by robbers as he tried to stop the armed raid of a security van in...
View ArticleDacorum business trio inspire the Chamber judges
THREE Dacorum businesses have been shortlisted for Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce awards.The Inspiring Hertfordshire 2012 Awards, aim to celebrate success and achievement and boost business...
View ArticleIf the boat race is anything to go by, I might skip the Olympics
GIVEN that the length of Chiswick Bridge across the Thames is some 606 feet and just a lick and a spit away from the end of the Boat Race I begin to fear for the rowing skills of both Cambridge and...
View ArticleSam wows judges at next stage of live competition
A SINGER from Redbourn has been put through to the area final of a music competition, wowing the judges despite having a cold.Sam Jones, 22, of Hilltop, who has previously been a support act for Pixie...
View ArticleGet out about with the dog
Dog owners are being invited to stretch their legs in the countryside while raising cash for good causes. The Berkhamsted Lions K9 9K Dog Walk will kick off from the grounds of the Hospice of St...
View ArticleSkate park users are canvassed on their ideas for future
SKATERS and BMX riders are being encouraged to have their say over future improvements to the skate park in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead.From 10.30am to 2.30pm tomorrow staff from Dacorum Borough...
View ArticlePlans agreed for £36m road repairs across Herts
MORE than £36 million worth of repairs have been planned for Hertfordshire’s roads.The works, to be carried out over the next two years, were agreed at a Herts County Council cabinet meeting.Details of...
View ArticleSaving lives in son’s memory
A TEACHER is keeping the memory of his late son alive – while also helping to save the lives of others. John Pope, the head of expressive arts at Hemel Hempstead’s Cavendish School, and his family have...
View ArticleCan you take on hospice triathlon event?
A BRAND new sponsored triathlon will take place later this month, giving athletes of all fitness levels the chance to have a go at a triathlon and raise money for charity.Iain Rennie Grove House...
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