More calls for 20mph zone after rider knocked off moped
A BIKER was knocked off a moped in the latest of a series of accidents on a road where neighbours are calling for a new 20mph zone.Their campaign was reported in the Gazette last week, a month after...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: The Iron Lady, Mission Impssible
POLITICAL biopic THE IRON LADY (12: Twentieth Century Fox) treads a road not covered by BBC4’s The Long Walk To Finchley.The TV drama examined ten years in the young life of future Prime Minister...
View ArticleBerkhamsted optician invests £40,000 in new diagnostic equipment
A BERKHAMSTED opticians has invested nearly £40,000 in what’s been called a revolutionary piece of diagnostic equipment.The 3D OpticalCoherence Tomography system (3D OCT) at David Paul Opticians, in...
View ArticleTudors keep survival hopes alive
Hemel Hempstead Town 2 Oxford City 0Hemel’s chances of beating the drop were giving a huge boost as a Ross Lafayette double saw off Oxford City at Vauxhall Road. The home side knew before the game that...
View ArticleLeverstock finally get the rub of the Green
Leverstock Green 1 Harefield United 0LEVERSTOCK Green prepared for the Herts Charity Cup Final against Conference South side Bishop’s Stortford in the best possible fashion after securing their first...
View ArticleFour for Fields as Tring see off Haringey
Haringey Borough 1 Tring Athletic 4TRING midfielder Tony Fields took his personal tally for the season to 12 goals as he bagged four – including three penalties – to make it six wins in a row for...
View ArticleSaffron moves one step closer to claiming the Tiffin Cup
A RESTAURANT is one step closer to claiming a national accolade.Each year members of parliament are invited to nominate the best South Asian restaurant in their area for the Tiffin Cup. In Hemel...
View ArticleFind out how our London Marathon runners got on
THOUSANDS of super-fit runners took to the streets for the famous London Marathon on Sunday. Find out how runners from Dacorum got on in the gruelling task by picking up a copy of the Gazette, out...
View ArticleThanks and greetings from front line forces
SUPPORTING servicemen in Afghanistan has earned one youngster a personal message of thanks from the front line.Eight-year-old Lewis Oliver has received a letter from Sgt Neil Hunter in response to a...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for St George’s Day parades
Hundreds of youngsters from scout and guide groups turned out to take part in parades to mark St George’s Day. Events were held in Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted on Sunday ahead of the annual day in...
View ArticleBerkhamsted litter picker calls for more volunteers
A 70-year-old who began a litter-picking club in 2010 has now got 90 people to join it.The Berkhamsted Litter Picking Volunteers was set up by Colin Garrett to clean the mess that Dacorum Borough...
View ArticleNorthchurch pub helps hospice
A CHARITABLE pub has handed over a cheque for £1,000 to The Hospice of St Francis.The cash was donated by punters at The George and Dragon pub in Northchurch High Street during its Wednesday night quiz...
View Article‘Our Zoe, so happy and so wonderful’
TRIBUTES have been paid following the tragic death of a 13-year-old girl on railway tracks in Berkhamsted.Zoe Miller is believed to have fallen from the Ivy House Lane road bridge.Emergency services...
View ArticleBerkhamsted two rewarded for good deeds
TWO townspeople have been rewarded for good deeds.Mary Cutler was given the 2012 Civic Award by the Rotary Club of Berkhamsted Bulbourne during Berkhamsted Town Council’s annual meeting on Thursday.She...
View ArticleCup heartbreak for brave Green
Leverstock Green 1 Bishop’s Stortford 2LEVERSTOCK Green suffered cup final heartbreak as they were hit by a late Bishop’s Stortford winner at the County Ground in Letchworth.Levy had put in a brave...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Youth Town Council campaign for lights to make skate park safer
Youngsters who want lights installed around a skate park have been told it will cost £3,603.50.The Gazette reported last year that Berkhamsted Youth Town Council thinks they will stop the Canal Fields...
View ArticleWalkers told: ‘Keep pets under control’
A CHARITABLE trust is reminding all dog walkers who use its land to keep their pets under control, especially at this time of year when there are many young animals around.The Box Moor Trust keeps a...
View ArticleTributes pour in for Tring actress
FRIENDS and loved-ones of a young Tring actress have been posting condolences, kind messages and memories on her Facebook page since she passed away on Tuesday, April 24.Maxine Reece, aged 30,...
View ArticleBerkhamsted darts night for Ninky
A charity darts night on Saturday raised more than £300 for Leukaemia Research.It was held at Berkhamsted Football Club in memory of Stephen Norwood, also known as Ninky.Stephen died of leukaemia at...
View ArticleDonations down, but still a great day!
DONATIONS at an annual fundraising dog walk were down on last year – but spirits were still high among charity fundraisers.The circular K9 9K dog walk hosted by the Berkhamsted Lions began and ended at...
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