Group to help tackle infamous knotweed
A GROUP has been set up to help people deal with the notoriously invasive Japanese Knotweed. UK trade body the Property Care Association has launched a group dedicated to the removal and control of the...
View ArticleHardy foursome gear up for charity drive
A GROUP of golfers are set to embark on a marathon four-ball as they attempt to play four rounds at Shendish Manor in one day.Antony Monger, Simon Johnson, Chris Carr and Jon Barkworth – who all work...
View ArticleFormer mayor Stephen Holmes quits Dacorum Borough Council
FORMER mayor and senior borough councillor Stephen Holmes, who represents Woodhall Farm, has suddenly resigned. The shock announcement revealed that the 60-year-old has stepped down and his duties are...
View ArticleCharity tax relief cap could hamper Tring hospice plan
TWO major charities have both expressed their disappointment at government plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations.Both Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care (IRGH) and The Hospice of St Francis...
View ArticleOne-man strike at Hemel Hempstead Job Centre is part of action in Dacorum
A SINGLE picketer stood at the back of a job centre to protest against changes to public sector pensions this morning (Thursday).He was taking part in a one-day nationwide public sector strike by...
View ArticleMotorcycle road test
Triumph Street Triple R road test, by Wes SmithI don’t mind admitting that I was a little apprehensive about taking Triumph’s highly-regarded Street Triple R out.It was the R that did it. All I can...
View ArticleHelicopter display brings parts of the town to a standstill
A CHINOOK helicopter has been practising its manoeuvres near Aston Clinton this afternoon – causing a huge stir with school children and parents.Many pulled over to have a look during the school run...
View ArticleReady to lend a hand, or even give an armful
I’m not a first time donor, and there are thousands of other long-standing donors out there. But there are also millions of eligible people who, for one reason or another, have never given blood.Now,...
View ArticleSpirit of Tring put on hold until September
DISAPPOINTING ticket sales means the musical extravaganza that is the Spirit of Tring has been postponed by almost four months. Organisers behind the open air event - incentives firm Grass Roots - made...
View ArticleCampaign to save ‘eye in the sky’ is taking off
A SOCIAL media campaign to stop the county’s police helicopters from being axed is gaining momentum with hundreds of followers signing up to save the service.As part of a national scheme the...
View ArticleThree-year policing plan decided by authority
A POLICING plan reaching forward to 2015 has been announced by the Hertfordshire policing authority.The plan, which was developed in consultation with the public, outlines a ‘commitment to maintaining...
View ArticleDo you remember March assaults on youngsters?
POLICE have released images of three people they want to speak to about two attacks on young girls in Bennetts End.In the first a 13-year-old girl was slapped a girl around the face, had her hair...
View ArticleBerkhamsted pupils say a fond farewell to Dingers
HUNDREDS of pupils have paid tribute to a much-loved teacher who died of bowel cancer, aged just 27.Edward Dingwall was a history teacher at Berkhamsted School for three years after gaining his...
View ArticleGarage will fit free anti-theft screws to your number plate
A GARAGE is offering to fit anti-theft number plate screws to the first 25 people who book in for the work on Saturday, May 19.Roy Chapman Ltd, of Gossoms End, will offer the service, as well as a free...
View ArticleTheft warning after spate of Dacorum crimes and two arrests
POLICE have arrested two people after a spate of vehicle thefts in Dacorum.Among the items stolen were catalytic converters, a mobile phone, fuel and a wheel.Police arrested a 39-year-old man from...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Some rather good political moments have spiced things up a bit
THERE have been some rather good political moments recently, I am pleased to say, because things were getting a bit boring. A couple of weeks after calling Ken Livingstone a something or other liar,...
View ArticleBerkhamsted deer droppings and fungi are Jenny’s tools for art
AN artist who has bottled fungi, fallow deer droppings, chalk, leaves, bark, berries, feathers, soil, twigs and stones from Berkhamsted Common is offering them up for sale.They are part of a piece...
View ArticlePolice left flummoxed over vehicle plate thefts
POLICE are scratching their heads over thefts of numberplates in Dacorum.Out of 50 plates stolen recently 30 have been linked to theft of petrol – where cars carrying the plates drive off without...
View ArticleOne to grapple with
BACK in the dark ages of television when there were only – wait for it – three channels, millions of Britons and countless more worldwide spent their Saturday afternoons glued to ITV’s wrestling...
View ArticleSurge in pleas for poverty support aid
A CHARITY helping those in need has seen the number of households coming to it for help almost double in a year.The Dacorum Community Trust (DCT) dealt with just under 500 separate households over a 12...
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