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Witness appeal following a fatal collision in Hemel

Officers investigating a fatal collision are appealing for witnesses and information. It happened on St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, just before 5pm on Tuesday 25 August. A white Fiat 500, a silver BMW and a white Toyota car were in collision. A woman aged in her 20s sadly suffered serious injuries which proved to be […]

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Housing developer fined for breaking tree preservation order

Dacorum Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a housing developer for breaching a tree preservation order. Eric Gadsden (on behalf of W E Black Limited and individually) pleaded guilty at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 19 August and received a fine of £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,500 as well as the victim […]

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Lockdown Exhibition Tackles Social Isolation in Berkhamsted

Open Door, the community space on Berkhamsted High Street, is sharing local people’s experiences of lockdown through its art exhibition ‘Your World’.   Back in June, Open Door asked the Berkhamsted community to send in their art and a few words about their life during lockdown. More than 60 people responded – from children to […]

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Rectory Lane Cemetery to participate in Heritage Open Days

Our thanks to Rectory Lane Cemetery for this update. We are looking forward to welcoming our first visitors into the Cemetery, on small group guided tours as part of nationwide Heritage Open Days. This is your first opportunity to experience for yourself the results of all the work that has been going on behind the […]

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Oakman Inns recognised by prestigious Princess Royal Training Award

On 14 August, The City and Guilds Group announced that pub group, Oakman Inns, which has its head office in Tring and operates six family-friendly pubs in Hertfordshire (see list below), will be one of just 43 recipients from 39 organisations who will be presented with the annual Princess Royal Training Award in November. This […]

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Chilfest blends Outdoor Cinema with live music from The Real Thing

Organisers of Hertfordshire’s annual music festival, Chilfest, who have been running a series of Outdoor Cinema events this summer, now announce a special experience including music from British 70s soul group The Real Thing. This exceptional event takes place on Saturday 29 August at Pendley Meadow in Tring, utilising the current Outdoor Cinema setup. Visitors […]

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£27 billion roads investment to support 64,000 jobs

Highways England yesterday unveiled the details of plans for £27.4 billion investment in the strategic road network across the country. Highways England will deliver £14 billion of projects improving the quality, capacity and safety of the motorways and major A roads that have helped keep the country going during the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost £11 billion […]

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St Albans gives new meaning to window shopping

Independent shops, restaurants, bars, hairdressers and salons in the cathedral city of St Albans in Hertfordshire have become the first retailers in the UK to trial a revolutionary new technology to help both shops and shoppers in the current challenging climate. The technology is designed to help nervous customers feel safer when they are shopping […]

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DENS Welcomes Donation From Amazon Team

The staff and volunteers at DENS in Dacorum have received a £4,000 donation from the local Amazon fulfilment centre in Hemel Hempstead. DENS is the first port of call for people in Dacorum who are facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion. The charity empowers the people it supports to take positive steps and works closely […]

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Old Bailey Jury unanimously convicts farmer of blackmail

A 45-year-old man from Lincolnshire has today, (August 20) been convicted of blackmail and contaminating specific ranges of baby food following a nine-day trial at The Old Bailey. Nigel Wright, was remanded back into custody for sentencing on Monday, September 28 after a jury found him guilty of three counts of blackmail and two counts […]

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The Three Musketeers Came to Tring

Artfully designed and cleverly executed, yesterday’s performance of The Three Musketeers was a total joy despite the downpour! Naomi, her son Arron and I, braved the weather on Wednesday afternoon with some other hardy [mad] souls to see an outdoor performance of The Three Musketeers at St Bartholomew’s Church, Wigginton near Tring. You might remember […]