Hertfordshire Constabulary carried out a series of arrest warrants as part of an operation targeting organised crime groups (OCGs) across the country. Five arrests were made as part of the long-running European wide Operation Venetic, in partnership with the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol. Officers from the Constabulary’s […]
Patrick Burke of Cowper Road, Berkhamsted is looking for a local business to provide a suitable location for his challenging sponsored walk this September, perhaps by way of a car park or other hard standing area, to support his fundraising efforts in raising £10,000 for the local Chilterns MS Centre based in Wendover. Patrick Burke, […]
Huge sections of a concrete flyover are being removed in order to build the first direct rail link between Oxford, Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury in more than 50 years. Three of the largest cranes in the UK are working in tandem to lift out sections of ‘Bletchley flyover’, which was built in the early […]
Police are asking local communities, particularly those in rural areas, to be alert to the signs of large and unlicensed gatherings following an incident near Dacorum recently. With the recent warm weather and gradual easing of the Government’s lockdown measures, many people have let down their guard and flocked to beaches, parks and beauty spots […]
The Chilterns Conservation Board has announced that Dr Matt Thomson has been appointed as the new Planner for the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Matt took up the post on 29 June. Matt joins the Chilterns Conservation Board from his role as the Head of Land Use and Planning at CPRE, the countryside charity, […]
The Upside Down House UK is delighted to announce that its four houses, situated in Brighton, Essex, Manchester and Bristol, will re-open to the public on Saturday 4 July 2020. Not only that but two further houses will be coming soon to Scotland and Milton Keynes, with opening dates to be announced in due course. Th […]
What does Hemel mean to you? What do you hope Hemel will be like in the future? The Hemel Garden Communities programme is inviting everyone around Hemel Hempstead to explore the past, present and future of the town – with a chance to win a £200 bike voucher! They are hosting two photo and drawing […]
Police in Dacorum are warning the public about the dangers of nitrous oxide following an increase in reports of people using the drug in Hemel Hempstead. Officers from the Hemel Hempstead North, Rural, West and Central Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) have recently received information about groups of people regularly gathering on Blackbirds Moor, near Boxmoor […]
Being able to meet with a wider circle of friends and family and visit shops, parks, pubs and hairdressers is something that many of us are looking forward to enormously. But we can only do all of these things if we successfully control the spread of coronavirus. Director of Public Health Jim McManus said: ‘We […]
Sir Mike Penning MP attended a virtual meeting of the West Herts Hospital’s Stakeholder Reference Group. During the meeting and following pressure from local campaigners, the West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust admitted it has been told it can now bid for £590million. Sir Mike said: ‘This is fantastic news; it means that a new hospital […]
Following the recent advice from the UK Government, Bletchley Park, the former top-secret home of Britain’s World War Two Codebreakers, will reopen to visitors from Saturday 4 July. To help keep visitors and team members safe, the usually busy museum and heritage attraction near Milton Keynes will reopen with reduced capacity. All visitors must pre-book a […]
A housekeeper from Hemel Hempstead was sentenced on Tuesday 23 June after pocketing thousands of pounds from elderly victims. Emma Johnson, age 39, of Turners Hill, admitted 13 counts of fraud against vulnerable care home residents. St Albans Crown Court heard that she had worked at Queensway residential care home in Jupiter Drive in Hemel […]