On Saturday the sun shone brightly over Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead as thousands turned out for Dacorum Borough Council’s special Armed Forces Day celebration, a fun-packed event for all. The day gave everyone the opportunity to show their support for the men and women of the Armed Forces past and present, including currently serving troops, […]
The following press release on behalf of Woods of Berkhamsted may be of interest to local residents: A popular independent garden centre faces being driven out of business because of the impact of competition from Waitrose supermarket. Woods of Berkhamsted says the development of a stand-alone garden centre by the entrance to the supermarket in […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s Kylna Business Centre has been officially opened. The centre occupies the ground floor of Kylna Court residential flats which were completed in February. Designed primarily as a move-on option from Maylands Business Centre, the modern, high-tech building based on the corner of Wood Lane and Maylands Avenue provides a prime location for […]
HHTheatreCo and The Boxmoor Playhouse are very proud to present this years Pantomime, Mother Goose. Fancy treading the boards or helping out in other areas in HHTC’s fabulous family pantomime this year? Then come along to the Introduction evening to find out about the characters, the story, the audition pieces, rehearsals, how you can get […]
These gorgeous boys are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer either of them a forever home? Monkey This is our boy Monkey, black and white; as you can see by that face a very cheeky chappy! He is approximately 6 years of age. He was brought into vet […]
Dacorum Borough Council has passed a motion to support the building of a new purpose built hospital for West Hertfordshire. At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 25 June, councillors agreed that a new purpose built hospital at a central location was essential for the future of healthcare delivery in the borough and the wider county. […]
LOCAL charity, The Pepper Foundation, are asking the community to host picnics this summer to help fund children’s hospice at home care in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in their first campaign – Picnic for Pepper. The Pepper Foundation are launching their Picnic for Pepper campaign to help raise funds and awareness for local hospice at home […]
The word ‘champagne’ is instantly recognisable to all; the region’s fabulous wines are known throughout the world, evocative of luxury, celebration and a sign of exquisite taste. Britain in particular has had a love affair with champagne since the first Champagne house was founded in 1729, and is still the largest export market with the […]
Sir Mike Penning MP supported a campaign to tackle discrimination against guide dog owners at an event in Parliament organised by the charity Guide Dogs. On Wednesday 19 June, more than a hundred guide dog owners from across the country converged on Westminster Hall in Parliament to share their experiences of being turned away by […]
The 106th edition of the Tour de France begins on Saturday 6 July, covering 3,460km of French countryside. The race is famed for its long mountain stages in the Alps and Pyrenees and whilst we may not be able to match them for size, there’s plenty of great climbs to be found right on our […]
As some of you will know, about a year ago Berkhamsted School closed the accessway which ran from the stile in Upper Ashlyns Road across the playing field to the public footpath (which runs from Butts Meadow to Kingshill Road Cemetery) and on to the gate opposite Ashlyns School. This accessway has been used for […]
Lockers Park Preparatory School, Hemel Hempstead, was delighted to raise over £9,000 for local charities Signpost and The Collett School. The school held a sponsored five-mile walk around Hemel Hempstead, which took place earlier this year with over 300 people in attendance including staff, pupils and parents. Headmaster Christopher Wilson says: ‘Every year we hold […]