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Would you like to meet boy band Loveable Rogues?
Organisers of Tring music festival Chilfest have launched a competition to give one lucky family a chance to meet the Loveable Rogues.
‘Issues being addressed’ at Bennetts End care home
A private care home says it is addressing ‘issues’ raised during a visit by the health and social care watchdog.
Firefighters battle Berkhamsted flat blaze
Firefighters are currently at the scene of a bedroom blaze in Berkhamsted. Crews were called to the four storey block of flats in Lower Kings Road just after 3pm today.
Police called to break down door amid concerns for safety
The door of a home had to be forced open by police after carers heard a personal safety alarm sounding.
Nash Mills School hosts multicultural evening video
A sell out evening saw a school community come together to celebrate the many different cultures of its pupils and parents.
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May Roxbee : Memorial
Published in the HemelToday.co.uk on 06 June 2013
Gwen Cook : Obituary
Published in the HemelToday.co.uk on 06 June 2013
Jean King : Obituary
Published in the HemelToday.co.uk on 06 June 2013
Kathleen Daniels : Memorial
Published in the HemelToday.co.uk on 06 June 2013
Bob Birch : Memorial
Published in the HemelToday.co.uk on 06 June 2013
Local Services
Takeaway sounds warning about fake £20 notes that are doing the rounds
A takeaway business has issued a warning about fake £20 that are doing the rounds in Hemel Hempstead.
‘I had not been drinking’ says driver of car that flipped over in high street
A driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving when his Ford Mondeo hit a parked car and flipped onto its roof was later de-arrested by officers.
PCSO offers advice after church burglary video
The PCSO for Boxmoor and Chaulden held his monthly surgery at St John’s Church on Thursday and sent out a message of reassurance to locals - even though the church itself was recently burgled.
Police search for woman after attempted fraud at Hemel Hempstead bank
A suspected fraudster who tried to take thousands of pounds from an elderly woman’s bank account is being sought by police.
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Update: It’s back to normal at Civic Centre following electrical fire
Hemel Hempstead’s Civic Centre is now open for business following an overnight electrical fire.
Local Information
Planning bulletin: Dacorum Borough Council, published June 15, 2013
Recent details of applications made to Dacorum Borough Council for planning permission to carry out development include the following proposals.
Two apartments plan for rear of Parry’s shop
A businessman has been given the green light to develop a plot of land behind his shop.
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‘Once Green Belt land disappears, that’s it’
A Sunday summit about the proposed development of west Hemel Hempstead was attended by around 130 concerned people.
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Liberal Democrats hold their seat in Berkhamsted by-election
Liberal Democrats have held their seat in Berkhamsted’s East ward following a by-election to replace the late John Lythgoe.
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Go ahead for medical centre despite sunlight objections
A woman who said her home will be plunged into ‘complete darkness’ by a proposed medical centre was reduced to tears when it was granted planning permission.
Nostalgia
Free night of entertainment at village church marks 175th anniversary video
Agriculture was the mainstay of the people who lived in this area from the earliest times.
School gets set to celebrate its 50th birthday
Berkhamsted’s Westfield First School is hoping to get as many of its past pupils and staff as possible to join its 50th birthday celebrations on Friday.
Ever Wander how Ovaltine came to be in Kings Langley?
In 1865 – the year which saw the end of the American Civil War, Joseph Lister’s first antiseptic surgery and the foundation of the Salvation Army – there was also something brewing in Switzerland.
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60 years ago, the coronation stories that made the headlines video
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth 60 years ago this week was marked by fun and frivolity on the streets of Hemel Hempstead and beyond – but there was also sober civic ceremony as well.
How we celebrated the Coronation 60 years ago video
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth 60 years ago this week was marked by fun and frivolity on the streets of Hemel Hempstead and beyond – but there was also sober civic ceremony as well.
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Weather for Tring
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Today
Light showers
Temperature: 14 C to 24 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Thunderstorm
Temperature: 12 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: East
