- Bill actor Colin Tarrant dies at 59
- Snow predicted for western areas
- Quest for love costs singles £3.4bn
- Crowds celebrate Chinese New Year
- Government may face fresh strikes
- Poisoning fears over hip implants
- Ex-Army chief in Falklands warning
- Hundreds face census prosecution
- 'Fewer and better' immigrants plan
- MP urges easing of smacking laws
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Call for action over executive pay
- Fan quizzed over 'racist' gesture
- Action urged on political funding
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Shot Gurkha 'born leader of men'
- Team handshakes axed amid race row
- Frank Skinner to be a father at 55
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
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News
Our community is back on the air
A CHARITY is investing £10,000 to bring back an online radio station to the borough.
Silver lining as jobs queue continues to inch down
THERE is some comfort for the borough’s jobless as the number of unemployed people in Dacorum is slowly decreasing, according to the latest figures.
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Council tax freeze could be on the cards for next 3 years
COUNTY council chiefs are planning another council tax freeze for this year.
Don’t put off your smear test
WOMEN are being encouraged to make sure they are up to date with their smear tests in Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.
Officials cover up misleading sign
HIGHWAYS officials have covered up a traffic sign to avoid yet another eruption of complaints from motorists.
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Sport
Laura keeps the Storm raging
Hemel Storm have made a flying start to the season – in fact they have made a big impact since their regeneration last season.
Half term coaching courses on offer
More than 60 sports coaching courses are on offer during the school half term in February.
Development Day delivers a boost for disabled swim coaching
The Herts Sports Village is set to host a development day aimed to improve the quality of coaching for disabled swimmers.
Competition has a silver lining for cadets
Army Cadets from 3 Company Beds and Herts ACF took home silver medals after finishing second in an inter company boys’ six-a-side football competition.
Lions roaring as sponsors help them to kit up
A junior football team is all smiles thanks to the help of a local business.
Lifestyle
Go Way Out West for a surreal show
BOOK in for some surreal comedy at Hemel’s Old Town Hall Theatre next Friday, February 3, when Paul Hodson’s Way Out West starring Mike Goodenough and Damien Lyne, pictured above comes to town.
Review: Youth production of Les Miserables is a marvel
IT’S a global phenomenon, one of the most popular musicals of all time and the Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company Youth Group opened their production of the granddaddy of them all – Les Miserables – to a packed house, writes Nicolas Curtis
Lift-off for online route to high-end food firms
SHOPPERS can go online to buy and have delivered products from a variety of boutiques and stores that sell organic and local foods.
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Spirit of Tring is back, book early for discounts
WEEKEND music extravaganza Spirit of Tring returns for the third year running in June to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Community
Parking: Everyone can use a little help from the experts
Road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists offers weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week he is advising on parking.
Holidays: It’s five days, not a fortnight
New research reveals that increasing workplace pressures are taking their toll on the traditional British holiday, as almost a third (29 per cent) of holidaymakers head abroad for breaks lasting just five days.
Police cuts will put public at risk, says charity
Numbers of traffic police carrying out life-saving enforcement catching drunk and dangerous drivers have been slashed by 11.6 per cent in five years, according to road safety charity Brake.
Search is on for outstanding families
A search has been launched to find the country’s most outstanding families and reward them with a-money- can’t-buy experience.
Get behind the wheel to help out families
DRIVERS with a sense of fun are needed to drop off families at weekly group sessions that help out struggling parents.
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Weather for Hemel Hempstead
Sunday 29 January 2012
Today
Fog
Temperature: -3 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: -3 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: East
