Berkhamsted News
Berkhamsted man completes his first triathlon at 48
Berkhamsted man Colin Smith was one of 62 finishers in Sunday’s RAF Halton Sprint Triathlon for Tring’s Rennie Grove Hospice Care.
Good citizens Kirsty and Louise get awards
A 16-year-old girl who helped get funding for Berkhamsted Skate Park’s new floodlight and the woman who helped set up the Berkhamsted Games have been given Centenary Civic Awards.
Band goes back to old school for huge show
Four teenagers who formed their own indie band last year returned to their old middle school on Saturday to play in front of hundreds of people.
Five to stand for election
The list of candidates standing in a council by-election has been released.
Extra ambulances call
Town leaders will begin a lobbying campaign for more ambulances in Herts after saying their provision in the county is a ‘disgrace’.
Another string to Ian’s political bow
The man who helped drive through the changes to Berkhamsted’s schooling system has been appointed new mayor for the town.
‘It’s OK: work on Berkhamsted’s Grand Union Canal cost just £62k’
Resurfacing Berkhamsted’s Grand Union Canal towpath from Castle Street to the Waitrose footbridge cost £24,000 less than expected.
It was wet, but it was a winner video
Hundreds of people braved the rain for a family fun day at Berkhamsted FC to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
Fall victim, 87, waits and waits for ambulance
An 87-year-old was made to wait more than an hour and a half for an ambulance after a fall.
Hospice calls for more entries to first Ashridge Half Marathon after slow take-up
Only 30 people have signed up so far for a charity race that is taking place for the first time next month.
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Multi-storey car park is a success for town says mayor
Berkhamsted’s mayor Ron Cowie listed plans for a multi-storey car park in the town as one of the successes during his time in office.
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‘They spent £200 per metre on canal. Why?’
A man has questioned the decision to shell out £86,000 in public money to repair 400 metres of the Grand Union Canal’s towpath in Berkhamsted.
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‘Dedicated to public service all of his life’
One of the last serving Liberal Democrat councillors in Berkhamsted has died at the age of 81.
It’s ta-ta to three tier, so let’s have a party!
An open-air concert will be held later this month to celebrate the switch-over of Berkhamsted’s schools from three- to two-tier education.
Mayor: ‘Enjoy your football’
The mayor of Berkhamsted began a fun day of football for youngsters on Saturday.
Sign up now to cycle on Sunday
It’s still not too late to sign up to a circular cycling challenge that is being staged on Sunday.
Raiders rocked by a kit store inferno
A community football club has appealed for donations after losing thousands of pounds worth of kit and equipment to a mystery shed blaze on Monday.
Today’s history lesson is taking us through the gates of death... video
It’s difficult to put into words how it feels standing in the place where 1,300,000 were killed by the Nazis during the Second World War.
Mystery fire at Berkhamsted Cricket Club
Firefighters rushed to tackle a blaze at Berkhamsted Cricket Club this morning.
Will you join first bike ride?
A new Cycle Chilterns project encourages people to get out and about on their bikes during a series of group events.
Colour kings’ final flourish
A Berkhamsted salon is one step away from winning a national hairdressing competition.
Let’s ear it for Sarah!
The largest group to take part in last year’s Midnight Walk is trying to get even more people to sign up to Team Sarah Ketteridge for the 2013 event.
‘Why did you fork out on road no one uses?’
Roads bosses have forked out on resurfacing a street that is used by hardly any cars at all, an angry road-user says.
‘Don’t point the finger at us over pet poison’
A couple have denied claims that they are cat killers after the RSPCA and police visited their home to quiz them about a spate of pet poisonings.
Mum-of-two one step closer to cancer recovery
A mum-of-two is a step closer to recovering from a deadly form of blood cancer after returning to work from more than 18 months of sick leave.
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‘Let’s fix our cop shop carbuncle’
A leading councillor says Berkhamsted’s former police station looks like a ‘carbuncle’ and has demanded that plans to develop it are stepped up.
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They may look scary, but they’re dead tasty video
Severed toes and ears, dragon teeth and armpit hair were among the items that a mum-of-two took to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday.
‘Scouts should follow St George’s example’
Hundreds of scouts, cubs and beavers gathered in Tring on Sunday to celebrate St George’s Day a few days early.
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Weather for Hemel Hempstead
Friday 24 May 2013
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Light showers
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