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Pair retire after 29 years
A husband-and-wife are retiring after serving to the people of Tring for the past 29 years.
Trisha’s training centre is aiming to be a cut above video
Salon owner Trisha Buller decided to do something to help people get the real-world skills needed to work in the hairdressing industry.
Bedroom tax: Get the facts at free advice sessions
People affected by the bedroom tax and other benefit changes can attend free advice sessions in Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley.
‘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.
Packed programme for county’s big showcase
With the Whitsun bank holiday upon us, there’s only one place to be this weekend – everyone’s heading to the Herts County Show.
Town market relaunch is a sweet success
Hemel Hempstead’s town centre market was re-launched under a new operator at the weekend.
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Eastwoods craftsmen at work as new photos revealed video
You can now find out how the food on sale at Eastwoods is prepared before it reaches your fridge.
Bourne supremacy as leisure company scoops top awards
A privately owned travel company that owns some of the best known brands in the UK has scooped the Business of the Year title at this year’s Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards.
Apprentice Natalie’s boardroom battle
Apprentice contestant Natalie Panayi managed to avoid being on the receiving end of Lord Sugar’s trademark ‘You’re Fired’ finger pointing last night, despite being the project manager on the losing team.
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Our borough can thrive, says new chief Sally
A new top dog has been announced to take up the chief executive post at Dacorum Borough Council.
Three, two, one... group looking for firm ideas to launch
A group has been given £10,000 in government funding to improve Hemel Hempstead town centre.
Wave of a magic wand will usher in a new era for market
A new era for Hemel Hempstead’s town centre market will be ushered in with a day of magic and celebration on Saturday.
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Come and walk this way
Business people are being encouraged to ditch the car and walk to work next week.
‘Visit our village and give the shop a boost’
The people behind a community shop are marketing their home as a visitor destination in a bid to boost business.
Invention to make shower time easier for disabled
A husband and wife duo have created a shower adaption that they hope will make life easier for disabled people.
‘Yes. Our logo was on The Apprentice. No – Tring Brewery is not like them.’
Tring Brewery branding appeared on The Apprentice after part of the show was filmed at an event the company sponsors.
Apprentice hopeful gets through
Apprentice contestant Natalie Panayi managed to avoid the wrath of Lord Alan Sugar during the first instalment of the BBC’s hit show.
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Slideshow: On reflection car event was ‘perfect day’ video
Historic and vintage vehicles were looking their shiny, polished best in Sunday’s sunshine.
Recruitment consultant from Chipperfield to do battle in Lord Sugar’s The Apprentice
A headstrong woman from Chipperfield will be among the line-up of business brains hoping to secure investment from multi-millionaire tycoon Lord Sugar in the BBC’s Apprentice.
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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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Barbie tempts cycle punters
A new cycle shop is inviting fans of pedal power along to its official opening on Monday.
Find a way out of the red with free money help
A free course that helps people get their finances in order is on offer in Berkhamsted.
Have a say on housing plans
People are being invited to have their say on future housing plans for the borough.
Rubbish dumped in countryside cleared within hours of website post
Rubbish dumped in the countryside was cleared within hours of an article being published about it on this website.
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Bert checks out world-beating firm
Mayor of Dacorum Bert Chapman was a special guest at the Kings Langley headquarters of world-beating firm RES, which last week won a coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second time.
Rubbish dumped in the countryside
Birthday cards, an employee handbook, letters about a couple getting divorced and two passport-sized photos of a woman were among the items dumped at the side of a country road.
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‘The regeneration of the town begins here’ video
The plans for a new Morrisons superstore and state-of-the-art college in Hemel Hempstead town centre have been unveiled at a public exhibition.
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Food chain Aldi plans two stores for town
Discount supermarket firm Aldi had announced it will open a store in Hemel Hempstead later this year and also has its sights set on a second base within the town.
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Get your motor running for Dacorum car tour
Historic cars will be touring around Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring on Sunday (May 5).
Motorcyclist in his 20s dies after coming off his bike on the A414 in Hemel Hempstead
A motorcyclist in his 20s has died after coming off his bike on the A414 in Hemel Hempstead.
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‘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.
Figures show fewer are claiming jobseekers benefit
More people are now in work compared to the same time last year, according to the latest figures.
Two new beds mean a full house at hospice
Two new beds have officially been added to the Northchurch-based Hospice of St Francis – and immediately filled by two patients in need of care and treatment.
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.
Growing waste line pushes firm past the £1millon mark
Where there’s muck, there’s brass, or so the saying goes – and that’s certainly the case for a specialist collection, clearance and recycling company.
Networking opportunities give chance to mix and mingle
Two meetings open to businesses will give the chance to discover new things and find new contacts.
Dog grooming business has a stroke of genius
Dog owners in Tring are sitting up and taking notice of a new grooming business.
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Britvic’s heart is now in Hemel after move
Soft drinks giant Britvic says its heart in now in Hemel Hempstead following an ‘emotional’ move last year from its historic base in Chelmsford.
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Hemel’s the one for a host of new firms
Two new tenants have helped fill a development while a third has expanded in the building.
Vibrant firms help to generate a new lease of life for Old Town
Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town is entering a new phase of revival, according to a business that has proudly relocated within the characterful area.
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SmartCows release their creative selves
Women, on the whole, don’t like being called cows, writes business editor David Tooley.
Birthday bash gives snow business big promotion chance video
Believe it or not, some people in Hemel Hempstead believe the town still has a dry ski slope in St Albans Hill.
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Thursday 23 May 2013
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