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Help us record the longest day in Dacorum

It’s the longest day of the year on Friday – and we’re planning to make the most of it before the evenings start drawing in again.

Cardboard cutout tour: Ben at Tring Brewery says the Late Night Gimp Fight cutout has raised a few eyebrows and proved a talking point

VIDEO: Cartoon cutouts tickle Tring’s funny bone video

More observant readers may have noticed some mysterious new two-dimensional cartoon faces popping up in Tring’s shop windows in the recent weeks and thought they were literally seeing double.

Bishop Wood Wild West Fair: pony rides were popular with the little ones

Yee-haw! School fair is a wild-west success

Cowboys and cowgirls alike were in their element at Bishop Wood School’s Wild West Fair on Saturday, and the event raised more than £3,000 for the school’s funds.

Adeyfield School head teacher Scott Martin

Adeyfield School looks forward to a laid-back library video

Pupils returning to Hemel Hempstead’s Adeyfield School after the summer holiday are looking forward to a transformation that could knock them off their feet.

Sportspace, Hemel Hempstead, parking sign. Register your car at reception.

No leeway for gym users hit with £150 fines

A firm brought in to monitor motorists using a leisure centre’s car park is refusing to bend on its costly penalties.

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Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning greets Obama family as start of G* conference in Northern Ireland June 2013

Mr President, allow me to introduce Mr Penning - Hemel Hempstead MP’s red carpet moment

Here’s one for the album – Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning was at the front of the receiving line when some of the most important men in the world flew into Northern Ireland this week for the G8 summit.

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Stags boss lauds his side after shock win

Hemel Stags coach Troy Perkins has heaped praise on his side following their impressive victory over previously unbeaten North Wales Crusaders.

Herts Baseball Club side, Herts Ravens.

Right royal Ravens knock the Kings off their perch

The Herts Ravens continued their impressive run of form with a brace of victories in a double-header with AAA South leaders Oxford Kings.

Major League Baseball

A simple guide to the big-hitting events

In the lastest edition of Curveballs and Sliders, Joe Gray looks at the key baseball dates for the diary, both in the UK and in North America.

Ashridge Half Marathon. Sunday, June 16, 2013.

Woman leads the way across finish line of first Ashridge Half Marathon

It was a woman who led the way in the first Ashridge Half Marathon fundraiser for Rennie Grove Hospice Care.

Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club celebrate their Peanuts League success.

Top-four finish for the Hemel Reds

The Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club Red team finished their Division Two campaign at the third and final round of the Herts Peanuts League on Saturday.

Hemel Hempstead Town Cricket Club U17s

The Hemel Town young guns blast past St Albans

Hemel Hempstead Town U17s produced a stunning display to produce one of the largest winning margins ever seen in Hertfordshire in a 20-over game.

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VIDEO: Cartoon cutouts tickle Tring’s funny bone video

More observant readers may have noticed some mysterious new two-dimensional cartoon faces popping up in Tring’s shop windows in the recent weeks and thought they were literally seeing double.

Lifestyle rss

Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company production of Dick Barton, June 2013

Dick is so determined to thwart this evil tea plot video

The curtain went up on the Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company’s latest show last night – but you’ve still got until Saturday to catch the stirring adventures of radio detective Dick Barton brought to the stage.

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Book in for a session of sex, drugs and crime...

Novelist Ruth Jacobs, who also campaigns against sexual exploitation, will be at Waterstones bookshop in St Albans tomorrow, Thursday, from 7pm.

Beechwood Fine Foods Toby Murray

Customers share in Beechwood birthday bash video

A specialist delicatessen and cafe marked its birthday with a party – and invited customers along to share in the celebration.

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Dirty politics with If Only

Fans of political dramas will be well served by David Edgar’s new play, If Only, which has its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre this week.

Buoyed by the success of the concert premiere of John Camerons Beacon, a Celebration which received a standing ovation from a packed audience, the Beacon Community Choir is now rehearsing for its annual Concert on the Lawn in Ivinghoe, June 2013

Beacon choir aim to light up summer event video

After their last performance – the concert premiere of John Cameron’s Beacon, A Celebration earlier this year – received a standing ovation from a packed audience, the Beacon Community Choir is back in the spotlight for its annual Concert On The Lawn in Ivinghoe on Sunday.

Trevor Marriott, former detective investigating Jack The Ripper murders on stage

125 years on, Ripper’s yarn is still a draw

Of all the cold cases in the big drawer marked ‘unsolved’ the Jack the Ripper killings must be the chilliest.

Community rss

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If you’re a carer, take care of yourself too

Last week was Carers Week, and Members of Parliament and people around the country paid attention to the work done by carers who undertake the enormous task of looking after their loved ones every day.

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‘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.

Stars of the show: do you know on which TV talent show the Loveable Rogues found fame?

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.

Flat fire in Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted. 
Picture by Jim Garnett.

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.

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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.

Multicultural Evening at Nash Mills School;
 
1/.  Polish and Scots costumes all in the same family.  Kevin and Ela Bryson with Emily, ten, and Adam, six.
 
2/.+ 3/. Years Nash Mills pupils did Bollywood dancing.

4/+ 6/.   Indian food from all over the sub continent
 
5/.    Kenyan family Christian Mulamula,left, and the Kanyanga family, Aggrey and Eunice and their children
Alicia, ten, and Eldright, six.

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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