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DENS fundraising cabaret evening, Tring, April 2013

Homeless hostel bid ‘vital in tough times’ video

Plans for a homeless hostel in Hemel Hempstead will be submitted to Dacorum Borough Council next month, subject to a public consultation.

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A toast to teams who saved David!

The family and friends of a man who almost died when he fell down the stairs at home will be dressing up as doctors and nurses for a fundraising pub crawl.

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Tring cafe-owner warns drivers to be on their guard after number plates theft

A cafe owner has warned drivers to be on the look out after his numberplates were pinched and used on another car to steal petrol.

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Holiday fun for green fingers

Kids can try out some green-

Staff at Little Acorns Pre-school in Warners End with some of their young charges

Little Acorns have grown

A busy pre-school in Hemel Hempstead has been acclaimed as top of the class for the third year in a row.

Community Action Dacorum's John Kelly and Hayley Smith take Kings Langley residents on the inaugural Door To Store shopping trip.

Door To Store scheme ‘a blessing’ for infirm video

A new scheme launched by Community Action Dacorum to help elderly and disabled people living in rural areas do their weekly shop has been labelled ‘a blessing’ by one user.

Sport rss

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Hemel Stags look to sting the Scorpions

Hemel Stags coach Troy Perkins hopes to be picking from a full-strength squad for Sunday’s showdown with South Wales Scorpions – but Mike Bishay looks set to be unavailable after being named in London Broncos’ match-day squad.

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Tudors season review 2012/13

Marc Willmore looks back on Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club’s 2012/13 Southern League Premier Division season.

Paul Stanford and Ashridge Golf Club captain Roger Davies

Paul is the king of Herts

An amateur golfer from Berkhamsted has been crowned the champion of Hertfordshire – beating off the competition of the best players in the county.

Micaela Du Plessis receives her winners' trophy from Redbourn Golf Club lady captain Carol Eaton.

Micaela proves too good

Home advantage paid dividends as Redbourn’s own Micaela Du Plessis bagged top spot in at the Redbourn Golf Club Junior Girl’s Open

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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.

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Homeless hostel bid ‘vital in tough times’ video

Plans for a homeless hostel in Hemel Hempstead will be submitted to Dacorum Borough Council next month, subject to a public consultation.

Lifestyle rss

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Rubber duck comedy will be top of the bill!

A comedy inspired by a real life tragedy will see hundreds of rubber ducks filling the stage at Aylesbury’s Limelight Theatre next week.

Michael Garrick, jazz pianist and composer, who died on November 11, 2011, with his MBE.

Birthday session will be a tuneful tribute

Berkhamsted Jazz Club founder and president Michael Garrick sadly died in 2011 – but it would have been his 80th birthday next week.

gaddesden place riding for the disabled sponsored dog walk in ashridge preview pictures

Four-legged friends will fetch fundraising video

Four-legged fundraisers will be helping to fetch in a bumper fundraising total at a charity event on the Ashridge Estate next month.

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What came before that Joseph show?

Everyone knows the story of Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, whether it’s from school productions, the BBC talent show or the Rice and Lloyd-Webber megahit itself.

Helpers nurture seedlings at Rothamsted Research in advance of Markyate plant sale in aid of Hospice of St Francis, May 2013

Spring’s in the air, so let’s get into the gardens

Spring is here and it’s time to get out and about – and if you like nothing more than having a nose around somebody else’s glorious garden, there are some dates for your diary on the horizon.

Fake Vicar/Real Vicar! Carolyne Bevan and the Rev Lizzie Hood of Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green

Carolyne’s dog-collar debut

Carolyne Bevan dons the dog-collar of the vicar of Dibley when the curtain goes up tomorrow night on the Kings Langley Players’ take on the popular sitcom – and nobody can accuse her of not preparing for the role

Community rss

Spring clean up at the baby memorial garden in Gadebrige Park.

Volunteers spruce up baby memorial garden

Volunteers turned out to get stuck in with the spring tidy up of a memorial garden dedicated to babies.

Tring Air Cadets.
Rear (L-R) Cdt Conor Grant, Cpl Jordan Addy, Sgt Patrick Hopson, Flt Lt Andy Bryant, Flight Sergeant Stewrat Waring, Cdt Luke Scales
Front (L-R) Cpl Charlie Smith, Cdt Charlie Woodbridge, Sgt Stefanie Forster, Cdt Jack Bettridge, Cpl Jake Fotheringham

Tring cadets come tops in challenge exercises

Young members of Tring Air Training Corps came up trumps when they joined almost 400 colleagues from Herts and Bucks to take part in the prestigious annual Wing Exercise.

Helpers nurture seedlings at Rothamsted Research in advance of Markyate plant sale in aid of Hospice of St Francis, May 2013

Spring’s in the air, so let’s get into the gardens

Spring is here and it’s time to get out and about – and if you like nothing more than having a nose around somebody else’s glorious garden, there are some dates for your diary on the horizon.

Kath Martin, cancer survivor taking part in 2013 Hospice Of St Francis Midnight Walk

Kath collars pals to tread Midnight beat

A grateful mum who has survived breast cancer against the odds is stepping out next month to say thank you.

Kath Martin, cancer survivor taking part in 2013 Hospice Of St Francis Midnight Walk

Scouts camp in woods to learn survival skills video

Scouts have been out in the woods learning key skills they will need for an adventure-packed trip to the Netherlands later this year.

hospice of st francis biggest loser 23 Emma Beattie

Video: Emma talks about conquering Kodak Tower video

When she signed up to be part of this year’s Biggest Loser challenge Emma Beattie had two aims – shedding some weight and raising funds for the Northchurch-based Hospice Of St Francis.

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