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Olivia Preston
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Nook, the new eatery in Markyate. Pictures: Dylan May

New café opens promising 'community feel' for customers

Kaylen Donaldson. Picture: Herts Police

Police hunt for man with links to Hemel Hempstead wanted on recall to prison

This house is something else

Take a look inside this £3.95 million house - with a medieval hall

The ladies enjoying a dip

Watch elephants enjoy their first swim of the summer

The offences happened last December

Men charged with fraud after banking app scams

Pictured: Richmond Square flats on Hicks Road

Police appeal after attempted burglary at Markyate flats

Go behind the scenes and meet Hodor and Lola

Whipsnade Zoo opens UK’s first hippo experience

Puff the wolverine is dares the cold for some snow frolics

Whipsnade Zoo animals enjoy winter wonderland after overnight snowfall

The yarn bombers have been spreading smiles once again - this time for World Book Day

Characters brought to life by yarn bombers

The property was linked to anti-social behaviour

Teen given suspended sentence for attempted knifepoint robbery

All dressed up!

Dacorum children dress up for World Book Day
World Book Day is celebrated on the first Thursday of March

The property was linked to anti-social behaviour

Closure order secured on property linked to suspected drug activity

Conar has been out of school since November 2021

Boy out of education for over year as no school will take him

Parents have two weeks to accept the school place offer.

Council reveals how many children got place at preferred secondary school

Pictured: Orson with Angela Rayner MP

Deaf boy appeals for government support for life-changing programme

Students find out which secondary school have offered them a place today.

Ofsted ratings for Dacorum secondary schools

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Teens arrested after suspected knife attack in Tring

The cinema remains open

Hemel cinema at risk as company seeks a new buyer

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Kings Langley man jailed after police suffer knife injuries in Hemel Hempstead

Matthew was attacked last April

Stab victim calls for harsher sentences and more support

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Arrest made after assault outside restaurant

Pictured: Players from the club

Football club to compete in Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup
The national finals kick off in July

20 of these are up for grabs

Free water butts to be given away by council

Students from The Adeyfield Academy with 'good' balloons

Hemel school celebrates Good Ofsted rating

Colin Cartwright and Owen Cooper

Hemel friends will cycle for 24 hours to combat isolation and poverty

The line pictured in 1959

Historic railway line gets upgrade for walking and cycling

Herts Police would like to speak to the people in the image

CCTV appeal after Hemel Hempstead CEX targeted by iPhone theft

The M25

M25 near Hemel Hempstead reopens after police incident

Pictured: Karen Bowler

Nurse honoured for 45 years of service in NHS

Pictured: Outside of the Bell

Pub to get £300,000 refurb as new brewery takes over

Teachers are set to walk out today

List of all the Dacorum schools where teachers are striking

You could get one of these medals by completing the walk

Iconic London landmark walk organised in aid of hospice care

Suffragettes outside of Southwark Crown Court, inset: stickers on Hemel Hempstead Barclay's doors

Activists join ‘suffragettes’ as Hemel bank plastered with stickers
They were part of a mass gathering

Pupils and teachers at Westbrook Hay Preparatory School

Hemel private school named as Eco-Primary School of the Year

Pictured: Andrew Prothero

Hemel man with links to Three Rivers wanted by police

Ashley Howse was before the court last week

Bovingdon man pleads guilty to father's attempt murder

How are you going to celebrate?

Applications for coronation road closures now open

Smiling Alfred with his football trophy

Desperate mum's appeal for help as son has been out of education for five months

The visa application processing section in Hemel Hempstead library

Visa applications at library 'disrupt study and put confidentiality at risk'

The outside of the pub

'A special treat out at a well-located pub'

Which is your favourite?

15 of the most gorgeous and expensive properties on the market in Dacorum

Pictured: 11-year-old Solenne

11-year-old dancer joins ballet company for Coppélia production

Del Boy lookalike posing with a smiling employee

Del Boy makes appearance at business park