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County council owned Margaret House Care Home has not been used since October 2020. Photo: Google Maps Street View

Site of former Abbots Langley care home can be sold-off decide councillors

Get the lowdown on how rentals can make money at special events in South Kensington – book your tickets now. Picture supplied.

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Cllr Simy Dhyani and tenant Linda James cut the ribbon at the official opening of the Wilstone development. Image submitted .

New council homes in Tring welcomed in ribbon-cutting ceremony

A number of applications have been submitted in the past week

Full list of planning applications submitted in Dacorum this week

Grant & Stone Hemel Hempstead is urging property owners to winterproof their homes

Don’t be left out in the cold!

Cycling on the canal towpath, a healthier way to travel

Hemel Garden Communities launch Healthy Lifestyles survey for residents

An artist's impression of what the homes could look like

New application launched for 43-home development between Aylesbury and Hemel

Hemel Hempstead Garden Centre opens its Christmas store on October 7th

The Christmas store at Hemel's garden centre opens its doors on 7th October

Chipperfield Garden Centre opens its Christmas store on October 7th

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Chipperfield Garden Centre

Open-plan living/dining room leading to balcony at the new show apartment at Bellway's Millworks

Bellway opens new show apartment at Kings Langley development

Lister Hospital staff with Miller Homes' David Kennefick at the neonatal unit

Housebuilder's rallying cry to Hemel charities
Charities in Hemel Hempstead are being called upon to seek the support of housebuilder, Miller Homes, as the company pledges to support community groups across the area before the end of the year.

An artist's look at the planned Paradise Depot

Dacorum Borough Council receives £10.9m funding for affordable housing schemes

Street scene of Bellway's St James’ Park site in Bishop’s Stortford, where buyers can save £24,000

Bellway launches scheme to offer buyers in Hertfordshire up to £24,000 towards t...

Some of the land saved from development

Numbers Farm has its Green Belt saved

The elderly are more likely to face loneliness. Picture by PA Archive/PA Images

Thousands more homes needed in Herts for over-75s by 2042

Hertfordshire County Council

Over £38m in ‘developer contributions’ spent to support Herts Council services

Colleagues at West Hertfordshire Bereavement Service

West Hertfordshire Hospitals' Bereavement Service receives £5,000 donation from ...

Save money and help environment with this solar installation scheme. Picture – supplied (Jamie Mason).

Ad Feature Solar panel scheme returns to Hertfordshire

Gentleman Mack.

Dacorum Cat’s Protection appealing for new home for ‘Gentleman’ Mack

'True gentleman' Mo.

Cat’s Protection Dacorum continues search for feline Mo’s fur-ever family

Planning applications

Details on plans for 18 flats and 14 houses on farm land in Hemel Hempstead

Offers of £2 million have been received

£2m offers received for property with sauna, jacuzzi and outdoor swimming pool

Planning applications

Details on plans for new three storey classroom block at Hemel Hempstead School

A number of applications have been submitted in the past week

Application lodged to transform address in Hemel into a children's home

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Variation of conditions to plans for refurbishment of McDonald's drive-thru

Mo loves to cuddle. Image submitted.

Cats Protection in Dacorum is seeking a new family for affectionate feline Mo

Valued at £1,295,000

£1.3m four-bedroom home hits the market in Hemel Hempstead

House prices in Dacorum have dropped slightly. Image by Andrew Matthews.

House prices in Dacorum drop slightly latest Land Registry figures show
The drop does not reverse the longer-term trend

The council has overspent its housing benefit budget. Image by Joe Giddens.

New figures show Dacorum District Council spent over its housing payments budget

Planning applications

Planning applications across Dacorum: Extensions, barns and farms

Kerb parking image for illustration purposes. Photo: Lisa Ferguson.

Councillors agree updated policy on dropped kerb installation for residents

The proposals are for the land west of Tring Cemetery on the Aylesbury Road and between land south of Icknield Way in Tring. Photo: Google Maps

Amendment to plans for 226 dwellings and cemetery extension on land in Tring

Figures reveal the most and least expensive places to buy in Dacoum

Revealed: Dacorum's property hotspots

Planning applications

Plans to demolish and replace Nora Grace Hall with new community centre

This house is something else

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

Planning applications

Plans submitted to demolish large portion of hotel and build 57 new homes

Hemel Hempstead is set to grow in the strip between the town and the M1. Credit: Google Earth

Major plans to expand Hemel into an area "twice the size of Whipsnade Zoo"

Valued at £1,475,000

In Pictures: Large modern four-bedroom home valued at over £1.4m

Planning applications

Plans to transform medical site into unit and 71 homes with 51 parking spaces

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Dad’s the word! Eight of the best Father’s day presents for every budget

Planning applications

Extensions, conservatories and skylights - find out who's planning what near you

Preparing for a summer holiday abroad can be exhausting (photo: Adobe)

How to prepare leaving your home and car for a holiday abroad

Planning

Councillor points finger at ‘ridiculous’ objections to proposed children’s homes

Valued at £1,950,000

18-room countryside property enters the market in Tring valued at just under £2m

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Plans submitted to build eight new houses on site between Hemel and Berkhamsted
Here are the list of planning applications made across Dacorum this week

An artist's impression of the new housing project coming to Hemel Hempstead

Council approves 56-home complex on brownfield site in Hemel Hempstead

The character cottage in Woodcock Hill

Cottage in incredible grounds with scope for development on the market for £1m

Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead

Empty office block in Hemel town centre transformed in 33 affordable new homes

Over 600 bags of compost were given away to residents.

Food for the soil: green-fingered residents bag free compost from council

Best battery-run grass trimmers UK 2023

Best battery-run grass trimmers

Plans have been submitted to the council

Plans submitted to remove clock tower from church and big school redevelopment

Valued at £1,500,000

Four-bedroom home overlooking nature reserve hits market for £1.5m

The former Queen's Head pub in Hemel

Required contamination details submitted to council for conversion of pub

Valued at £1,600,000

Pictures: Modern five-bedroom home valued at £1.6m with balcony views

Fiona Smyth from Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted mum with incurable cancer appearing at Chelsea Flower Show