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'Sick of the lies': Michelle Mone breaks silence on covid PPE scandal

Naomi Pearse in full PPE at the Hemel Hempstead home which was home for THREE months during the pandemic

Care worker relives lockdown nightmare after being forced to move into Hemel Hem...

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Hertfordshire County Council's budget proposals highlight ongoing costs of Covid...

At a meeting of the county council’s adult care, health and wellbeing cabinet panel on Wednesday, December 8, councillors heard the winter was likely to be 'extremely challenging across the health and social care system'

Hertfordshire councillors warned about 'extremely challenging’ winter for delive...

One in 10 patients at west Herts hospitals are no-shows, latest data reveals

One in 10 patients at west Herts hospitals are no-shows

Promedica24 donates PPE to support frontline workers at the Hospice of St Francis

Live-in care company donates PPE to support frontline workers in Berkhamsted

A Rennie Grove nurse greets a patient at their home

Rennie Grove dispels myths about hospice care during awareness week

Miss El Boukili, who made the PPE during lockdown, represented the school at the ceremony

Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead recognised at awards ceremony for making PPE ...

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

The county council will continue to help care homes in Hertfordshire. (Image has been used for illustrative purposes)

Care homes in Hertfordshire will continue to receive financial support from the ...

Hertfordshire County Council draws up plans to extend financial support for care providers

Hertfordshire County Council draws up plans to extend financial support for care...
The plans to extend the support were highlighted to a meeting of the council’s adult care, health and wellbeing cabinet panel

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Cllr Bob Deering, cabinet member for resources and performance

£9.6m to support those most affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Hertfordshire

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

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Increase in number of consumer complaints reported to trading standards in Hertf...

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

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Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

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Hertfordshire fire crews take longer to reach fires because of ‘sanitizing measu...

Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular indoor visitors from mid-April, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care home residents in England allowed two indoor visitors from 12 April

Peter visiting his wife Ann on her birthday at Bupa Care Home

Berkhamsted care home residents reunited with loved ones

When can car washes reopen in England? What the roadmap out of lockdown means fo...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

Carers’ charity helps provide free PPE to unpaid carers in Hertfordshire

Charity helps provide free PPE to unpaid carers in Hemel Hempstead

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

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Covid outbreaks now in half of all Hertfordshire care homes

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

How to groom your dog at home during lockdown - and are dog groomers open?

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ...

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

Hertfordshire County Council extends Covid-19 financial support for care homes

Hertfordshire County Council extends Covid-19 financial support for care homes

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get?

You can book to get a ‘drive through’ flu jab - full list of locations

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

Kings Ace Taxis offers support to Dacorum residents during lockdown

Kings Ace Taxis offers support to Dacorum residents during lockdown

A similar development in Aylesbury

Hemel Hempstead housing association to build further 1,000 homes after getting £...

Councillors’ plea to consider easing visiting restrictions in Hertfordshire care homes

Councillors’ plea to consider easing visiting restrictions in Hertfordshire care...

Team on roundabout showing traffic management

Council clears 4.5 tonnes of litter cleared from the A41

The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board have published an independent report

New report published on the response of Hertfordshire care homes to coronavirus
The review was to identify learnings, improving practice and to give care home staff a voice

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More than 100 care home coronavirus cases in Hertfordshire in two weeks

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

BSI is hiring test engineers in Hemel Hempstead

BSI is hiring test engineers in Hemel Hempstead

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus?

The care home has since expressed gratitude to the MP for raising the issue (photo: Shutterstock)

The care home which sacked an employee over claims of lack of PPE has admitted i...

Tring Radio Volunteer Presenters Peter Ashman and Natalie Spence, Wendy Lewington (Chief Executive of Dens) and Nicky Maxwell Braithwaite Community Events and Fundraising Manager for Dens (C) Adam Hollier Photography

Tring Radio donates hundreds to DENS Foodbank

Masks in schools

School staff will not be asked to wear masks despite care home measures and 'loc...

Hand on Heart delivered essential packs to DENS in Hemel Hempstead

Hand on Heart donates essential packs to help the homeless in Hemel Hempstead

Burger King in The Marlowes has re-opened (C) Google Maps

Burger King re-opens Hemel Hempstead restaurant

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Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th...