Business investment for those who tamed Dacorum’s dragons 9:00am Monday 27th August 2012 in News By Ben Endley, Senior reporter Small businesses in Dacorum are to benefit from £1,000 grants after taming the borough’s financial dragons. The 12 companies ranging from specialist food producers to sports clubs and carpenters went before the Dragons’ Den-style panel [...]
Dacorum bin collections disrupted 5:00pm Sunday 26th August 2012 in News Bin collections in Dacorum will be disrupted due to the August Bank Holiday. All usual collection dates for grey wheeled bins and recycling boxes will move one day later after the bank holiday. The usual waste collection schedule will return from Monday 3 September. Comment now! [...]
Labour police commisioner candidate vows to scrap G4S deal 3:00pm Sunday 26th August 2012 in News By Ben Endley, Senior reporter Labour’s candidate to become Hertfordshire’s new elected police and crime commissioner has pledged to scrap a controversial plan to outsource large swathes of the county’s police operations to the under-fire security company G4S. Sherma [...]
No bin collections in Watford tomorrow due to bank holiday 12:00pm Sunday 26th August 2012 in News There will be no bin collections in Watford tomorrow due to the bank holiday. Watford Borough Council said bins will be picked up a day later than normal all through the week. Normal service will resume after Saturday [...]
Dacorum Borough Council to host ‘listening events’ 11:30am Sunday 26th August 2012 in News By Ben Endley, Senior reporter A series of ‘Listening events’ offering Dacorum residents the chance to address council service providers will be held in select locations across the borough during September. The events will be held between 10am and 3pm on [...]
Flower society open day 9:00am Sunday 26th August 2012 in News By Adam Binnie, Senior Reporter Rickmansworth and District Horticultural Society will hold an open evening next month. The event, on Wed September 19, will feature Valeria Edwards speaking on the history of Chenies Manor and Gardens. It will be held at the WRVS Centre, [...]
Police defend emergency team move to Rickmansworth 5:30pm Saturday 25th August 2012 in News By Adam Binnie, Senior Reporter Three Rivers emergency response police officers, who were moved to Watford, are set to return to Rickmansworth, despite the constabulary claiming the first move had no detrimental affect on response times or crime rates. The district’s [...]
Bounce-a-thon tomorrow 3:00pm Saturday 25th August 2012 in News By Adam Binnie, Senior Reporter Staff at Bushey Grove Leisure Centre will take part in a 24-hour bounce-a-thon for Help the Heroes tomorrow. Ten members of staff will take part in the event, which will involve jumping on a bouncy castle in Aldenham Road from 2pm. [...]
Charity hosts home security event at Watford Colosseum 12:20pm Saturday 25th August 2012 in News The charity West Herts Against Crime (WHAC) will be sharing its home security expertise during the Home Tasks Show at Watford Colosseum from 2pm to 5pm on Thursday, September 13. The event will showcase the wide range of affordable home [...]
County council praises Hertfordshire Olympic medallists 9:30am Saturday 25th August 2012 in News By Mike Wright, Chief Reporter Anthony Joshua. Picture by Action Images. Olympic medallists from Hertfordshire, including Watford-born boxing gold medallist Anthony Joshua, have received a letter for congratulations from the county council. The letters have been sent from, Jane Pitman, the chairman [...]