
Sport
Tudors sit sixth: Weston-super-Mare at Vauxhall Road on Saturday
Two away wins, a home defeat, seven points from four. Hemel Hempstead Town are a National League South story this paper will keep, not a Premier League widget.
28 August 2026
Hemel Hempstead · services
Hemel holds the borough’s service economy: hospital campus, Maylands trades, leisure centres, garages on the ring.
Maylands is where vans live. Neighbourhood parades still hide decent barbers and takeaways. National chains occupy the retail parks.
For anything requiring a council counter, The Forum is still the place until 2028.
Honest diagnosis, MOT wait times, and a courtesy car that exists.
Hemel Hempstead is small enough that an honest “best garages” list should admit gaps. These are the nearest Dacorum options we would actually send you to.
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Sport
Two away wins, a home defeat, seven points from four. Hemel Hempstead Town are a National League South story this paper will keep, not a Premier League widget.
28 August 2026

Health
The practice has been telling patients for months that the rutted ground behind Gatecroft is Dacorum’s, not an official park. Ward members pledged CIL to rebuild it. The council newsroom has not yet posted a start notice.
28 August 2026