The paper
34 original stories. Official feeds file on autopilot through the day, with a named daily scan at 06:05 London time. Named reporters still write the investigations. We do not copy other publications.
Planning
The developer presented land off Homefield to Bovingdon’s planning committee in June. Grange Farm is already discharging conditions on Green Lane. This serial will be filed from the register, not from other papers.
28 August 2026
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
Desk wire
Lagged street-level counts for Hemel East and West, Berkhamsted and Tring, Kings Langley and the south-east.
1 June 2026
Desk wire
Autopilot desk copy from Open-Meteo, the Environment Agency, police.uk and planning.data.gov.uk, filed 2026-08-28.
28 August 2026
Desk wire
UK-area alerts that can affect the Borough of Dacorum, summarised by the desk from Meteoalarm.
28 August 2026
Desk wire
Beat surgeries, markets and school visits listed by D01–D04 teams on police.uk.
28 August 2026
Politics
Whitehall has confirmed four unitary authorities for Hertfordshire. From April 2028, Dacorum and St Albans will share a single council: with shadow elections in May 2027.
16 July 2026
Desk wire
Autopilot desk copy from Open-Meteo, the Environment Agency, police.uk and planning.data.gov.uk, filed 2026-08-27.
27 August 2026
Desk wire
Original Daily brief from the live flood API. Check Floodline for the official wording.
27 August 2026
Desk wire
UK-area alerts that can affect the Borough of Dacorum, summarised by the desk from Meteoalarm.
27 August 2026
Desk wire
Beat surgeries, markets and school visits listed by D01–D04 teams on police.uk.
27 August 2026
Local News
Berkhamsted and Tring still command Chiltern prices. Hemel remains the volume market. The next shock is Hemel Garden Communities.
22 August 2026
Local News
A Norman church, a sloping High Street and a Sunday market: the original Hemel never left. It just got a dual carriageway for a neighbour.
20 August 2026
Education
Secondary places in Hemel, Berkhamsted and Tring run on Hertfordshire rules, not borough branding. Here is the landscape before you open the application form.
18 August 2026
Environment
From Kings Langley through Apsley, Boxmoor and Berkhamsted, the towpath is commute, gym, nature reserve and pub crawl.
15 August 2026
Community
A self-service wash will not fix a housing crisis. It will save a car interior after a wet walk by the Gade.
13 August 2026
Crime
Four neighbourhood teams, a public crime map, and a messaging service called Herts Connected. Here is how to read them without the press-office gloss.
12 August 2026
Health
The Urgent Treatment Centre runs 8am to 10pm. Major emergencies go to Watford General. That split has been true for years. It still needs repeating.
11 August 2026
Environment
The National Trust woods above Berkhamsted and Aldbury are Dacorum’s greatest outdoor asset. They are also busier than they look on a Tuesday in February.
8 August 2026
Transport
Hemel, Apsley, Berkhamsted, Tring and Kings Langley live on the West Coast Main Line. When the timetable coughs, the borough stops.
5 August 2026
Business
Before the retail parks, before the online van, there was a field on the airfield road. It is still there.
2 August 2026
Environment
Wilstone, Startops, Marsworth and Tringford were dug to feed the Grand Union. They now feed a different economy: walkers, birders and Sunday pubs.
29 July 2026
Politics
A Community Governance Review is consulting residents in Dacorum’s unparished areas before 18 September 2026.
24 July 2026