Politics
Hemel Hempstead asked whether it wants parish councils
A Community Governance Review is consulting residents in Dacorum’s unparished areas before 18 September 2026.
24 July 2026
Weekly roll-up
The week in Dacorum · 2026-W30
20 July 2026 – 26 July 2026. Daily briefings stay live and noindexed unless the desk also filed a named story that day.
2026-W30 in Dacorum ran from 20 July 2026 to 26 July 2026. This page is the indexed week. Daily weather-and-crime briefings stay up as live follow pages; they are not the paper.
What the desk actually filed starts with Hemel Hempstead asked whether it wants parish councils. Most of Dacorum already has a parish or town council.
Also on the file: Six Dacorum parks keep their Green Flags: and the standard is getting harder; Absolutely Together chosen to run Little Hay: with padel, adventure golf and rooms on the drawing board.
Taylor Wimpey is back at Homefield. The parish minutes are the public record is still open. Read the serial, not a weather paragraph.
Filed this week
Environment
Six Dacorum parks keep their Green Flags: and the standard is getting harder
Gadebridge and its sister parks have retained the award for cleanliness, safety and community involvement. The dog wash is new. The expectation is not.
22 July 2026
Sport
Absolutely Together chosen to run Little Hay: with padel, adventure golf and rooms on the drawing board
The Box Lane golf complex is promised new investment, including an 18-hole adventure course and shot-tracking on the range.
21 July 2026
Still running
- Taylor Wimpey is back at Homefield. The parish minutes are the public record · Planning · 28 August 2026
- Dacorum to join a new West Hertfordshire council in 2028 · Politics · 28 August 2026
- Hemel Hempstead asked whether it wants parish councils · Politics · 24 July 2026