Hemel Online

22/11/2025

Gadebridge House, home to Astley Cooper : surgeon to the rich and famous.

The House and Owner:
The house was built for the surgeon Sir Astley Paston Cooper, who moved there in 1811, and the Cooper family remained at the estate until 1904.

Later Uses:
After the Cooper family left, the house was sold and became Gadebridge Park School in 1914, and an army camp was also set up on the grounds in 1915.

Demolition and Current Site:
The school moved out in 1963, and the house was demolished as part of the New Town development. A Kodak Marketing Education Centre was built on the site, which was later demolished in 1995 for the current housing development at Sovereign Heights.

21/11/2025

Dacorum Police
An arrest has been made following a report of a stabbing that occurred near Gadebridge Park.

The incident occurred on Wednesday 19 November at around 4.20pm.

A 16-year-old-boy has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He remains in police custody at this time.

Following the incident, a 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Detective Inspector Jason Finnegan said “I understand that this incident will have caused some concern, and I hope that this arrest will give some reassurance to the local community.

“Our enquiries are still ongoing, and I urge anyone who saw the incident or who was in the area at the time to get in touch with any information you think may help our investigation.”

You can report information online at https://orlo.uk/e713C, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat at https://orlo.uk/1P9Yi or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/110211/25.

Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

21/11/2025

Community Cars is our social car scheme that provides vital transportation for people who struggle to access public transport or don’t have their own vehicle.
Do you have an hour or so spare a week?
Enjoy driving and meeting people?
Looking for a flexible volunteering role?
Why not join the Community Transport team as a driver.
No extra insurance is required
Mileage reimbursed
If you would
like to make a difference to someone’s life email [email protected]
for more information or call
01442 212888
https://buff.ly/OgHEo25

21/11/2025

Big news! Our music video “It’s Not a Crime To Be Different” has been nominated for the Charity Film Awards and we couldn’t be prouder!

This is a HUGE moment for our community, and now we need your help.

Please vote for us and help amplify our message!
You’ll need to create a Smiley account to vote (you can only vote once), but it’s super quick — and if you voted last year, your login still works.

👉 Vote here: https://heyor.ca/uDdk67

Please share this with your friends, family, and community, and ask them to vote for Electric Umbrella too.

21/11/2025

Good early morning to you all❄️

It's another cold start across the chilterns with a patchy frost in places. Cloud cover is making it not feel as cold as last night. Still very chilly though.

Sunny spells throughout the morning. More widespread sunshine and blue skies into the afternoon. A very cold feel to the day, with highs of just 3°C today! Brr

Full forecast coming up in a bit.

Photo taken by Nigel Timberlake❄️📷👍

Have a fabulous friday🙂

Luke👍👍

20/11/2025