The ''Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express'' is a

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in the

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that covers the towns of

Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of London, which is part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2011 census was 97,500. Developed after the Second World War as a new ...

, Berkhamsted and

Tring Tring is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated in a gap passing through the Chiltern Hills, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from Central London. Tring is linked to ...

and the surrounding area in Hertfordshire.

History

It was first published in 1858 as ''The Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser'', this was renamed in 1899 as ''The Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser'' and it was published under this title until 1973. From 1973 it was known simply as the ''Hemel Hempstead Gazette'', and from 1991 as ''The Gazette''. The paper generated two sibling titles, the ''Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette'' and a free newspaper, ''Herald Express'', all of which come from the same offices. In May 2017, the ''Gazettes parent company Johnston Press merged the three titles into on single newspaper, the ''Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express''. The paper covers a range of local stories, including reports about crime and violence, planning applications affecting

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land, stories related to the

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and film premieres. In 2005, the Newspaper Society praised the ''Hemel Hempstead Gazette'' for its coverage of the Buncefield oil depot explosion. In 2014, the ''Gazette'' covered a local controversy about the proposed construction of a

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supermarket in Berkhamsted. The public debate attracted attention from national media such as the '' Daily Mail'' and was featured on an edition of ITV London News. In 2018, the ''Gazette'' was reprimanded by the

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for a news item on its ''Hemel Today'' website which falsely reported that a former mayor of

Dacorum Borough Council The Borough of Dacorum is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England that includes the towns of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and Kings Langley. The district, which was formed in 1974, had a population of 137,799 in 2001. Its ...

had committed suicide after suffering from the effects of the menopause. The story related to another woman of the same name, and the ''Gazette'' apologised to the former mayor.

Publication, production and ownership

The ''Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express'' is part of Premier Newspapers Ltd which itself is part of the Johnston Press group of local newspapers. It is printed in Sheffield. It is published on Wednesdays. The ''Gazettes website is published under the title ''Hemel Today'', with archives going back to 1990, with corresponding mirror websites entitled ''Berkhamsted Today'' and ''Tring Today''. Previously, about 10 people worked in the editorial department which was based at Newspaper House, 39 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 1LH. In January 2014 Johnston Press closed the ''Gazette'' office, and the editorial staff are now remote workers. The ''Gazettes paper

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is now held by the

Dacorum Heritage Trust Dacorum Heritage (DH) is a local history advocacy group in the United Kingdom. It collects and records the history of the Borough of Dacorum, Hertfordshire, in the south of England, and aims to encourage the appreciation of the heritage of Dac ...

References

External links

Readership report for Hemel Hempstead Gazette
at JICREG, Retrieved November 2009
Archive of 'Gazzer' Cartoons, featuring the Hemel Hempstead Gazette's mascot dog.''The Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser'' (1872–1891) on The British Newspaper Archive
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