 The paper covers a range of local stories, including reports about crime and violence, planning applications affecting green belt land, stories related to the killer clown craze 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 Lidl supermarket in Berkhamsted.