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Buck up
A LECTURE about Rothschild House in Buckinghamshire has been organised by the Kings Langley Local History and Museum Society for 8pm on Wednesday, at the Baptist Church Hall, The Nap, Kings Langley. All are welcome. For further information telephone 01923
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Bulb talk
UNUSUAL garden bulbs will be the topic for discussion when Mr John Armand visits West Herts Garden Club's next meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 25, at St Matthew's Church hall in Eastbury Road, Oxhey. Admission costs £3. October 10, 2001 20:04
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From diary to the stage
Before John Diamond wrote a famous diary about his terminal illness, there was Totteridge journalist Oscar Moore. Now his life story has become a play, writes LEIGH COLLINS A Totteridge journalist who wrote a celebrated Guardian column about his terminal
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Date set
BOVINGDON company Steve Badcock Limited and its owner Mr Steve Badcock are being taken to St Albans Crown Court by Hertfordshire County Council on January 7 next year. In a pre-trial review in September not guilty pleas were made to 22 charges of contravening
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Ranger found
THE long-awaited appointment of a Woodland ranger for Chipperfield could be over. At the parish council meeting on Monday, October 8, it was announced that a suitable candidate had volunteered for the post. Other areas, like Kings Langley, already have
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Buck up
A LECTURE about Rothschild House in Buckinghamshire has been organised by the Kings Langley Local History and Museum Society for 8pm on Wednesday, at the Baptist Church Hall, The Nap, Kings Langley. All are welcome. For further information telephone 01923
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Peter back on dry land after yacht race
A MAN whose previous sailing experience was on boat trips as a child at Yorkshire seaside town Bridlington has completed a round-the-world yacht race. Mr Peter McGrath, of Gypsy Lane, Kings Langley, made the final leg home on Wednesday, September 26,
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Bulb talk
UNUSUAL garden bulbs will be the topic for discussion when Mr John Armand visits West Herts Garden Club's next meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 25, at St Matthew's Church hall in Eastbury Road, Oxhey. Admission costs £3. October 10, 2001 20:04
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Beaver trading licence is dammed
RESIDENTS plagued by rowdy drinkers breathed a sigh of relief after an application for a pub entertainments licence was turned down. Families and elderly people living near The Beaver, in Courtlands Drive, Watford, say they already have to put up with
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Vandals' prank causes chaos on rush hour trains
COMMUTERS travelling from St Albans Abbey to Watford Junction in early morning rush hour found themselves stuck in long delays and were forced to take buses - after vandals threw a cable over a rail bridge. The hanging cable was noticed by a train driver
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I finished about sixth and obviously I was knackered'
He has walked enough miles to have circumnavigated the globe more than once but still won't call it a day. KEVIN BURCHALL found out what keeps Ron Powell going There comes a period in an athlete's career when it is time to hang up those spikes. Your times
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Restaurant manageress held up by armed robbers
DETECTIVES in Watford are appealing for witnesses and information following a robbery at Chiquito's Restaurant at Woodside Leisure Park, Watford, on Saturday morning. At about 9.25am police say two offenders entered the restaurant and threatened the 32
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Thames Water fined for polluting
Thames Water was fined more than any other company in Britain for polluting the environment last year, according to figures from the Environment Agency. The company, which provides all the sewers in the borough of Barnet and provides roughly half the
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Optimistic Sir Sydney celebrates tax-free betting
You bet: Chipping Barnet MP Sir Sydney Chapman took a gamble on an England victory last weekend, in support of the abolition of betting tax. Sir Sydney put a £50 charity bet on England to beat Greece 3-1 at Ladbrokes in East Barnet Road, New Barnet, on
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Two knifed in gang fight
Two 18-year-old men were left with severe knife wounds after a vicious gang attack outside McDonald's in Potters Bar on Saturday. Hertfordshire Constabulary believe a fight broke out between two groups of youths at about 6.30pm outside the Darkes Lane
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Notebook: Local government changes not always for the better
With more than 40 years experience of local government Victor Lyon has seen great changes. When he was first elected in 1959 the boroughs were a lot smaller and services were fragmented. Education and social services were administered by the London County
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Car parks decision
CAR parks may soon be privately managed after St Albans District Council announced it will be advertising for companies to join a public private partnership (PPP). The decision would mean private companies collecting parking income worth £759,000 a year
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Maternity move attacked by MP
A "REMORSELESS" programme of centralisation was how Harpenden MP Peter Lilley described the decision to move Hemel Hempstead's maternity unit to Watford this week. His comments followed a meeting of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Hertfordshire
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Parish counts the cost of by-election
THE surprise resignation of a long-serving parish councillor has led to calls for a by-election in Wheathampstead. Putting the position to public vote will cost the village council £2,500, a significant chunk of the parish's precept, causing outrage among
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MP proposes protection for directors
PROPOSED new regulations put forward by Welwyn Hatfield MP and Consumer and Competition Minister Ms Melanie Johnson will allow company directors at risk of violence to remove their address from the public list at Companies House. Current regulations state
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Cricket: Boost for centre
SHENLEY Cricket Centre, in Shenley, has been given a major boost with the news that it will host the one-day series between Sri Lanka and Middlesex in May of next year. The matches will take place between May 11 and May 13 and will give local cricket
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Judo: Champs to visit St Albans
ST ALBANS Judo Club hosts an invitation-only course this weekend on the techniques of judo. More than 60 sportsman will take part but the main attraction is certainly going to be Sato Sensei, the national judo coach of Spain and a fifth Dan , who is flying
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Blueboys still flying high
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division ANOTHER win and another three points in the bag for London Colney, who were better than their 3-1 score-line at home to Holmer Green on Saturday, October 6, suggests. Undefeated in twelve league games, with
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Hockey: Tough opener for St Albans
ST ALBANS hockey club's season finally gets underway this weekend with a tough National League Division One opener against Chelmsford at Clarence park on Sunday, October 14. After two months of training and friendlies, the Saints are ready for the start
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Rugby Union: Saints lay jinx to rest
ST ALBANS returned to winning ways at the well-drilled but predictable Grasshoopers RFC from West London by 33-16 despite trailing by five points at half-time. Saints can largely thank their pack who turned in a magnificent performance in the loose to
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Saints: Spirited Saints salvage point
A SPIRITED fightback in the last half-an-hour of Saturday's (October 6) clash with Kingstonian saw St Albans City salvage a point, but extend their win-less spell to seven games. They have done better against financially stricken Kingstonian at Clarence
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Rugby Union: Fullers not unsettled by pre-match troubles
FULLERIANS continued their flying start to the season with a 28-16 success at home to Hemel Hempstead, extending their winning run to six matches. However, the omens did not look good for Fullers prior to the match as they lost their loose head prop through
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Motorsport: Butler hoping for improvement
NATALIE BUTLER will be hoping to improve on her 16th place in the standings when the Club Formula Palmer Audi series enters the final straight on Sunday, October 14. The Chorleywood racer, who is the only woman competing in the single seater 12-race series
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Fire raging in Watford
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a fire in Munden View, a tower block on the Meriden Estate, Garston, this afternoon (Thursday). Appliances from Watford and Rickmansworth are attending the blaze and it is not yet known how serious it is. More information
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Linking up in the Gambia
AT Kings Langley Parish Council meeting on Tuesday, October 2, it was discussed whether pay for a council representative to accompany the Bakau Linking Project on a trip to the Gambia. Mr Steve Cox, who has ties with the twin village association said
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Hall costs
THE Village Hall in The Common, Chipperfield has spent £2,500 of its £4,000 annual budget allocated by the parish council. At its meeting on Monday, October 8, the parish council said it had been used to pay for repairs and maintenance. October 10, 2001
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Golden ideas
IDEAS of how to commemorate the Golden Jubilee have started coming in after a plea from Kings Langley Parish Council. At its meeting on Tuesday, October 2, it was said The Kings Langley Local History and Museum Society had suggested placing blue plaques
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Green light
EURO MP Eryl McNally, from Abbots Langley, has welcomed the Government's decision to put Railtrack into liquidation. Mrs McNally, from Abbots Langley, said the sell off of the railway infrastructure was "one of the most glaring errors in the history of
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Stepdad jailed after injuring baby son
A WATFORD stepdad injured his partner's baby son after a heavy drinking session with the woman. The man left his partner in a pub drinking while he went to collect the 12-month-old baby boy they had earlier left with a babysitter. And, not long after
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Public meeting over maternity unit closure
THE controversial closure of the maternity unit at Hemel Hempstead Hospital has prompted the North West Herts Community Health Council to call a public meeting to question health bosses. The meeting, will be held at 7.30pm at Dacorum Borough Council offices
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Expect delays to upgraded rail service
Passengers' hopes for a better and more frequent train service in Barnet were in jeopardy this week after Railtrack was taken into administration with debts of £3.3billion. The £1billion Thameslink 2000 project already delayed by at least two years was
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Martial arts award
A North Finchley instructor has become the first British person to be recognised for introducing kenpo karate to the world of martial arts. Cyprus-born Athos Antoniades, of Chanctonbury Way, was honoured with an engraved silver plate at The Combat Hall
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Summer Lane dump transformed to hit green targets
The council dump in Summers Lane, North Finchley, has been converted into a recycling centre. In addition to the introduction of a doorstep recycling service, Barnet Council has refurbished the so-called 'civic amenity site' in a bid to meet the Government's
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Campaigners: Bus lane won't work
A new bus lane proposed for Friern Barnet would be a nightmare for pedestrians, bus passengers and motorists, according to environmental campaigners. Work in Colney Hatch Lane was expected to start on the Government-funded £117,000 project this month
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Delays expected to rail improvement timetable
Passengers' hopes for a better and more frequent train service in Barnet were in jeopardy this week after Railtrack was taken into administration with debts of £3.3billion. The £1billion Thameslink 2000 project already delayed by at least two years was
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From diary to the stage
Before John Diamond wrote a famous diary about his terminal illness, there was Totteridge journalist Oscar Moore. Now his life story has become a play, writes LEIGH COLLINS A Totteridge journalist who wrote a celebrated Guardian column about his terminal
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Police launch new super-division
Policing in Potters Bar changed last week with the launch of a new super-division. Created by the merger of Hertsmere police division with St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield, its headquarters will be at Borehamwood police station. It has a new approach to
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BOVINGDON company Steve Badcock Limited and its owner Mr Steve Badcock are being taken to St Albans Crown Court by Hertfordshire County Council on January 7 next year. In a pre-trial review in September not guilty pleas were made to 22 charges of contravening
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Vandals' prank causes chaos on rush hour trains
COMMUTERS travelling from St Albans Abbey to Watford Junction in early morning rush hour found themselves stuck in long delays and were forced to take buses - after vandals threw a cable over a rail bridge. The hanging cable was noticed by a train driver
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Hospice appeal
BRITAIN'S oldest hospice has issued an appeal for family and friends who have benefited from their work but have since moved away to help them celebrate their 110th anniversary. As part of its celebrations, Trinity Hospice in London is planning a cycle
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Parents warned after shop incident
PARENTS and schoolchildren are being warned to watch out for strangers loitering around school areas in the district, following an incident on Friday, October 5. Police were called when a fight broke out between two men in a newsagent in Lattimore Road
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MP proposes protection for directors
PROPOSED new regulations put forward by Welwyn Hatfield MP and Consumer and Competition Minister Ms Melanie Johnson will allow company directors at risk of violence to remove their address from the public list at Companies House. Current regulations state
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Train upgrade in the balance
FEARS are growing that improvements to the over-crowded Thameslink service may be scrapped following the collapse of Railtrack. Plans for the Thameslink 2000 rail upgrade, which includes longer trains serving St Albans and Harpenden and a new Kings Cross
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Gig Guide
Thursday, October 11, to Wednesday, October 17. Thursday Traditional music sessions; everyone welcome; Rose & Crown, St Michael's Street, St Albans; 9pm. Traditional and Contemporary Folk and Blues; every Thursday at the Hollybush Folk Club; guest
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Rugby Union: Tabard's silver celebration tarnished
TABARD marked their fiftieth anniversary of their first ever game with a gritty performance against league leaders Penzance and Newlyn on Saturday before eventually going down 45-33. However, it proved to be a difficult afternoon for Tabard, who scored
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Hockey: Late flurry fails, but Ricky pleased with point
Rickmansworth followed the disappointment of last week's three goal defeat by rescuing a point in a 1-1 draw with Broxbourne second XI. Rickmansworth welcomed the return of Cross to bolster the defence, and were in a determined mood to take something
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Football: 'Wood to take time over next appointment
Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter has stated he will take his time over his next managerial appointment following the resignation of Jimmy Gilligan early last week, restating his intention to select someone outside the professional game. In response
