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Sunday results
BARNET SUNDAY LEAGUE Herts FA Sunday Junior Cup: Eight Bells 2 Elliot Sports 6. Spectrum 2 Lea Sports 5. London FA Sunday Intermediate Cup: AC Piacenza 5 Chimaira 4. League Senior Cup: Highbury Youth 7 Victoria Park Res. 3. Premier Division: BSC 67 0.
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Juniors rack up century
Hayes 15 Hendon 100 RFU Junior Cup (second round) Hendon rattled up 100 points for their biggest win for a long time, as they stormed into the third round of the RFU Junior Cup on Saturday. After establishing a 45-8 lead down the slope by the interval
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A tale of two van hire companies
Businesses have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after a director of a Barnet van and truck hire company gave himself more than £900,000 in loans before it went bust. John and Jane Sanders were both directors of Wheels Rentals Limited in Barnet
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Nortel set to axe 900 jobs
Employees were devastated at news that around 900 jobs could be axed at New Southgate's Nortel Networks plant. The cuts, revealed this week, are likely to fall on Nortel's factory in Oakleigh Road South, as well as other plants in Harlow, Camberley and
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Driver exposed himself to woman at traffic lights
POLICE are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman as she sat in her car at traffic lights on Saturday, October 13. The woman was waiting for the lights to change in Batchwood Drive, St Albans, when a silver Rover pulled up next to her and the
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Bogus credit card company warning
VICTIMS of thefts are being warned by police not to give out personal details to people calling to ask credit card details. In the last week there have been a number of cases where people who have had credit cards stolen have been called by people, pretending
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Zoe's a silver girl
Two of the Borehamwood Otters' swimmers competed in the National Gala for Swimming Clubs for the Disabled, held at the Pontypool Leisure Centre in Wales, on Saturday, having won at the Astra One Regional Gala in London. Hilary Murley swam in the ladies
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Emilio's the hero
Borehamwood JSC went through to the third round of the Bushey Friendly League Challenge Cup, with a comfortable 4-0 win over Aldenham, at the weekend. Emilio Touceda bagged the first three goals, and Shane Jones the fourth, to secure the win. October
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Agency on shortlist
ST ALBANS recruitment agency AndersElite is in the running for a top award after it was shortlisted in the website section of this year's Recruitment Industry Awards. The company is one of just five shortlisted for the awards, run by the Recruitment and
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Cup of joy
Ten-man Walkern, from the Royston League, were outplayed by Wood Youth, who put on a tremendous performance. Wood started slowly and it was 20 minutes before the first goal of the game, but from then on all the play was with Wood. At half-time score was
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Sixy Dragon
Dragon produced some great passing and moving football to ease past Brian's Bungalows. Their opening goal came from the penalty spot when Rees Frost converted the spot kick, following a foul on striker Kiran Amin. Left-back Steve Horsfield got Dragon's
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A1 result for Youth
Borehamwood U14s travelled up the A1 to make it six games unbeaten against a previously unbeaten Knebworth Youth. The Borehamwood side were soon in their stride, and the lively Danny Fitzgerald forced a fine shot from the Knebworth keeper. Mitchell Haylock
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What's on this week in Borehamwood and Elstree
Drama, Music & Dance The European classical ballet Coppelia will be performed at the Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, from tonight, Thursday, October 18, to Saturday, October 20. The ballet, directed by The Bolshoi Ballet's Stanislav Tchassov
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Crystal's cut-glass winner
America's Sweethearts (12) Popcorn rating 4/5 Written by and starring Billy Crystal, this star-studded comedy turns the seemingly pervasive cult of celebrity in on itself with all the knowingness of an industry insider and all the humorous observations
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Town unbeaten
Hertsmere Town U9s beat Evergreen Youth 3-0 with goals from Lee Woodhouse, George Mcleod and Dennis Fraser. Kallum Hall was the man-of-the-match. The U9's game against Evergreen Juniors ended with the same result, when Hertsmere's Sam Cox and Joe Olds
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Cinema contract close say agents
Borehamwood's cinema could be trading again by Christmas. The company aiming to let the cinema hopes to sign contracts with a cinema operator within the next two weeks, and this week said its client wants to open by the end of the year. Renoff Booth,
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Tabs bash the Bishops
Tabard first XV did not play this week. The second XV played Bishops Stortford 2, and won by 34 points to 17. Tabard's scores came from centre Paul Williams, stand off Richard Woodard, scrum half Giles Mitchell (2) from centre Roean Coetzee and number
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Angels of death
Directors hat-trick of victories ended on a bumpy pitch in far-away Hitchin last Sunday. With manager Mark Bennett having taken on the Bing Crosby role and gone fishing, the team descended into anarchy after half time, when their hosts ran away with the
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Bombers on fire
At this rate, Bombers will be sorry when the season is shortly over, as another fine display of passing football was once more a credit to the beautiful game at the Hawksmoor Centre last Sunday evening. Following their excellent win over IC Five Bellies
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Parish are gunning for Arsenal
Arsenal Football Club was this week accused of breaking the promise it made to involve itself in the local community when it built its training ground near Shenley. Two years ago the Premiership club applied for planning permission from Hertsmere Borough
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By George!
The first round of the Challenge Cup saw Borehamwood give an awesome display against Pinnacle. The boys from the Wood dominated the first half and were 4-0 up at the break, with three goals from eventual man of the match George Saunders and one from Chris
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Gates shuts them out
Cannon B controlled the match from start to finish. Finding themselves 2-0 up after 5 minutes, they scored as early as the third minute with Greg Hall converting after some fine build up play. Gareth Bond Vaughan made it 2-0. They never looked back after
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Rob on a cup roll for Aldo
Aldenham are enjoying the County Cup so far this season 14 goals in their first two ties have seen them through to round three. On Saturday they despatched Cottered from Buntingford. It was all go from the start as Aldenham, who were without top scorer
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Deadly drugs stolen from doctor's car
Deadly prescription drugs such as diamorphine and adrenaline were stolen from a Radlett doctor's car between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The 27-year-old doctor's maroon Renault Clio, parked in Woodfield Road, was broken into between 11pm on Saturday
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Crafts fair
THE Oxhey Village Environment Group (OVEG) Christmas arts and crafts fair, will be held between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday, December 1, in the village Methodist Church Halls. Locally made items will be available as gifts and there will be a children's event
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Gas works to shut Shenley Road
A section of the main road through Shenley will be closed for ten days next month to allow a gas company to complete its pipe-laying project. Transco this week said it had received permission to close London Road, between Radlett Lane and Rectory Lane
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Tread the boards
Aspiring young actors and actresses are being invited to join the Traffic Lights Productions theatre company. Over the next year the company will stage a series of productions including Bugsy Malone, The Wizard of Oz and Little Shop of Horrors, but it
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Drink and drugs a village problem police told
Drug-taking in Phillimore Recreation Ground and youths gathering in Watling Street were among the concerns raised by Radlett residents at a meeting with police last week. Problems of vandalism and disturbances on Friday and Saturday nights, in roads like
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Leaks plugged
Hertfordshire water provider Three Valleys Water has reached its leakage target for 2000 to 2001. The firm's leakage per day for the period was 140 megalitres per day, and its target 142 megalitres. Its target, set by water regulator Ofwat, is 141, for
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Forest birthday
Hertsmere Borough Council is due to join the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Watling Chase Community Forest tomorrow. The project aims to create an attractive landscape, including woodland and hedgerows, in south Hertfordshire and north London
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Buzz for schools
Borehamwood's Hertswood School is just one of the stops for a touring play about the dangers of young drivers speeding. The Box Clever Theatre Company is performing its theatre production The Buzz at schools and colleges in the county, for the seventh
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It's a good day for apples
There will be a celebration of English apples and orchards at Shenley Park Apple Day on Sunday, October 21. Shenley Park has an orchard with more than 100 varieties of apples, and, on the day, at the Chapel, in Porters Park Drive, there will be apple
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Funds business
The East of England Development Agency has launched a £200,000 fund to help projects which bring vacant business premises back into use and increase computer technology. The agency has grants of up to £62,500 to help businesses, business organisations
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Crafts fair
THE Oxhey Village Environment Group (OVEG) Christmas arts and crafts fair, will be held between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday, December 1, in the village Methodist Church Halls. Locally made items will be available as gifts and there will be a children's event
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St Hilda's: Pupils celebrate national book week
STORYTELLING, reading competitions and visits from illustrators and authors enthralled pupils at St Hilda's School in High Street, Bushey, during national book week. The week, which aims to encourage children to read and stir their interest in books,
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Super Swifts give Police a lesson in sharp shooting
BISHOP'S Stortford Swifts Reserves moved conclusively into the third round of the Herts Junior Cup with an impressive 6-0 win over Bushey Metropolitan Police A on Saturday at Silver Leys. The game was won in the first 12 minutes as goals from Craig Thurley
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Beautiful south for Hayes' men
Worthing 2 Bishops Stortford 4 (Ryman League division one) THE long journey home from the south coast was a happy one for Bishop's Stortford as they gained a valuable 4-2 victory at sun-drenched Worthing on Saturday. The result saw the Blues climb to
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Hospital bosses to be scrutinised
Beleaguered Barnet Hospital will come under the microscope again in the next six months with a routine assessment by the Commission For Health Improvement (CHI). The review of the trust in charge of the hospital began last week and will scrutinise its
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Leadership blamed
The problems at Barnet Hospital are largely due to its leadership, according to council leader Alan Williams. Mr Williams moved a motion demanding assurances from the trust that it will improve and asked to see an action plan detailing how this will be
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Art helps to encourage children to respect nature
Art attack: nature came to life for Jordan Harte and Sharlotte Francis-Rogers, both five, and Luke Noble-Smith, four, this week. The trio and other pupils at Underhill Infant School, in Barnet, pieced together a mosaic of a rainforest with the help of
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Plans for single Essex health authority supported
MOVES towards the introduction of a single health authority for Essex are being supported by Epping Forest Council.o The decision to back, in principle, the proposal which calls for the abolition of the existing North Essex and South Essex health authorities
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New temporary station to replace temporary station
Railtrack intends to install a new temporary station to serve Borehamwood and Elstree by next Easter. Executives from the troubled company were due to meet with Hertsmere Borough Council's planning officers today, to discuss the installation of a new
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Barrymore could face more questions over pool death
TELEVISION entertainer Michael Barrymore could face more questioning by police concerning the death of a man at his Roydon home, despite the investigation against him being dropped. Detectives are investigating the death of butchery worker and father-of-two
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Mother and daughter released from hospital after crash
A MOTHER and daughter who were involved in a car crash in Takeley on Saturday, September 29, have been discharged from Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. Nicolette Hall, from Elsenham, and her four-year-old daughter Bethany survived the crash in which
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Mother claims her son was 'systematically bullied'
A MOTHER of three has accused a St Albans headteacher of allowing "systematic bullying" to go unchecked in his school. Mrs Francesca Day is calling for a full investigation into Beaumont School's bullying policy amid claims that it failed to provide statutory
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Man arrested following robberies
A MAN has been arrested and charged with a series of recent knifepoint robberies at Victoria Wine shops in the Watford area. Shahsad Asghar, 23, of Riverside Road, Watford, was arrested at his home on Monday and appeared at Watford Magistrates Court on
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Fine fails to stop noise problems, villagers say
A PUBLIC HOUSE in Abbots Langley was fined £2,000 for noise pollution but, according to local residents, it has not stopped the music. This is the fourth time in three years The Kings Head in High Street has been fined by the courts. Former publican Barry
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New unit for autistic children
Opening doors: actress and novelist Jane Asher visited Livingstone Primary School in Baring Road, New Barnet, on Friday to open its new autistic learning unit. Ms Asher, president of the National Autistic Society, met pupils, including four-year-old Max
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Identifiying the graffiti artists
Barnet Police have a new weapon in the fight against graffiti. Detective Inspector Paul Anstee says it planned to take advantage of the fact that graffiti 'artists' often sprayed personalised signatures which officers could now use to identify them. A
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Computers become a phone pest for Jeremy
A Hadley man has spent the last 18 months answering the telephone to computers. Jeremy Parker, from Langley Row, has almost exactly the same number as a BT Internet service provider, and says the majority of calls to his home are from modems looking for
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Crystal's cut-glass winner
America's Sweethearts (12) Popcorn rating 4/5 Written by and starring Billy Crystal, this star-studded comedy turns the seemingly pervasive cult of celebrity in on itself with all the knowingness of an industry insider and all the humorous observations
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Doctor and dentist join forces
A doctors' surgery in Finchley has become the first in the borough to have an NHS dentist practising under its roof. The Wentworth Medical Practice, recently established in new premises in Wentworth Avenue, brought in dentist Paresh Patel on Monday last
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Three off in stormy encounter
Clapton 1 Wingate & Finchley 4 Ryman League Division Three by ADAM RYNHOLD In an incident-filled match, three players, namely Wingate's Naim Uka and Clapton pair Cargill and Gsaib were given red cards and three penalties were converted. Kosovo-born
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Fixtures
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 Nationwide Conference: Barnet v Boston United. Ryman League Premier Division: Maidenhead v Hendon. FA Vase first round: Wingate & Finchley v Harefield United. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Ryman League Division Three: Wingate & Finchley
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Club to unveil stadium plans
Barnet Football Club yesterday submitted plans to Barnet Council to build a 9,000 capacity stadium at Underhill using land to the south of their current home. This is the fourth application chairman Tony Kleanthous has made to find Barnet a new home following
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Roy produces magic again in cup match
Barnet 2 Bournemouth 1 Barnet win on golden goal rule LDV Vans Trophy first round Roy Essandoh is making a habit of popping up with goals that cause cup upsets. Last season he scored the injury-time winner for Wycombe Wanderers against Leicester that
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Tough draw earned despite trio of missing players
South Herts Ladies 2nd 1 Bishop Stortford 3rd 1 Herts Five Counties League Division Three South Herts Ladies second XI hockey team battled to a 1-1 draw against Bishops Stortford third XI in their latest Herts Five Counties league game on Saturday. With
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Dominic wants to win four in a row
Shaftesbury Barnet's Dominic Bannister is a man with a dual mission when the Reebok Cross Challenge series starts on Saturday in Liverpool. Overall winner for the past three years, Bannister is not only keen to complete a four in a row, but also gain
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School's 'walking bus' launched
AN initiative to encourage children to walk to school has been set up at a Harlow primary school. The Walking Bus is an interactive way for children to travel as a group, under the supervision of a driver and bus conductor. Children from Potter Street
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Helping handd for entrepreneurs
LOCAL entrepreneurs who are looking to take their first steps in the business world can apply to benefit from a new £75 million fund launched by the Small Business Service. The money known as incubator funds will be passed on to non-profit making organisations
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Homeless man fined £1 for Tube offences
A homeless man, banned from using violent and threatening behaviour in the borough's Tube stations for the next seven years, has been fined £1 and given one day's detention. Selwyn Wright, 37, could have been imprisoned for five years and fined £5,000
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Vicious bulldogs attack family
A young family was viciously attacked by a pack of bulldogs in Totteridge on Sunday. The Start family from Westbury Road, North Finchley, were walking their Jack Russell, Wizard, along fields off Totteridge Green when a woman in her late 20s approached
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61-year-old killed in crash
A 61-year-old Hadley Wood man was killed and his wife badly injured following a traffic accident. Eddie Hanison, from Newman's Way, was nearly home when a silver Ford Galaxy carrying seven passengers collided with the Hanisons' Seat car on Camlet Way
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Day of bizarre fires
FIREMEN were called to a smouldering lampost, a blazing tree and two burning paint pots in a bizarre sequence of calls in Welwyn Garden City on Saturday, October 13. At 10.30am a crew was called to a street lamp in Osborn Way, which had caught fire from
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Appeal to find missing man
A WOMAN from Welwyn Garden City has appealed for information about her missing brother, who may be trying to walk to the town from Penzance. Mr Andrew Lambert, 45, who lives alone in the Cornish town, was reported missing on Saturday, October 13, but
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Four arrested following assault
FOUR Welwyn Garden City men and a Hatfield youth have been arrested in connection with a serious assault outside The Mayflower in Haldens just before midnight on Friday, October 12. The five, aged between 16 and 23, were arrested on Monday night, and
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Pensioner chases handbag thief
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a plucky Harpenden pensioner was injured when when she chased a thief who had stolen her handbag. The 71-year-old woman was sorting her shopping in Sainsbury's car park, in High Street, between 9.30am and 9.45am
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Elliotts ring the Bells
Elliotts stepped out in the Hertfordshire County Cup Second Round, to face Eight Bells from Hatfield. The first goal came from James Welch, but within minutes Eight Bells levelled. Elliotts went ahead again, with a tap in from Lee Peters, but then scored
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Training puts companies in line for awards
FOUR Hertfordshire organisations, including two from the St Albans area, have made it through to the final stages of the Government's National Training Awards, to be held next month. The awards acknowledge companies and individuals who make outstanding
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Cannon get their revenge
The Cannon went into their game against Riverside looking for revenge, feeling that they had been cheated out of three points by the Cheshunt side last season. The Borehamwood team brought in new signing Rob Pettitt, for his first start of the campaign
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Suffolk go through on penalties in nail biter
Suffolk progressed into the next round of the Herts County Cup on Sunday, winning on penalties against a strong Baldock Town side. Baldock Town used the wind at their backs to their advantage and put Suffolk under early pressure, which central defensive
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Roshan's in charge
Hertsmere U17s had to battle hard for three points against a very physical Evergreen side in this West Herts Division One game. Justice was finally done when the referee awarded Hertsmere a penalty in the 37th minute, which was slotted home by Sam McDonagh
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Soft Star are Cuffed
Elliott Star came down to earth at Cuffley after last week's excellent win. Star failed to show the mettle needed in a showdown of the Herts Premier League's two bottom clubs. Cuffley had the run of play as Star seemed unable to get out of their own half
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Greg and chips
Shenley went out on Sunday with a makeshift defence, after skipper Dave Smith broke his foot during the previous meeting. They played some nice football, and Andrew Berry linked well with James Gregory, who sliced a shot wide in front of an open goal
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Road safety works to start at danger spot
Following a series of traffic accidents a set of roundabouts in Cowley Hill are to be rebuilt. The work will start in mid-November, and should be completed by December. Hedges which block visibility at the roundabouts will be removed, and larger traffic
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Pilot's dreams hit by airline slump
An Elstree Aerodrome-based flying instructor faces re-mortgaging his house for a fourth time, as his ambitions are hit by redundancies in the aviation industry following the terror attacks on America. Ian Driscoll, 35, an instructor with Firecrest flying
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Fundraisers are over the moon
The residents of a Borehamwood sheltered housing scheme handed over an £1,000 cheque to Macmillan Cancer Relief on Monday. The Monkswood Club, in Monkswood Gardens, raised the money at a coffee morning on September 28, when activities included a raffle
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Appeal's a sight for sore eyes
Hertsmere's Labour group leader Frank Ward attended the launch of a fundraising campaign last week at Barnet Eye Clinic, where he was successfully treated for two cataracts. The clinic, at Barnet Hospital, launched a campaign on World Sight Day last Thursday
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Briefcase theft
Burglars stole a briefcase containing personal documents from a house in Borehamwood's Cardinal Avenue between 1.45pm on Friday and 2pm on Saturday. October 17, 2001 12:13
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Who hit the hut?
A failed burglary took place at Borehamwood's Pizza Hut restaurant in Shenley Road between 11pm on Thursday and 9am the next day. Bolts were removed, but the thieves failed to break into the restaurant. October 17, 2001 12:13
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Youth club closed by bad behaviour'
A youth club which held its meetings at Shenley Village Hall has closed because of vandalism and the disruptive behaviour of some of its members. Shenley Youth Club, which was run by Hertfordshire County Council youth workers, used to meet on Monday evenings
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Children in awe of special gift
A Sefer Torah scroll has been donated to the Hertsmere Jewish Primary School in Radlett to help pupils learn about their religion and identity. The Sefer Torah, a precious hand-written scroll documenting the Old Testament, was given to the school by members
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Pond will be feeling drained
An environmental project to clear out a pond in Shenley which is believed to date back to medieval times is expected to start early next week. The Countryside Management Service (CMS) this week said it hoped contractors would begin draining the Cage Pond
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Kofi's the Boss
Pinnacle Youth's U15 team made hard work of beating Enfield Rangers 3-1. Going 1-0 down in the opening 30 seconds, Youth missed numerous opportunities to score in the first half, before Kofi Bossman fired in the equaliser ten minutes into the second.
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WI have a giggle
Borehamwood Women's Institute celebrated its 78th birthday last Thursday, with a talk entitled Laughter is the Best Medicine. As well as the talk, which was given by Anne Hunt, the WI continued the theme of laughter in a funniest joke competition, won
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Laughing all the way to the recycling bank
Shoppers across Hertsmere will be treated to free live comedy performances this week, courtesy of the borough council. The comedy duo Gloria and Albert will perform at shopping areas around the borough, to put across the message that people need to recycle
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New chapter for re-vamped library
Customers are being invited to try out Borehamwood's new-look library, which has undergone a revamp costing around £100,000. The library, in Elstree Way, re-opened on Monday, having been closed for the past two months. Improvements to the building include
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Riders mount up for safety campaign
Horse-riders halted traffic in Borehamwood on Saturday morning as part of a national campaign to reduce the number of road accidents involving horses. A group of 32 riders, including children on Shetland ponies, rode along Shenley Road in support of the
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Top breakfast
A radio station covering parts of Hertfordshire has been given a top award for its breakfast show. Bbc Three Counties Radio's Jon Gaunt Breakfast Show was awarded the title of best breakfast programme, at an awards ceremony for Bbc local radio in Liverpool
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Fair time
A Christmas Charity Fair will be held at Borehamwood Village Hall on Saturday November 10, organised by Hertsmere Community Voluntary Support. The fair, with cakes, gifts, bric-a-brac and other items for sale, will take place from 9.30am to 1pm, at the
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Crime meeting
Radlett residents are invited to a meeting of the village's Crime Reduction Group on January 16 next year. At a Hertfordshire Police Authority meeting with residents of Radlett and Shenley last week, group chairman John Howley said the Crime Reduction
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Police patrols to be re-energised'
Hertfordshire police are reviving an operation to target youths causing a nuisance in the McDonalds and Grosvenor Road areas of Borehamwood. According to Hertfordshire Constabulary, the operation, launched in June, has not been as successful as was hoped
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Having a ball
Students at Hertfordshire University are holding a Halloween Ball this month to raise money for carbon monoxide alarms, which will be installed in shared houses. Students can telephone a helpline for information on 0800 597 4777. October 17, 2001 11:16
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Church banks on volunteers
Volunteers from Barclays Bank have swapped their suits for overalls and redecorated a Borehamwood church hall. Around 35 employees at the bank's Borehamwood accounts centre spent time painting and decorating the church, as part of a Hertsmere Community
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Troubled hospital inquiry underway
The Government's Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) has started a 24-week assessment of Barnet Hospital. A team of doctors, nurses, patients and managers will inspect the hospital, and write a report, due to be published around March 2002. Managers
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Cathedral appeal
A campaign was launched last week to raise £6.4million for restoration and future work at St Albans Cathedral. The campaign's aims are to: restore and conserve the fabric of the church; deal with stresses caused by bell-ringing and to promote education
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Travel plans hit
Hertfordshire University students have had their year's placement in New York cancelled, following the terrorist attacks last month. The six tourism management students, who have been in the United States since June, have been told their placements are
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Parish calls for help over village graveyard state
Evidence of horse-riding in a historic Shenley graveyard prompted parish councillors to call for a project to enhance the appearance of the site last week. Shenley Parish Council members heard that hoof-prints had been discovered in St Botolph's Churchyard
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Support Joely
An Elstree charity is asking people to take part in a blood donation session at Hertsmere Jewish Primary School, in Watling Street, Elstree, on Sunday, October 28. The Joely Bear Appeal, which supports research into child cancer, has organised the event
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No flats
PLANS to build 14 flats on land off Diamond Road, Watford, were thrown out by Watford Council's development control committee. The committee heard flats would make it impossible to live in the area because of overcrowding. October 17, 2001 16:09
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Stortford firsts teach the seconds a few tricks
THE newly promoted second team of Bishop's Stortford Squash Club took on the first team last Thursday, battling hard but losing 5-0. With the first team showing off their new all-black kit, sponsored by Hazard Electric, they proceeded to dismantle their
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Lambert leads local runners home
SEVERAL Bishop's Stortford Running Club members took part in the Cambridge Wildlife Trust 10km race on Sunday. Over 500 athletes turned up to support this event, which was run over a flat course using roads and tracks. Marc Lambert finished first for
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Langleybury: Council reveals plans to sell old school site
NEWS that Hertfordshire County Council is planning to sell off Langleybury School has been greeted with anger. When the school was closed in 1998, the county council said it would be possible to open it again in 2001 if the need should arise. Since its
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Bombers plead their innocence
Two Palestinians jailed for their part in the 1994 North Finchley bombing went to the Court of Appeal this week to protest their innocence. Jawad Botmeh, 31, and Samar Alami, 33, were jailed for 20 years in 1996 for involvement in car bomb attacks at
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Youth Parliament debates drug issues
EPPING Forest and Harlow Youth Parliament member Ben Murphy was among Youth Parliament members who met Home Secretary David Blunkett on Saturday to discuss the issue of drugs. Members of the Parliamentary select committee on home affairs and members of
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Town consults over sports facilities
A PUBLIC consultation on the future of sport in Harlow was launched on Friday. State of Play in Harlow, which forms part of the Harlow 2020 Vision, looks at current sporting facilities in the town and what residents would like to see in future. Councillor
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Revamp for hospital maternity unit
THE maternity ward at Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital is set for a revamp following a successful bid for government funding. The bid for £868,274 was submitted to the Department of Health after Health Secretary Alan Milburn confirmed in May that
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Major cash injection to tackle domestic violence
A PROJECT dedicated to tackling domestic violence in the Watford area has won a lottery grant of more than £160,000. Watford TurnAround, which runs a help group for male perpetrators of domestic violence and offers support to female victims, was awarded
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No bungalows here
COUNCILLORS rejected plans to put two bungalows on Ottoman Terrace, Watford because of parking problems. Developers also failed to provide open space and did not meet affordable housing requirements. October 16, 2001 20:31
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Cancer research money raised
EAST Gartson fund-raisers for Imperial Cancer Research raised more than £400 through door-to-door collections last month. Mrs Jane Robinson, charity secretary, thanked the four volunteers and the residents of Gartson for their generosity. October 16,
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Teenager robbed in park
A TEENAGER was robbed of his cash and telephone, in Cassiobury Park on Tuesday, October, 9. This happened at 4.30pm, as the 16-year-old boy walked towards the Watford Metropolitan Line station. He was approached by a group of men dressed in balaclavas
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Fears grow over nuclear fuel risk
Concerns about the terrorist threat to trains carrying nuclear fuel through north London have been voiced by the Greater London Assembly this week. Nuclear waste trains travel from power stations in Suffolk, Essex and Kent to Sellafield via north and
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Cameras help in fight against road tax cheats
New cameras will now target road tax cheats on the borough's roads with the aim of reducing the £190million in revenue lost every year. The 'Stingray' cameras, fitted in vans on October 11 in London, will read number plates of passing cars and check them
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Birth of a new era for maternity unit
The maternity unit at the Royal Free Hospital is set for a new look after the hospital was given more than £1million. Barnet Hospital missed out on a share of the £100million Department of Health money which went to 208 maternity units across England.
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Clinic looks to the future
Hertsmere Council's Labour group leader Frank Ward was busy fundraising at Barnet Hospital's eye clinic where he was successfully treated for two cataracts. "I now have 20-20 vision in both eyes, thanks to the expertise and dedication of the eye operations
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GPs kept waiting by 42,482 patients in a year
GPs throughout Barnet are becoming increasingly frustrated with patients who fail to turn up for appointments. Figures released by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Health Authority last week show 20 per cent of patients some 42,482 people missed their appointments
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Flood risk call is made
PLANS to develop the Helmets site in Wheathamstead hangs in the balance as residents call for a development brief to be issued before any plans are put in place. Wheathamstead and District Preservation Society have been opposed to plans to develop the
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Campaign aims to secure abbey's future
A MAMMOTH campaign to raise £6.4 million and secure the long-term future of St Albans Abbey was officially launched on Friday, October 12. Predicted to last some three years, fundraisers are gearing up for a Herculean effort to raise money for the abbey's
