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Hertfordshire Archive

• Shopkeepers split over parking plans

  SHOPKEEPERS in Chorleywood are split down the middle over the latest proposals to end the town's parking nightmare. read more

• Men in Black shake of the cobwebs to get back on track

  THE call of country has hampered the inquest into last Sunday's debacle against Wasps, but Saracens are ready to dust themselves down and get their title challenge back on the road. read more

• Pitch praised

  FORMER Sheffield United regular, Billy Dearden, came out after the game on Saturday to talk to the press in his capacity as Vale's assistant-manager. read more

• Lead is surrendered Academy action

  WATFORD Under-19's lost a 3-1 lead but finished with a draw against a West Ham side that has not dropped a point this season. read more

• Cool debut double for Icelander Gudmundsson

  JOHANN Gudmundsson found himself in the spotlight of publicity on Saturday after his two-goal strike on his full debut. read more

• Orange's Green Belt phone pole has residents seeing red

  PLANS to construct a telephone mast rising 30 metres into the air have caused outrage among neighbours of Sun Postal Sports and Social Club. read more

• Consensus vote

  The following 51 players were included on almost every list submitted by the fans and on all four of the lists submitted by the judges: John Barnes, Tommy Barnett, Bobby Bell, Luther Blissett, Ian Bolton, Dennis Bond, Jimmy Bowie, Roy Brown, Freddy Bunce, Nigel Callaghan, George Catleugh, Maurice Cook, Tony Coton, Taffy Davies, Keith Eddy, Tommy Eggleston, Barry Endean, Paul Furlong, Terry Garbett, Alan Garner, Nigel Gibbs, George Harris, Andy Hessenthaler, Tommy Hoddinott, Glyn Hodges, Cliff Holton, Kenny Jackett, David James, Ross Jenkins, Billy Jennings, Pat Jennings, Mo Johnston, Jimmy Kelly, Charlie Livesey, John McClelland, Johnny Meadows, Kevin Miller, Frank Mitchell, Ken Nicholas, Gary Porter, Andy Rankin, Pat Rice, Wilf Rostron, Stewart Scullion, Steve Sims, Les Taylor, Dave Underwood, Tom Walley, Duncan Welbourne, Paul Wilkinson, Johnny Williams, Skilly Williams, Arthur Woodward. read more

• Watford boss philosophical about Port Vale's leveller

  GRAHAM TAYLOR took a look at the video of the game straight after the match to check whether Watford had a legitimate claim against Port Vale's equaliser. read more

• Vegan jailed for growing magic mushrooms

  A MAN who set up a sophisticated factory to grow hallucinogenic magic mushrooms has been jailed for a year. read more

• Players old and new stake claim to legendary status

  THE final list includes three players who played for the club before professionalism was adopted - Coles, Peacock, Sargent. read more

• Judges scan 117 years and 985 players All-Time Top One Hundred Watford players

  WHO are the All-Time Top Hundred Watford players? Well the four judges have made their collective decision. read more

• Stinging defeat turns blip into crisis

  SARACENS' performance was like the weather - dismal and unpleasant - as they were trounced 31-17 by North London rivals Wasps on Sunday. read more

• Interest in Cottage Gardens

  WITH the resurgence of interest in "cottage garden" flowers over the last few years, pulmonarias (lungwort) have become increasing popular, and with good reason. read more

• Now is the optimum time of year to plant tulip bulbs

  NOW is the ideal time to assess your own particular domain, so arm yourself with a notebook and pencil and settle down to some serious thinking. read more

• New modern wines are proving light years ahead

  CHARDONNAY is the most popular white grape for wine-making in the world. read more

• For Full Story

  Warner Bros, Woodside Leisure Park (info: 01923 682244, booking: 01923 682222) Still Crazy (15); The Exorcist (18); Elizabeth (15); Air Bud (U); The Truman Show (PG); Halloween (18); A Perfect Murder (15); Mulan (U); Small Soldiers (PG); There's Something About Mary (15); Saving Private Ryan (18); Lethal Weapon 4 (15); Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (18); Friday to Sunday only, Dr Dolittle (PG); Ever After (PG); Saturday Morning Kids Club, Casper (U). read more

• TRACING PEOPLE

  LEWIS MITCHELL was in the RAF, based at Bruggen, Germany from 1956 until 1960 and there met up with a Johnny Gurney from Watford. read more

• Reborn band bears strange fruit

  THERE are two phrases that are most overused in film reviews these days. One is "The best British film of the year" and the other is "the next Full Monty". read more

• Pienaar rules out Saracens' title hopes

  THE coaching staff at Saracens stood sombre faced after the game, Francois Pienaar ruling out the side's title hopes for the season. read more

• Sound of silence speaks volumes

  THE changing room was a very quiet place at about 4.30pm on Sunday. read more

On this day: Hertfordshire Archive