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  • Don't vie with me, Argentina

    Look out! Argentina is coming! If Argentina is not the big thing this autumn, I'll eat my fedora. You see, Argentina is the fifth largest wine producer in the world yet, up to five years ago, we hardly saw any Argentinean wine in the UK.Their neighbours

  • Big, bold, beautiful - and poisonous

    THEY are big, they are bold and they are beautiful but beware because every bit is poisonous. But don't let this put you off growing these spectacular plants - just handle them with care. Brugmansias, commonly known as Angel's Trumpets, and their close

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    Owls are the ultimate lightweight hunters. AT the beginning of August, birds are in the process of moulting the worn feathers that have served them well during the breeding and chick-feeding season. Examine a feather closely. It appears to be a fragile

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    JAZZ: Beowulf Mayfield visited Aldenham this week to hear Mike Ellis and his seven-piece band A couple of weeks ago I was wondering where all the local jazz fans were. Well, the other day I found 63 of you out at Aldenham Golf and Country Club listening

  • What's on at the cinema

    Warner Village, Woodside Leisure Park (01923 682222) Rules of Engagement (15); My Dog Skip (U); Gone in 60 Seconds (15); The Road to El Dorado (U); The Perfect Storm (12); The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (PG); Titan AE (PG); High Fidelity (15); Stuart

  • Friday

    Wired4Sound The Old Town Hall, Cellar Bar, High Street, Hemel Hempstead; Friday, August 11, 8pm; admission £2.50.

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    Masks: Mystery, Masquerade and Mischief an exhibition featuring a range of masks drawn from many cultures; Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, St Albans; open until Sunday, November 5, Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm; admission free.

  • Stage

    Amateur Children Puff the Magic Dragon join in the fun and games; Wyllotts Centre, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar; today (Friday), 2pm and 4pm; tickets £4.50. Tel: box office 01707 645005. Magic Circus Show ideal for four years and above; Wyllotts Centre, Darkes

  • Friday 11/8

    Bedmond Women's Institute meets at the Bedmond Village Hall, Bedmond; 7.30pm. New members are always welcome. Water Gardens at Fishpools all proceeds to Watford Peace Hospice; Hartspring Lane, Aldenham; 11am to 4.30pm; admission £1.50 per adult; groups

  • Winch lifts Centurions to the final

    London Rugby League Knockout Cup St Ives 24 Centurions 2nds 29 CENTURIONS' second string have made it through to the final of the London League Knockout Cup after a hard fought victory away to Cambridgeshire side St Ives on Saturday. Following last week's

  • Chippeck's stand fails to deliver

    AFTER last week's impressive performance, Radlett's season took another twist as they were comfortably beaten in their trip to Banbury on Saturday. Looking to avenge their home defeat earlier in the season, Scott Moffat's men travelled to the White Post

  • Ducks get City in a flap

    St Albans City 1 Aylesbury United 2 TRYING to read too much into pre-season summer friendly matches is a fruitless exercise but Saturday's reversal for St Albans City at home to an Aylesbury United side, relegated last season from the Ryman League Premier

  • Youngsters take St Albans to task

    Herts Charity Cup 1st Round St Albans City 1 Stevenage Borough 3 (AET) ST ALBANS CITY'S return to the Herts Charity Cup after a year's absence ended in defeat last Friday, as a team not lacking in first team hopefuls, disintegrated against the highly

  • Blueboys blood new signings

    COLNEY HEATH'S new signings have been bedding in during the first two pre-season friendlies of the season and, if the results are any guide, it is so far so good. Having been forced to take a depleted squad away to play Worthing reserves due to weddings

  • Otters swim for easy win

    Otter Water Polo Club 10 Borehamwood Water Polo Club 0 London League Division Three Wood's league campaign hit the skids when they faced the well-organised Otters from the University of London recently. As slick as the animal they are named after, Otter

  • Cannon aims at Green Dragon

    Plans are underway for a pre-season friendly later this month between two of Borehamwood's liveliest Sunday league sides. North London and South Herts League outfit Cannon Reserves and Olympian League side Green Dragon may face one another before the

  • Villagers head for relegation

    Shenley Village II 106 Letchworth IV 218-8 dec. Herts Cricket League Division Ten Thanks to a lack of discipline when it comes to keeping wickets intact the Villagers crumbled last weekend. Unless this matter can be addressed before the end of the season

  • Be grateful for what you have got

    I HAVE recently returned from a week's pilgrimage to the well-known town of Lourdes in the south of France. Among the thousands there were about 800 people from our Catholic diocese of Westminster; many were in wheelchairs. Guiding those chairs were scores

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    Hundreds sign petition for public inquiry into housing estate plan GARSTON residents are leading the fight back against a decision by St Albans district councillors to grant planning permission for a new 50-home development. More than 700 residents have

  • Risley papers signed

    KEVIN MUDD is putting the final touches to his squad for the forthcoming Ryman League campaign that begins next Saturday. Following a series of friendlies that have seen the club reach both ends of the performance scale, the St Albans City boss thinks

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    The Glambusters strut their stuff at the The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans, tonight (Friday). The film Joan of Arc is on tomorrow (Saturday). Today August 11 Friday night live music; sounds from funk to indie, hip hop and dance on every week; Philanthropist

  • More wartime memories stirred

    Life in Borehamwood during the war wasn't fun very often - so people remember the good times fondly. Since the Borehamwood Times printed a photograph of the residents of Meadow Road celebrating VE Day last month, people from all over the town have been

  • Way cleared for a retail development

    THE way is now clear for a new retail outlet to be built in Rickmansworth town centre, after a Government inspector agreed such a development could be included in the district's local plan. In his report on Three Rivers District Council's Local Plan -

  • Thousands enjoy country park's rare day

    SHIRE horses Duke and Ben were star attractions at Aldenham Country Park's rare breeds day on Saturday, as they demonstrated the traditional method of scarifying pasture. The event, which took three months to prepare and attracted about 2,500 visitors

  • Top golf game coming soon

    MICROCHIP technology is promising to revolutionise the game of golf and put Watford on the map as the home of the latest sporting development. By creating a computerised golf ball Middlesex-based company World Golf Systems has promised to transform one

  • New option puts back referendum

    A NEW option for the future of Watford Council's decision-making processes has been outlined by the Government. Watford Council, with all local authorities in the country, had been told it would have to abandon its practice of making decisions through

  • Diamond cutters

    Boreham Wood 2 Rushden & Diamonds 2 Pre-season Friendly It was somehow very apt that on a day when non-league football's Bank Of England club visited Meadow Park the television schedules included the movies How To Marry A Millionaire and The Colour

  • Sporting youngsters jet to the States

    Two youngsters from Elstree have jetted over to the States to represent Britain at swimming in this summer's Maccabi Games. Darren and Samantha Brova, both dedicated swimmers, are part of the UK contingent competing at the games being held in Cincinnati

  • Kit design winners on target for Wood

    It was a case of get your kit on for 80 young footballers as Boreham Wood officially unveiled their new strip last Saturday afternoon. The lucky kids from Wood's youth teams set-up, and the club's first team, modelled the new home and away strips for

  • Marathon man

    Banbury 176-4 Radlett 172 ECB Home Counties Premier The men from Cobden Hill must be scratching their heads at the moment as they try to work why out their season has more ups and downs than a rollercoaster ride. After romping to victory over old Herts

  • We want a 'real post office'

    I realise that you have had several letters concerning the new post office but one has to actually visit it to know how appalling it really is. For those of you who have not visited the new post office, then treat yourselves to a visit. You will not be

  • Gypsy tales

    I note from the Borehamwood Times, dated August 3, that a book has been specially written for Hertfordshire Primary Schools that will serve to educate children on Gypsy culture and that the publication in question was written by the county's traveller

  • Give voters a say on homes

    All Hertfordshire residents should be aware of the furore raging in Hertford over new housing because it is about to hit them. The Conservative administration of the county council has employed five different consultants to survey every possible corner

  • Closure proposals attacked

    PROPOSALS to close Harefield Hospital are at odds with the Government's commitment to tackle heart disease, according to the MP which represents the area in which it is based. Mr John Wilkinson MP gave his second speech in the House of Commons on Thursday

  • Firefighters tackle the floods in Silk Mill Road on Tuesday

    ANGRY residents could only watch and hope as water rose within an inch of flooding their Redbourn homes during Tuesday's torrential downpour. And the flooding caused a rising tide of anger as developers and St Albans District Council all refused to take

  • Blind footballer to lead England at Wembley

    A HARPENDEN footballer will captain the England team on Wembley's hallowed turf as a curtain raiser to the Charity Shield on Sunday. Mr David Clarke, 29, from Bewdley Close, will achieve every footballer's dream and show off his skills under the twin

  • Teenager sexually assaulted by cabbie

    POLICE are investigating a sex attack on a 17-year-old girl by a taxi driver. The girl was indecently assaulted by the driver who was taking her home after a night out with friends in Watford. Officers say that after picking up the teenager and a friend

  • 'Walking encyclopedia of rail' retires

    A CAREER on the railways spanning almost half a century comes to an end for one of Silverlink's longest-serving drivers this month. Mr Arnold Leah, 63, who works at Watford Junction Station in Station Road, pulled away from the platform for the final

  • Petrol thieves drive at attendant

    A PETROL station attendant was hit by a car driven by escaping fuel thieves on Sunday. The 58-year-old St Albans man was working at the Shell garage in Hatfield Road, Smallford, at 8.25pm when a white D-reg Vauxhall Astra pulled into the forecourt. One

  • Ammonia attack as mail van hijacked

    A REWARD has been offered by Royal Mail for help to solve a hijacking of a post van in Watford in June, in which a man was sprayed in the face with ammonia. Two men escaped with a valuable haul following the robbery in Ascot Road at about 8.40pm on Thursday

  • Dog owner found guilty

    THE OWNER of an innocent English bull terrier left locked up in a shed in St Albans for three weeks during Christmas was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering this week. St Albans Magistrates dismissed 35-year-old Gary Jennings' not guilty plea

  • Players all set to razzle dazzle 'em

    MEMBERS of the Kings Langley Players will be out on the razzle in Northern Ireland this weekend, where they will perform their version of one of playwright Tom Stoppard's acclaimed classics. Former chairman Mr Michael Goane will lead 41 members of the

  • Multiplex agreed at secret talks despite concerns

    PLANS for a new multiplex cinema and restaurant centre to replace the multi-storey car park in Bricket Road, St Albans were approved this week at a secret council meeting, despite concerns from Tory councillors. Members of St Albans District Council's

  • Battle to save Heath

    RESIDENTS battling to save Bernard's Heath's threatened green space have added football, picnics and courting to their list of ammunition against Hertfordshire County Council. St Albans Fire Station in Heathlands Drive is being moved to speed up response

  • Refugees found in tipper

    FIVE Romanian refugees were discovered hidden in the back of a tipper lorry near Bricket Wood last Thursday. Police were alerted to the lorry which was travelling on the M25 close to Junction 21A, by a member of the public at 1.20pm. When three officers

  • Thief makes off with car

    A £5,000 green Audi was stolen from the car park of the Glen Eagle Hotel in Luton Road, Harpenden, in the early hours of Sunday morning after the thief stole the keys. The owners of the car, a married couple, were asleep when climbed in through the bedroom

  • Father and son have cause to celebrate

    ROYAL birthday celebrations spilled over into Verulam Cycling club's final evening time trial of the year last Tuesday on the nine-and-a-half-mile Whitwell road race circuit. Taking place just three days before the Queen Mother's 100th birthday, the course

  • Nurse died after she drank disinfectant

    A POPULAR St Albans nurse died after she drank disinfectant in a desperate search for alcohol during a drinking binge, an inquest heard. St Albans Coroner's Court heard on Monday that Ms Anne Lesley Bardell, 37, a known alcoholic, died on Saturday, April

  • Pensioner's purse taken

    AN 81-year-old St Albans woman's purse was snatched from her trolley bag as she was shopping in St Peter's Street, St Albans, last Friday afternoon between 2.30pm and 3.45pm. After paying for sweets in Woolworth's, she put her purse back in her bag, left

  • New director for Trust

    A WEALTH of health experience comes on board, with the appointment of new non-executive director, Mr Robin Douglas, by West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Mr Douglas, from Rickmansworth, has worked for ten years with the Office for Public Management

  • Slow start for road campaign

    Road safety campaigners in Well End this week welcomed news of a speed limit reduction but vowed to continue fighting for further action. More than 160 people signed a petition at the end of last year urging the council to introduce traffic-calming in

  • Mother hits out at countys secrecy

    A mother from Shenley this week hit out at the way the county council treated her disabled daughter during the last year of her life. Brenda Willans is appealing for the council's social services department to be more open with parents of people with

  • Estate fights to save play areas

    Residents living on a Borehamwood estate this week challenged the borough council over its decision to remove five play areas targeted by vandals. Hertsmere Borough Council agreed last month to landscape over five play areas in the Farriers estate, due

  • All change for the towns buses

    Parts of Borehamwood will lose direct bus services to Watford under changes due to come into force in September. But operators are also promising more reliable services within Borehamwood, school buses to the new Hertswood School and buses adapted to

  • Darth Vader pays tribute to Sir Alec

    The man who famously duelled with Sir Alec Guinness in the Elstree-made film Star Wars this week paid tribute to the veteran actor, who died on Saturday. Dave Prowse took the role of evil Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movie and slayed Obi-Wan

  • Kirstys in charge of new TV quiz

    The makers of the quiz which offers a chance to win a million are about to top their own record ,, by launching a show with unlimited prize money. Celador, which produces Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, will shoot the first episode of The People Versus

  • Three held after high-speed chase

    A high speed car chase passed Borehamwood along the A1 on Monday as police pursued what they suspected were car thieves in a stolen car. The chase began when Metropolitan Police officers were alerted to a five-series BMW driving erratically on a southbound

  • Gary wears his kilt as a rule

    A Scotsman refused entry to a Borehamwood bar for wearing shorts decided to make his point in true Highland style ,, he returned in a kilt. Gary Grant had the committee of the Three Ways Community Association reaching for the rule book when he appeared

  • 700 sign petition against BRE site homes scheme

    GARSTON residents are leading the fight back against a decision by St Albans district councillors to grant planning permission for a new 50-home development. More than 700 residents have signed a petition calling on the Secretary of State to hold a public

  • Parents' parking fears allayed

    PARENTS' fears about the closure of a car park used while children are dropped off at a Chiswell Green school have been laid to rest this week. The entrance to a section of the car park in Greenwood Park, used by parents of children at Killigrew Junior

  • Centre update

    MARKYATE'S new youth centre, which was begun almost a year ago, is now well on the way to completion. A recent inspection by parish councillors has revealed that building work on the long-awaited centre has almost finished. And now that the size of the

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    After 3,500 performances court jester still enjoys playing the fool THE Millennium year sees St Albans man, Tony Barratt, celebrating playing the fool for 25 years. Tony, of Fishpool Street, has just clocked up 3,500 performances in the part of the the

  • Find valuable treasures in the Kingdom of God

    For many the idea of religion brings a whole array of fears to mind: fears of being manipulated, controlled, obliged to believe something you don't, or worse, being expected to suspend any sense of reality. Almost always we suspect 'their' motives: they

  • Jimmy toddles off with a model deal

    The winning smile of Elstree and Borehamwood's Millennium baby could soon be charming television viewers across the nation. Young Jimmy Fitzgerald, who won this year's Festival Baby Show in June, has now been signed up by a top child model agency. The

  • Schools face repair bills after attacks

    Police are appealing for information after vandals caused damage at two Borehamwood schools in separate incidents last week. Burglars caused several hundred pounds worth of damage at St Teresa's Roman Catholic School, in Brook Road, when they broke into

  • Painters achieve their mural goal

    Schoolchildren and residents joined forces at the weekend to give a new look to a changing pavilion at a Borehamwood park. Around 50 people helped Hertsmere Borough Council parks staff to paint a mural on the outside of the pavilion at Kenilworth Park

  • It's a first for noble Jackie!

    A mother-of-five from Borehamwood is looking forward to starting a new career as a teacher after achieving a first class university degree. Jackie Noble last month received a First Class BA Honours Degree in French and German, after completing a part-time

  • Liz Ford takes a look at the world of pop

    IF you happen to be travelling around the country during your summer hols, keep an eye out for a Yate's Wine Lodge. No, I'm not advocating mammoth drinking sessions, but plugging a competition to find the next big thing in the business. Heats of the Miller

  • City get target practice

    Hertford1 St Albans City 6 HAVING found goals hard to come by so far this summer, St Albans City used the rustic setting of Hertford Town's Hertingfordbury Park home on Tuesday evening to sharpen up their goalscoring capabilities. City scored six times

  • Dill in a pickle after OA's title hopes fade

    Saracens Herts Cricket League Division Two Berkhamsted 203-9 Old Albanians 180-10 OLD ALBANIANS lost vital ground at the top of Division Two after losing by 23 runs at mid-table Berkhamsted on Saturday. With league leaders Knebworth winning again, Graham

  • Rachel returns to form to take Solihull by storm

    Athletics round-up ST ALBANS student Rachel Felton continued her return to form on Saturday with an outstanding victory in the 800m at the British league match in Solihull. Having been sidelined by injury since May, the former St Albans Girls School pupil

  • Winning start for St Peter's

    IN what may prove to be a pivotal season for St Peter's, the side have performed creditably in their four pre-season friendlies to date. A visit to Old Parmiterians saw the Saints turn out 3-1 winners with David Yeo bagging a hat-trick and goalkeeper

  • Ware are Dunn for

    Elstree 179 Ware 100 Herts Cricket League Division Seven After a bout of mid-season blues Elstree finally hit their stride last Saturday with this trouncing of Ware. Hosts Elstree elected to bat and their batsmen rapidly achieved double figures ,, Gary

  • Shenley go rolling on

    Totteridge II 166 Shenley Village 199-2 Herts Cricket League Division Nine Now isn't a good time to face Shenley as the Villagers are on a roll having dispatched local rivals Elstree and north Londoners Totteridge in the past two weeks. The Villagers

  • Crusaders march for Switzerland

    The Borehamwood Crusaders' junior and youth skater hockey teams have been invited to compete in an international tournament in Switzerland later this month but need your help. Both Wood squads face a gruelling 11-hour journey, mostly by car, to the prestigious

  • Soccer fun days on offer for kids

    Borehamwood-based Pinnacle Youth are staging a football fun day for youngsters this Sunday in Mill Hill. The event, which takes place at Chase Lodge Sports Ground in Page Street, starts at 11am and runs through to 7pm. Activities on the day include a

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    Radlett's lions eat up Preston Radlett III 211-8 dec. Preston II 150-7 Herts Cricket League Division Six Hosts Radlett had the lion's share of the play in this memorable match last weekend. Skipper Richard Haxell, who went on to exhibit a classy innings

  • Charity for ladies

    Under the gaze of Sky TV cameras Arsenal Ladies drew 1-1 against Charlton Athletic Ladies in the FA Women's Charity Shield last Sunday afternoon. This was the curtain raiser to the new season which kicks off on August 20 as the lady Gunners take on Tranmere

  • Award for housing developement

    BISHOP'S Stortford's Thorley Lane development has won a design award for being the best in England and Northern Ireland on a greenfield site. Design Awards described the 100-home community as 'a convincing piece of urban design with a proper sense of

  • Airport link gets new train fleet

    STANSTED Express will gradually bring a new fleet of refurbished trains into service this month. The trains, sporting a luxurious interior and striking new livery, are part of a £10m investment programme by parent company Prism Rail plc. They will be

  • Intelligent and ground-breaking

    JUST weeks after it was announced that people in south west Hertfordshire suffer more from heart disease than those in the north of the county, health bosses have reacted to remedy the situation. Watford and Three Rivers Primary Care Group (PCG) has set

  • Me a hellraiser? Pass the whiskey

    I recently received a nice letter from the widow of Douglas Fairbanks JR inviting me to attend his New York memorial service. Alas until somebody gives me an expense account I must decline to represent the history of Elstree Studios abroad. She did also

  • Nostalgia: Any answers?

    Does anyone know the author Mary Bromet, who had a book published and died in the 1930's? COLLEEN DEVENISH, of Ladybrook, Main Road, Woodham Ferreis, Essex, asks: I have photographs and the Mary Bromet book Response, written in the 1930's and published

  • Population rise could result in council change

    COUNCILLORS in Three Rivers are disappointed after learning that the authority's population is likely to be too large to allow it to opt out of changes forced on it by the Government. The Local Government Bill was to force all councils to abandon decision

  • Fire ruins farmer's entire hay stock

    A FARMER from Croxley Green has lost almost his entire stock of hay after one of his barns burned down on Tuesday night, less than a week after the hay was put there. Mr Peter Foster, of Killingdown Farm off Little Green Lane, first noticed the fire in

  • Video to help make things safe as houses

    A VIDEO showing how people can keep their homes secure while on holiday has been produced by Hertfordshire Constabulary. This year, home burglaries in the county fell for the third successive year but police have warned people not to be complacent in

  • Tanker crash closes orbital

    A CHEMICALS tanker overturned and brought the M25 from junction 22 to 21A in London Colney to a close for most of Saturday. The articulated tanker, with a German number plate, was carrying plastic non-toxic chemicals when it hit the central crash barrier

  • Social club raided

    THE secretary of a club in South Oxhey had to wait nearly four hours for police to arrive after reporting a break-in there on Monday. Mr Greg Shumake, secretary of the William Morris Labour Club in Henbury Way, contacted the police at 10.23am after finding

  • Old bosses get a kick up the A1!

    Boreham Wood 2 Stevenage Borough 0 Pre-season Friendly Watched by former bosses Phil Wallace and Bob Makin, Wood turned on a super show on Tuesday evening at Meadow Park, to send their new expensively assembled charges unceremoniously back up the A1.

  • Sunday switch for last friendly

    Boreham Wood v Leighton Town Pre-season friendly, Sunday August 13, Meadow Park, Kick off 1pm. The poor state of Leighton's pitch has meant a late fixture swap for Wood as they complete their warm-up programme this weekend. The St Albans City manager

  • Magnificent seven on track for glory

    Seven youngsters from Boreham Wood Athletic Club turned in a magnificent performance at the final Eastern Young Athletes League meet in Watford last Sunday. The Wood squad covered themselves in glory by taking top three spots in several events at the

  • Patient power to shape NHS

    The NHS Plan, the Government's ten-year plan for the health service, was published last month and puts the patient at the centre of the NHS. We are committed to not only improving access to services for patients, but also giving them a voice. Patients

  • Woman crushed by own car

    RESIDENTS of a Carpenders Park road have been left in shock by the death of a mother crushed by her own car in her driveway. The 43-year-old, of Alva Way, who is believed to have suffered from multiple sclerosis, died after her BMW rolled down the driveway

  • Funds pumped to treat heart disease plight

    DOCTORS in Watford and Three Rivers have the chance to apply for cash from a £90,000 fund set aside to improve cardiac care. Despite higher rates of heart disease among people younger than 75 in Watford and Three Rivers than those living in St Albans

  • Refurbished pond is in a 'state' again

    LESS than two weeks after completing its revamp, Watford town centre's pond is still being plagued by criticism as vandals continue to wreak havoc on it. One resident, Mr Andrew McKendrick, 43, of Hunter's Lane, Leavesden, said he was disappointed with

  • Council blunder causes opening time confusion

    AN error by bureaucrats at County Hall may have allowed a controversial dump site to open five hours a week longer than it should. Watford Waste 2000 was given permission by Hertfordshire County Council last year to build the dump off Colne Way. The company

  • Arrests made after arson

    THREE teenagers have been arrested following arson attacks in Watford and South Oxhey earlier this month. A 14-year-old, from Watford, and two 17-year-olds, of no fixed address, were arrested on Wednesday, and are in custody in Hemel Hempstead. The first

  • Petition to preserve relics gains support

    UNEXCAVATED remains from the Roman city of Verulamium that have been damaged by years of ploughing could finally be saved. St Albans Architectural and Archeological Society which has been at the forefront of a campaign to preserve the ancient relics has

  • Lee is stations above the rest

    THEY say that good employees are hard to find, so St Albans' City Station has struck gold by boasting one of the best in the business. Platform supervisor Lee Johnson has just become a finalist in the prestigious Station Employee of the Year competition

  • Appeal for witnesses

    POLICE investigating an alleged abduction of a woman from Alma Road, St Albans, in the early hours of Sunday morning are appealing for witnesses. The 17-year-old is believed to have been bundled into a car as she stood outside The Horn pub between midnight

  • Tanker accident closes motorway

    The overturned tanker on the M2AN overturned tanker brought the M25 near St Albans to a standstill for most of Saturday after chemicals, diesel and oil spilled out onto the carriageway. The articulated tanker, with a German licence plate, skidded across

  • Bus firm boss calls for changes

    TRAFFIC management in St Albans needs a radical overhaul before bus operators can run an adequate service, according to a report from Sovereign commercial director David Hurry. Mr Hurry said the environment in St Albans, 'does nothing to attract additional

  • Plans for houses on scrapyard site rejected

    PLANS to build 25 houses in a vehicle breakers' yard were scrapped on Monday night at a packed planning meeting in Redbourn Village Hall. Permission for developing the 3.2 hectare Universal Salvage Site on Watling Street was refused because it would be

  • Appeal to driver

    POLICE are appealing for the driver of a car involved in an accident with pedestrian in St Albans last Friday to get in touch. Miss Jayne Everton, 21, was waiting to cross Ridgmont Road at the junction with London Road at 7.40am when she was involved

  • Plans for homes at former laboratory site put on hold

    PLANS to turn a former laboratory site in Hatching Green into 23 new homes have been put on hold following councillors decision to refer them to the planning committee. At a meeting of the plans north sub-committee on Monday, district councillors decided

  • A touch of green colour

    A POPULAR scheme that aims to bring a touch of colour to drab urban areas kicks off again this week. Community groups, parish councils and schools across the county will have the chance to go green by applying for free trees and bulbs from Groundwork

  • Mail delivered under a hedge

    Puzzled residents in Borehamwood's Lullington Garth discovered where their missing post had gone this week ? it was dumped in a nearby hedge. Around 100 bills, cheques and personal letters, addressed to people living in the area, were found in the hedge

  • Travellers promise to leave peacefully

    Travellers have set up camp in a field on the outskirts Borehamwood to the annoyance of their new neighbours ,, the A1 Golf Centre. The field, which is opposite the Elstree Moat House Hotel, is owned by Garden Oak, the same company that owns the golf

  • Bike ride to save churches

    ACTIVE volunteers are wanted to take part in a charity bike ride which aims to raise enough money to preserve the county's crumbling churches. Organisers are looking for people to cycle, run or walk between as many churches in Hertfordshire as possible

  • English way to holiday

    A TRULY English way to spend the August bank holiday has been promised by the Redbourn Millennium committee. It has organised a special cricket match, pitching Redbourn's finest against competitors from the Hollybush public house. The teams will don their

  • Blitz on vandals

    GREEN-FINGERED vandals who made a mess of allotments in The Camp, St Albans, have prompted an appeal for witnesses by local police. Gardeners have returned to their allotments off Buttermere Close in the last few weeks to discover sheds gutted by fire

  • Children answer charity call

    A CHILDREN'S drama group has raised £500 for charity by performing its latest production in front of 300 family and friends at Beaumont School. The Rising Stars group, which consists of 80 children aged between five and 12, performed an original piece

  • Walkers say thank you

    MONEY raised by two friends on a charity walk has been presented to the British Heart Foundation. Dr Martin Fatharly and Mr Archie McDonald, both from St Albans, raised £270 by walking the 90 miles of the Two Moors Way in Devon over five days in June.

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    Many residents will, no doubt, be glad that police are cracking down on under-age drinking in the streets and parks of Borehamwood. Reports of rowdy behaviour by young drunks, on one hand, and cases of alcohol poisoning of children as young as 14, on

  • Entertainers spice up the party

    To celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday on Friday residents at the Cardinal Court retirement home in Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, enjoyed an old-fashioned variety show. Tom Costello and his wife Brenda, also known as The Spice of Life, provided over

  • Police move in to quell street fight

    Police dispersed a large gang of troublemakers which gathered in Borehamwood's Furzehill Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. One witness reported about 20 youths gathered in the street, and several police vehicles on the scene to deal with them

  • Horsing around at country park

    Shetland Horses Duke and Ben were star attractions at Aldenham Country Park's Rare Breeds Day on Saturday, following their demonstrations of scarifying pasture, the traditional way. The event took three months to prepare and was designed by Aldenham Country

  • Fun days for village youngsters

    There's only one problem with summer holidays from school ,, they can become boring after a while. To give Radlett's children something interesting to do over the long summer days, Aldenham Parish Council organised a series of fun days at Phillimore Court

  • 13-year-old boy driver arrested

    A 13-year-old boy was arrested after police were alerted to a Vauxhall Nova being driven erratically in the early hours in a Borehamwood street. The incident happened at 5.30am on Sunday, in Baldock Way. He was charged with taking a vehicle without the