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On this day: Hertfordshire Archive

Hertfordshire Archive

• Anderson secures place in Sydneys individual 100m

  Shaftesbury Barnet sprinter Shani Anderson will run forBritain in the 100m in the Sydney Olympics next month. read more

• Lesson time in shelters for the first Hillsiders

  Life was anything but dull for the staff and pupils who joined Hillside School when it opened soon after Britain went to war in 1939. read more

• Battles in your garden

  Up until 30 years ago most British film studios, including Elstree, used to have apprenticeships operating for the various craft skills, such as painting, plastering and carpentry. read more

• Council blasted over school plans

  TWO East Herts district councillors have labelled the county council dishonest over its plans to build a 210-pupil school in Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, following a development control and enforcement sub-committee meeting. read more

• Charity need recruits to help families

  HOME-Start volunteers in Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth are urgently needed to help parents and single mothers struggling to keep their families together. read more

• New scheme to bring hospital jobs

  UP to 50 full and part-time jobs look set to be created at Sawbridgeworth's Rivers Hospital following planning approval for a £3m building scheme. read more

• Walkers wanted for sponsored tour of London's churches

  ITV Songs of Praise presenter, Diane Louise Jordan is appealing for people to take part in a sponsored walk looking at some of London's most magnificent churches. read more

• Nominations open for children'sop awards

  The Child of Achievement Awards is accepting nominations for gifted youngsters under the age of 16 for their February 2001 ceremony. read more

• Price is right for Olympic appeal

  Barnet Copthall swimming star Sarah Price took time out from her preparations for Sydney to lend her support to the British Olympic Appeal (BOA) by taking part in a pin badge campaign by Marks and Spencer. read more

• Ecstatic Samantha

  Samantha O'Connor couldn't stop smiling as she learnt she had passed her GCSE in maths on Thursday. read more

• Noel comes out in spots

  Worthing 1 read more

• FA Cup glory to start here

  Boreham Wood v read more

• Dean gets on his bike

  RACE ACE Dean Silvester is revving up for the Isle of Man Motorcycle Amateur Grand Prix. read more

• Blunted Edgware get second chance

  Edgware Town 0 Met Police 0 (aet) read more

• Heads up as Wares hang tough

  Edgware Town 2 Banstead 1 read more

• Penalty king Kelly does it again

  Hitchin Town 3 Hendon 3 read more

• Mugged Hendon lose in injury time

  Hendon 0 Sutton United 1 read more

• Newton to go?

  Former Chelsea midfield man Eddie Newton's stay with Barnet may not extend far beyond the current agreement which expires in mid-September. read more

• Cardiff hit back to steal point from Still men

  Barnet 2 Cardiff 2 read more

• Negativity costs Bees

  York City 1 Barnet 0 read more

On this day: Hertfordshire Archive