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  • Sarries sink to new low

    SARACENS head coach Buck Shelford described the disastrous 14-12 defeat at home to London Irish on Sunday as "the worst performance since I have been here." The Men in Black were sunk by an injury-time penalty from Barry Everitt that leaves them without

  • Citizen election news

    THIRTY-six candidates will be fighting it out for the 11 seats up for grabs this year on Harlow District Council when voters go to the polls on Thursday, May 1. In all wards the candidate (councillor) who polled the fewest votes last year is up for re-election

  • Everitt sticks the boot into Sarries survival hopes

    THE grim prospect of relegation remains a distinct possibility for Saracens who remain a side in freefall after they were beaten for the seventh successive time at home to London Irish on Sunday. The nerve-jangling 14-12 defeat, sealed by a 91st minute

  • Labour's budget rightly ruled out

    Councillor Kath McGuirk took exception to my letter about Labour's failure to produce a valid alternative budget that could be debated by Barnet Council (Tories have one eye on elections', Times Letters, March 28). She is right to say that it was the

  • Society cannot survive without a strong moral code

    I am writing in response to the letter by Alan Chew (Sex shop poses no threat to community, Times Letters, April 3). He feels people should not be concerned about the sex shop in East Barnet Road as nothing is visible from the pavement. I think Mr Chew

  • Have you seen missing dog?

    A woman is appealing for witnesses after her prized new dog went missing. Ms Mary Forbes is hoping her greyhound bitch Macey, which escaped her home in Westlea Avenue on the Meriden estate last month, will be returned. She said: "She would have been a

  • Tube driver has meningitis

    TUBE staff are on alert and equipment is being disinfected after a Rickmansworth train driver was diagnosed with a deadly virus. London Underground bosses have been monitoring the health of Metropolitan line employees since the man, who has not been named

  • Restaurant doubles as art gallery

    FOOD is not the only thing on the menu at The Dining Rooms in Radlett, which opened this week. The restaurant, situated next to the Red Lion Hotel in Watling Street, also doubles as a gallery, each month featuring work by a different artist. Previously

  • HRB made the radio star

    Dean Martin started out playing hits from Bros and New Kids On The Block to a crowd of Tango-fuelled youngsters at his school disco. He was 11. Three years later, and the youngsters had been replaced by dancing uncles and tipsy bridesmaids as the 14-year-old

  • Division One

    Sunday, April 6 Brookmans Park 8 The Boot 1; Rothamsted 0 Radlett 0. April 7, 2003 13:30

  • Division Three

    Sunday, April 6 Dukes 1 Peacock 4; Skew Bridge Res 1 Rose & Crown 2. April 7, 2003 13:30

  • Knockout Cup Final

    Sunday, April 13 (Toulmin Drive, 3pm kick-off) London Colney BCH v Riders Intersport. April 7, 2003 13:30

  • Division Three

    Sunday, April 13 Rose & Crown v Peacock; St Albans Rangers v Brookmans Park A. April 7, 2003 13:00

  • Canvey's six-shooters gun down Saints

    ANY slim hopes that St Albans City may have harboured of snatching the Ryman Premier League from under the noses of Aldershot Town and Canvey Island were firmly ended on Saturday after an emphatic 6-1 defeat at Jeff King's Canvey side. Four goals from

  • Thomas puts injury nightmare behind him

    WITH the euphoria surrounding England's emphatic Grand Slam triumph dominating the headlines, the reincarnation of Thomas Castaignde's international career has gone virtually unnoticed. The 28-year-old French star, left kicking his heels on the bench

  • Hill on top of the world

    RICHARD HILL reflected this week on England's stunning victory over Ireland at Landsdowne Road on Sunday that brought them the elusive Grand Slam. "It's not really sunk in yet," said the 29-year-old flanker, who won his 57th cap in Sunday's Gram Slam

  • Big names moving in to town

    NINE more retailers have confirmed they will be moving into new premises as part of the £70m town centre south development in Harlow. Fashion retailers Next, TKMaxx and Peacocks will be setting up shop, as well as shoe shop Clarks, toy shop The Entertainer

  • Dismore clearly blamed longevity

    By denying that he blamed the pensions crisis on pensioners living for too long, Andrew Dismore MP (Bill would benefit only the super-rich', Letters, April 3) shows he is clearly a graduate of the Stephen Byers' school of English . In his Soap Box article

  • Meetings explain new health plans

    RESIDENTS who want to find out more about radical new plans for the future of health services in Hertfordshire are invited to attend a series of free information events over the coming months. Hospital staff and local doctors will be available to answer

  • Jeweller retires

    HE has made hundreds of watches and sold a dazzling selection of rings, necklaces, bracelets and brooches over a career spanning more than 40 years. But on Friday, April 11, Watford jeweller Mr Sidney Trussele is set to close the door for good on his

  • NHS Trust has 'worst debts'

    THE trust responsible for Watford General Hospital has been exposed as suffering the worst financial problems in the NHS. Bosses at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust ran up debts of £11.5 million equivalent to 6.6 per cent of its income making it

  • I am only guilty of implementing promises

    There have been calls for him to resign over his handling of the closure of Partingdale Lane in Mill Hill, but BRIAN COLEMAN, the Conservative London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, has no intention of going. Yes, I am guilty as charged. I admit

  • Premeir Division

    Sunday, April 6 London Colney BCH v Lemsford (walkover to L/Col BCH); London Road Social 3 Riders Intersport 0; Queens Head Logic 2 Chequers 1. April 7, 2003 13:30

  • Road campaign launched

    A NEW road safety campaign aimed at promoting common sense and courtesy on the road has been launched by Essex County Council. The Share the Road campaign aimed at all road users from pedestrians and cyclists to motorcyclists, car drivers and lorry drivers

  • Bridge repairs warning

    MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays along Fifth Avenue, Harlow, while bridge repairs are carried out. The road, which crosses three bridges, will be undergoing repair work until January. All three bridges need extensive refurbishment and strengthening

  • SITEL Corporation

    SITEL Corporation, is the world leader in delivering Call Centre solutions to a variety of high profile clients. In the UK & Ireland, we employ more than 2200 people, working for over 50 clients. We have Call Centres in Watford, Kingston-upon-Thames

  • New search for site to house town skatepark

    HARPENDEN'S skatepark has hit the skids after St Albans District Council ruled that the proposed site is too close to residents' homes. Planners announced their decision after receiving complaints from a number of residents worried that noise from the

  • £36m earmarked for highways

    MORE than £36 million is being ploughed into improving cycleways, roads and pavements across the county in Hertfordshire County Council's biggest highways programme. The council's cabinet has allocated the money for the Integrated Highway Works Programme

  • Freer excuses won't wash with us

    Councillor Mike Freer will have to do a lot better than his lame excuse that the online forum was 'being used as a chatroom' (New service will monitor legitimate concerns', Times Letters, April 3). The vetting/monitoring procedure Barnet Council used

  • No need to feel embarrassed about sex

    I note that former councillor Usha Chopra thinks that having a sex shop is not a healthy thing. I wish to disagree. The shop does not allow anybody under the age of 18 inside and the shop front is discreetly screened. Yes, children do walk past it, as

  • Labour councillor dies

    HERTSMERE member John Nolan has died. The Labour councillor for Borehamwood Cowley Hill passed away at Barnet Hospital during the early hours of Thursday, April 3. Born in County Longford, Ireland, Mr Nolan moved to England to work as a railwayman. He

  • Support for Gulf families

    AN evening has been organised to provide support for family and friends of servicemen and members of the territorial army serving in the Gulf. The North Bushey branch of the British Legion are holding a "Thank You" evening for poppy sellers on Monday,

  • Roadworks will cause traffic chaos

    MAJOR roadworks are set to cause months of traffic disruption around Watford Junction station from today (Monday, April 7). The work in Station Road, part of Clarendon Road and part of Woodford Road is expected to last five months and will involve modification

  • Paramedics to wear stab-proof vests

    Ambulance crews in the borough were issued with stab-proof vests last week. The vests will be carried in ambulances at all times to protect paramedics from the growing number of attacks on crews in London. As many as 562 physical assaults were reported

  • Rapist jailed for eight years

    A man was jailed for eight years last week for his part in the rape of a woman in New Southgate in March 2001. The victim, a 35-year-old housewife, had been shopping in Bowes Road, New Southgate, when she was grabbed from behind and dragged into a doorway

  • Reserve Cup Final

    Sunday, April 6 Brookmans Park A 1 Colney Heath QH Res 3. April 7, 2003 13:30

  • Division Four

    Sunday, April 6 Dynamo NG 0 Black Horse 3; Mermaid 4 Radlett A 3. April 7, 2003 13:30

  • Division Two

    Sunday, April 13 Oaks v Skew Bridge. April 7, 2003 13:00

  • Division Four

    Sunday, April 6 Colney Heath QH Res v Cell Barnes OB; Cricketers v Black Horse. April 7, 2003 13:00