The father of murdered Potters Bar woman Sharon Malone spoke of his pain this week at not being able to see his grandchildren. Harry Clinch was speaking after Spanish authorities put his grandchildren in the custody of Harry Malone, the father of Garry
Shaftesbury Barnet's women's team finished an excellent second in the South of England Women's Road Relays in Milton Keynes on Sunday. Andrea Green posted the fastest leg with a time of 18mins 59secs. Meanwhile, the club's U17 boys' team also finished
Hendon 34 Mill Hill 22 Herts/Middlesex League Division Three (North) Hendon ensured they had more than the club's 70th anniversary to celebrate at their evening bash by winning a tough encounter against local rivals Mill Hill. Despite trailing to a an
Finchley 14 Civil Service 22 Middlesex Cup quarter-final Finchley missed out on the chance of a place in the semi-finals after a battling performance on Saturday. Despite missing a penalty early on, a Civil Service 22-metre drop-out led to Finchley number
I think it a bit rich of Labour group leader Councillor Phil Pipsqueak' Yeoman to comment on Wood Court (Treatment of Elderly is Appalling, Letters, April 3). He was part of the last administration that closed Wood Court a happy community of sheltered
Can any of your readers help with information on a John Parr and his family? In 1901 they lived at 36 Lichfield Grove, Finchley, and later at 52 Lodge Lane, North Finchley. John was killed in the First World War on August 21, 1914, and is believed to
You reported last week that a new-look night service at Edgware Hospital had been approved by the Department of Health (Approval for night service', April 3). I would like to make a couple of clarifications, because I felt your report could confuse some
Labour leader Phil Yeoman calls for Brian Coleman to resign over the closure of Partingdale Lane (Lane must stay shut', April 3) because he has ignored the wishes of the residents and the opposition'. Curiously, Mr Yeoman did not call on Alan Williams
Edgware's solid recent form took a turn for the worse on Saturday when they were beaten at The White Lion by league leaders Cheshunt. Although starting the game brightly the home side fell behind after 25 minutes to a well-taken goal by Glen Adams. Leon
League Red Division: Belmont v Cassiobury Leopards. White Division: St Albans Rangers v Aldenham Leopards. Blue Division: Pinnacle v Riverside AFC; Bovingdon v Eaton Bray Lions; Alexandra Park North v Oakhill Tigers Aces. Friendlies: Cassiobury Lions
A powerful display from league leaders Northwood swept aside a plucky Wingate side who were left to rue missing two great opportunities. Paul Hakim and Danny Williams should have scored in the second half to level the match. But when both players fired
League Cup Semi-Finals: Hemel Celtic v St Albans City North; Leverstock Green v Borehamwood 2000. Spring Shield Semi-Finals: Evergreen Juniors v Comet Cobras; Harpenden Barons v Bushey Rangers. Red Division: Pinnacle Youth v London Colney. White Division
Challenge Cup Round Three: London Road v Elliott Star or Chipperfield Corinthians; Hemel Town v Pinnacle Youth; Borehamwood 2000 or Echoes Youth Amber v Whetstone Wanderers; St Albans City West v Bushey Rangers or Suffolk Youth Eagles. White Division:
League White Division: Bushey Hawks v St Albans Rangers. Blue Division: Pinnacle v Eaton Bray Lions; Alexandra Park North v Bovingdon. April 8, 2003 15:00
THIRTY-six candidates will be fighting it out for the 11 seats up for grabs 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.
THREE new speed cameras are to be installed on Harlow roads. Two of the cameras will go in Southern Way near Ployters Road and Partridge Road and the other on the A414 north of the Southern Way round-about. The Essex Safety Camera Partnership said the
Friday, April 4 DIVISION One leaders Whetstone lost only their second match of the season to Echoes Amber, 4-3. Echoes opened the scoring from a corner, but Luke Papini levelled when he ran onto a through ball from Ben Petrou and slotted home. Echoes
MORE than 100 people, including St Albans MP Kerry Pollard, Mayor of St Albans Keith Stammers and the Mayor of Harpenden Albert Pawle, attended the launch of St Albans & District Bereavement Network. The new bereavement service opened on Monday, March
Sunday, April 6 COMING off a bad run, Colts came into the game full of purpose to regain the third spot off Sun Postal. It started badly for the Colts as an early corner was conceded, which led to a good finish from the Sun Postal centre back. They kept
A SPONSORED dance held by pupils of Kliks Dance School last Sunday, was hailed as a great success by all involved. Pupils performed a dance called Clic for four hours, between 12pm and 4pm at Oxhey Wood school. 120 children aged between four-years-old
MORE than 1,200 residents in South Oxhey have put their names to a petition opposing plans to build a hostel for young people in the area. The petition against Aldwyck Housing's application for 12 self-contained bedsits in Gosforth Lane was submitted
Sunday, April 6 OAKHILL, third in the table, and Moor Park, who had won their last four games, contested an exciting 0-0 draw. The teams battled and fought furiously to break the deadlock, but, on a narrow pitch, both struggled to break down their opponents
WATFORD are one step away from the FA Cup Final, and The Watford Observer will be publishing an exclusive guide to the big Semi-Final clash with Southampton in this week's edition. Our bumper 12-page sports section will have six pages on the Hornets,
Spring Cup Sun Postal Blue 4 Berkhamsted Raiders B 3; Hemel Aces B 0 Woodhall B 3; Little Gaddesden P Evergreen P. Premier Division: Sun Postal Yellow 2 Watford Youth Sports 0; Bovingdon 3 Hemel Hornets 1; Hammer Youth 2 Hemel Aces A 1; Kings Langley
League Cup Group A1: Bovingdon A v Abbots Youth; Hemel Town Youth A v Berkhamsted Raiders. Group A2: Garston Boys Lions v Tring Tornadoes A; Croxley Guild A v Little Gaddesden. Group B1: Bovingdon B v Echoes Youth; Hemel Town Youth B v Acorn Raiders.
League St Albans City v Sun Postal Yellow; Acorn Raiders v Sun Postal Blue; Tornadoes A v Berkhamsted Raiders A; Tornadoes B v Berkhamsted Raiders B; Watford Youth Sports A v Woodhall Wanderers A; Watford Youth Sports B v Woodhall Wanderers B; Hemel Aces
League Cup Northwood 13 Oxhey United 0; Abbots Youth 3 Croxley Guild Eagles 2; Whetstone Jaguars 5 Alexandra Park West 1; Comets 1 Evergreen 2; London Colney 1 Echoes Orange 0; London Maccabi Lions 1 Sun Postal 2; Echoes Amber 7 Harpenden Hawks 1. White
League Red Division: Elstree Vale 5 London Colney 0. White Division: Wood Rangers 2 Harvesters South 0; Echoes Orange 4 Alexandra Park 2; Select Soccer 0 Eaton Bray 1. Blue Division: Nascot Wood Rangers 7 Edmonton Rangers 1. Friendlies: Abbots Youth 1
League Cup Quarter Finals: Woodhall Wanderers 0 Whetstone Pumas 3; Whetstone Cougars 3 Hertsmere 2 (aet); London Colney Amber 4 Hemel Hempstead Youth 1. Red Division: Borehamwood 2000 2 Southgate Adelaide 3. White Division: Riverside Hibernian 2 Omonia
Herts County Cup Final: Bishop's Stortford 2 Borehamwood 2000 3. League Cup Round Two: Finchleians Youth Red 4 Harvesters North 1; Garston Juniors 0 EDRS Stonegrove 1; Finchlieans Youth White 2 Harpenden Tigers 0; Hemel Rovers walkover Harpenden Pumas
League Cup Round Two: Everett Rovers 5 Suffolk Youth Eagles 4; Bushey Rangers 2 Croxley Guild 1; Borehamwood 2000 6 Harpenden Colts Eagles 2. White Division: Gadeside 3 Northwood 3; Hertsmere 9 Brady Maccabi Red 1; London Road 3 Elliott Star 0. Blue Division
AFA Cup Final: Alexandra Park North 2 Alexandra Park South 4. Challenge Cup Semi-Finals: St Albans City North 0 Borehamwood 2000 5; VEP Knights 4 Bushey Rangers 2. Spring Cup Semi-Final: Chipperfield Corinthians 7 Acorn Raiders 1. Red Division: Evergreen
League Red Division: Whetstone Jaguars 3 Echoes Amber 4; Borehamwood 2000 1 Northwood 5. April 8, 2003 12:01
League Red Division: Northwood 2 Echoes 4; Harpenden Colts Panthers 1 Hertsmere 5; London Colney 2 Omonia 6; Hemel Hornets 0 Chorleywood Blue 7. White Division: Edmonton Rangers 2 Whetstone Wanderers 2. Blue Division: London Road 3 Sun Postal Blue 1;
League Cup Round Three: St Albans Rangers 2 Alexandra Park Raiders 6. April 8, 2003 12:01
A DEDICATED hospital volunteer from St Albans will be presented with a long service award for devoting 30 years of her time to patients and staff. Ms Elizabeth Atkins, who works in the diabetic clinic and hearing advisory service at St Albans Hospital
LOCAL historians are being asked to contribute to a national website and share knowledge of St Albans. The National Grid for Learning is running an online local history trail and is inviting residents to post their findings about St Albans for everyone
Barnet Council is providing free skips for Jewish residents to use over the Passover festival. Before Passover, Jews must empty their homes of chometz any food products containing yeast for the duration of the festival, which runs from April 17-24. Skips
Barnet's two credit unions are likely to get a further year's funding, but must prepare to be self-supporting after that, Barnet Council has said. Tory councillor Kanti Patel, the council's cabinet member for regeneration, was criticised by Labour councillors
Barnet Council is asking businesses to sponsor a new set of about 50 signs intended to welcome visitors to different areas of Barnet. Councillors agreed to replace existing signs around the borough with a complete new set at a planning meeting on March
Patients are more likely to die at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals than in any others in London, according to a study released over the weekend. Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust has the worst mortality rate in the capital, placing it in the bottom
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
Hendon lost only their seventh league game of the season when bogey-team Purfleet completed a double over the Greens on Saturday. A Ricci Crace equaliser wasn't enough for the Dons as poor defending and equally poor finishing cost them dear. After the
Three shops in Barnet have been fined for selling alcohol to children following an undercover operation by Barnet Council officers. The licensees of the shops appeared at Barnet Magistrates Court and were found guilty of selling vodka alcopop to a 16-
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Mill Hill Rangers are tonight holding an open evening at Mill Hill Sports Club, Grahame Park Way,(April 10) for anyone interested in joining any of the club's teams. Players are being sought for all sides from U7s up to U12s, for summer
League Blue Division: Harvesters South v Hadley Rangers. Yellow Division: Kingsbury Town v Strides; Oxhey Jets White v Bushey Hawks. April 8, 2003 15:00
League Red Division: London Colney v Elstree Vale. White Division: Whetstone Wanderers v Echoes Orange; Select Soccer v Bushey Rangers. Blue Division: Oxhey United Black v Edmonton Rangers. April 8, 2003 15:00
League Red Division: Oxhey United Red v Wood Boys; Chorleywood Lions v Evergreen Youth; Oxhey Jets Blue v Omonia Green (double header). White Division: Aldenham Lions v Abbots Youth; Whetstone Wanderers v London Colney; Borehamwood Scorpions v Enfield
It would be interesting to know whether the public was consulted when Partingdale Lane was first closed many years ago. I believe the initial decision was taken unilaterally by the incumbent council at the time, as a temporary measure'. Where is the level
WATFORD's A team preserved their Division One status with a gritty team performance in the final round of the Herts League at Borehamwood on Saturday, April 5 Needing to finish in the top four of their gala, things got off to a bad start when, after two
We had a strange and worrying incident over the weekend. On Saturday night, probably some time in the early hours, somebody unloaded the contents of several rubbish bins down the steps to our front door. Close by there was an open can of petrol. I don't
League Red Division: Alexandra Park North v Echoes; Northwood v Bedmond Ajax Red; Borehamwood 2000 v Harvesters North; Pinnacle School v St Albans City East; Aldenham Warriors v Whetstone Panthers (double header). White Division: Abbots Youth v Everett
Potters Bar's push for a top three finish suffered a blow as they were held to a draw by a battling Greenacres side on Saturday. The visitors started strongly and peppered the Greenacres' goal through efforts from Andy Martin and Lee Talbot. But clear-cut
League Red Division: Whetstone Jaguars v Borehamwood 2000 (double header); St Albans City North v Echoes Amber (double header); Northwood v London Colney (double header); Alexandra Park East v Comets; Sun v Evergreen. White Division: Oxhey United v London
League Red Division: Woodhall Wanderers v Alexandra Park Raiders (double header); Borehamwood 2000 v London Colney Amber; St Albans City South v Northwood Red; Pinnacle Youth v Southgate Adelaide. White Division: Hertsmere v Echoes Amber (double header
Challenge Cup Round Four: Chorleywood Blue or Harvesters North v Riverside Hibernian Emeralds or Cassiobury Clarets; Chiltern or Hertsmere Colts or Omonia v Everett Rovers or Sun Postal Yellow or Moor Park; Northwood or London Colney v Tornadoes or Echoes
League Red Division: Garston Boys v Harpenden Colts Pumas; Pinnacle Youth v Finchleians Youth Red; Sun Postal Scorpions v Hemel Rovers. White Division: Borehamwood 2000 v Evergreen Youth (double header); Comets v Hertsmere (double header). Blue Division
Spring Cup Whetstone v Hemel Hempstead Town; Bovingdon v Northwood; St Albans Rangers White v Harvesters. Divisional Shield: Chipperfield v Acorn. Red Division: Borehamwood v Hemel Celtic; Leverstock Green v Garston Boys; Enfield v Evergreen. Blue Division
League Red Division: Comets v St Albans City North; Northwood v Echoes Amber; Sun v Whetstone Jaguars; Evergreen v London Colney; Borehamwood 2000 v Alexandra Park East. White Division: Harvesters North v Harpenden Jets. April 8, 2003 15:00
SHOPPERS have been panic buying in response to Home Office advice urging people to stock up on water and non-perishable goods in case of a terrorist attack. Supermarkets in Harlow and Bishop's Stortford have reported greater than normal sales of water
A FRENCH woman has been treated for serious chest and pelvic injuries after she was found lying near the Terminus Street car park in Harlow in the early hours of Saturday. The woman, who lives locally, was discovered by a police patrol at about 2am and
WAGN Rail's West Anglia service has welcomed Mark Evans, 49 who spent his childhood in the Bishop's Stortford area as its new route director. He joins West Anglia after nearly five years at British Airways World Cargo where he was customer services development
SIX women stripped naked at a protest against the invasion of Iraq outside Britain's military headquarters in Northwood on Sunday, April 6. The nude demonstration occurred halfway through a protest by 170 people at the Permanent Joint Headquarters of
INTERNATIONAL sports supplement company Maximuscle, which is based in Caxton Way, Watford, opened its flagship store in Watford town centre on Saturday, April 5. Maximuscle has grown over the past nine years into a widely recognised and respected sports
Sunday, April 6 CHIPPERFIELD CORINTHIANS outplayed Acorn Raiders quite convincingly as they won 7-1. Alex Wright led the way with a hat-trick, and Robert Rossiter, Jon Lock and man-of-the-match Charles Saunders also got their names on their score-sheet
Sunday, April 6 WHETSTONE lost their second match to Echoes Amber in three days, going down 3-1 in the Challenge Cup Semi-Final. This was a very tight match with few chances played with great commitment by both sides. Echoes opened the scoring after Whetstone
A DERELICT signal box built more than 100 years ago is set for a revamp thanks to a £3,300 grant from the Architectural Heritage Fund. The money, given to the St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust, will enable the group to open the listed building to
Sunday, April 6 EVERETT ROVERS ended their league campaign with a draw which saw their unbeaten run extended to nine matches. It required a goalline clearance from Patrick Beatty to ensure the scores were level in the first-half. Everett went close in
Last Saturday (March 30), Adil Albhdly heard the news anyone with relatives in Iraq dreads the most. An Iraqi asylum seeker living in Cricklewood, Mr Albhdly was told four members of his family had been killed as they drove between Nasiryah and Shatra
Sunday, April 6 REVENGE was sweet when Oxhey beat Elstree in there second fixture in as many weeks. This was a fast and furious game between the two sides which got very physical at times, but Oxhey still played some great football. This win ended a run
HAND therapy specialist physiotherapist, Nikki Burr and occupational therapist Anna Pratt, have achieved the highest accolade within the specialisim of hand therapy and are now Accredited Hand Therapists (BAHT). The British Association of Hand Therapists
ONE of the police officers who investigated the Great Train Robbery in 1963 will be giving a talk about his experiences in Watford on Tuesday. Mr John Wooley, will tell members of the local branch of the O50 Club, which represents elderly and retired
We are an independent estate agency specialising in the sale, letting and management of Residential Property. We have offices both in Harrow and in Watford., and are affiliated to the principal governing bodies of our industry, committed to promoting
A SOUTH OXHEY boy has beaten the odds to win a place at a prestigious ballet school despite only taking up the art two years ago. Dion Page, of Falkirk Gardens, will move to Chelsea at the end of this month to begin a new life as a student of the English
League Premier Division: Acorn Raiders 2 Berkhamsted Raiders 3; Bovingdon 3 Hemel Celtic Red 6; Evergreen Youth 13 Little Gaddesden 0; Hemel Celtic Blue 1 Garston Boys 5; Woodhall Wanderers 3 Tring Tornadoes 3. April 8, 2003 13:00
League Cup Group A1: Harpenden Colts A 0 Bovingdon A 1; Comets A 1 Berkhamsted Raiders 1. Group A2: Herons A 0 Croxley Guild A 1; Garston Boys Lions 4 Hemel Rangers 0. Group B1: Comets B 2 Acorn Raiders 1. Group B2: Evergreen 1 Tring Tornadoes B 1; Herons
Spring Cup Evergreen v Hemel Aces B. Premier Division: Sun Postal Yellow v Berkhamsted Raiders; Hammer Youth v Hemel Hornets; Woodhall A v Watford Youth Sports; Comets A v Hemel Aces A. Division One: Sun Postal Blue v Little Gaddesden; Woodhall B v Garston
League Premier Division: Hemel Celtic Red v Tring Tornadoes; Bovingdon v Acorn Raiders; Woodhall Wanderers v Berkhamsted Raiders; Little Gaddesden v Hemel Celtic Blue. April 8, 2003 13:00
League Herons v Bovingdon A; Watford Youth Sports v Bovingdon B; Acorn Raiders A v Tring Tornadoes A; Acorn Raiders B v Tring Tornadoes B; Comets A v Hemel Aces A; Comets B v Hemel Aces B; Garston Boys Lions v Croxley Guild A; Garston Boys Tigers v Croxley
League Comets A v Sun Postal Yellow; Comets B v Sun Postal Blue; Hemel Town Youth A v Acorn Raiders; Hemel Town Youth B v Oxhey United; Croxley Guild A v Everett Rovers A; Croxley Guild B v Everett Rovers B; Cassiobury Rangers A v Garston Boys; Cassiobury
Challenge Cup Semi-Finals: Enfield 4 Leverstock Green 1; Northwood 2 Borehamwood 3. Spring Cup: Cassiobury 4 Whetstone 4; St Albans Rangers White P Northwood P. Divisional Shield: Harpenden Colts 3 Chipperfield 1. Red Division: Hemel Hempstead Town 5
Challenge Cup Round Three: Kingsbury Town A Edmonton Rangers A. Divisional Shield: Leverstock Green 1 Borehamwood 2000 6; Garston Boys 2 Chesham United 2. Red Division: Chorleywood Blue 1 Hertsmere 0, Hertsmere 3 Chorleywood Blue 0 (double header); Echoes
AFA Cup Final: Alexandra Park West 1 Old Minchendenians 1. Challenge Cup Semi-Finals: Northwood 2 St Albans City North 0; Whetstone Jaguars 1 Echoes Amber 3. Red Division: Borehamwood 2000 4 Alexandra Park East 1; London Colney 2 Sun 4, Sun 0 London Colney
League Cup Semi-Finals: Bushey Eagles 0 Oakhill Tigers Amber 5; St Albans Rangers 2 Belmont 2 (aet - Belmont win 5-4 on pens). Red Division: Whetstone Lynx 3 Cassiobury Lions 1. Blue Division: Alexandra Park 4 Bovingdon 2; Pinnacle 5 Alexandra Park North
League Red Division: Borehamwood 2000 8 Echoes 1; Whetstone Panthers 0 Pinnacle School 4; Alexandra Park Youth 0 Harvesters North 3. White Division: Abbots Youth 1 Riverside Hibernian Red 2; Cassiobury Lions 3 Everett Black 0; Hemel Aces A 4 Edmonton
League Red Division: Oxhey Jets Blue 4 Echoes 0; Alexandra Park 0 Evergreen Youth 2; Omonia Green 1 Chorleywood Lions 1, Chorleywood Lions 1 Omonia Green 1 (double header); Wood Boys 1 Edmonton Rangers 0, Edmonton Rangers 1 Wood Boys 2 (double header)
League Blue Division: Chipperfield Corinthians 3 St Albans South 2. April 8, 2003 12:01
League White Division: Borehamwood Scoprions 3 Enfield Rangers Blue 2. Yellow Division: Oxhey United Blue 1 Bushey Hawks 4. Blue Division: Harvesters South 1 Hadley Rangers 0. April 8, 2003 12:01
HUNDREDS of residents have captured the life of St Albans district for the Snapshot 450 competition. The photographic project is part of the celebrations for the 450th anniversary of the first city charter. Selection has now taken place and work to compile
THE county's emergency services are well equipped to deal with a terrorist attack, it was claimed this week. In the event of an attack, HESMIC, the Hertfordshire Emergency Services Major Incidents Committee, would co-ordinate the work of the police, the
League Green Division: Bushey Rangers 4 Cassiobury Clarets 4. Purple Division: Kings Langley 7 William Morris Stags 1. April 8, 2003 12:01
League Red Division: Northwood Red 5 Borehamwood 2000 1; Pinnacle Youth 2 Whetstone Pumas 7; London Colney Amber walkover Alexandra Park Raiders. White Division: Echoes Gold 2 Hertsmere 3. Blue Division: Alexandra Park Youth walkover Edmonton Falcons
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
