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July 25, 1950: A pigeon house belonging to Mr Watts of William Street, Bushey. Picture no. 313. May 6, 2003 17:00

A leisure club in North Finchley seems an odd place for a gig for a man described as the 'David Beckham of jazz'. But when they are not pressing the pedals on a grand piano, 23-year-old jazz sensation Jamie Cullum's feet are firmly on the ground. He landed

League Cup Semi-Final: Hammer Youth v Watford Youth Sports. May 6, 2003 16:00

29 July, 1950: Hemel Hempstead 800th anniversary pageant. Picture no. 335. May 6, 2003 16:00

League Cup Semi-Final: Finchleians Youth Red 0 St Albans City West 2. Red Division: Sun Postal Scorpions P Pinnacle Youth P (double header); Harpenden Colts Pumas P Finchleians Youth White P (double header); Hemel Rovers 3 St Albans City East 1, St Albans

League Red Division: Pinnacle Youth P Evergreen Youth P. White Division: Alexandra Park North 4 Tring Tornadoes 1; Comet Cobras 2 Enfield Rangers 9. Green Division: Alexandra Park South 1 EDRS Stonegrove 1. Yellow Division: Echoes Youth 3 Chipperfield

December 9, 1950: Trophy winners at the annual dinner of Watford Cycling Club, held at the King's Head. From the left are Doreen Herman, Mike Thompson, R.W. Gardener (President), Norman Roshler and Ron Cole. Picture no. 705. May 6, 2003 16:00

League Blue Division: Pinnacle 4 Bovingdon 1; Alexandra Park North 2 Oakhill Tiger Aces 0, Oakhill Tiger Aces 1 Alexandra Park North 3 (double header). May 6, 2003 15:30

League Red Division: Alexandra Park 1 Omonia Green 0, Omonia Green 5 Alexandra Park 0 (double header). White Division: Bushey Eagles 2 Aldenham Lions 1, Aldenham Lions 0 Bushey Eagles 7 (double header), Whetstone Wanderers 3 Abbots Youth 2; London Maccabi

League Blue Division: Whetstone Wildcats 1 Edmonton Rangers 1. May 6, 2003 15:30

League Green Division: Cassiobury Clarets 4 Hemel Aces 0, Hemel Aces 1 Cassiobury Clarets 2 (double header). May 6, 2003 15:30

Spring Cup Bovingdon 0 Harvesters 4; Hertsmere 5 St Albans Rangers White 2. May 6, 2003 15:30

League Cup Evergreen 1 Whetstone Jaguars 2. May 6, 2003 15:30

APRIL'S firearms amnesty called to combat the growing menace of gun crime has been hailed as a great success by Hertfordshire Police. More than four times as many weapons were handed in at police stations across the county as during an amnesty in 1996

ST ALBANS celebrates 450 years of democracy this weekend and a host of activities are planned to make it a time to remember. On Saturday St Albans players The Company of Ten will be performing Martyrs and Charters, its abridged history of the city told

A YOUNG Watford mathematician has won recognition following his success in a nationwide maths challenge. Christopher Rayment, who attends Knutsford School, in Knutsford Avenue, Watford, has won a bronze award from The Mathematical Association, following

A FLIGHT for two in a light air craft and a lesson at London Gliding club are among the lots on offer at a fundraising auction being held at Fullerians Rugby Club in Conningsby Drive, Watford, on Friday, May 9. The auction is being held to raise cash

POLICE in Watford are appealing for the return of a number of offensive weapons which they believe may have been bought at a car boot sale and market. Police are conducting enquiries into the sale of expandable batons at Bovingdon market on Saturday,

A NEW campaign has been launched to help Hertfordshire parents troubled with family break-ups. Parentline Plus, which runs a free 24-hour helpline for parents, has set up "Contact Counts" in response to an increase in calls about divorce and separation

SARACENS edged further towards preserving their Zurich Premiership status by mustering a valuable bonus point from a 26-22 defeat away at Newcastle Falcons on Sunday. Barring a calamitous performance at home to Sale Sharks on Saturday, the Men in Black

IN September 1933, together with 30 other 11-year-olds I joined Watford Grammar School as what was then termed a Scholarship Boy. Now almost 70 years later I am wondering how my former colleagues have fared over this long period. Inevitably many contacts

DOES anyone have information about the last days of Cassiobury House? May 6, 2003 13:30

EVEN if they have not written to say so, I have little doubt that many local residents will remember Buttery's the Butchers, which was in The Parade at the top end of Watford High Street, to the left of the Gaumont cinema (later the Odeon). Though the

I read with interest Sir Sydney Chapmans article about Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals (Trust's new facilities need financial help', April 24) and I agreed with a lot of what he said. The NHS is turning the corner. But, as Sir Sydney says, the only way

Hendon's dream of a top three finish became reality on Saturday despite the loss of their final two home games. The Dons crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Aldershot on Thursday evening before Saturday's 1-0 loss to relegated Chesham, which left manager

August 8, 1950: Chipperfield cricketers with TV commentator Richard Dimbleby. Picture no. 334 C. May 6, 2003 16:30

29 July, 1950: Hemel Hempstead 800th anniversary pageant. Picture no. 335 C. May 6, 2003 16:00

League Cup Quarter-Finals: Sun Postal Yellow 6 Berkhamsted Raiders A 0; Hemel Aces A 4 Woodhall B 1; Woodhall A 1 Watford Youth Sports 2. Spring Cup: Garston Boys 2 Sun Postal Blue 9. Division One: Little Gaddesden 8 Evergreen 5. May 6, 2003 16:00

League Premier Division: Little Gaddesden 1 Hemel Celtic Red 12; Acorn Raiders 0 Woodhall Wanderers 2. May 6, 2003 16:00

29 July 1950: Hemel Hempstead 800th anniversary pageant. Picture no. 335 E. May 6, 2003 16:00

29 July 1950: Hemel Hempstead 800th anniversary pageant. Picture no 335 F. May 6, 2003 16:00

Spring Cup Semi-Finals: Hemel Hempstead Town 3 Northwood 0; Hertsmere 3 Cassiobury 1. Red Division: Leverstock Green 3 Hemel Celtic 0, Hemel Celtic 5 Leverstock Green 1 (double header); Evergreen P Garston Boys P. Blue Division: Acorn 1 Riverside 5; Harpenden

Spring Cup Bovingdon 1 Northwood 3. Red Division: Garston Juniors 2 Enfield 4. May 6, 2003 15:30

It has been a year since the Conservative Party regained control of Barnet Council after eight years in opposition. LEIGH COLLINS looks back over a controversial 12 months. The cheers had barely stopped echoing around the election hall last May when the

US President George W Bush's now infamous axis of evil' no longer runs through a North Finchley street which, until last Wednesday, was home to the fledgling embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Three diplomats, including a charg

HUNDREDS of primary school pupils in Hertfordshire could soon be entitled to school dinners following a change in state benefit rules. The changes, due to take effect next week and set to have a knock-effect on Hertfordshire Council Council grants, will

DOG enthusiast Pauline Dinnage was over the moon when her dog won a top national award. Ms Dinnage, of Northwick Rd, South Oxhey, entered her Afghan hound, Sochera's the Enchantment - better known as Tasha - in the Vetzyme Pick of the Litter Competition

SARACENS edged further towards preserving their Zurich Premiership status by mustering a valuable bonus point from a 26-22 defeat away at Newcastle Falcons on Sunday. Barring a calamitous performance at home to Sale Sharks on Saturday, the Men in Black

MY family lived in Watford until just before the First World War and my father was just a small boy before they emigrated to Canada. I have been to Watford to visit and was very impressed with it. I have been researching my ancestry and have found I have

THE inscription on a gravestone in Rickmansworth reads: "Countess Anna Tolstoy who died of inflicted agony after 15 years of physical and moral distress in Moor Park. Her forever grieving, Kiz." Who was she and where did she live? May 6, 2003 13:30

DO you remember the 1940's, particularly the post-war years? Do your remember the Compton summer, the winter of 1947, rationing, power cuts, squatting and nationalisation? Anyone who can help is asked to telephone 01923 216 306. May 6, 2003 13:30

DOES anyone have any photographs of The Bury nursery, Rickmansworth? May 6, 2003 13:30

THE overwhelming sense of relief around Vicarage Road was palpable on Tuesday night as Saracens took a significant step towards ensuring their Zurich Premiership status with a nerve-jangling win over Bristol Shoguns. The priceless victory, Saracens first

Even if it were true, it would be cheap and petty of Andrew Dismore MP to object to the Mayor of Barnet opening the new Edgware Community Hospital on the party political grounds that she's a Tory who as Dismore puts it did not put her head above the parapet

Your 'News Extra' report about developer Charles Church's activities at Surrey Court in Finchley is confusing. Charles Church submitted a proposal for landscaping the site (including the planting of new trees) to the planning sub-committee. This should

Brian Coleman's plan to remove traffic calming schemes (Labour gets the hump about road schemes', May 1) is mind-boggling in its irresponsibility. Surely public safety should be put before 'improved traffic flow'? Noel Lynch Green Party London Assembly

THE Liberal Democrats have claimed a stunning victory in Watford's local elections. They won 10 out of the 12 seats that were up for grabs, while the Labour vote all but disintegrated. The Lib Dems snatched seats in Central, Hollywell, Meriden, Vicarage

Finals Day Three (at Parmiter's School) Under-11 seven-a-side League Cup Final: Oakhill Amber v Belmont (kick-off 10am). Under-16 League Cup Final: Hemel Rovers or Pinnacle v St Albans City West or Finchleians Red (kick-off 10.20am). Under-14 League Cup

League Red Division: Omonia 2 Chorleywood Blue 1. Blue Division: Comets 3 London Road 4, London Road 4 Comets 2 (double header); Sun Postal Blue 1 Chiltern United 2, Chiltern United 0 Sun Postal Blue 3 (double header); Suffolk Youth 0 Tring Tornadoes

League Red Division: Southgate Adelaide 1 Whetstone Pumas 5; Woodhall Wanderers 1 Whetstone Pumas 2. White Division: Omonia 2 Hemel Hempstead Youth 5; Riverside Hibernian 2 Whetstone Cougars 2; Echoes Gold 3 Harpenden Sharks 7; Hertsmere 2 Northwood White

League Red Division: Alexandra Park East walkover London Colney; Edmonton Panthers 1 St Albans City North 3; Evergreen 1 Whetstone Jaguars 6. White Division: Harpenden Jaguars 4 Alexandra Park West 1; Oxhey United 1 Harvesters North 2. Blue Division:

League Yellow Division: Borehamwood 2000 1 Alexandra Park South 1. May 6, 2003 15:30

League Cup Semi-Final: London Colney 1 Echoes Amber 1 (aet - Echoes win 3-2 on pens). Blue Division: Chipperfield Corinthians 6 Harpenden Colts Hawks 1. May 6, 2003 15:30

League Red Division: Hemel Hornets 1 London Colney 2, London Colney 0 Hemel Hornets 0 (double header); Harpenden Colts Panthers 2 Chorleywood Blue 4, Chorleywood Blue 5 Harpenden Colts Panthers 0 (double header); Omonia 2 Harvesters North 0. White Division

Sunday, May 4 HARVESTERS sealed the League and Cup double with an impressive performance against Evergreen. The game was played in a swirling wind, and in the first-half Harvesters were happy to contain Evergreen with some excellent defending. In the

Tuesday, April 29 KINGSBURY secured the White Division league title with a 4-1 win over Riverside with two matches still left to play. Chris Rowland opened the scoring with a fine volley, shortly followed by another great goal from Jamie Aqualina. Riverside

A WATFORD primary school will have to undergo "special measures" after inspectors identified overall standards English, mathematics and science were below that achievable. The news stems from a report by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

IN September 1933, together with 30 other 11-year-olds I joined Watford Grammar School as what was then termed a Scholarship Boy. Now almost 70 years later I am wondering how my former colleagues have fared over this long period. Inevitably many contacts

A uniformed unit for ten to 18-year-olds, events include sailing, climbing, camping and D of E Schemes; Cassiobridge, Watford Road, Watford; Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.15pm. Tel: 01923 243771. May 6, 2003 12:00

A few years ago my son and I were on holiday in Dorset. We saw a sign advertising a toy museum. The museum was located in a large country house, that had a caravan park in the grounds. On looking round the museum we saw a tea set in a glass case. A notice

MY brother Jack was a frontsman at Buttery's the butchers. That was before he was called up in 1939. A frontsman? Well, there were no windows and he sold the meat from outside on The Parade. He was well known. We were big rivals to Gibson's and Fishers

FOR those who want to improve their motoring skills, Hertfordshire County Council is offering driver the chance to take part in Advanced Driver Courses. The courses cover a wide range of techniques and skills, including positioning cars correctly, spotting

WITH their Zurich Premiership status virtually secured, Saracens have begun preparing for next season by recruiting Australian centre Rod Kafer on a one-year contract from Leicester Tigers. The 31-year-old former Wallaby, capped 12 times by his country

Just a year after standing for election, former councillor Alan Williams has suddenly remembered that he needs to spend more time with his family. More likely is that the Beast of Burnt Oak' is actually the Big Baby', still sulking because the nasty electorate

I read with some concern your editorial ('Strange but true', Times Comment, May 1) describing Barnet Councils policy on SARS as bizarre to say the least'. It is very important that this should not give rise to unfounded worries among parents. You questioned

Recently, Barnet Council has painted out the graffiti from the walls under the railway bridge in Mill Hill Broadway. It also pained out the graffiti from around the bridge itself. The result? A blank canvas for mindless hooligans to create new graffiti

July 25, 1950: Mr Annear, a Rickmansworth surveyor. Picture no. 314. May 6, 2003 16:30

August 4, 1950: A familiar scene on Chipperfield Common was the mobile television camera. Here it is trained on commentator Richard Dimbleby and Mrs R. Smith, wife of one of the Chipperfield players. Picture no. 334. May 6, 2003 16:00

Finals Day One Under-10 Challenge Cup Final: Borehamwood 2000 0 Pinnacle School 1. Under-17 Divisional Shield Final: Herons 0 Harpenden Colts 2. Under-15 Challenge Cup Final: London Road 1 Borehamwood 2000 3. Under-13 League Cup Final: Evergreen Youth

Finals Day Two (at Bushey Rangers): Under-14 Spring Cup Final: Chipperfield Corinthians v Herons (kick-off 6.30pm). Under-14 Spring Shield Final: Comet Cobras v Bushey Rangers (kick-off 6.30pm). May 6, 2003 16:00

(All to be played at Kings Langley FC) Under-11 Challenge Cup Final: Tring Tornadoes v Hemel Celtic Red (kick-off 10am). Under-12 Challenge Cup Final: Sun Postal Yellow v Woodhall (kick-off 12.30pm). Under-12 Spring Cup Final: Sun Postal Blue v Berkhamsted

League Red Division: Aldenham Warriors 3 St Albans City West 0; Alexandra Park Youth 1 Whetstone Panthers 2; Echoes 1 Bedmond Ajax Red 2. White Division: Abbots Youth 3 Hemel Aces A 0; Cassiobury Lions 1 Riverside Hibernian Red 4; Everett Black 5 Edmonton

December 12, 1950: British Legion Bazaar, Rickmansworth. Picture no. 714. May 6, 2003 15:30

League Blue Division: Harpenden Colts Hawks 1 Edmonton Rangers Hawks 4. May 6, 2003 15:30

Divisional Shield Chesham United 0 St Albans Rangers. Red Division: Chorleywood Blue 2 Harvesters North 1; London Colney 1 Evergreen Youth 1, Evergreen Youth 5 London Colney 2 (double header). White Division: Whetstone Wanderers 3 Alexandra Park North

League Cup Semi-Final: Northwood 3 Whetstone Jaguars 1. May 6, 2003 15:30

POLICE are investigating a suspicious fire at a disused sports pavilion in St Albans last Thursday, May 1. St Albans firefighters were called to Colney Heath Lane at 8pm and were there for more than an hour. The severely damaged pavilion backs onto Nicholas

ALMOST 700 guns were handed in to police stations across Hertfordshire in April as the Constabulary took part in a National Firearms Amnesty. Running for a month, the amnesty encouraged people to anonymously surrender their guns to local police stations

MY family lived in Watford until just before the First World War and my father was just a small boy before they emigrated to Canada. I have been to Watford to visit and was very impressed with it. I have been researching my ancestry and have found I have

Post Office in Draper's Shop: There were no banks in the town and we were so rustic that the post office was held in a draper's shop, and postal facilities were meagre compared with the present days; no telephone, parcel post or postal orders. Stamps

POLICE are warning residents in the district to take extra care over securing their sheds and garages as part of Hertfordshire Constabulary's latest Blue Light campaign against household burglary. Theft from sheds increase around this time of year but

TORY county council leader Robert Ellis is facing calls for his resignation following a humiliating response from the Government over changes to Hertfordshire's Structure Plan. The East of England Government Office (GO East) says the county should not

THE Watford Observer website, watfordobserver.co.uk, has scooped an award as the third best weekly newspaper on the world wide web. The website was commended at the 2003 Newspaper Awards, held at The Dorchester in London in April. The winner was the Jewish

Last October I received, presumably along with all other householders in Hertsmere, a letter from Ron Higgins, head of paid services. Those residents whose refuse should be collected on a day which coincides with a bank holiday forego that collection

Privatisation of council services is not a new idea, but it does not always work, write Times Group historians PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD Household rubbish is big business and always has been. One of the common sights on the streets of Barnet today

Presumably Councillor Kath McGuirk was attempting wit when she said a Labour council would let residents decide if they want to keep their roads safe. Firstly, all your readers are not so stupid that they imagine anyone is anti-safety however, many of

In thanking the Times Group for its coverage of the Darlands Lake issue, may I clarify a possible misconception. Dog walkers are important users of our nature reserves they are our daily eyes and ears, reporting disturbances and other essential matters