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After the Football Fans Left
I am most resolutely not a football fan; in fact I make every effort conceivable to avoid the sport altogether. To my knowledge, I have tried to kick a football exactly once – and missed, and I’ve been to a match exactly once – and accidentally cheered
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New mayor appointed tonight
A NEW Mayor of Hertsmere was appointed at a council meeting in Borehamwood tonight. Councillor Linda Silver (Con/Bushey Park) stepped down after a year in office to make way for Councillor Peter Knell (Potters Bar Furzefield) at a ceremony
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Stranded residents get money for salt bin
A COUNTY councillor has defended using taxpayers' money to buy a salt bin for a Radlett cul-de-sac. Councillor Caroline Clapper (Con/Watling) gave £690 from her locality budget to Folly Close residents who complained they were regularly stranded
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Variable speed limits introduced on M1
A SYSTEM of variable speed limits was introduced on the M1 motorway today. The Highways Agency has installed dozens of digital speed limit signs on overhead gantries between Junctions 6A and 10. It claims the system, already in place on the
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Star Wars Stormtrooper unleashed
AN EMPTY Borehamwood shop has been transformed by a huge picture of a Star Wars Imperial Stormtrooper. The shop, between Shenley Road and Borehamwood Shopping Park, has been decorated with a massive collage of images celebrating the film and
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Muggers target teenage boys
TWO boys were "left shaken" after muggers robbed them at knifepoint in Radlett on Friday. The 16-year-old victims were walking along Watford Road, near the junction of Newlands Avenue and Station Road, when they were approached by two men at
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Primary school receives cash for play area
A PRIMARY School in Radlett has received £2,760 from three borough councillors to help build a new play area. Newberries Primary School, in Newberries Avenue, will use the money to create a climbing pyramid, seating area and garden, which will
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Schoolgirl lands part in West End musical
A SCHOOLGIRL from Shenley has landed a part in the West End show Shrek the Musical alongside Amanda Holden. Ten-year-old Megan Manly, who goes to Monksmead Primary School in Borehamwood, went through a gruelling audition process which started
