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  • National Jiu Jitsu bronze for Harry Doyle

    Borehamwood’s Harry Doyle celebrated winning a bronze medal at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu national championships in Birmingham. Doyle finished third in the 10-11 age group of the under 34kg competition.

  • Radlett fun run to be held in May

    A rotary club will hold an annual fun run in May. The event, organised by the Radlett Rotary Club, will be held on Monday, May 4, at Radlett Cricket Club, in Cobden Hill. It is open to everyone and consists of two events; a shorter run of 1.5km

  • A case of history repeating itself?

    History does repeat itself: as a youngster, I heard Neville Chamberlain appeasing Hitler while turning a blind eye to the reality of burgeoning events in Europe and now we have David Cameron doing exactly the same with Putin’s Russia. He’s far

  • Denunciation is pure humiliation

    Similar to many people within the communities of both Shenely and Borehamwood, I was shocked and saddened at the decision of the Conservative Party hierarchy to deselect Rosemary Gilligan from the seat she has held for 13 years. I have known the

  • My memory was awakened by column

    I am writing about your lovely column by Paul Welsh (‘Interviews with the stars over the years’, Borehamwood & Elstree Times, March 13) and particularly Trevor Howard. I was in the amateur dramatic club called The Slyvan Players and Trev’s

  • Tabard rout Hemel in nine-try victory

    Tabard romped to a 61-24 win at Hemel in London Two North West on Saturday. It took a moment of brilliance after 17 minutes from Gerald Arasa, playing at fly-half, to get the first points on the board. He collected the ball on the hosts' ten

  • Care home holds afternoon tea

    Chefs put their taste buds to the test during an event to highlight the importance of getting a healthy diet. Sunrise Senior Living, in Edgwarebury Lane, Elstree, invted people to an afternoon tea of home made cakes created using fresh ingredients

  • Work begins on new medical centre

    A doctor dug the first shovel-load as work began on a new medical centre. Patients and staff at Willow Tree Family Doctors and Fryent Medical Centre gathered to mark the official start of works for their new surgery in Stag Lane, Kingsbury.