News from Borehamwood, Elstree, Radlett, Shenley, Aldenham and Letchmore Heath

January

Rabbi Shmuli Kass, who died of cancer in 2007, was honoured by an Israeli school

2:30pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

A classroom at a school in Israel was dedicated to the late Rabbi Shmuli Kass, from Shenley, who passed away in 2007 after a year-long battle with cancer.

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February

2:29pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

The manager of Boreham Wood Football Club left his position after two-and-a-half years. Steve Cook saw his team win 1-0 at AFC Wimbledon in his last game as manager.

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March

2:28pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

A daredevil motorcyclist who was caught 66 times for speeding managed to avoid a jail sentence. In one instance, Patrick Sheehan-Dinler flipped his finger to an Elstree Way speed camera.

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April

2:25pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

A grant to help low-income families buy school uniforms was scrapped by Hertfordshire County Council.

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May

2:23pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

Talented actor Ronald Chabvuka, of Shenley Road, took his first bow on a West End stage.

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June

2:22pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

Government minister Ed Balls officially opened Yavneh College, in Borehamwood. He was joined at the Hillside Avenue school, which began taking students in 2006, by Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks.

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July

2:19pm Wednesday 31st December 2008

Green space campaigners celebrated winning a 12-year battle to stop a developer building on Woodcock Hill.

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Hertswood School sixth-formers celebrated a successful year, with four per cent more students than in 2007 gaining A-level grades from A to C. The following week, GCSE students achieved a 36 per cent pass rate, up from 2007 and beating Government targets.