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  • Labour gain on town council but Tories keep control

    LABOUR gained one seat but failed to take control from the Conservatives of Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council. The party had been hoping to seize control but fell short of overturning Tory control of the three seats in Brookmeadow. Labour

  • Hertsmere leader to keep communication open with residents

    HERTSMERE Council's leader has said he wants to keep communication open with residents after gaining a seat in the borough at today’s election results. Councillor Morris Bright (Elstree, Conservative), said he was “incredibly pleased” with

  • Labour leader 'overjoyed' at extra seat

    THE LEADER of the Hertsmere Labour group has said she is “overjoyed” at gaining an extra seat in today’s election results. Richard Butler has been elected to represent Borehamwood Kenilworth ward after defeating Conservative Penny Swallow by

  • Labour beat Tories in Borehamwood Kenilworth

    LABOUR have taken an extra seat on Hertsmere Council by defeating a Tory incumbent in Borehamwood. Cllr Richard Butler has been elected to represent Borehamwood Kenilworth ward after defeating Conservative Penny Swallow by more than 200 votes.

  • Lib Dems wiped off Hertsmere Council

    BOTH Lib Dem councillors on Hertsmere Borough Council have lost their seats, it has been announced. The first batch of results have been announced at Allum Hall, and it is more bad news for the Lib Dems after the last night's disastrous election

  • Election count begins in Elstree

    COUNTING of votes is underway in the elections to Hertsmere Borough Council, and Aldenham Parish Council, and Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council. Residents went to the polls yesterday, and ballot boxes were stored overnight, to be opened at midday

  • Liveblog: Hertsmere Local Election Results 2011

    Counting will begin at 12pm for this year's Hertsmere Borough Council elections. Follow the results as they come in on our Liveblog or go to the results section. Messages are moderated and should appear shortly after being submitted.

  • There is no white flag

    I totally disagree with John Cartledge in his summation about Aldenham Country Park, ‘Threat of the axe is very real’, Your Views, April 29. As Friends and Aldenham Country Park Trust we took legal, financial and business advice and as trustees could

  • Time to end this experiment

    As a resident living near to Stirling Corner, I have become very aware of a big traffic build up between the roundabout and Stirling corner for the last couple of months, especially during rush hour, but also at other less obvious times. I had wondered

  • Why not join the fighters?

    As someone who has worked closely with Councillor Pat Strack on the Friends of Aldenham Country Park committee, I felt that John Cartledge’s unnecessarily partisan attack was totally out of order. At all times we were at pains to ensure that group was

  • Threat of the axe is very real

    Councillor Pat Strack will doubtless be appalled to discover that she and I are in agreement over one thing: that “sniping from the sidelines” (Your Views, April 8) will not save Aldenham Country Park from the determination of her Tory friends at County

  • New bench will be welcome

    On behalf of the Tennison Avenue Residents’ Association, we should like to thank Councillors Hanna David and Sandra Parnell for the very kind contribution of the ward initiative money of £1,000 to replace a bench on the hill in Furzehill Road.

  • Try the model made for men

    I refer to recent articles on Christopher Angus wearing UGGS as I myself (a married man with children) am a big fan of wearing UGGS and have done so for quite a few years. However, what Christopher has failed to realise is that UGG makes boots (and

  • A tribute to the telegraph

    The forthcoming placing of a commemorative board on the summit of Woodcock Hill, the site of Lord George Murray’s 1807 optical telegraph is a tribute to the fascinating history of the place we live in. The telegraph, built by the Admiralty

  • Lights needed for safer road

    Following recent articles regarding Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to withdraw the traffic lights at the A1/Barnet Lane roundabout, it seems utter madness. The only traffic this helps is those cars either going north or south. Those

  • Making the problem worse

    The problems that are now being faced by drivers as well as pedestrians at Stirling Corner roundabout have dramatically increased as a result of two recent developments. Switching off the traffic lights which are actually needed at all times, is nothing

  • It was fifty years ago today

    I must start by bidding farewell to actor Trevor Bannister, who died last week from a heart attack on his allotment. Trevor is best remembered for his role in the hit BBC TV series Are You Being Served? and I remember meeting him while making the film

  • Running late? Cut some script

    I HAVE just received a fascinating DVD box set entitled The Danziger Collection. This contains several films and a lengthy documentary about the infamous Danziger brothers, who ran the New Elstree Studios by Aldenham Reservoir from 1956 until 1961. This

  • Meeting Sophia on the mound

    I WAS very interested to read that the company that owns Shepperton and Pinewood studios has been purchased by a property company for £96 million. The studio company has large debts, but turned over a profit of more than £5 million last year and seems

  • Local election results announced today

    RESULTS of the local elections for Hertsmere Borough Council will be announced this afternoon. Polling stations closed at 10pm yesterday evening, with the returning officer, Donald Graham, predicting a moderate turnout at the ballot box of