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All rights reserved.Fri, 09 May 2008 02:10:27 GMThttp://news.hertsdirect.org/http://news.hertsdirect.org/skins/hcc_weblogo.gif9561Three Hertfordshire shopkeepers have been caught selling alcohol to a 15-year-old volunteer during the latest test purchasing exercise by Hertfordshire Trading Standards.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7284Trading Standards09/05/2008 11:44:01A new station commander has taken the helm at Cheshunt Fire Station.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7304Fire and Rescue09/05/2008 10:17:14If you want to enjoy the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside and get fit – why not join one of the many Health Walks taking place each week across the county? http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7302Environment08/05/2008 15:45:31If you want to enjoy the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside and get fit – why not join one of the many Health Walks taking place each week across the county? http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7298Environment08/05/2008 15:44:07If you want to enjoy the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside and get fit – why not join one of the many Health Walks taking place each week across the county? http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7303Fire and Rescue08/05/2008 15:43:34House fires in Royston continued to fall this winter – traditionally a peak time for accidental fires in the home. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7270Fire and Rescue08/05/2008 11:23:56Don’t be tempted by ‘one-day auction’ adverts – you might get much less than you bargained for. That’s the message from Hertfordshire Trading Standards after they scuppered one of these sales in Borehamwood last week.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7279Trading Standards07/05/2008 17:55:25An exciting line-up of free taster courses covering topics as diverse as theatre direction, health awareness, knitting, using the internet and meeting your ancestors is on offer in Hertfordshire Libraries as part of Adult Learners' Week (May 17-23).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7282Libraries07/05/2008 15:56:55An exciting line-up of free taster courses covering topics as diverse as theatre direction, health awareness, knitting, using the internet and meeting your ancestors is on offer in Hertfordshire Libraries as part of Adult Learners' Week (May 17-23).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7283Libraries07/05/2008 15:53:18The author and professional health coach, Andrew Bendefy, will be running two of his acclaimed ‘Seeing Spells Achieving’ sessions at Berkhamsted and St Albans libraries during Adult Learners’ Week (May 17-23).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7235Libraries07/05/2008 15:46:13New screen-reading software, electronic magnifiers and other innovative aids for visually impaired people will be featured at a special Sight Information event at Oakmere Library in Potters Bar on Tuesday, May 20, during Adult Learners' Week (May 17-23).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7162Libraries07/05/2008 15:37:05Alex Knight from Bengeo made history when he opened and closed a debate in the House of Lords last Friday.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7290Children, Schools & Families07/05/2008 14:15:11Firefighters are issuing a safety warning following a house fire in Bishop’s Stortford yesterday morning (Tuesday, May 6).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7288Fire and Rescue07/05/2008 10:53:17Hertfordshire Library Service and other groups are extending a big welcome to members of the local Polish community, who are invited to a special meeting at Hemel Hempstead Civic Centre, during Adult Learners' Week (May 17-23). http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7251Hertfordshire Highways06/05/2008 16:25:19A special surgery for anyone who has ever wanted to knit without getting tied up in knots is being run at Baldock Library later this month, as part of Adult Learners' Week 17-23 May.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7236Libraries06/05/2008 16:10:57There's a winning trio at Hammond Primary School in Hemel Hempstead.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7289Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 15:25:49There's a winning quartet at Presdales School in Ware.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7259Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 14:53:05Eight members of staff at Goffs School are real record breakers – notching up more than 180 years service in Hertfordshire schools between them.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7287Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 14:47:12New procedures come into force this week (May 8) which will mean that any complaints against councillors will be handled at a local level. Previously, these have been dealt with centrally by the Standards Board for England.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7250Corporate06/05/2008 13:38:59There's a winning quintet at Bishop's Hatfield Girls School.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7262Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 10:53:50There's a winning quintet at Fearnhill School Maths and Computing College.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7260Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 10:53:27There's a winning quartet at Freman College in Buntingford.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7258Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 10:53:13There’s a winning trio at Parkgate Infants and Nursery School in Watford.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7255Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 10:52:58Sir John Lawes School is celebrating six of the best in Hertfordshire's long service awards.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7263Children, Schools & Families06/05/2008 10:52:42The transportation blueprint for Watford and the south west of the county - which was developed twelve years ago - has recently undergone a major review, and local people are invited to have their say during the next six weeks.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7252Environment06/05/2008 10:06:38Hertfordshire County Council’s first Private Finance Initiative which will transform children’s homes and resource centres has won a prestigious national award.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7275Children, Schools & Families02/05/2008 11:36:15Baldock and Letchworth Fire Station opening its doors to the public for its annual open day on Saturday, May 17. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7278Fire and Rescue01/05/2008 16:53:05Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire on Snells Mead, at just after 9.30pm on Tuesday evening (April 29). http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7274Fire and Rescue01/05/2008 16:02:29There are no plans to replace a safety camera that was previously operating outside the old Ovaltine factory in Kings Langley.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7276Road Safety30/04/2008 16:03:15If you’ve ever dreamed of getting up close and personal with shire horses and working with them in the traditional way, now is your chance. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7277Environment30/04/2008 15:28:19Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service recently teamed up with a local developer to allow firefighters to train in a real life fire situation. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7240Fire and Rescue30/04/2008 14:33:17Hertfordshire County Council has just completed further improvements for cyclists in Welwyn Garden City, with new facilities at the station for the convenience of commuters who want to ‘bike to the train’.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7234Environment29/04/2008 16:16:38Pupils at Springmead Primary in Panshanger, Welwyn Garden City, are making the most of their new, all-weather cycle path, which runs right to the school gates.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7213Hertfordshire Highways29/04/2008 16:15:30School Lane in Preston, near Hitchin, has been closed for emergency works to be carried out due to unusually high water levels undermining the road surface.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7249Hertfordshire Highways29/04/2008 15:37:54Hertfordshire Highways is returning to the Three Moorhens Roundabout and Blackhorse Lane in Hitchin this week and next. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7256Hertfordshire Highways29/04/2008 15:37:12Watford firefighters had a training session with a difference when they used a real aircraft to simulate a plane crash. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7241Fire and Rescue29/04/2008 11:55:18The Abbey Station at St Albans is getting a raft of improvements and enhancements - including a special commemorative mosaic at the station entrance - to coincide with the 150th Anniversary of the Abbey Line on May 5.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7233Environment29/04/2008 10:30:20Hertfordshire’s Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB) has announced the appointment of Sarah Baker as its new Chairperson.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7247Children, Schools & Families24/04/2008 16:24:54A man had a lucky escape this weekend (Saturday, April 19) when firefighters rescued him from his smoke-filled flat.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7248Fire and Rescue22/04/2008 14:58:23When it comes to negotiating busy roads, Broxbourne's elder community has got it covered. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7232Road Safety22/04/2008 09:25:42A smoke alarm gave a mother and son valuable early warning when a fire started in their Welwyn Garden City home this weekend (Sunday, April 20).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7243Fire and Rescue22/04/2008 09:24:34A smoke alarm gave a couple a valuable early warning to a fire in their Ware home yesterday (Sunday, April 20).http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7244Fire and Rescue21/04/2008 14:48:07“I couldn’t wish for anything better or speak more highly of the scheme and its staff. I wasn't able to picture my mother in residential care. This is as good as having her at home with me.”http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7224Adult Care Services21/04/2008 11:36:52Landlords and landladies will net themselves a hefty fine or a possible prison sentence if their pub broadcasts live Premier League football matches using foreign satellite systems, warns Hertfordshire Trading Standards.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7226Trading Standards18/04/2008 15:02:23Libraries across Hertfordshire are gearing up to receive high numbers of new members on Saturday April 26 as part of the National Year of Reading’s ‘Join A Library Day’. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7239Libraries17/04/2008 17:35:14Firefighters went to deal with a incident at Johnson Matthey yesterday morning (April 16), but there was no fire situation, it was all in aid of training.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7230Fire and Rescue17/04/2008 09:19:14Planning permission to increase the number of lorry movements in and out of Woodcock Hill Farm in Barnet Lane, Elstree, was refused at Tuesday’s (15 April) meeting of the Development Control Committee.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7220Environment16/04/2008 17:37:05They are small, decorative and becoming increasingly popular - but they can also be potentially deadly if not used correctly. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7216Fire and Rescue16/04/2008 14:34:11New and existing ‘zig-zag’ No Stopping restrictions outside nearly 60 schools across East Herts will be made legally-enforceable from the end of April. This is part of a Hertfordshire Highways programme to make roads safer for children.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7227Hertfordshire Highways16/04/2008 13:13:12Notices will be put up this week at two Hertfordshire recycling centres giving advance notice to the public of their intended closure.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7204Environment16/04/2008 10:17:23A road safety showcase, complete with a “real-life” reconstruction of a road accident, has been held to boost support for Megadrive Hertfordshire which begins its annual tour of the county this summer.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7190Road Safety15/04/2008 16:50:21Three Valleys Water was this week fined the maximum possible under law because of an offence committed while carrying out works on a Hertfordshire dual carriageway.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7205Hertfordshire Highways15/04/2008 16:39:25New hi-tech digital safety cameras are being installed around Hertfordshire.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7212Road Safety15/04/2008 16:38:58Hertfordshire County Council aims to reduce its carbon emissions by twenty five per cent over the next five years to help tackle global climate change. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7228Environment15/04/2008 16:38:36Hertfordshire County Council has just completed further improvements for cyclists within the St Albans area, including more convenient facilities for those who want to ‘bike to the train’.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7211Environment15/04/2008 12:18:07An agreement has been reached which will help shape the future of care services for older people in Hertfordshire.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7208Adult Care Services15/04/2008 11:50:17The Abbey Theatre in St Albans will be hosting a special Victorian Music Hall event on Saturday, April 26, as part of the Abbey Line’s 150th Anniversary celebrations.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7215Environment14/04/2008 17:42:58Births, marriages and deaths will be easier to register thanks to a new scheme offering more choice to Hertfordshire residents.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7210Registration11/04/2008 13:42:52An impressive 98 per cent of children have been allocated a place at one their three ranked nursery schools.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7207Children, Schools & Families09/04/2008 15:00:14Hertfordshire has hit the big 50 with its Sure Start children’s centres.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7191Children, Schools & Families09/04/2008 14:57:32Much-needed improvements to the A111 Southgate Road in Potters Bar are underway from this week. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7201Hertfordshire Highways09/04/2008 14:03:01Anyone who likes their crime fiction with a historical twist won’t want to miss a unique event at St Albans Library later this month.http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7209Libraries09/04/2008 13:06:01A recent scheme by Hertfordshire County Council’s Youth Offending Team has proved so successful that they are doing it again - with a twist. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=6554Children, Schools & Families09/04/2008 11:35:46Vulnerable people living in sheltered housing in Waltham Cross were targeted by a trader trying to illegally sell pain relief products. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=7203Trading Standards09/04/2008 09:48:37