Harpenden hearing expert Robert Beiny has spoken of his pride after being named as the top audiologist in Europe. Mr Beiny, who won the European title after being chosen to represent Britain in a competition based on testimonials from patients
JULIE MEYER of the television prograamme Dragons Den will be the star attraction at a business networking event in Hatfield next month. Organised by promoter Herts of Business, the Big Event, as it is dubbed, will bring a wide range of speakers
A HARPENDEN hearing specialist has been named as the best in Europe by an expert panel. Robert Beiny of the Hearing Healthcare practice in Leyton Road has been given the title of European Audiologist of the Year in a scheme set up by battery
HARPENDEN MP Peter Lilley is recovering in hospital from a potentially fatal bout of appendicitis after being led to believe he was suffering from swine flu. Mr Lilley, whose constitution extends to Hitchin, was admitted to London's Chelsea
Patients can still take part in a nationwide consultation on parking at hospitals. The NHS is considering views from across the country on proposals to launch free hospital car parking for inpatients. Anyone interested in taking part
FIRST Capital Connect bosses met Liberal Democrat candidate Sandy Walkington to discuss the ongoing problems on the Thameslink link route. The complexity of the Delay Repay scheme, which is allowing commuters to claim compensation for the wave
THE enthusiasm of a Hatfield teaching assistant has marked her out to be chosen to represent her profession at a national level. Judith Pewsey, 55, of Wellfield Road, who has worked as a higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) at St John's School
A RAPIST who took a teenage girl abroad for an abortion because he feared the baby she was carrying was his has been jailed for 18 years. Stephen Bailey, 48, of Boundary Lane, Welwyn Garden City, was found guilty of rape, sexual activity with
TWO men from London arrested on suspicion of a robbery in St Albans after CCTV footage was aired on Crimewatch have been charged. Matthew Wiltshire, 22, of Epworth Road, London, and Kieran Vassell, of Chambon Place, Hammersmith, are accused
St Albans City chairman John Gibson has questioned the motives of the Saints City Trust after they rejected the club's directors' plea for additional financial support to avoid further budget cuts. The divisions within the club widened after the supporters
St Albans Civic Society has stepped up its desperate campaign to raise the outstanding sum needed to buy the Odeon in London Road and restore it to a working cinema. The Review reported yesterday how the charity has offered to loan cinema entrepreneur
A REVISED application for a brand new Hatfield town centre has been submitted, with the scheme due to be unveiled at a public exhibition next week. Despite setbacks, a new town centre is one giant step closer to reality with developers St Modwen
THE charity supporting Hertfordshire's air ambulance has cut its phone bill by more than a third through a link-up with a telecommunications business. Support Telecom shares the proceeds of phone bills from businesses signing up to the partnership
THIEVES have stolen two grand pianos from a St Albans church. The culprits made off with the valuable instruments just hours after they had been delivered to the United Reformed Church in Homewood Road. The incident happened sometime
THREE aspiring local rock bands will vie for a chance to represent Hertfordshire as they perform before judges in St Albans next week. The Art Of Reason, Polly Poison and Praden will compete at The Peacock pub in a second round heat of the
TWO Hatfield women have been thanked by police for their efforts to help students and other residents prevent burglaries. Lynne Sparks and Tricia Gill visited 100 properties in the Freeman Acre/Dragon Road area, advising people on how to deter
