Hertfordshire Mercury from Hertford, Hertfordshire, England • 128

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satisfy the authority as to the adequacy of their plan last thing they wanted to do was to destroy any trees It made no sense at said Mr Wardell He said the plans to plant 80 new trees should ensure there was no lasting damage to the environment The company was fined £500 on each of the 20 charges A DEVELOPMENT firm which destroyed 20 trees on land at Tolmers Road Cuffley was fined a total of £10000 plus costs of £1500 at St Albans Crown Court on Friday Oliver and Saunders Development Ltd of New Barnet had admitted 20 charges of wilfully destroying the trees six oak 10 ash and four Scots pine which were the subject of a tree preservation order The prosecution was brought by WelwynHatfield Council The court heard that Oliver and Saunders already had planning permission to build on the land behind houses in Tolmers Road They wanted to prepare it for a survey prior to building six five-bedroom detached homes when a contractor employed by them destroyed the trees most of which were semi-mature and had been there for years The firm has now put forward proposals to plant 80 new trees Mr Toby Davey prosecuting told the court that the pulling down of the trees was a wanton example of unnecessary destruction He said that in September 1988 the property developers moved on to the land A SOCCER team manager this week praised the guts and determination of one of his players fighting to get back into the game after losing an arm in a tragic accident Mr Paul Fairclough boss of Hertford Town FC says he believes plucky Tony Ward could regain his first team place if his progress continues The 23-year-old midfield player almost died after suffering horrific injuries in a car smash in Corfu last May Now just 12 months later Tony is back in training and has already Education chief to retire Safety measures tightened as head falls to death dren for reading and had written a book on the subject Sandon School governor Mr Jeff Mason said everyone was deeply shocked and saddened by Mrs death only took over in the summer of 1989 but really won the hearts of staff children and governors had strong moti vation and strong ideas She encouraged people from the village to come in to the school and they felt very much part of He continued: was very enthusiastic which -rubbed off on everybody Her influence will stick with the school as a great example of a terrific A memorial fund has been set up at the school A DOOR leading to the roof of Lister Hospital Stevenage is now locked and the public banned from going there following the death there of Sandon headmistress Mrs Rosemary Stubbs from a fall Mrs Stubbs who had been on sick leave but was expected back after the Easter holiday lived at Letchworth She is survived by her husband Roger and three children A funeral service was held at St Church Letchworth on Friday An inquest will be held later Mrs Stubbs 47 was an expert in preparing chil top position is advertised at up to £60000 HERTS County education chief Mr Donald Fisher is to retire and this week the £60000 top job was being nationally advertised Mr Fisher who came to County Hall Hertford from a job as deputy director of education in West Sussex 16 years ago is giving up at the age of 60 the normal age of retirement for senior officers The job description for his replacement stresses that priority for the new county education officer "will be to review the role and structure of the education department to ensure that it is appropriate to meet the demands of recent It adds: is an exciting opportunity to manage a major service which already enjoys an enviable reputation for Mr Fisher who was awarded a CBE three years ago has served on a number of national bodies He is currently chairman of the European Policy Information Centre and an adviser to the education committee of the association of county councils and the council of local education authorities He has also served on the business education school the board He is of of the of Education He received doctorate Polytechnic Mr Fisher Oxford took Fire in storage building FIREMEN wearing breathing apparatus tackled a fire in a storage building on the Wallington to Rush-den Road at RedhiU on Tuesday evening The fire is believed to have started in some carpetting New wheelchairs being stored for Lister Hospital Stevenage were untouched MR FISHER retiring at 60 TONY WARD played a couple of games for the reserves at the club he loves Said Mr Fairclough: has made a remarkable recovery When 1 saw him after the accident 1 think he would pull through he continues to show as much courage as he is at the moment he can make it there will be no sentiment He has got to earn his place in the first team just like all the other jb If Tony who lives in Stevenage does attain his ambition it is believed he will be the first player with such a major handicap to play at top class level in the area in education as a teacher at Hull Grammar School He is married with three children and technical council the curriculum development council and joint for pre-vocational education also vice-chairman the governors Cambridge Institute an honorary at Hatfield last November who went to his first job Roadworks permitting you could travel round the M25 almost 1000 times before the warranty ends Sailed away A NINE-foot boat called with three pale pink seats has been stolen from the yacht club at Marsh Lane Ware It belongs to Mrs Margaret Sewell of Port Hill Hertford Bus escape Farm tragedy The Mitsubishi L200 pick-up and L300 van are guaranteed to last the distance Because they're the only commercial vehicles with a free 3 year 100000 mile warranty Both are available with a choice of diesel or petrol engines plus long or short wheel base options and 4-wheel drive on the L200 pick-up The L300 has two side-loading doors as standard find them more reliable than any roads you'll ever end up driving on (Continued from Page 1) He then went on to Hertford Grammar School (now Richard Hale) His main loves in his spare time were soc cer he used to play for Clavering and music A funeral service is being held at Anstey Church at 1130am today (Friday) was carrying no passengers Engines from Hertford and Hoddesdon attended the scene and used two jets and a hose reel to put out the blaze Town firm bought A BUS driver had a lucky escape after a passing motorist spotted a fire in the engine which almost destroyed the bus The driver was ling along the A 10 slip road to the A414 on Wednesday night when a motorist saw smoke and flames coming from the back of the bus The driver attempted to douse the fire with an extinguisher but the fire spread to seating and the upper deck collapsed causing severe damage The bus was returning to its Harlow depot and The Mitsubishi vans and pick-ups with a free three year 100000 mile warranty The new owners say the acquisition of will allow them to enter the eastern Europe market where the Hertford firm has several contacts Nineteen jobs were lost in the shake-up A MITSUBISHI MOTORS ment is now owned by Altrincham Eight lorry loads of spares and parts have been shipped out of premises in Mead Lane from where the company has operated for 20 years A HERTFORD firm which went into receivership earlier this year has been bought by a Cheshire company Ludlow Industries which produces typesetting and graphic art equip City Motors at Welwyn 54 Great North Road Oaklands Welwyn Herts AL6 OTA Tel: Welwyn (043871) 5911' Designed to be Published by Herts and Essex Newspapers Ltd Fore Street Hertford Origination by Herts and Essex Typographies Limited Fore Street Hertford and printed by Yellow Advertiser Web Offset Ltd Printers Way Templefields Harlow Essex CM20 2SD Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office tr 4.