Pulled from the wreckage

11:33am Friday 4th July 2008

Rather than letting young offenders' lives crash and burn, Josie Ensor learns how a dramatic collaboration with firefighters hopes to get them onto the straight and narrow SOME people hold radical views on punishment, and one belief is that criminals must be made to understand the consequences of their actions. From Borehamwood Times

	Nursing a hospital to optimum health
	5:45pm Thu 3 Jul 08
	Months after the Government’s healthcare watchdog gave Barnet Hospital a clean bill of health, the debate rages on over how safe it is. TOMASZ JOHNSON asks the woman in charge of the hospital for her side of the story From Times Series

	Helping in many different ways
	2:56pm Mon 30 Jun 08
	Bromley Mencap was set up in 1951 to campaign on behalf of people with learning difficulties. CHARLOTTE McDONALD finds out the charity does so much more. From News Shopper

	Police show ‘zero tolerance’ in drink driver crackdown
	2:34pm Mon 30 Jun 08
	Police are cracking down on drink and drug driving by breath-testing all motorists involved in a collision. Reporter MICHAEL PURTON looks at how the campaign has worked so far. From News Shopper

	Feature: Flood dams go with the flow
	8:40am Sun 29 Jun 08
	A £9 million project completed last month promises to prevent a repeat of the floods that devastated the west of the borough in 1992. TOMASZ JOHNSON finds out how it all works For years, parts of Edgware, Burnt Oak and Colindale suffered from flooding during periods of heavy rain. From Times Series

	9:49am Thu 26 Jun 08
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	Johnny Vaughan roots for Totteridge
	10:41am Wed 25 Jun 08
	Radio presenter Johnny Vaughan fondly recalled Barnet borough on his Capital breakfast show earlier this month. Reporter KEVIN BRADFORD finds out why the former Totteridge schoolboy still remembers his roots From Times Series

	Volunteers meet their match
	4:18pm Tue 24 Jun 08
	Josie Ensor learns about a service in Hertsmere that pairs volunteers with the organisations that need them the most. From Times Series

	A film festival? Yes, we Cannes
	10:25am Mon 23 Jun 08
	Look out Cannes, Bexley has got its very own independent film festival. Reporter CHARLOTTE McDONALD watches potential stars of the future. From News Shopper

	Sleeping sound in the belief herbal medicine works
	10:20am Mon 23 Jun 08
	The ancient art of herbal medicine has long been tainted with associations with new age quacks. But, as MATTHEW JENKIN discovers, there is more to the Western tradition than spells and potions. From News Shopper

	Getting the message across about bone cancer
	4:04pm Fri 20 Jun 08
	A mother lost her son to bone cancer and has written a book about her experience. She spoke to DAVID MILLS about a need to raise awareness. From News Shopper
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	Pupils serve up healthy meals
	3:49pm Thu 19 Jun 08
	Reporter MATTHEW JENKIN discovered children can rustle up more than baked beans on toast when he helped judge the final of a school's cooking competition. From News Shopper

	Forum celebrates area’s heritage
	5:32pm Tue 17 Jun 08
	The Hertsmere Heritage Forum plays an important role promoting arts and history groups in the area. Reporter Suruchi Sharma talks to members of the forum. From Borehamwood Times

	A drunk, a suicide attempt and two lost teeth — a night on police patrol
	9:54am Tue 17 Jun 08
	News Shopper reporter DAN KEEL jumped in the back of a police car to go on a Friday night patrol around Gravesend with two north Kent officers. He recalls what happened. A DRUNKEN woman, an angry youngster who had lost two teeth in a fight and a man who tried to hang himself - I was there to see it all. From News Shopper

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