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Times Online (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
In the heyday of Britain’s aeronautical industry, Hatfield, in Hertfordshire was where many new military and civil aircraft took to the air for the first time, among them the Comet, the world’s first jet airliner. Ronald Ashford was a flight test engineer at Hatfield after the Second World War. With half a dozen colleagues he was responsible for ensuring that the new aircraft would fly in safety. He...
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Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
Finding mid-century properties in original condition isn't easy these days, but this Cockaigne House in Hatfield, Hertfordshire is one of the few. This single-story house was designed in the mid-1960s by architects Peter Phippen, Peter Randall and David Parkes and...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
John Hall’s department at Hatfield College of Technology, subsequently Hatfield Polytechnic and latterly the University of Hertfordshire, played a leading role in the development of computer science education in the UK. He helped to provide one of the first undergraduate courses in computer science in 1965, pioneering a department of computer science in 1968. This led to the installation of the first...
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Letchworth Girls' Rugby (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... but close. Wednesday night is Herts Sports Awards night at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, and we have a few people in the shortlist for awards, including Natalie, Katie and Simon (unfortunately the award budget does not stretch to flights or satellite links from New Zealand, so Simon will only be there in spirit). Speaking of spirit, I am sure that our nominees will welcome supporters...
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The Filter^ (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
I've just received this exciting invitation:On Wednesday 8th October at 2pm in room M133, De Havilland Campus, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK there will be a debate on: "The Nature of Heterodox Economics" Speakers: Tony Lawson (University of Cambridge) Geoff...
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Vicky Ford's Blog (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
I've realised that I haven't blogged for a while - but its been a busy few weeks. I've been meeting local people across the East of England from Hatfield on the A1 to South Essex, Suffolk and deepest Norfolk. Many issues that come up some affect just a few - like the distressed farmer's wife discussing the incompetence of Defra over TB, and Dunstables by-pass issues. Other issues come up again and...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Chris Dobson, a senior executive at Microsoft's online business, commutes to his London office from Hertfordshire, where his local paper, the Welwyn & Hatfield Times, has been noticeably thinner of late. 'The property section used to be page after page. Now it's four sides. As a consumer, it really struck me.' Like other titles, the paper has been deprived of valuable advertising as the downturn in...
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Tim Worstall (Free subscription) | 30/05/2008
The work was carried out at five disused landfill sites in Bristol; Swindon, Wiltshire; Hatfield, Hertfordshire; Ely, Cambridgeshire; and Skelmersdale, in Lancashire. Poplar, alder, cherry, whitebeam, ash, oaks and Corsican pine trees were planted at the sites and all thrived when provided with enough rainfall. It was conducted [...]
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008
Hatfield, England - An orthodox Jewish student has won a battle with The University of Hertfordshire which finally allowed him to not take a final exam on Shabbat. Joel Raivid, a Third Year Psychology student at the University of Hertfordshire was initially told the date of the exam could not be changed but after a legal [...]
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St. Albans Blog (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
Wednesday 10:41 am 4/30/08 St. Albans, England Although the main campus of the University of Hertfordshire is located in Hatfield, about 15 minutes (or longer) drive away, the University of Hertfordshire School of Law is based in the centre of...
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Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008
We are very lucky to have Lisa Pearson, a Demartini trained teacher based in the UK. She runs a Breakthrough Experience style workshop in Hertfordshire and is a great balance / preparation to Dr Demartini's next visit in June. They will take place as follows: Hatfield - 9am -7pm - Saturday 12th Apr & Saturday 31st May Milton Keynes - 9am -7pm - Saturday 26th April If you would like to attend, please...
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E o céu azul brilhará... (Free subscription) | 23/02/2008
Man is stabbed outside university A university spokeswoman said there was not a midnight curfew A 20-year-old man was stabbed following a fight outside the campus of Hertfordshire University. The victim was attacked close to the entrance of College Lane Campus, in Hatfield, early on Wednesday. He was taken to hospital where his condition was described as stable, police said. A university spokeswoman...
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Francis Sedgemore (Free subscription) | 25/10/2007
Here’s one for the Gadgie… A researcher at Hatfield Poly (er … the University of Hertfordshire) has discovered that suppressing thoughts can lead people to do exactly what they are trying to avoid. In study published as “Resistance can be futile investigating behavioural rebound”, psychologist James Erskine looked at the effect of thought suppression on individuals’ actions. [...]
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 18/10/2007
Millions of viewers will have their fingers crossed for Lewis Hamilton in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, but nobody will be watching him as closely as a 53-year-old driving instructor from Hatfield in Hertfordshire.
