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An arresting example of modern art in Hemel Hempstead town centre? video
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Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Great Gatsby, Fast & Furious 6
Yes, I know, I know – it’s a dream team, isn’t it?
25 per cent support? Not such a bad start...
Not a bad start, was it? 25 per cent of the vote for a party dismissed as clowns and fruitcakes!
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Alan Dee: Apprentice example is one to avoid
We keep getting told that we must look to small businesses to bale us out of the swamp in which we find ourselves.
Matt Adcock’s film review: Star Trek Into Darkness
“You think your world is safe? It is an illusion. A comforting lie told to protect you. Enjoy these final moments of peace. For I have returned, to have my vengeance!”
Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino follows up his war homage Inglourious Basterds with another Oscar-winner, DJANGO UNCHAINED (18: Sony), a thrilling swagger through the good, bad and ugly sides of slavery.
Alan Dee’s movie preview: Star Trek - Into Darkness, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mud
The summer blockbusters are stacked overhead in a landing pattern to ensure maximum box office bang for buck, and touching down this week, hot on the heels of Iron Man 3, is Star Trek: Into Darkness.
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Voters have spoken, and we must listen
What to make of last week’s county council elections?
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Alan Dee: Here’s to the muffled sound of summer
Bright sunshine. Blue skies. Birds chirp in the bushes, and the prospect of a lazy Sunday stretches delightfully out ahead. Until...
Matt Adcock’s film review: Dead Man Down
“They killed my wife. They killed my daughter. They should have made sure they killed me too.”
Geoff Cox’s DVD reviews: Les Miserables
Even if it doesn’t convert those who loathe musicals, well-mounted film ‘poperetta’ LES MISERABLES (12: Universal) will please fans of the long-running stage sensation.
After eight years trust chair bows out
The man at the helm of the trust that runs Hemel Hempstead’s Urgent Care Centre has retired.
Make your mark, it always matters
It’s that time of the year – frequent knocks on door, leaflets through the letterbox, polite smiles and questions asking about how you are planning to vote, all leading up to tomorrow’s Herts County Council elections.
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Alan Dee’s movie preview: 21 And over, All Stars, Dead Man Down
Here’s what the breathless world has been waiting for – Superbad meets The Hangover in a knowingly ‘just crude enough’ comedy.
Alan Dee: Can’t be bothered to vote? This would encourage you...
In idle hours I cast my mind back to the dullest jobs I’ve ever had to tackle.
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Matt Adcock’s film review: Iron Man 3
“Hi, I’m Tony Stark. I build neat stuff, I’ve got a great girl, occasionally I save the world. So why can’t I sleep?”
Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Quartet, Alex Cross
There’s nothing startling or challenging about Dustin Hoffman’s first film as a director. But QUARTET (12: Momentum) is a delightful romantic comedy drama that’s a treat for viewers and the cast.
Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Life Of Pi, Being Flynn
No one can doubt the technical brilliance of director Ang Lee’s fable LIFE OF PI (PG: Twentieth Century Fox), which picked up four Oscars - more than any other film - at this year’s awards ceremony.
Still fighting our hospital corner...
I have now had my first face to face meeting with Samantha Jones, the new chief executive of the West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust. It was a very open and frank meeting and I felt we had a good exchange of views.
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Alan Dee’s movie preview: Iron Man 3, Bernie, The Look Of Love
If ever a movie was critic-proof, it’s Iron Man 3.
Alan Dee: Seasonal crate expectations make me cringe
I’ll hold my hands up and be the first to admit it: Chez Dee is not, and has never been, a byword for domestic order. There may well be a place for everything, but everything is rarely in its place.
Matt Adcock’s film review: Olympus Has Fallen
“As a nation, we are never stronger than when tested!”
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Saturday 18 May 2013
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