Tara Dolby

Apr 15, 2024 | aol.com | Tara Dolby

April 15, 2024 at 1:24 AMA retired set director who worked on iconic movies has said he knew Star Wars was going to be a hit. Alf Hunter, from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, worked on more than 60 films including the first three films in the sci-fi franchise and the Indiana Jones series. The 90-year-old, who started working at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood in 1951, said he developed a reputation for his skills in set painting and was regularly requested by directors.

Sep 28, 2023 | bbc.com | Danny Fullbrook |Tara Dolby

Image caption, Residents chanted "save our trees" as they tried to protect two mature trees from being removedBy Tara Dolby & Danny FullbrookBBC News, BuckinghamshireProtestors forming a human chain have prevented two 70-year-old trees from being removed. Contractors arrived at North Square in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, to fell a horse chestnut and sycamore.