Watford Observer

On this day: Hertfordshire Archive

Hertfordshire Archive

• Taking in the wonder of nature, by Dennis Furnell

  IT'S not been a particularly good winter for redwings and fieldfares. There are one or two sizeable flocks in our area but they contain less than half the birds that came to us last winter. read more

• Rumours of depot sale for housing quashed

  OWNERS of Express Dairy have denied rumours they are selling off their Rickmansworth depot to housing developers. read more

• Hunting out one of the great red wines of France, by John McNerney

  CORNAS is the most southerly of sub-regions of the northern Rhone. Stretching from Lyons in the North, down to Tain in the south, northern Rhone is the spiritual home of the Syrah grape. read more

• Minister takes on new challenge

  A VISIT to America seemed the perfect start to married life for newlyweds Steve and Clare Hobbis. read more

• J.D. Wetherspoon granted licence by magistrates

  PUB chain J. D. Wetherspoon was toasting its success this week after being given the go-ahead to open in Rickmansworth. read more

• Film makers extend share deal

  A PUBLIC share issue to help fund a sci-fi movie due to be filmed at Elstree Film Studios has been extended to allow more fans to grab a piece of the action. read more

• Hundreds still waiting for water bug compensation

  HUNDREDS of people are still waiting for compensation a year after water supplies in this area were contaminated with the Cryptosporidium bug. read more

• Housing proposal goes to inquiry

  RESIDENTS fighting to stop new homes being built on their doorsteps in Bricket Wood have put their case to a public inquiry this week. read more

• Mrs Betty Goodison MBE

  A DEVOTED youth worker, who was awarded an MBE for 50 years' service to young people in Bushey, died on Monday, three weeks after the death of her husband. read more

• Councils unite in hospital row

  A PACT of six local authorities, including Watford Council, has denounced future health service options set down by West Herts Health Authority. read more

• Keep politics out of hospital fight says Labour

  LABOUR party members fighting hospital closures want to stop their battle becoming a politicians' bandwagon and are launching a new campaign to get the whole of Watford involved. read more

• Scrum for secondary school places underway

  CHILDREN woke up to rejection letters from their chosen secondary schools last week as the latest admissions process kick-started into action. read more

• Passing policeman saves OAP couple from house blaze

  A PASSING police officer rescued an elderly couple from a house fire in Garston on Wednesday. read more

• Police hunt hit-and-run driver

  POLICE are searching for a hit-and-run driver who knocked down a woman during the early hours of Sunday morning. read more

• Robbo out for a month

  PAUL ROBINSON has injured the lateral ligament in his ankle and could be out for four weeks. read more

• Orchestra plans millennium magic for whole village

  THE Bushey Symphony Orchestra is planning an ambitious musical project costing thousands of pounds to mark the Millennium in style. read more

• Caravan park plans blocked

  CONSERVATIONISTS have won their fight to prevent a caravan park opening on Green Belt land on the A41 in Bushey. read more

• Project to help prisoners away from crime

  A NEW project aims to help inmates at Bovingdon's The Mount break the vicious circle of a life of crime. read more

• Bar wars set for town's cafe quarter

  PUNTERS in Watford could be spoilt for choice if plans for a dozen new restaurants and bars in The Parade come to fruition, writes Diana Machin read more

• Residents say 'no' to mental health hostel

  NEIGHBOURS are fuming over plans to create a home for people with mental health problems in Rickmansworth Road, Watford. read more

On this day: Hertfordshire Archive