Watford Observer

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Hertfordshire Archive

• Dried-up pond is reclaimed and new guidelines will protect village roads

  ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Sarratt are celebrating a double triumph this week. read more

• Taylor talks about promotion

  DESPITE the weight of expectancy that has been placed on Graham Taylor and his players since they were made 10-1 favourites to win the championship before a ball was kicked last August, the Watford boss has steered his charges to this latest success. read more

• Promotion clinched after hardworking performance

  WHILE still demonstrating that vulnerability when defending a one-goal lead, Watford gave a far more accomplished performance at Ashton Gate than we had a right to expect on Easter Monday. read more

• Johnson to miss the run-in

  RICHARD JOHNSON is likely to be out for the remainder of the season, having sustained knee-ligament damage against Wrexham. read more

• History not quite repeated with Welsh win

  THE curse of the late goal that has continued to blight and haunt the Hornets and their supporters, eroded what should have been a joyous occasion at Vicarage Road on Saturday. read more

• Taylor feels relief and jubilation

  THERE was an element of relief, and celebration had to muted on Saturday. read more

• Auto crime crackdown

  THREE stolen car engines were found in vans stopped in Garston as part of a crackdown on auto crime. read more

• Now we're up, let's win the title

  WATFORD's players, returning from a few days off after attaining promotion, have been thrown a fresh challenge by boss Graham Taylor. read more

• New company will provide support services to hospital

  THE four NHS trusts that provide health care in west Hertfordshire have agreed a new way of providing support services, which will free up around £1 million a year for patient care. read more

• Leaflet spells out how health chiefs spend our cash

  INFORMATION on how West Hertfordshire Health Authority decides to spend its budget is now available in the form of a leaflet. read more

• Joyous parents share the miracle of birth with television audience

  THE birth of twin girls to a childless South Oxhey couple captivated millions of viewers when it was shown on television three years ago. read more

• Camelot staff seeking a site to clear up

  STAFF at National Lottery operators Camelot's head office in Watford have a dilemma. read more

• Shop from your home, says store

  TRAWLING round the supermarket with a trolley may soon be a distant memory with the launch of a new home shopping service at Sainsbury's. read more

• Open-top bus tour to mark promotion?

  JUBILANT Watford, who celebrated promotion at Bristol City's Ashton Gate on Saturday, along with 2,800 of their watching fans, could take a bow in an open-topped bus tour round town. read more

• I must admit to a terrible thing - I cheered for them

  THE other night, a peculiar thing happened as I stared at the television screen. My hand made a fist and moved upwards, in the shape of an upper-cut, while I emitted an involuntary "yes". read more

• In the back of the net, with Oliver Phillips

  SO, my Dream Team is taking shape with the first nine in place as: Coton; Welbourne, Sims, McClelland, Rostron; Taylor, Jackett, Barnes; Holton. read more

• Special school head scoops national prize

  A SPECIAL school headteacher from Sarratt has won a national award for his "inspirational" leadership. read more

• Borough council defends thinning

  A FIVE-YEAR plan by Dacorum Borough Council to thin trees on Chipperfield Common has transformed the area into a war zone, according to villagers. read more

• Threat to parish council power

  PARISH councillors in The Langleys have decided not to oppose an education bill which will reduce the powers of minor councils. read more

• Labour refuses to fight council seat

  A ROW over a vacant seat on Aldenham Parish Council has ended with the Labour group putting forward no candidate, to "save taxpayers thousands of pounds". read more

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