Watford Observer

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Hertfordshire Archive

• Blunkett acts to ease school transfer crisis

  SCHOOLS in Watford will sign up to a co-ordinated secondary transfer policy to prevent a repeat of this year's crisis. read more

• Teacups raised to help charity

  FUNDRAISERS in Harpenden will be brewing up countless pots of tea to raise money for Mencap on Monday (June 22). read more

• Village firework display cancelled

  REDBOURN'S annual firework display has been cancelled, due to a lack of helpers. read more

• Friendly fans forge an entente cordiale

  ENGLAND'S World Cup opening game was not all doom and gloom off the field as two Hornet supporters discovered when they travelled to Marseilles. read more

• Children and students to benefit from bus card changes

  RULES governing the Hertfordshire SaverCard, which gives half-fare bus travel to more than 17, 500 children and students, have been simplified to encourage more people to use public transport. read more

• Twin town trip success

  PUPILS at a St Albans school should soon be streets ahead of their competitors, thanks to a Hungarian visit by their teachers. read more

• Misspelt sign to go after wave of protest

  A WATFORD street sign which misspells the name of great religious leader Mahatma Gandhi is to be replaced, following protests from local residents. read more

• School complex to open

  A NEW complex at a Harpenden school will be opened on Friday by a former headteacher who campaigned long and hard for funding to get the project off the ground. read more

• Khan can't stop a last-gasp cup victory for West Herts

  ON A bleak evening, a thrilling encounter reached a climax when West Herts snatched victory from Chipperfield with the penultimate ball of the game. read more

• School aided by computer sales scheme

  A NEW initiative has been set up to give schoolchildren better access to up-to-date computer hardware and software. read more

• Locum staff shake-up at City hospital

  A CONTRACT worth £1.5million has been signed by three NHS trusts in west Hertfordshire to provide hospitals with cheaper and more effective back-up staff. read more

• Top sermons give preacher award chance

  A WOMAN from St Albans has been short-listed in a national newspaper competition to find the preacher of the year. read more

• Pubs reap benefits of World Cup fever

  FOOTBALL fans crowded round pub televisions to catch sight of England's World Cup opening 2-0 victory over Tunisia on Monday. read more

• Sturnham decides it's Bath time as he opts for first team chance

  HAVING reaped the rewards of packing their side with international stars, Saracens saw the flip side of the coin this week when Ben Sturnham, one of the club's brightest prospects, joined Bath citing a lack of first team opportunities as his reason for leaving. read more

• What rain? ask 4,000 revellers at Irish party

  SPORADIC rain on Sunday did not dampen the atmosphere at The Irish Festival as crowds of more than 4,000 turned up for the celebrations. read more

• Finding a good ros behind the sniggers, by John McNerney

  IT'S ros time again. The flowers are in bloom, Wimbledon is almost upon us and the summer rains are here. read more

• My meeting with a Capercaillie, by Dennis Furnell

  LAST week, I talked about exploring the Austrian Tyrol - and I'd like to tell you a little more about this beautiful part of Europe. read more

• Simon Ricketts reviews City of Angels (12)

  PERHAPS it is the fact that I have just turned 30, or perhaps I am just an old soppy at heart, but I quite enjoyed the tearjerking romance of City of Angels. read more

• Give my husband a job, pleads wife

  A MOTHER is appealing to Watford's business community for help so her husband can join her and their two children in England. read more

• Neighbour pulls trapped man from blazing flat

  A MAN saved his neighbour's life when he dragged him out of a burning room on Sunday evening. read more

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