Watford Observer

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Hertfordshire Archive

• Search for one man's war story

  I AM writing on behalf of a friend in Denmark who is researching the crew of an RAF Lancaster bomber of 103 Squadron, which crashed in the sea near the island of Avernako on May 16, 1944. read more

• Blair must stop being so timid

  DENMARK'S decision to retain the kroner as its currency obviously has implications for our own decision on membership of the single currency. read more

• Ahoy there, shipmates

  THANKS to the support of readers who have served in the Royal Navy, the system for finding their old shipmates, RN Shipmates, and its associated magazine Lost Shipmates has now grown too large for me to handle on my own in my spare time. read more

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  New TV show seeks single parent families New TV show seeks single parent families read more

• Freak weather brings havoc

  TORRENTIAL rain and storm force winds caused chaos with roads blocked by fallen trees and localised flooding forcing many schools to close because teachers were unable to travel. read more

• Firework attack on cat

  SADISTS who blew off a 20-year-old cat's tail with a firework have been labelled as 'sick' by the pet's owner. read more

• Is global warning behind freak weather?

  THIS week the area tumbled into chaos as rivers burst their banks and roads and homes flooded. read more

• Train service hit by speed limits

  THE frequency of trains travelling the Liverpool Street station to Cambridge line has been reduced by 25 per cent because of emergency speed restrictions. read more

• Theatre groups keeps on going

  THE show will go on for the Sawbridgeworth Players theatre group which has found a new venue for its latest production. read more

• Council to combat fuel threat

  EMERGENCY plans are being put in place in Essex over the next few weeks to ensure there is no repeat of last month's fuel crisis. read more

• New group will aid black police

  THE Essex Black Police Association is launched in Chelmsford on Friday, November 3, with a day of cultural entertainment, as part of an ongoing commitment to enhance the relationship between the force and the minority ethnic community in Essex. read more

• Romford end Hawks' unbeaten run

  AFTER a six-game unbeaten run in the Ryman League division one Harlow came back down to earth with a bump against Romford. read more

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  Rams rain supreme Rams rain supreme read more

• Harlow begin with a win

  HARLOW RC got off to the best possible start with a win in their first Running Fitness Cross Country League fixture. read more

• Bleak outlook for police

  I HAVE just received a copy of Harlow Labour Party's leaflet trumpeting New Labour's pledge of 180 extra police officers for Essex over the next three years and would like to challenge this because there are some disturbing facts the leaflet did not reveal. read more

On this day: Hertfordshire Archive