Watford Observer

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Hertfordshire Archive

• District's schools need more places

  ST ALBANS' schools have become victims of their own success. read more

• CPZ may ease bank holidays

  ENFORCEMENT of controlled parking zones (CPZ) in Watford on bank holidays will be reviewed in a few months time, councillors agreed last week. read more

• Modernisation scrutinised first in-house

  WATFORD councillors have agreed to set up a special committee to examine its local government modernisation plans. read more

• The Colosseum saved by 11th hour cash injection

  DEBT-RIDDEN The Colosseum has been saved from closure by a £200,000 loan from Watford Council. read more

• Lost shipmates may be found

  DURING the past couple of years, I have often included appeals for Lost Shipmates, and a magazine for Royal Navy Shipmates has now grown to eight pages. read more

• Tories deny complacency over sex gang warnings

  ACCUSATIONS of complacency have been levelled at Conservative county councillors over the handling of the South Oxhey sexual abuse saga. read more

• Loveless act as birds and eggs stolen

  CAGED birds and eggs worth about £1,000 were stolen from the Lincolnsfields Centre in Bushey last week. read more

• Taylor's top Spitting Image in head-to-head

  HORNETS manager Graham Taylor proved more valuable than his boss, club chairman Sir Elton John, in a recent auction of Spitting Image puppets. read more

• Police investigate rape in town's park

  DETECTIVES in Watford are appealing for witnesses, following an alleged rape in Cassiobury Park on Monday. read more

• Clampers could be unlawful

  CAR-CLAMPERS cracking down on unauthorised parking in Watford town centre could themselves be breaking the law by operating without a licence. read more

• Second major leak causes domestic havoc

  A TORRENT of water swept into homes, gardens and garages wreaking havoc in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a major leak from Three Valleys Water's treatment plant in Bushey. read more

• New strategy devised to improve road signage

  ONE man's mission to reduce traffic on St Albans Road has prompted Hertfordshire County Council to devise a Signing Strategy designed to get motorists off residential highways. read more

• Can you help me find my friend?

  MRS LINDA MILLER, 28 Hillcrest, Middle Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3NL, telephone 0191 528 3315, writes: read more

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  Chile set to produce quality not quantity as growth slows read more

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  The swallowtail butterfly. read more

• Film listings for Friday, July 28 to Friday, August 4

  Warner Village, Woodside Leisure Park (01923 682222) The Perfect Storm (12); The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (PG); Titan AE (PG); High Fidelity (15); Stuart Little (U); The Patriot (15); Thomas and the Magic Railroad (U); Mission: Impossible 2 (15); Chicken Run (U); Gladiator (15); Essex Boys (18); Friday and Saturday only, Final Destination (15); Special preview, Thursday only, Gone in 60 Seconds (15). read more

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  JAZZ: An adventurous Beowulf Mayfield set off in search of surprises and discovered the great Bill Le Sage read more

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  POP: Liz Ford says let's hear it for two hard-working bands who write their own material and go touring as they try to to find a record deal read more

• Reaping the fruits of your hard work

  THERE is never a time when a keen gardener can't find something to do but now, when our gardens are at their best and full of summer colour, we should take a little time to relax and sit down and enjoy the results of months of hard work and planning even if, at the back of our minds, plans for the next year are beginning to take shape. read more

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