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  • Hornets crushed by rampant Hull

    Watford's dream of an immediate return to the Premiership was shattered at the KC Stadium this evening as Hull set up a winner-takes-all showdown with Bristol City at Wembley a week on Saturday with a resounding 4-1 victory. Trailing by two goals after

  • Coach window smashed

    A coach containing Watford fans travelling to this evening's Championship play-off second leg match with Hull City FC has been vandalised, according to reports. A window on at least one of the 11 official club coaches travelling to Humberside was smashed

  • Restaurants checked for hygiene

    Nineteen restaurants, take-aways, and cafés in Bushey have poor hygiene conditions according to a newly published council report. The Scores on the Doors document, the result of a year of inspections by health and safety officers from Hertsmere Borough

  • Shittu ruled out of crunch clash

    Dan Shittu has failed to recover from the hamstring injury he picked up at Vicarage Road on Sunday and misses tonight's Championship play-off second leg at the KC Stadium. The nine-goal defender is replaced by Jay DeMerit while Adrian Mariappa has

  • Have you seen Conrad?

    Police are appealing for help to trace a vulnerable 27-year-old man from Watford. Conrad Max was last seen between 7pm and 8pm on Tuesday, May 13, at his home address on St Albans Road, Watford. Police believe he drove off in his car, a silver Peugeot

  • Did you see race attack?

    Police have released details of what they are describing as a racially aggravated assault in Aldenham Road, Bushey, on Thursday last week. Between 2.50pm and 3pm, a black woman was walking down Aldenham Road towards Vale Road when a black hatch-back

  • Death 'a mystery, but natural'

    A pensioner from Watford, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in November 2007, passed away from unknown natural causes, a coroner has ruled. Marie Smith, 72, from Chester Road, suffered a number of health problems and was registered as blind. But following

  • What do you want from market?

    Residents can now have their say on Watford indoor market and help decide on what they want to see happen in the future. Watford Borough Council has launched an online survey on its website to find out what residents want from the market and why they

  • Help me I've created a spoilt one!

    Does she really need it? No! Can I justify spending that much? No! Does she even appreciate it? No! Will my husband kill me for spending again? Yes! Does that make her spoilt? YES! When it comes to Birthday parties we appear to be a generation of extravagance

  • 'Careless driver' trial date set

    A date has been set for the trial of a motorist accused of careless driving after a collision with a motorbike in Rickmansworth. Warren Chellar, 45, is accused of driving without due care and attention during an incident in which a Honda car collided

  • Postie delivers free healthcare

    The dream of a Watford postman to deliver free healthcare to 100,000 people in Pakistan has become a reality. Mohammed Younis, of Bradshaw Road, has spent the past 28 years raising almost £500,000 to build the Alma Bi Hospital, in the Hafizabad district

  • Make your own X Files at The Maltings Arts Theatre

    Make your own drama at The Maltings Arts Theatre this Friday as Dean Haglund from The X Files invites audiences to make suggestions for a live episode of the drama. Haglund, who played Lone Gunman Langly in the series, will take the ideas on board to

  • Kick Bach and relax with the St Albans Chamber Choir

    Now the sun has got his hat on, we all want to be off the sofa and enjoying the weather, and on Saturday, May 17, there's no better way to spend it than listening to St Albans Chamber Choir performing an eclectic collection of choral favourites. Conductor

  • Keep an eye on Jean-Christophe Novelli

    Ever wondered where multi-Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli lays his weary head after a hard day slaving in his St Albans restaurant The White Horse? Well, now is your chance to find out as the suave Frenchman has allowed BBC Two's Through

  • Lloyd overjoyed at England call

    Nick Lloyd says making the England Saxons Churchill Cup squad has capped off his best season in a Saracens shirt. The 31-year-old loosehead prop was in outstanding form last campaign and he caught the eye of England scrummaging coach Graham Rowntree

  • Hornets in last chance saloon

    Watford are ready for their biggest game of the season as they attempt to pull off a famous comeback at Hull City tonight. The Hornets will have to overturn a 2-0 deficit at the KC stadium if they are to keep their promotion hopes alive. But Watford

  • Reward for Smart observation

    An alert commuter who helped catch a man who was trying to steal a car from Rickmansworth underground station was awarded £300 in a ceremony at St Albans crown court yesterday. Andrew Lashley noticed a red van that was obstructing the way out of the