Six flats will be built in a Croxley Green car park, councillors decided this evening. Members of Three Rivers District Council’s development control committee agreed the scheme, in Grove Crescent, by majority vote. Some residents, however
A five-week “deep clean” of roads in the Callowland area of Watford has been completed. Watford Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council carried out street cleaning and highway repairs in 18 roads where the volume of parked cars
Malky Mackay has described having seven of his last starting XI away on international duty as “nice problems to have”. Following the 2-0 victory over Preston North End almost a fortnight ago, Scott Loach, Tom Cleverley and Henri Lansbury linked up
Watford councillor Rabi Martins began work this week as the new diversity advisor for the Liberal Democrat national executive. Councillor Martins, who represents the town's central ward, is already the parliamentary spokesperson for Luton North
Accomplished violinist Nazrin Rashidova last made the Watford Observer headlines when she was invited to attend the Women of the Year Lunch in 2006 to mark her achievements in music. Three years on, Nazrin, who was born in Azerbaijan but has
Singing sensation and lifelong Hornets fan Katy Setterfield returns to home territory next weekend for a one-night performance as Dusty Springfield and Friends at Watford Colosseum. Chalfont-born Katy shot to fame when she won BBC1’s tribute
Climbing every mountain has pretty much been a lifelong career for Doug Scott and now he brings his The Three Peaks lecture to The Watersmeet in aid of Community Action Nepal on Thursday November 26 at 7.30pm. Hear all about Doug’s amazing experiences
Brazen thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of the horse-riding equipment when they raided a Chorleywood livery yard in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Shocked horse-lovers at the New House Farm Livery Stables, in Farm Road,
Animal antics await at Hemel Old Town Hall this Saturday as Idolrich Theatre Rotto Productions present a Forest Of Fables, based on Aesop’s ancient stories about the birds and beasts, that’s suitable for children aged five and up. Expect visual high
Artistic endevours in Watford would be greatly the poorer without Moonglow Dance Academy’s Bobbie Chatt, who is practically an institution in the town when it comes to quality musical entertainment. Under Moonglow’s theatrical arm Brilliant
Flushed with the success of her show based on Janet and Alan Ahlberg’s It Was A Dark and Stormy Night, which received rave reviews in Edinburgh, Kings Langley storyteller Danya Miller is back on home turf with a perfomance at The Steiner School’s Advent
Launched as part of Watford Live! this summer, Life is Beautiful, the monthly DIY WOMP spoken word event at Cha Cha Cha in Cassiobury Park is already going places. This month’s headliner is Luke Wright, who hosted Latitude’s poetry arena (the largest
Watford's new Fire Station was opened by a procession containing more than 100 years of fire service history today. A steam engine from 1896, a Leyland engine from 1937 and three modern operational engines took part in a procession to their
MP Claire Ward has welcomed a Government promise to get tough on so-called cowboy clampers. The proposed Crime and Security Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday (Wednesday), will introduce a tough new compulsorily regulatory system
Plans for the refurbishment of Watford Colosseum are set to be unveiled. Architects, members of the design team, Watford Borough Council officers and staff from HQ Theatres will be available to talk about the improvements which, it is hoped
Watford Mayor Dorothy Thornhill last night (Wednesday) rejected calls for her to apologise for her “damaging public comments” that opponents said turned the town into a national laughing stock after parents were “banned” from an adventure playground.
Students across south west Hertfordshire have bagged themselves first prize with their designs for a district council competition. Pupils at Harvey Road School in Croxley Green and at Sarratt School designed artwork for the new Three Rivers
A 34-year-old deaf man accused of deliberately biting his mother-in-law's thumb so hard she needed four operations said he was the victim of an attack. Ashfaq Shah, 34, of Barclay Close, Watford, claimed he was assaulted by Robina Kuesar, his
An oven shop in Radlett has decided to support a children's charity by holding special cookery day on Saturday, November 28. The free event is open to all the family and will be raising money for the Place2Be charity. Visitors to the
The mother of a 21-year-old man accused of setting fire to Mill End community centre saw a man in charge of the bar take cash from the till the day before the fire, a court heard. Margaret Poole, who had been the book keeper at the club in
Mayor Dorothy Thornhill said last night (Wednesday) that refuse collection strikes affecting other parts of the country were unlikely to spread to Watford. Speaking at a Watford Borough Council meeting, Mayor Thornhill said a localised repeat of the
A respected policeman from Watford who died after a diving accident saved the life of his colleague moments earlier, an inquest has heard. Detective Sergeant John Gilbert, a respected child abuse investigator with the Metropolitan Police, realised
Councillors clashed last night (Wednesday) over the future of the proposed health campus as the town’s Conservatives warned they could not guarantee the scheme if their party wins next year’s general election. The £1 billion project, to
Students from schools and colleges across Hertfordshire have gone head-to-head in the UK’s largest enterprise initiative. More than 1,400 teenagers across the county have taken part in the Make Your Mark Challenge, a scheme for 14 to 19-year-olds
Demand for UK manufactured goods remains very weak, but is less depressed than it has been for much of 2009, and over the next three months firms expect output to grow slightly, the CBI has said. Responding to the CBI's latest monthly Industrial Trends
A seven-year-old South Oxhey girl who suffered serious brain damage during a traumatic birth at Watford General Hospital has been awarded £2 million in compensation. Wheel-chair bound Holly Green, who needs to be fed through a tube and requires
You may have seen her in one of Lanternfish’s superb pantomimes, now St Albans actress Rebecca Vaughan returns to the The Maltings Arts Centre with Austen’s Women, bringing to life the many beautifully observed women and heroines from Jane Austen
Students from Watford got a glimpse of the digital future when they piloted miniature robots and flying cameras last week. Year 12 and 13 students from West Herts College took part in Middlesex University’s Digital Futures event, held at Hendon
The fire which ripped through a house in Queen’s Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning was started deliberately, police have confirmed. The blaze, at a house near the junction with St John’s Road, started at about 2.30am, forcing firefighters
With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the doorstep of the East of England counties and with less than 1,000 days to go before London welcomes the world, Business Link East is encouraging businesses in Hertfordshire to embrace the lucrative
A blocked ladies toilet which has caused an almighty stink for Kings Langley parish councillors has finally been fixed. Councillors Howard Button and Gerry Angiolini spent two hours on Saturday unclogging the troublesome toilet in Kings Langley
