Road users are urged to take extra care this weekend following forecasts of heavy rain and winds. Councillor Stuart Pile, executive member for highways and transport at Hertfordshire County Council, said: "When the weather is severe the
Staff at a Bushey nursery wore fancy dress to work today to raise money for Children in Need. Workers at Step by Step nursery, in William Street off Park Avenue, raised more than £50 by dressing up and playing games with children throughout
A builder jailed for conning vulnerable elderly victims out of thousands of pounds is free to cold call "customers" after the police failed in an Asbo application. Thomas O'Brien was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment in October after pleading
Residents can have their say on improvements to a Watford park this weekend. Callowland Recreation Ground, in Gammons Lane, is set to receive a makeover and the proposals for the area can be viewed and discussed with council officers on Sunday
Scott Loach is hoping Watford continue to build on an encouraging first third of the season and ensure this Christmas is more enjoyable than the one players and fans alike experienced 12 months ago. The Hornets were 19th in the Championship
A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with robbing a petrol station of four bottles of wine. Peter Gimlinger, of Bluebell Drive, Bedmond, is alleged to have robbed the BP express in Watling Street, St Albans, in the early hours of
Teachers at a north Watford primary school have been praised for “making learning fun” in a glowing report from Ofsted. Government inspectors visited Parkgate Infant and Nursery School, in Northfield Gardens, last month. And in their
A 34-year-old man alleged to have deliberately injured the thumb of his wife's mother during a family row by biting it has been cleared of GBH. Ashfaq Shah, of Barclay Close, Watford, said he bit into the thumb of Robina Kuesar after she and
Twenty nine workers in south-west Hertfordshire will lose their jobs after First Quench, the company that owns Threshers and The Local off-licences, announced the closure of more than 300 stores nationwide today. Threshers in Watling Street
A retired plumber returned to a Watford supermarket today to continue his annual campaign to raise money for Children in Need. Alan Hamilton, 74, has raised £11,351.18 since he first began fundraising for the charity at Asda, in St Albans Road
A man had his wallet stolen in a robbery in Bushey last week. The 31-year-old was walking along a footbridge on Greatham Road last Tuesday at 12.45pm. He was pushed into the railings by a white mediterranean man who then reached into
A 20-year-old man found with a taser stuffed in the waistband of his trousers has been warned he will spend Christmas in prison if he misses another probation appointment. Robert Horwood, of Trowley Rise, Abbots Langley, was discovered by police
Pre-school children from Watford raised £100 for Children in Need at a pyjama party today. Children and staff paid £1 to wear their pyjamas to the playgroup session at St Thomas' Church. Extra cash was raised in a competition in which
Watford have no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's resumption of the Championship campaign against Scunthorpe United at Vicarage Road. Long-term casualties Jay DeMerit and Ross Jenkins are still on the sidelines – and Malky Mackay confirmed they
Science and nature feature in new Harpenden arts collective, For Art’s Sake’s debut exhibition of paintings, sculpture and ceramics, which opens at The Chapel, Highfield Oval, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden on Saturday, November 21 from 2pm to 6pm.
Walking is a tried and tested route to fitness and as a non-driver it is something I do every day, so when I heard about Walk Innovation, a community wellbeing project in St Albans, I wasn’t exactly sure what it could do for me but was curious
A jury has retired to decide the fate of a man charged with GBH after he allegedly bit the thumb of his wife's mother during a row. 34-year-old Ashfaq Shah, of Barclay Close, Watford, claims he bit the thumb of Robina Kuesar, after she and
Drinkers poured into a West Watford sports club yesterday (Thursday) to raise a toast to the start of the 15th Watford and District Beer Festival. Members of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, arrived at West Herts Sports Club, in Park Avenue
Watford FC supporters sent in by Paul Hatch. Following a question asking whether any Watford FC fans had travelled to Hull on the Hornets Express, Buckinghamshire resident Paul Hatch contacted Nostalgia. Mr Hatch, a Hornets season
Another former employee at Ellams, who now lives in Broadstairs, Kent, has also written to Nostalgia. “I worked at Ellams Duplicators Co Ltd from June 1941 as Margaret White until December 1951 when I left as Margaret Taylor, having married
A 21-year-old man who faced jail if convicted of starting a fire that ravaged the kitchen of Mill End community centre, causing £10,000 of damage, has walked free. Nicholas Poole was the only person present at the members club in Church Lane
Andy Farrell has sent out a warning to their rivals by claiming Saracens are nowhere near the finished article. The skills coach believes the team are improving all the time and still have a long way to go to reach their peak despite sitting top of the
New recruits at Watford Football Club could soon be learning about its 128-year history from a new book written by a Hornets super-fan. Fans queued outside Waterstone's, in the Harlequin Centre last night (Thursday), to buy a signed copy of
An artist's impression of the yard at Ellams Duplicators in Bushey. Notes from a former employee of Ellams Duplicators in Bushey shed some light on working life at the company. Mary Flint, from Abbots Road, Abbots Langley, spotted
Singing sensations the Kings Langley Community Choir has recorded with the BBC as part of a nationwide project. About 50 members of the choir turned out in force on Wednesday evening to sing Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”, at Watford Boys School
A three-and-a-half year planning saga finally came to an end last night when councillors agreed the building of a small housing estate in Croxley Green. Three Rivers District Council finally agreed a scheme to build ten houses on the site of the Croxley
Taking the decision to lay off staff is one of the most unpalatable things you have to do as a boss. And there's certainly never a “good” time to do it. Most companies avoid making redundancies in the run-up to Christmas, reasoning that it's unfair
Plans to replace a busy Croxley Green scaffolding yard with five detached houses were abandoned yesterday evening (Thursday). High Rise Scaffolding, in New Road, had applied to Three Rivers District Council earlier this year for permission to build
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that commitments in the Queen's Speech to address issues in the banking sector, internet provision and the energy markets must be followed through, rather than being used for quick political gain
Hundreds of lights covering a giant Christmas Tree in Watford town centre will be switched on next week. Bell ringers will welcome people to St Mary's Square at 5.30pm on Thursday, November 26, before the tree lights are switched on.
I REMEMBERED the other night that France was playing Ireland in a World Cup decider. I live in France and have a couple of French friends but then I also have Irish friends. I enjoyed the Irish display. Then in extra time Thierry Henry not
The progress Watford's talented crop of young players are making under Malky Mackay and his staff has been given another impressive endorsement after Manchester United agreed to extend Tom Cleverley's loan until the end of the season. The Hornets boss
Oh boy where do I start this week? Have you ever had one of those days where it feels as though everyones been put on the planet with the sole mission to p**s you off? Well they’re working overtime in our house and a day has turned into weeks without
