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• Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visits West Herts College

  Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was in Watford today to visit an apprenticeship training scheme. The Liberal Democrat leader was shown around West Herts College, in Hempstead Road, at 3pm. read more

• Decision delayed over late nights for Watford bar and club

  A licensing meeting to discuss proposed extended opening hours of a bar and club in Watford was adjourned today. read more

• Society recreates popular film Calendar Girls with flowers

  The story of Calendar Girls, depicted using flowers, was central to this month’s meeting of the Abbots Langley Flower Arrangement Society. read more

• Pupils find out which secondary school they've been allocated

  Children across Hertfordshire found out what secondary school they have been allocated today and according to the county council 94.7 per cent of them got into one of their preferred schools. read more

• Ploughing Day raises £1,200 for hospice

  Scores of people descended on Kings Langley on Sunday, for a vintage ploughing day organised to raise cash for charity. read more

• Bishop's uplifting lecture delights visitors to Chipperfield church

  Visitors to a Chipperfield church were greeted by the Bishop of St Albans on Saturday, as he delivered the church’s annual spring lecture. read more

• Moves to improve safety on building sites

  New statistics from the health and safety executive have revealed the dangers of refurbishing or repairing buildings in the East of England. read more

• School receives lifesaving defibrillator in memory of heart attack victim

  A primary school in Watford, which has two students with heart conditions, has been presented with a piece of lifesaving equipment. read more

• Hogwarts unveiled as Harry Potter exhibition gets ever closer to opening

  As Warner Bros. puts the finishing touches to its Harry Potter tour, a new set piece was unveiled at its base in Leavesden Studios today. read more

• Defibrillator donated to school

  A primary school in Watford that has two students with heart conditions has been presented with a piece of life-saving equipment. read more

• Watford 'worst place in county for racist hate crimes'

  Watford police recorded more racist crimes than any other division in Hertfordshire last year. read more

• Fire service investigating blaze at mobile catering unit

  Firefighters were called to an industrial estate in Watford last night after a blaze in a mobile catering unit. read more

• High levels of alcohol in body of woman who died in bath

  A WOMAN from Carpenders Park, found with high levels of alcohol in her body, died in the bath after her respiratory system shut down, a corner ruled yesterday. read more

• Fraud couple sentenced and ordered to pay back £22,000

  A couple living in Crossmead, Watford, have been sentenced for benefit fraud after investigations by Watford Borough Council and Hertfordshire police. read more

• Man jailed for importing indecent images of children

  A man from Kings Langley has been sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to 37 charges of possessing and importing indecent images of children. read more

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