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• 'Internet health supplement' killed plumber, 30, while he slept

  A Watford plumber eager to get in shape for his wedding day took a lethal cocktail of drugs believing it to be a health supplement, an inquest heard. read more

• Rickmansworth branch of Clinton Cards closes

  The Rickmansworth branch of Clinton Cards has joined the list of those to close after the company went into administration. read more

• Green Flag awards for excellence announced

  Rickmansworth Aquadrome, Chorleywood House Estate and Leavesden Country Park have been given awards for excellence. read more

• MP boosts 'education for all' campaign

  MP Richard Harrington visited Chater Junior School in Watford yesterday (Wednesday), in a bid to support the Send My Friend to School campaign. read more

• 'We know how much it was, but we're not telling you' public told over Charter Place payoff

  Politicians in Watford have been told they may know how much taxpayers’ cash a private developer received in a council payoff, but residents may not. read more

• Kitchen fire at Radlett church hall

  Firefighters have been called to a church hall in Radlett after a blaze started in the kitchen. read more

• Prison bosses criticised for imposing smoking ban

  Bosses at The Mount prison in Bovingdon found themselves at loggerheads with prison inspectors this year after banning some inmates from smoking in their cells. read more

• Chefs of the future impress at Bushey Academy

  The kitchens of Bushey Academy were busy on Wednesday last week, as the school staged its young masterchef final. read more

• Outrage as police ban youngsters from playing ball games in Stud Green

  Leavesden parents have expressed their outrage after youngsters were barred from playing football as part of a police anti-social behaviour crackdown. read more

• Tennis club holds junior finals day

  Pupils from schools in Radlett and Bushey served up some spectacular tennis on Sunday, managing to win top awards at The Drive Lawn Tennis Club. read more

• Footballer claims fitness was key to cancer recovery

  An ex-professional footballer believes his fitness was key to his speedy recovery from cancer - and is urging fellow sufferers to exercise while undergoing treatment. read more

• New barber's shop to donate takings to charity

  Staff at a new barber’s shop in Radlett will be donating half of their takings to a children’s hospital this week. read more

• Woman taken to hospital after crash

  A woman had to be cut from her car last night after crashing into a lamp-post in Watford. read more

• Police priorities won't suffer as a result of Olympics

  Watford's elected mayor has said policing levels in Watford’s town centre and crime hotspots will not be affected by officers being drafted in to provide Olympic security. read more

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