Little Hay Seniors held their annual championship over two 18-hole medal rounds. Three trophies were played for, two for best net scores in two different age categories and one for the best gross score irrespective of age. The winner in the
Nominations for residents who have made a valuable and positive contribution to Kings Langley are being welcomed. Kings Langley Parish Council is inviting people to put nominations forward for the Kings Langley Community Award 2013, which acknowledges
Fire fighters were called to a Watford home today after a gas leak ignited. Crews from Garston and Watford attended the blaze in Dell Road, at 2.27pm. The fire was extinguished by 2.42pm.
Proposals to build social housing on a popular park space in Leavesden have been amended but are still being opposed by residents. Watford Community Housing Trust has applied to build six houses and six flats, following a public consultation where
Hornets’ manager Gianfranco Zola and long-serving right back Lloyd Doyley have thrown their support behind The Peace Hospice ahead of a national week celebrating the work of hospices. Hospice Care Week begins this week and will see a number of
A public inquiry into a new railway project which could transform the face of Watford will start next week. A four-day discussion of the proposed Croxley Rail Link will start on Tuesday at 10am, with Roxanne Glaud introducing the background of
Watford Jogger Barry Griffin set a personal best at the Moor Park 10k on Sunday. Griffin clocked 42.27 while Angela Halford took three minutes off her best and seven off her course record in a time of 47.21. Stuart Borrill managed a time of
A West Watford pooch is the ‘last lady standing’ as she moves one step closer to getting her paws on a TV modelling contract. Scarlett, a Rottweiler owned by Anthony Skordis, missed an early doggie bath by reaching the final three in the ITV2 show
The pinnacle of the Hertfordshire Warriors programme steps out on court in their first England Basketball men’s National League game of the season on Saturday, October 13. The men are pleased to be playing at their home venue, Queens’ School, for
Watford runner Eleanor Hunt was part of a gold medal winning team at the recent Southern Road Relays in Aldershot. The 16-year-old athlete, competing for Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, put in a tremendous performance in the Under-17 women’s event
A Watford junior school has been told it is making satisfactory progress by Ofsted after receiving a damning report earlier this year. The school’s inspectorate visited Kingsway Junior School on September 12, after it was judged to be "inadequate
Crowds of people gathered at St Paul’s Church in Bushey on Sunday, to celebrate the Harvest Festival. Visitors brought along a selection of Harvest gifts including tinned goods to the service, which were given to the Watford New Hope Trust, while
Oxhey Jets eased to a 5-2 win over Holmer Green on Tuesday in the South Midlands Premier Division Cup. The hosts conceded the opening goal and Sam Styles was the busier keeper early on as the Jets struggled. But Oxhey equalised after 22 minutes
New signs in Oxhey Park could cause confusion by sending walkers the wrong way to the town centre, a resident has complained. The signpost, at the Lower High Street entrance, directs people into the park pointing to Watford town centre, St Albans
Residents fear their concerns and questions over plans to build 425 homes in Leavesden are not being addressed. Outline proposals for the homes, on Aerodrome Way, prompted a number of issues that were raised by residents at a Hillside Residents
Parishioners at St Bede Church in Croxley Green packed the pews to show their gratitude to a long-serving parish priest who retired on Sunday (September 30). Reverend Canon Philip Cross is stepping down after 12 years at the church and was given
Gianfranco Zola admits he was surprised by the "English fighting spirit" shown by his players on Tuesday night after Watford secured victory despite spending the whole of the second half with ten men. The Hornets went into the second 45 minutes
When Beth Malsbury sat down to eat a sandwich, little did she know her jaw would lock shut, changing her life forever. But following that fateful day about five years ago, doctors discovered the 25-year-old from St Peter’s Close was suffering from
Watford Harriers enjoyed a great day at Sunday's Moor Park 10k. In good running conditions, Cory Keane led the way home by winning the men's Under-18 category with a time of 39.49 for 18th overall. He was also part of the winning team quartet
Generous golden handshakes - including one of almost £300,000 - totalling more than £30 million have been given to departing county council officials over the past two years. The payments were handed to 2,291 Hertfordshire Country Council employees
Garston Ladies Under-10s held King George to a 2-2 draw in their top of the table clash at the Met Police Club. The girls rushed into a two goal lead thanks to an early strike by Nicole Zermani and a deflected own-goal but the visitors staged a
Where has the Summer Gone? The last few months have sped by so fast and things have been so busy at the Trust that it has been a little while since our last blog. On Monday, 10th September we celebrated our 5th Birthday at the Meriden with
Flats in north Watford had to be evacuated after a pile of oily tea towels caught light in a launderette. Firefighters were called to North Watford Launderette in St Albans Road at around 8.50pm yesterday after residents reported smoke coming through
A slice of cake and a cup of coffee went down a treat at a coffee morning in Watford General Hospital to raise money towards the battle against cancer. Coffee and cakes were served to patients and staff at the Macmillan Coffee Morning in the reception
I had been looking for a change of direction for some time. I was past 50 and had spent some years wishing I could branch out into more general subjects while still covering Watford FC. Laying out pages and fretting how we will fill them when the
