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  • Zola adamant Watford will deliver

    Gianfranco Zola was full of confidence this afternoon. The Watford head coach was adamant his team would score the goals required to overturn Leicester City’s narrow advantage and reach Wembley. The Hornets know what they need to do after Thursday

  • Zola cagey about Watford doubts

    Gianfranco Zola was unusually cagey this afternoon when asked about Watford’s injury news ahead of tomorrow’s crucial semi-final second leg against Leicester City. Zola confirmed Manuel Almunia is fit enough to play and revealed Fitz Hall is an

  • Galloway speaks out against group

    MP George Galloway and firebrand American radio DJ Alex Jones are among the high-profile figures to speak out against Bilderberg Group after the Watford Observer revealed it was holding its meeting in the town. Jones, who earlier this year launched

  • 'Hello teenagers!' from the Watford Observer

    In the 1960s, the Watford Observer published a section devoted entirely to teenagers, a relatively new invention at the time. The supplement featured articles on fashion and music, including this extract, titled Talking to Teenagers: Ilse Glaser

  • Lord Lieutenant to open pontoon for disabled sailors

    The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire is to open a new pontoon for sailors with disabilities in Rickmansworth. Dione Grimston, Countess of Verulam, will open the pontoon at Rickmansworth Aquadrome on Monday on behalf of the Colne Valley Sailors.

  • Hundreds flock to conferences

    As well as official Bilderberg members, the conference is also likely to attract a number of uninvited guests, in the form of protesters, alternative media and conspiracy theorists. The crowds attracted to the annual meeting have swollen from about

  • Police investigating serious assault in High Street

    McDonald's in Watford High Street is currently closed while police investigate a serious assault. A 30 year old man is believed to have been attacked at 2.58am this morning. Police described the assault as 'serious' and said the man had to

  • Police investigating serious assault in High Street

    McDonald's in Watford High Street is currently closed while police investgate a serious assault. A man is believed to have been attacked in the early hours of this morning. Police describes the assault as 'serious' and said the man had to be taken

  • Around 1,300 tickets remain

    Today is the last chance for Watford fans to buy tickets for tomorrow’s crucial Championship play-off semi-final second leg. Around 15,700 tickets for the game with Leicester City had been sold as of 7am this morning, with the capacity around 17,000

  • Group shrouded in secrecy

    The activities of the Bilderberg Group are largely shrouded in secrecy. Lists of guests and locations are not disclosed until after its annual meetings and no agendas or minutes of its conferences – which include democratically-elected government