So it will be Crystal Palace who will stand in the way of Watford and promotion to the Premier League at Wembley Stadium on Monday, May 27 after the Eagles won 2-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion to secure their place in the Championship play-off final
A former Parmiter’s student impressed the judges of a BBC singing competition with her unique spin on a classic Oasis song. Abi Sampa performed her version of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" on television’s The Voice, to just under ten million viewers
Watford FC players celebrated their emphatic win against Leicester on Sunday with fans in the town centre. Crowds of Hornets supporters surrounded Matej Vydra, Fernando Forestieri and Cristian Battocchio in The Parade after the match in Vicarage Road
Gianfranco Zola would probably prefer a reunion with his good friend Gus Poyet at Wembley but would you rather shoot down Ian Holloway's Eagles in the play-off final? Zola and Poyet spent several years together at Chelsea and have remained close
Having been told I was a nutty blogger type by the doctors in Part 1 I have to admit that my confidence took a little knock. I have subsequently though met with the chair of that strategy group who has vowed to ensure that patients really are
The peacock seen roaming around a north Watford estate in recent days may have escaped from a Bushey farm. Andy McLennan, a director of the farm at The Lincolnsfields Children's Centre said one of its six peacocks has been missing for around a
A man has made a court appearance following a serious attack in a Watford McDonald’s at the weekend. Alexander McCarthy appeared at Hatfield Remand Court via video link today in relation to the incident, which saw the outlet near The Parade, in
A new pontoon providing easy access for people with disabilities has opened at a Rickmansworth sailing club. The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Lady Verulam, cut the ribbon to open the new wooden pontoon in Bury Lake on Monday afternoon on behalf
Watford Synagogue members Helen Gordon and Simon Grant were honoured by the UK’s Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, after being nominated for awards under the United Synagogue’s recognition scheme for volunteers. Father of two Simon Grant has been
A man has been charged with causing criminal damage after police were called to a Watford address yesterday morning. Jamie Harrowell was arrested outside a house in Pinner Road after police received a 999 call at 2.03am. Police received reports
Twitter was full of talk about Watford and their dramatic win against Leicester City yesterday evening. Here is a selection of tweets from Hornets' players. Troy Deeney @T_Deeney The scenes in the changing room today were madness. Still buzzing
A new mother and baby charity shop was officially opened by Watford’s Mayor on Saturday. Alternatives Watford, in Clarendon Road, will be selling good quality, second hand clothes for babies, mums to be and children under five. Watford’s Mayor
Residents are invited to have their say on how Hertsmere Borough Council spends their money. The council’s financial strategy provides a framework to manage council resources over the next five years (to 2017/18). Finance Portfolio Holder,
Watford's players will be given three days off after yesterday's heroics before heading abroad on a training camp. The Championship play-off final takes place in two weeks today and the squad have been given a rest following two semi-final matches
A retired shopkeeper is urging Hertfordshire County Council to fix "cracked" and "broken" gullies that run along Whippendell Road in West Watford. Vittorio Alcorano, of Whippendell Road, said many of the gullies that run along the pavement are
Will Buckley is confident Brighton & Hove Albion can seal a Wembley showdown against his former club but admitted it won’t be easy in the second leg of their play-off semi-final against Crystal Palace tonight. The former Watford winger, who
A Rickmansworth business has launched a sweet treat named after the town itself. The Ricky Sticky Bun was finally unveiled on Saturday morning by Cinnamon Square managers Paul and Tricia Barker and Three Rivers District Council leader Councillor
Further sightings have been reported of a stray peacock that seems to have made a north Watford estate its home in the last week. The brightly-coloured bird appears to have migrated north as it was spotted in Osprey Close, Garston, yesterday.
A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm following a serious assault in a McDonalds in Watford town centre. Police were called to the fast food outlet in High Street after the incident at 2.58am on Saturday. The restaurant was
Tickets for Watford's Championship play-off final at Wembley will go on sale from Wednesday, with the cheapest adult seats available for £36. There are five different categories of ticket for the game, to be played on Bank Holiday Monday, May 27
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Rickmansworth to watch the start of Ricky Week on Saturday. The carnival parade of decorated floats featuring young people from across the area left from Bury grounds at 1.30pm and made its way up then High
An oil painting by the renowned Bushey artist, Lucy Kemp-Welch, is set to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 at an auction. The three feet by five feet painting, The Approaching Storm, is coming up for sale at Bonhams in London on Wednesday, May
It was full steam ahead as more than 500 people set off for a model railway exhibition at a Bushey school on Saturday. The 33rd Model Railway Exhibition for the South West Herts was held at Queen’s School in Aldenham Road. The event, which
A special pass-out parade was held for Watford students who completed 20 hours of fire fighting training. Francis Combe Academy students took part in the course with Garston station’s red watch crew as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson admitted he couldn’t think of a worse way to exit the play-offs after Troy Deeney’s 97th minute winner secured a memorable and dramatic 3-2 aggregate victory for Watford against the Foxes. The tie was level
Temporary traffic lights are due to go up in a main road in Oxhey from tomorrow. Affinity Water will begin working on water pipes in Hampermill Lane near the junction Sandy Lodge Lane. The work is scheduled to go on until Wednesday, May 16.
