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  • Hornets confirm Tozser loan capture

    Watford have confirmed the loan signing of Hungarian international Daniel Tozser tonight, subject to international clearance. The 28-year-old defensive midfielder moves to the Hornets from Genoa for the rest of the season and will wear the number

  • Genoa confirm Tozser is set to sign for Watford

    Genoa have confirmed the Italian club have reached an agreement with Watford over the loan signing of Daniel Tozser. It is believed Tozser will join the Hornets on loan until the end of the season. Watford prefer to announce signings once everything

  • Injury denies McGugan a return home to Forest

    Injury means Lewis McGugan will be denied a playing return to the ground which he called home for a decade tomorrow night. McGugan will not be in Watford's squad for the trip to Nottingham Forest's City Ground due to the thigh injury he picked

  • Parmiter's young guns qualify for county festival

    Parmiter's School's Year 7s qualified for the Hertfordshire County Rugby Festival after winning the district tournament on Saturday. The boys went into the competition in confident mood after a 43-5 win against Queens a few days before and they

  • OMTs maintain title charge with Welwyn win

    Old Merchant Taylors' kept the pressure on at the top of London 3 North West with a resounding 38-3 win over Welwyn on Saturday. With second-placed Grasshoppers slipping up against Stevenage the week before, OMTs closed the gap on the summit after

  • Captains not out: Kings stick with first-team skippers

    Kings Langley have opted for continuity after the club decided to stick with last year's first team captains ahead of the new season. The first team will continue to be led by the established pair of Christian James and Mark Brazier while the seconds

  • Watford Junction closures reduced following disruption concerns

    Plans to close Watford Junction Station for more than two weeks in August have been revised following concerns about the disruption it would have caused in the town. Network Rail has split the blockade into three separate periods to ease the inconvenience

  • Rampant Tudor reach final

    Birkdale Trophies Challenge Cup Semi-Final Tudor Arms emphatically booked their place in the Challenge Cup final after a comprehensive one-sided 14-2 win over Headstone Lions. On a wet and windy morning on a barely playable pitch, clear favourites

  • Students impress at Young Enterprise event

    Dozens of school pupils running their own companies for a year as part of the Young Enterprise programme set up stalls in the intu Watford Centre. From their trade fair stalls the pupils sold products to customers on Saturday and Sunday, and competed

  • Flood warning issued for Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook

    The environment agency has issued a flood alert for The Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook at Radlett, Colney Heath and London Colney. A statement from the environment agency said: "The River Colne has responded to rain that has fallen overnight

  • Three arrested after police drugs raids

    Police who raided houses in Abbots Langley, Watford and South Oxhey have arrested three people in connection with the supply of class A drugs. Police conducted the warrants yesterday at 7.30am. Suspected cocaine, a small amount of cannabis and

  • Shenley shine in County Cup

    Herts Junior Sunday Cup Round Five Shenley Wood advanced into the sixth round after a ruthless performance helped them complete a 7-1 win at Hertfordshire Lions. Jamie Hazel scored a fine hat-trick and was supported by Dean Lewis, who notched

  • Part of Croxley main road partially closed from tomorrow

    Part of a major Croxley Green road is due to be closed from tomorrow to allow for roadworks to take place. Part of the A412 will be shut off at the Watford Road overpass in both directions near the Cassiobridge Terrace until Saturday.    

  • Watford man wanted after failed court appearance

    Police are searching for a Watford man after he missed a court date this week. Kevin Grant, 40, whose last known address was in Watford, is wanted after he failed to appear at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He was last known to be

  • Bushey Academy ranked third highest for students' progress

    An academy in Bushey has been ranked the third highest performing school for value added measure in the county by the Department of Education. School performance tables published last Thursday show that The Bushey Academy is also in the top 200

  • Firefighters extinguish rubbish fire

    Emergency services were called to Aldenham last night after reports of rubbish on fire in a road. The incident occurred in Hillfield Lane just after 10.30pm. A hosereel was used to extinguish the blaze while police make the scene safe.

  • Bushey jazz players reach final of BBC Young Musician

    Two pupils from a school in Bushey have reached the finals of BBC Young Musician’s brand new Jazz Award. Jake Labazzi, 16, plays the jazz trumpet, and Sean Payne, 13, who plays the jazz saxophone will take part in the final on March 8 at the Royal

  • Talk about Archaeology in Kings Langley

    An archaeologist is coming to Kings Langley to talk about "Treasure in Britain" next month. Peter Clayton, FSA, will be talking to locals about Roman treasure cases in West Hertfordshire. The event is taking place on Saturday, February 22 at

  • FAN'S VIEW: It was a joy to be in the crowd

    There have been a number of articles written about how well the Hornets performed against Manchester City. So rather than discuss how good Beppe Sannino’s first half tactics were (3-4-2-1, where did that stroke of genius come from?) or how Pellegrini

  • Watford MP and mayor hit back in row over new hospital

    Watford’s elected mayor and MP have returned fire after a Labour parliamentary candidate called on them to step up efforts to secure Government funding for a new hospital. Mayor Dorothy Thornhill said plans to regenerate Watford General Hospital

  • Pupils organise mufti day to Help Noah Walk

    Croxley Green pupils who have been brainstorming ways to help a classmate walk again are inviting schools across south west Hertfordshire to take part in a non-uniform day. Yorke Mead’s school council have arranged for their primary school to have

  • Man City inclusion 'reward' after long-term injury

    Sean Murray believes Tommie Hoban's inclusion on the bench at Manchester City was a reward for all of the defender's hard work during his comeback from a long-term injury. Hoban damaged his Achilles in January last year and although he returned

  • Sky Sports presenter Charlie to visit Watford FC on charity run

    Sky Sports TV presenter Charlie Webster will arrive at Watford FC at 8.40am on Friday as part of her "Big Challenge" to help raise funds for domestic violence charity Women’s Aid, and to show that English football stands united against domestic violence

  • Watford Polish Saturday School welcomes town's mayor

    A Polish school set up by friends in Watford three years ago was visited by the town’s mayor. Dorothy Thornhill was given a tour of the Polish Saturday School, which is held in West Herts College. She observed a lesson, spoke with the teachers

  • Dragon's Apprentice students put on afternoon tea

    Sixth-formers from Rickmansworth School had a skip in their stride when they visited Herts Bowling Club in Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, on Thursday last week. They are members of the school's "Team Dynamic" who are taking part in the region's

  • O'Nien is Sannino's number one

    Luke O'Nien has yet to make his professional debut but the young Watford midfielder has already developed a reputation for being one of the club's hardest workers, purely by word of mouth. O'Nien is often seen doing his own training when visiting

  • Radlett traffic controls to cause delays

    Motorists are being warned of delays in Watling Street, Radlett, tomorrow. Traffic controls will be in place between 09.30 and 3pm while the work takes place near Goodyers Avenue.         Ringway is responsible for the

  • Call for volunteers to provide company for lonely elderly

    A charity that visits older people at home is looking for volunteers. According to Age UK, half of all people aged 75 and over in the UK live alone, and one in 10 people aged 65 or over say they often feel lonely - which is just over a million

  • Ambulance trust still struggling, report finds

    The health watchdog has found the ambulance trust that serves Hertfordshire is understaffed and still missing emergency response times. The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection of the East of England Ambulance Trust in

  • Tough Ten proceeds presented to charities

    The hard work has paid off for runners who participated in last year’s 31st Abbots Langley Tough Ten as charities and community organisations will now benefit from thousands of pounds in sponsorship. After participating in the charity race, including

  • Ambulance trust boss resigns ahead of watchdog report

    The chairman of the ambulance trust that serves Hertfordshire has resigned ahead of a critical report from the health watchdog. The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection into the East of England Ambulance Trust in December

  • Candlelit music and poetry evening this weekend

    Music, stories and poetry will be showcased at a candlelit evening at The Priory in Kings Langley this weekend. The Christian Community is inviting locals to an evening of piano, lyre and violin pieces, as well as a talk on the history of The Priory

  • Handbag snatcher given suspended sentence

    Robber Jason Crossland was caught by an off duty policeman after his victim chased after him and shouted for help. The officer responded to the cries of Mrs Hiral Desai who was making her way home from work in the Intu Shopping Centre in Watford

  • On this date in Watford FC's history

    Saturday, January 29, 1938 Watford beat Swindon Town 4-0 at Vicarage Road, with two from Tom Walters, one from George Johnson and a Tom Morgan penalty. The victory was the Blues' tenth league game without defeat and left them on top of the

  • January 29, 1954

    If you are under the impression that there’s a slight nip in the air, you’re perfectly right. Mr N. B. Choksey, of Darton's, Watford Fields Meteorological Instrument Manufacturers, says that on Wednesday night there were 19 degrees of frost, the