A Watford development side were held to a goalless draw at Wealdstone tonight in front of the club’s owner Gino Pozzo and head coach Beppe Sannino. Watford named eight professionals in a 4-3-3 formation and also French midfielder and trialist Kevin
Bosses of a budget supermarket remain "committed" to building a new Lidl store in Rickmansworth. The former Rickmansworth Police Station, in Rectory Road, has been demolished and Lidl have their sights set on turning the land into a major discount
A South Oxhey woman has been charged with harassment and breaching a restraining order. Cassie Smith, of Oxhey Drive, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of breaching a restraining order and subsequently charged. The 37-year-old’s neighbour
Watford’s schoolboy striker Ogo Obi played 33 minutes for Manchester United Under-18s in their 1-0 pre-season friendly victory over Trafford FC last night. It was confirmed last week that Obi was on trial with the Red Devils after the Hornets gave
Elliott Matthews' work on Saturday night was done after just two minutes. The Rickmansworth boxer stopped Attila Tibor Nagy in the first round of their bout at the Camden Centre but admitted: “It was a little bit of a shame." That is because the
The head of a Bushey pre-school has retired after 33 years of service at the school. Thousands of children, spanning two generations, made their first friends under Sue Baxter’s headship at Startright Pre-School in Falconer Hall. The 65-year-old
Beppe Sannino has confirmed Troy Deeney is Watford's captain heading into the 2014/15 campaign. Last season Manuel Almunia was skipper but the veteran goalkeeper left the club in the summer after his contract expired. Deeney filled in when
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust faces a crippling shortfall of £124 million in eight years unless drastic action is taken to turn its financial performance around. Meanwhile hospital bosses in charge of Watford General estimate it will cost
A man with multiple sclerosis has been caught with indecent images of children for the second time. Graham Livermore, 64, of Rugby Way, Croxley Green, told the police the 1,601 images had been downloaded by a man called Reg Brown. But St Albans
The Hornets are hopeful of signing experienced midfielder Keith Andrews on a season-long loan, the Watford Observer understands. The Bolton Wanderers man, who can play in the holding role or further forward in midfield, is expected to conclude
A helicopter circled above South Oxhey last night as police searched for suspects following a burglary. Two teenagers were arrested after a house was burgled in Muirfield Road late last night. Hertfordshire Constabulary was alerted to the burglary
A councillor has been recognised for his years of service to the community by being given the title Freeman of the Parish of Sarratt. Tony Barton, who served as a Three Rivers district councillor for 17 years, was given the unexpected honour at
Diego Fabbrini is expected to be among the Watford first team players lining up against Wealdstone tonight. Fabbrini returned to the Hornets this summer after spending the second half of last season on loan at Siena, where he scored one goal in
A 13-year-old Watford schoolgirl has shaved her head to raise £4,000 for children battling cancer. Anjali Moser, who attends Watford Grammar School for Girls, made the drastic change for the Little Princess Trust and Children's Cancer and Leukaemia
A technician working at bus operator Arriva the Shires’s Garston depot won national recognition last week at the IRTE Skills Challenge engineering awards. Keval Rayatt, along with teammates from two other Arriva garages, walked away with the competition
A Bovingdon based tearoom will be hosting an open air cinema event at Bovingdon Airfield next month. Villagers will have the chance to watch Top Gun at Bovingdon Airfield on Sunday, August 31, as Stanleys Store host the first open air cinema event
Residents fighting the development of a Bovingdon hotel will have to wait longer to discover the fate of the plans after the council delayed the decision date for a further two months. Councillors from Dacorum Borough Council’s planning committee
Pupils at a South Oxhey primary school raised more than £400 for Peace Hospice Care. Year 5 students at Warren Dell Primary School ran cafe, Sweet Heaven, on Thursday, July 10, selling fizzy drinks, cakes, popcorn and biscuits. The following
Thursday, July 23, 1925 Charlie White died at the Peace Memorial Hospital in Watford at the age of 36. A creative inside-forward who had been at the club for 16 years, he had sat out the successful 1914/15 Southern League campaign following
The annual sports in connection with the D Troop of the Herts Yeoman Cavalry took place in Cassiobury Park. Present were Colonel the Earl of Clarendon, Captain Adjutant Coote, Captain Lord Capell, Regimental Sergeant Major Purrott and Sergeant Crapp
It was a final in which neither side was able to claim the upper hand for long until the very end but Dave Tyson’s control and experience was to prove key as Leverstock Green got the better of Bushey by 12 runs to win the Watford Observer Fourteen14
