Watford Town's Alexander Palmer has become the highest-ranked Under-14 batsman in the ECB Cup after posting an unbeaten knock of 143. Palmer, 14, who was also the winner of the Hertfordshire Cricket Under-13’s batsman of the year, hit 143 not out
Kings Langley advanced in the FA Cup as they came from two goals behind to defeat Bedford 3-2 in the extra preliminary round. Kings edged the chances in a dour first half but went into the interval behind after Ashley Kersey put Bedford ahead.
Division One Hemel Hempstead suffered a last-ball defeat at Harpenden to lose by a run in dramatic circumstances on Sunday. Hosts Harpenden won the toss and batted first, posting 184 all out, with Scott Galloway (57) top-scoring as Parth Mehta
Sun Postal Sports came from behind on three occasions to secure a 3-3 draw against Hertford Town on Tuesday in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division. Sun got off to a poor start and were behind in the ninth minute when imposing centre-back
Division Five Watford Town Seconds’ push for a top-four finish was halted by run-away leaders Leverstock Green Seconds, who won by seven wickets. On a helpful pitch, the strength of the Levy seamers proved too much for Town, with only young
A veteran Liberal Democrat councillor is challenging elected mayor Dorothy Thornhill in the battle to be Watford’s parliamentary candidate. Rabi Martins, who represents central Watford on the borough council, has applied for to be the party’s candidate
Belstone maintained their 100 per cent start to the new HertsSavers League Premier Division season by winning 2-1 at Sandridge Rovers on Tuesday night. A brace from Andy Weller did the damage for visiting Belstone, with Sandridge getting their
Oxhey Jets produced their best performance of their fledgling season but suffered a 2-1 defeat against Premier Division league leaders Berkhamsted on Tuesday evening. Jets controlled the opening period. Sim Armstrong headed against the post before
Garston residents gathered yesterday to plant a tree in memory of Caroline 'Cassie' Winter, who died in March aged 40 following complications from pneumonia. Friends and relatives of Cassie, who is survived by daughter Tamera, 14, planted the tree
Hundreds of South Oxhey residents have signed a petition calling on Arriva to keep the popular 503 bus route. Three Rivers’ Labour group has been collecting signatures over the past few weeks for a petition to keep the route. Politicians presented
A Three Rivers and Watford CDG side, consisting of players selected from local clubs, lost by 20 runs against Barbadian side Empire on Thursday of last week. The Empire side, boasting cricketing greats Sir Everton Weekes, Charlie Griffith and Seymour
Family raises funds for the Macular Society in memory of Tony Dibbs, the helpful dad who was ‘a friend to everyone’ Losing someone you love is one of the hardest things in the world and it takes a special family to think about helping others during
Championship Second-bottom Langleybury boosted their own survival hopes, whilst dashing those of bottom-of-the-league hosts Old Finchleians, by claiming a 137-run win on Saturday. Visitors Langleybury built well through Mohammed Manzoor (88
Watford Ladies visit Aston Villa on Sunday looking to pick up their fourth consecutive away win in Women’s Super League 2. The Golden Girls have secured victories at London Bees, Oxford United and Yeovil Town and also clinched three points at Durham
A Mill End woman had to scour a caravan site to recover her lost dog after a policeman gave it to a stranger who claimed to know the owner. The "distraught" owner learned that her 10-year-old dog, Kai, had been found in Rickmansworth High Street
Of all the things we take for granted in the 21st Century, perhaps the most obvious is electricity. I remember the power cuts of the early 1970s, but apart from that, it’s hard to imagine what it must have been like to live in a world where you
A Bushey biker battled torrential rain to cycle 100 miles for charity. David Shafier was one of thousands to endure the tumultuous weather on Sunday, August 10, in the gruelling RideLondon cycle ride. Mr Shafier completed the 100-mile ride
A nine year-old girl from Bovingdon is set to have her waist long hair cut for charity. Sophie Robinson, 9, will be having her "amazing colour hair" cut for the first time on Friday and it will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, who makes
The Golden Boys’ players have been enduring temperatures of minus 135°C in an attempt to improve their physical preparation for matches throughout the Championship season. The Hornets defeated Rotherham United on Tuesday night but there was no
Police are searching for two witnesses who saw a man get pick-pocketed in the Meriden Estate. Hertfordshire Constabulary said the victim, who is in his 40s, was approached by two teenage boys outside the parade of shops in The Gossamers at around
The closure of a popular Rickmansworth footpath is making pensioners "suffer" as they are having to walk long, gruelling distances to avoid the obstruction. The path between The Drive and Chorleywood Road has been shut since early July and residents
A grieving family is "disgusted" at the behaviour of management at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery after graves were stripped of ornaments and tossed into bin bags "like rubbish". Flowers, tributes and pictures are among the items to have been rounded
The Hornets' plans to partly open the new East Stand at Vicarage Road have been pushed back slightly after receiving a home draw in the League Cup. The Golden Boys will play Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday in the second round of the competition and
2:13pm Francis Combe Academy, Garston: Principal, Debbie Warwick, said: “It has been another successful year in terms of both GCSE and A Level results. I speak for all Academy staff when I say that we are incredibly proud
Watford's Barry Quin is currently filling the void left by youth coach Dave Hughes after he joined the Welsh FA. Hughes' last day with the Hornets was on Saturday and Quin is currently coaching the Under-18s on an interim basis as the club seek
Luis Suarez is an honourable man, a proud man and an honest gentleman who cares for his family. That was the view expressed by Brendan “Don’t doubt my integrity” Rodgers in the late summer of 2013. I am not sure how much credibility was given to such
Saturday, August 21, 1993 A crowd of less than 6,000 was present to watch the Hornets open the season with a 2-0 defeat to Barnsley. This was Glenn Roeder's first home game in charge. Bruce Dyer was dismissed on his full debut, with the Watford
The owners of the sex shop in St Albans Road, Watford, are offering a 50 per cent discount on any purchases made by old-age pensioners or unemployed people. Miss Julia Cray, a public relations officer for Conegate Ltd, which owns the Private Shop
