Hornets midfielder Cristian Battocchio, who is on a season-long loan at Virtus Entella, helped Italy qualify for the 2015 Euro Under-21 Championships after they defeated Slovakia in a play-off. The tie was level at 1-1 prior to yesterday’s second
The full opening for the new East Stand at Vicarage Road is unlikely to take place until the end of November at the earliest, the Watford Observer understands. The Watford FC Community Stand, as it has been named by the Hornets, was partially opened
A body found in Watford woodland has been identified as missing man Anthony Chapman. The 45-year-old from Watford was last seen on Thursday, October 9. Police officers were called to an area of the Colne Valley Cycle Path in woodland near Otterspool
A man was taken to hospital after a van hit a tree and ended up in a ditch yesterday evening. Hertfordshire Constabulary and the East of England Ambulance Service were called to the location where Moor Lane becomes Tolpits Lane after the accident
Two men charged in connection with the killing of a young father, who died following an incident at Costco in Bushey, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Patrick O’Driscoll and James O’ Driscoll were charged in March, ten months after Prasanna
Radlett brownies hosted a fun day on Saturday to celebrate 100 years of girl guides. The event, which included workshops looking at the history of brownies, as well as fun games such as creating and launching paper rockets. Ex-brownie leaders
A school will be officially unveiling a new department this week. Rickmansworth School will be unveiling its new modern foreign languages department, which has been re-developed on Thursday. The £115,000 upgrades paid for five redecorated classrooms
The popular feature, My First Day, will be published in this Friday's issue of the Watford Observer. By then, our photographers, Pippa Douglas and Holly Cant, will have visited and pictured the new reception classes at every school across south
Elliott Matthews believes talk of a British title fight is premature but says he is capable of competing with the best middleweight fighters in the country. The Southern Area middleweight champion took on Ferenc Albert on Friday and extended his
A paralympic gold medal winner from Garston has been added to Stoke Mandeville Hall of Fame. Margaret Maughan is acknowledged as Britain’s first ever paralympic gold medal winner. Hall of Fame selectors said her achievement in archery at Rome
A council chief hailed the new-look Watford Market as "special" at its re-launch on Friday. Watford Borough Council Chairman Councillor George Derbyshire performed the ribbon-cutting duties to open the £2m two-storey market for business. He
Hundreds flocked to Watford Colosseum to enjoy the "best ever" Watford 2014 community fun day on Saturday. Entertainment was provided by Britain’s Got Talent stars Twist and Pulse, Granny Turismo and Dance Flavourz, while Watford-based performers
Young goalkeeper Shaun Rowley has returned to Shrewsbury Town after the club ended his work experience loan with Watford. The stopper has been training with the Hornets for several months and has been a regular in the Under-18’s side. However
A plaque to commemorate the heroic work of staff at Leavesden Hospital was unveiled last Wednesday, October 8. The plaque was created by Leavesden Hospital History Association with help from Three Rivers District Council, local councillors, and
A group which oversees the smooth running of a popular farm is holding its annual general meeting. Aldenham Country Park Trust Ltd will report on last year’s activities and plans for the coming year n Monday, November 17 at 8pm. Company chairman
An advice centre in Watford has slated energy companies prepayment services as "stuck in the dark ages" as it launches a new campaign. Watford Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)'s 'Fair Play for Prepay' asks energy companies to offer a greater choice
Watford Fitness4Less gym has won a medal in the Members’ Choice Health Club Awards. Managers said they were delighted to receive bronze in the fourth year the awards have been held. The awards give gym goers a chance to register their approval
New food-bins have come into operation for the first time today. Three Rivers District Council have put out the new Food Pods after a council study showed that 37 percent of waste in black bins was food waste. Council officials hope it will
A teenager from Chorleywood will have the chance to rub shoulders with tennis superstars at next month’s end of season finale. Olive Coles, 15, was selected to be one of 30 Barclays Ball Kids at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the 02. The
With the Hollywood Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles blockbuster set to hit cinema screens on Friday, experts are urging fans to enjoy the film but to exercise caution before rushing to buy mini-mutant turtles as pets. The previous Teenage Mutant Ninja
Slavisa Jokanovic says Watford must not play like other sides in the Championship if they hope to be successful this season and hopes to blend traditional British football with continental football. The Serbian took charge at Vicarage Road a week
Tuesday, October 14, 2003 Paul Robinson joined West Bromwich Albion from Watford for an initial £250,000. Manager Ray Lewington said: "At this moment it's a question of surviving. That will probably come as a shock to many people who thought
There may not be fairies at the bottom of the garden, but two 12-year-old girls, searching for a ball there, came up with something unusual. It was a cannonball which, it is thought, may have been fired in a 1643 Watford skirmish between the King
