Slavisa Jokanovic is wary of rushing Troy Deeney back into Watford's starting XI following a month out with a hamstring injury. Deeney missed four matches after damaging his hamstring late in the match with Blackpool on September 16. The Golden
West Hertfordshire could be hit by gale force winds and heavy rain as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo are expected to hit the UK tonight. Gusts of up to 50mph have been predicted by the Met Office, which has issued a weather warning this afternoon
Watford Borough Council wants to hear what you think about sports facilities in the town. Any interested resident, sports club or organisation is invited to share their views in a meeting at Watford Football Club tonight from 6.30pm. People
Keith Andrews says Watford’s owners help the Hornets’ players prepare and recover for matches as well, if not better, than clubs the midfielder has played for in the Premier League. The 34-year-old had spells in the top flight at Blackburn Rovers
Back in 2011, singer songwriter Minnie Birch couldn’t believe it when she won a competition to support Joan Armatrading at her gig at Watford Colosseum. But now that she has been invited to open up for the musical legend again, it looks like luck had
Ahead of Level 42’s performance at Watford Colosseum, the band’s lead singer and bassist Mark King discusses tarty bass guitars, being starstruck by Elton John and his £3 million thumb with Amie Mulderrig. Level 42 are back on tour, what can we
Ahead of his return to the Radlett Centre next week, ventriloquist and comedian Paul Zerdin talks to Rosy Moorhead about puppet hangovers, Sesame Street and onstage marriage counselling. Are your puppets with you now? No! They’re in a case
It is a sound that cannot be unheard. It is just one word that has immortalised John Challis in the British consciousness. “Marleeeeeeeeeene,“ he whines down the phone to me in the nasal tone of his Only Fools and Horses character Boycie, transporting
Rail commuters travelling between St Albans and London St Pancras experienced delays after a woman threatened to harm herself on the line this morning. British Transport Police (BTP) were called to a stretch of the line near Radlett station shortly
Otis Redding and his band were just four miles from Madison Municipal airport when their private plane crashed. It was the first time Otis had taken the eight-seater aircraft, which he had purchased to make touring less hectic. Unfortunately it
“It’s the product of months of hard work, weekly sessions and even a rock’n’roll tour! It’s a gig, it’s an arts event, it’s a sensory explosion, it’s a celebration. It’s loud and proud, bold and beautiful.“ Electric Umbrella is an all-encompassing
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the release of Animal Farm, Britain’s first animated feature film, and is also the centenary of the birth of its animator, Joy Batchelor – who was born and lived in Watford. “It’s been a very special year
Staff at the Watford branch of Leeds Building Society have helped raise £725 for the Jeans for Genes charity. During fundraising at the branch in The Parade staff promoted SpongeBob SquarePants keyring trolley tokens and asked for a £2 minimum
In April 1925, led by local landowner and theatre buff John Kingston, the first Kings Langley Players (KLP) trod the boards in the then village hall, in two one-act plays – The Bishop’s Candlesticks and Storm in a Teacup – and the amateur dramatics
A man has been taken to hospital after a collision in Oxhey in the early hours of Saturday morning. The man, believed to be in his 40s and from Bedfordshire, was taken to Watford General Hospital in a serious condition after a Fiat Scudo collided
The identity of graffiti artist and political activist Banksy remains safely undercover following reports he had been arrested in Watford. An American website claimed the elusive street artist had been arrested in Watford and unmasked by the Metropolitan
Collectors of Coca-Cola memorabilia from all corners of the globe descended on Bushey earlier this month. The second annual Coca-Cola Collector's Fair was held at Bushey Academy on October 12. Organiser Daniel Morris said: "We had people turn
Fraudsters posing as council contractors stole cash from an elderly woman after tricking her into allowing them in to her home. Two men knocked on the door of a property in Waterside, Kings Langley, at about 1pm on October 15 and told the resident
Sun Sports have signalled their growing ambition by applying to join the Southern Football League and become Watford's second highest ranked club in the football pyramid. Paul Hobbs' side only won promotion to the Premier Division of the Spartan
Two men broke into Oceana Nightclub in Watford and stole more than £1,000 worth of alcohol. Shane Burton appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Friday and admitted burgling the nightclub on two different occasions. On one of the burglaries, the
Odion Ighalo says Watford’s players "don't really care" who the club’s head coach is and believes the Hornets squad is good enough to challenge for promotion no matter who is in charge. The Golden Boys have changed head coach four times this season
Fire crews battled to extinguish a large fire in a commercial laundry in a Watford industrial estate yesterday. Five crews from Watford, Rickmansworth, Garston and Borehamwood were called at 12.44am on Sunday to the warehouse on Rhodes Way.
A scheme to encourage considerate parking has been launched in Abbots Langley after fears were raised by a concerned councillor. The Abbots Langley Safer Neighbourhood Team said it regularly received reports about vehicles which residents believe
Last week brought the welcome news that Kate Reddy, the hollow-eyed, sleep-deprived heroine of Allison Pearson’s novel I Don’t Know How She Does It, is making a come-back as Sandwich Woman in Ms Pearson’s weekly column in the Daily Telegraph. We
A parish council recognised green fingers of all ages when more than 80 local gardeners attended the annual Parish in Bloom Awards Evening. Children ranging from age 5 to 11 who had entered the new children’s categories in St Stephen’s Bloom were
Firefighters attended a kitchen fire in Mill End yesterday. The service was called at 7.10pm to reports of a kitchen fire in a second-floor flat in Curtis Close. Fire engines from Rickmansworth and Watford attended and used a hose reel and
Young patients, doctors, nurses and staff on the children’s ward at Watford Hospital demonstrated how play is good for your health during National Play in Hospital Week which ran from Monday, October 6. Children on the ward took part in a number
An artist from Bushey won first prize for his master piece at a prestigious art exhibition. Theo Matoff received £2,000 for his painting, entitled Mort in the Garden, at the Susan J. Brown Community Art Exhibition at the London Jewish Cultural
New Watford head coach Slavisa Jokanovic believes loanee Sebastien Bassong could become a very important player for the Hornets in the coming months. Bassong had been frozen out at Norwich City following the appointment of Neil Adams in April and
It seems as though there is great difficulty in giving money away in the shopping centres of Watford. This week, as the town reaches the heights of its Jubilee celebrations, is also Watford Chamber of Commerce’s Shopping Week. But Jubilee Joe
Monday, October 20, 1958 Watford pulled off the most audacious signing in their history, recruiting Arsenal striker Cliff Holton for a club record £10,000. Seemingly on the verge of an international call-up a year earlier, Holton had fallen
