In a bid to reduce congestion, from Friday, the Watford Junction station car park tunnel will become a no-go area for parked cars. Watford Mayor and Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Dorothy Thornhill and London Midland have agreed to turn the service
Tabard suffered a 26-20 home defeat to Harpenden in London Two North West at Cobden Hill on Saturday. The hosts were caught napping by the visitors, who scored two smart tries after only five minutes. Tabard began to build momentum with some
There are currently no traffic signals on the A412 St Albans Road junction with Station Road, Watford. This is caused by essential repair work being carried out by UK Power Networks in the area. They said: "The work is needs to be done to improve
Several Watford-based Sapphire members starred at the Hertfordshire Gymnastics Association’s club teams competition in Stevenage. In the level five group, Tegan Hodson-Little scored 43.15 to help the Sapphire team to the gold medal. Sapphire
Teachers and students at Kings Langley School are growing increasingly excited as plans to rebuild the school have reached their final stage. The rebuild, which includes two full size football pitches, three tennis and netball courts, an under
Daniel Pudil believes Watford are now ready to secure promotion to the Premier League and says the Hornets owner is making sure the club will remain in the top flight. Since the Pozzo takeover in 2012, the Golden Boys’ aim has been to reach the
Treasures found in the ruins of Bedmond’s Porridge Hill cottages (now demolished) include these concrete “mushrooms” which were used to prevent rats getting at corn. The mushrooms, which were found in the cellar of cottage number three, are about three
Celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager offered her finest culinary tips and tricks to Watford shoppers today at New Watford Market's official launch event. In a series of short cooking demonstrations, Rosemary showed Watford a number of cooking techniques
Watford Water Polo Club Seconds won the London Division Three title despite losing 10-7 to Guildford. The young team went into the match knowing first place was in the bag due to the team’s superior goal difference over rivals Enfield. Watford
Residents of Bendysh Road have found their doorbells had been ripped apart and stolen overnight. The police are investigating the theft and are appealing for witnesses. They believe the incident happened between 7.30pm yesterday and 10am today
A mother has this week welcomed an official inquiry into the death of her troubled son after he took his own life. A Serious Case Review is being launched into the death of former Rickmansworth School pupil Andrew Kirkman whose body was found in
WHEN travelling on the hop-on-hop-off bus in Vienna, I caught the mention of the Greek quarter, which was brimming with restaurants and shops, so we hopped off the bus upon reaching that stop next time round. It proved to be a lively area with
Fullerians moved up to fourth in London North West Three after a 24-6 bonus-point win over Hackney. Midway through the half Fullers used their big runners up front to pick and drive and eventually the Hackney defence was broken as second row Liam
Seeing Graham Norton live at the Watford Colosseum on Monday reminded me of what the veteran actor Michael Caine once said about the secret of his long and happy marriage to his wife Shakira being, quite simply, separate bathrooms. Norton, pictured
Slavisa Jokanovic hopes Watford’s players can use the special plans for remembrance prior to tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) kick-off as motivation heading into the game with Millwall. The club’s annual ‘Remembrance Matchday’ carries extra significance
Watford Cheetahs have announced the American Football team have rebranded as the Hertfordshire Cheetahs. The club are now seeking new members to come and try out at Rookie Days on Sunday for over-18s and Sunday, November 16 for 11 to 19 year olds
The decision to grant consent to build on Farm Terrace alloments has been quashed. The review challenged Eric Pickles's decision to allow Watford Borough Council to use the site for the mooted Watford Health Campus and was heard almost three months
Belstone moved joint top of the Senior Premier Division after a Darren Turner hat-trick helped fire them to a 4-1 victory at Chipperfield Corinthians on Saturday. Darren Butler was also on target to leave Belstone trailing Hatfield Social on goal
A family-run cafe in Watford has taken halloween to a whole to level. The Cafe on the Corner in Queens Road, Watford, have not only decorated their cafe, but they are putting worms in jelly, flies on sandwiches and eyeballs on forks. All fake of
Hertsmere Borough Council have increased the maximum loan available to help first time property buyers under the Local Authority Mortagage Scheme (LAMS). The scheme, which was launched in 2012, is for first time buyers who can afford the mortagage
Sun Sports moved into the Premier Division Cup quarter final on Tuesday night but their 3-1 win against Hadley will be remembered for a “wonderful sporting gesture”. Hadley thought they had taken the lead in the contest when Dom Petrucci beat Sun
Every year, Amber Stratford of Latimer Close, Watford, turns her home into a fright fest for Halloween and this year is no different. Ms Stratford, 23, said this year she is particularly proud of her garden, which she has turned into a graveyard
Watford are odds on favourites to defeat Ian Holloway’s Millwall at Vicarage Road tomorrow. The Hornets are unbeaten in eight matches although five of these have ended in draws. But Watford’s home record is impressive with four wins and no defeats
BOO!....Happy Halloween & all that, This week I’ve got my monster ranty-pants on. I’ve come to the conclusion that the criteria to get a job dealing with the public must be no brain cells and a diploma in
The Hornets have reduced Alec Chamberlain’s role with the first team and he will now rarely travel to away matches, the Watford Observer understands. Chamberlain is a club stalwart having worked for the Golden Boys for 18 years as a player and
Saturday, October 31, 1981 Goals from John Barnes and Ross Jenkins gave the Hornets a 2-0 win at Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury. In so doing they recorded their first victory at the ground in 23 visits stretching back 30 years. Reproduced by kind
The Rural District Council built some new houses at Markyate and had them fitted with electric light. The tenants of the other council houses opposite, which were built some years ago, immediately became envious of their neighbours and frankly told
