The head teacher of Chorleywood Primary School has this week spoken of her pride after the school was rated as the best in Hertfordshire. A BBC primary school league table rated attainment of pupils at the Stag Lane school as the best in Hertfordshire
A Miss Universe contestant admired the beauty of Daniel Tozser’s free-kick in the Hornets’ rout of Charlton as she posted a supermodel-filled video talking about her love of Watford. Miss South Africa Ziphozakhe 'Zina' Zokufa took time out from
Watford Sunday League Herts Sunday Senior Cup Round Five St Josephs have reached the semi-finals thanks to an impressive 2-1 extra-time win against Belstone. The task was made all the more difficult by a red card for Alex Brown just after
Hertsavers Senior County League Belstone remain top of the Premier Division after winning 2-1 at Standon and Puckeridge on Saturday. The victory, secured courtesy of strikes from Tighe Hyde and Danny Tilbury, means the leaders sit ahead of
Watford have completed the signing of defender Vujadin Savic on a short-term deal until the end of the season, as the Watford Observer reported last Thursday. Savic, who was released by Bordeaux last summer, played an hour for Watford’s Under-21
It wasn’t logical. It wasn’t fair. And it wasn’t justified. But for more than two years new Watford signing Miguel Layun was blamed by fans for everything that went wrong at his former club. During his first two-and-a-half years at Mexico’s biggest
Attractive fountains and waterfalls are now making a splash in Watford’s newly landscaped town centre pond. The water features are part of a £12,000 facelift for the town’s popular landmark. And unlike the previous feature – a space-age fountain
A charity has donated nearly £10,000 to help teenagers fighting cancer take part in a series of activities. The John Apthorp Charity, based in Radlett, awarded Teens Unite with a grant of £9,835. Teens Unite, based in Broxborne, helps young
When Ella Woodward was lying in hospital in 2011 in almost constant pain, sleeping 16 hours a day, and barley able to walk, she suspected that whatever illness had struck her down was going to be life-changing. But back then she had no idea that change
Former glam rock star Gary Glitter allegedly assaulted a teenage girl in a Watford nightclub, a court heard today. Southwark Crown Court heard the assault had taken place in Mr Glitter's dressing room at Baileys Nightclub, now known as Oceana,
In the early 1980s, a group of enthusiastic local historians got together and formed the Bushey Museum Trust with a view to one day opening a museum in Bushey. To this end, Anne Blessley, an art historian living in Bushey, put forward the idea
She says she’s a normal person at heart – but winning the X Factor, supporting Beyoncé, coping with facial paralysis and now headlining her first tour, Sam Bailey is anything but normal. And if that’s what she classes as being ordinary, well she is
He’s had to keep it a secret from his friends and colleagues since last year, but this Saturday night the secret will finally be out of the bag when Watford singer Otty Warmann appears on the nation’s TV sets on The Voice. Otty, 32, a supply PE
The statistics on file at the Citizens Advice Bureau in Watford may not sound like the obvious starting point for an art project, but that is exactly where local artist Adrian Rose got the idea for his latest exhibition, Cosmopolis. “Working as
Police and the ambulance service were called to New Watford Market after a shopper was taken unwell this afternoon. The emergency services were called to Beechen Grove at 1.06pm after a shopper was taken unwell. They were taken to hospital.
It was in the autumn of 2010 that Ken Furphy, for the first time in more than a decade, ‘came home’. Aged nearly 80 his journey to Vicarage Road was to be one of the most emotional nights for the 300 or so lucky people with tickets for ‘The Captain
Evergreen Ladies were 4-1 winners against Welwyn Garden City Ladies thanks to a Tamara Williams hat-trick. Paige Lacey-Akers put Evergreen ahead before Welwyn equalised just before half time. However a second-half treble from Williams ensured
Malky Mackay says Ben Watson “will always be a hero” at Wigan Athletic for his FA Cup-winning goal and admitted it was a “difficult decision” to let him leave and join Watford. As we reported earlier, the 29-year-old has joined the Hornets on a
A new cafe will open up in Carpenders Park next month with its owner hoping it will become a thriving community hub. Watford MP Richard Harrington will perform the ribbon cutting duties at Perk Coffee in The Parade on February 16. Owner Kerry
Three Watford Water Polo Club players have been included in Great Britain’s provisional squad for their European qualifiers this March. Following a recent GB training camp in Cardiff, Watford trio Hamish Hudson, Sam Carling and James Warman have
Each week we aim to delve deep into our archives to bring you a selection of images taken in and around Watford throughout the decades. We would love to hear from you if you are in any of these pictures. This week we have chosen a selection of
The Christmas drink drive campaign in Hertfordshire saw a significant reduction in the number of motorists caught driving under the influence, figures revealed this week show. During December 80 drivers were arrested in the county, an eight per
Steve Finn marked his 50th one-day international appearance with two wickets as Australia secured their place in the Tri-Series final by claiming a three-wicket win with one ball to spareagainst England in Hobart. Fresh from taking a one-day career-best
WHEN you have been in the USA a month, you get into the everyday swing of things. After leaving Tombstone, we headed for Tucson where we sat out in 104 degree sunshine. With next to no humidity, it just felt hot but we walked about from one place to
Ken Furphy was Watford’s first truly successful manager, winning the club their first league title when they took the third division championship in 1969. As they entered the second tier for the first time in Watford’s history, he plotted the route
Watford Ladies Under-13 Harts have reached the Herts County Cup final where they will face rivals Garston Ladies after overcoming Knebworth 2-1. The semi-final tie was goalless at half time, with Amy Ryan and Amy Doherty both going close for the
A road in Bushey which residents say is causing untold damage to their cars continues to go unrepaired, despite complaints. Residents in Three Valleys Way all bought homes at the Queen Acres site, before it was developed by Persimmon Homes, who
There are, perhaps, some people who, shall we say, ‘celebrated’ a little too much over the Christmas and New Year period. Not me, obviously; only one glass of beer a week for me, Christmas or no Christmas (and if you believe that, you’ll believe anything
A South Oxhey swimming pool was broken into in the early hours of yesterday morning. Hertfordshire Constabulary said the offender smashed a side window at Sir James Altham Swimming Pool, in Little Oxhey Lane and went into the building, before searching
The Hornets have completed the signing of Ben Watson and the former Wigan Athletic midfielder should be in the Golden Boys’ squad tomorrow, the Watford Observer understands. The 29-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, had a medical with
The Hornets are close to completing the permanent signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder Ben Watson, former Watford manager Malky Mackay has confirmed. The 29-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, is having a medical with Watford today
West Herts ladies started 2015 with a resounding 4-0 win at Wapping in the East Premier League at Lee Valley on Saturday. The game was the Stags’ first outdoors match since November but they showed few signs of rustiness as they set about their
X Factor finalist Lloyd Daniels got a unique technicolor coat at Bricket Wood Paintball yesterday, ahead of next month’s performance in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Lloyd will be starring as Joseph in the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber
A minute’s applause is to be held before Watford’s game with Blackpool tomorrow in memory of Ken Furphy. The former Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United boss, who became the first manager to guide the Hornets into the second tier of English football
Three months ago few would have predicted that Matej Vydra – who had just scored six goals in nine games – would lose his place to Odion Ighalo and that such a move would be welcomed by a large section of the Watford fans. It is indicative of not
A father and son from Watford have won the Lawn Tennis Association’s National Family Championships in Dudley. Lee, 52, and Patrick Evans, who has since turned 14, beat their Oxfordshire-based opponents 6-4, 6-3 to take the title in the west Midlands
A couple from Garston were reunited with their Australian friends on Wednesday after winning a trip to Australia's Gold Coast in a nationwide competition. Tourism and Events Queensland and Flight Centre UK ran a nationwide search for deserving
A hospital trust has apologised after a nurse contacted a son to tell him his father had died on a ward and took him to the body – but it was the wrong man and the relative’s loved one was still alive. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has
It’s nothing short of a miracle that I’ve arrived this Friday with all my bits intact. It’s all down to Cognitive problems causing memory loss, confusion, inability to concentrate & something that’s often referred to in M.E circles as brain fog
Slavisa Jokanovic says Watford must sign three players in the coming weeks or risk damaging their automatic promotion hopes. The Hornets boss has told owner Gino Pozzo and sporting director Luke Dowling that he wants two more centre midfielders
Birds suffered severely from the frost and snow last weekend. The number of chaffinches, larks and sparrows who sought for possible grubs on the turf of the Vicarage Road football ground after the snow had been removed on Saturday, was remarkable
