A policeman appeared at Luton Crown Court today after being charged with the rape of a teenage girl. PC Leigh Brightman, 36, appeared before Luton Crown Court on Monday charged with the rape of a 15-year-old on August 9 last year. He will now
Watford Under-18s drew 2-2 with Southend United this afternoon in their fifth game in 12 days. Michael Folivi scored his 28th goal of the season with a powerful strike to put the Hornets in front at Southend. Goals from Freddie Gard and Brandon
Watford's Herts Senior Cup tie with Hemel Hempstead Town has been scheduled for the same day as the first team's trip to Brentford. The Hornets will make the short trip to Vauxhall Road in the quarter-final of the Herts Senior Cup on Tuesday, February
A man has been taken to hospital after a motor-bike crash in Rickmansworth this morning. The East of England Ambulance Service was called to Denham Way after a motor-bike crash at 7.45am this morning. The man in his thirties was taken to Watford
The rise of a new phenomenon is shaking up the UK housing market. A silver generation of downsizers are carving out a space for themselves this year in a market once dominated by first-time buyers, young couples and professionals and nowhere is this
Firefighters spent more than three hours tackling a chimney fire in Croxley Green on Sunday evening. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue was called to a house in Sarratt Road at 6.15pm and found a chimney "well alight". Tom Shipp, spokesman for Hertfordshire
Market Street has been closed after a car crash this afternoon. Hertfordshire Constabulary confirmed the road has been closed while officers recover the cars involved in a collision at 12.22pm. Giles Cooper, spokesman for Hertfordshire Constabulary
Doncaster Rovers have confirmed they are set to sign Watford striker Uche Ikpeazu on loan until the end of the season - 24 hours after it was announced he would be staying at Crewe Alexandra. A Championship club had also been in talks with the
A mass regeneration scheme in South Oxhey is another step closer after the number of potential developers was cut again - but it has emerged the council has applied for government funding. Just three developers are in the running for the South
Gallery: Take a look through Watford's amazing comeback against Blackpool on Saturday here.
Pedestrians will be able to access Orphanage Road during the part reconstruction of the overbridge after the Watford MP stepped in to help residents. Network Rail will carry out a major reconstruction of the bridge as part of its £80m upgrade of
Birkdale Trophies Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Leaders United will be the sole representative from Division One in the semi-finals after sweeping aside top-flight team Cassiobury Revolution 5-1 on Sunday. Last season United had beaten Cassiobury's
Sheffield Wednesday's manager has reiterated his desire to re-sign Lewis McGugan. McGugan spent six weeks on loan at Hillsborough, making seven starts, and Owls boss Stuart Gray wanted the 26-year-old to extend his stay. Watford ideally want
More than 30 volunteers from TJX, the parent company of retailer TK Maxx, will throw their hearts and soles into fundraising when they walk over hot coals for Red Nose Day. They hope the stunt will raise £15,000 for the charity when it takes place
Uche Ikpeazu has been recalled by Watford less than 24 hours after agreeing to remain with Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season and will now join another Football League club on loan. The 19-year-old striker only yesterday extended his stay
Ideas and theories about the commercial success of the Thames Barge will be floated at the next meeting of Watford National Trust Association. The Thames sailing barge was a commercial sailing boat common on the River Thames in London in the 19th
Two men from Walton-on-Naze who dived fully clothed into rough sea at Walton last summer and rescued a man and 11-year-old Jonathan Beckett, of Watford, were presented with the Royal Humane Society awards by the chairman of Frinton and Walton Council
