The Watford Observer understands that national media reports claiming Slavisa Jokanovic’s contract with the Hornets will not be renewed are incorrect, with the Serbian and the club still in negotiations over a new deal. The former Chelsea midfielder
The blast-off of a manned space rocket blew the rocket to pieces and nearly put a dustbin lid through the windows of the Leavesden Green Primary School on Saturday. But the spaceman, a ten-year-old Brownie called Pauline Edmonson, of the 23rd Watford
A bid to build a gas pressure reduction system yards from dozens of homes has been thrown out, with one neighbour describing it as a “monstrosity”. More than 150 people objected to St William Homes' plan for 66 flats at the former gasworks site
Twelve people helped spruce up a section of the Grand Union Canal last weekend. The volunteers helped repair Common Moor Bridge on the Grand Union Canal last weekend. Volunteers, working with Canal & River Trust and Croxley Green Parish
Some of the Roman coins found at Stag Lane, Chorleywood, last Spring will be given to local councils as keepsakes. A jar containing 4,350 Roman bronze coins was found by the contractors who are building the new reservoir for Rickmansworth and Uxbridge
David Nicholls is hurrying home from talking to a scientist in Farringdon who’s been helping him research his new book, Us. “The main character, Douglas, is a scientist,“ the 47-year-old shouts down the phone. “In the past, I’ve always written
Sandy Lodge Golf Club has been selected by the Royal and Ancient to host one of the regional qualifying rounds for the 2015 Open Championship. The Open Championship, which this year is staged at St Andrews, is the world's number one golfing major
The NHS has reminded people to think about how to find the right NHS service if they feel unwell over the long Bank Holiday weekend. Residents are advised to check nhs.uk for the opening hours of their local pharmacy and GP surgery, as they often
Unique attraction at Watford Public Library Hall this week is an exhibition of nearly 5,000 playing cards, many of them hundreds of years old. They are part of the collection of Mr H.T. Morley, of Reading, a noted antiquarian whose interest in
What changed? How did Troy Deeney go from being a 15-year-old kid who couldn’t be bothered to attend the first few days of a trial at Aston Villa to captaining a Premier League football club? It would be easy to look at his prison spell in 2012
