Former Watford loanee Sebastien Bassong is set to receive two promotion-winning medals after helping Norwich City reach the Premier league by defeating Middlesbrough in the Play-Off Final. The Cameroonian centre-back spent three months on loan
This year's Kings Langley Carnival will be opened by a group of 15th century longbowmen - but visitors are assured they will be perfectly safe. The Company of 1415 will be providing demonstrations with men-at-arms fighting in replica armour, and
Dorothy Thornhill will not stand for re-election as Mayor of Watford in 2018, despite the "bitter disappointment" of not becoming MP. Mrs Thornhill said she has "dusted herself down" following May 7’s General Election, which saw the Liberal Democrat
A historic hotel will be demolished to make way for almost 30 flats. Developer Keay Homes will tear down the entire Long Island Exchange hotel in Victoria Close, Rickmansworth, and convert it into 27 flats and four houses. The developer had
Gardeners dug out nettles and weeded a new playground to make it safe for disabled children to use. Aldenham Country Playground welcomed a team from the Lloyds Banking Group, as part of their Day to Make a Difference scheme. The team sanded
I have starting this blog post so many times over the last couple of months but have never really known how to write what I really wanted to say. In truth I have shied away from sharing my thoughts, as my battle with chemotherapy was so much harder
Quique Sanchez Flores appears to be the man Watford have identified to take over at Vicarage Road should the Hornets be unable to agree a deal with Slavisa Jokanovic. But is the Spaniard the man to keep the Golden Boys in the Premier League? It
A principal was so inspired by a letter sent to her by autistic pupils from another school that she donated £300 to charity and took up their bowling challenge. Debbie Warwick, Principal of the Francis Combe Academy, was sent a challenge by Jonathan
A residential home in Chorleywood will be holding an art exhibition next month. Sunrise Senior Living of Chorleywood, High View, is celebrating the return of Art of Sunrise and the exhibition will be held between Friday, June 19 and Friday, June
Runners at this year's Kings Langley Puffaten can expect to see some notable crime fighters before the race. Hemel Hempstead MP and Home Office and Justice Minister Mike Penning will be returning to the event on Sunday, June 14 as guest of honour
Families gathered in Abbots Langley for a day of fun on the green last weekend hosted by members of Hillside Residents’ Association. The event took place in School Mead on Saturday, May 16 and was sponsored by Watford Community Housing Trust, Abbots
Slavisa Jokanovic is unlikely to be the Hornets' head coach next season. The Watford Observer understands the Serbian has turned down the Golden Boys’ contract offer and the club have started to search for a replacement in case an agreement can’t be
Masked robbers held up a Watford convenience store at knife point and made off with a quantity of cash, police said today. Herts Constabulary is appealing for witnesses following the robbery at Londis, Queens Road, at around 5.30pm on Thursday,
Nascot neighbours danced the night away to raise more than £500 for Peace Hospice Care. Residents’ Associations joined together for a Neighbourhood Dance Night at the Regent Club Watford, which gave the use of their premises free of charge, with
Watford wing-back Juan Carlos Paredes claims he has had offers from clubs in Spain but says he wants to remain with the Hornets. The 27-year-old joined the Golden Boys last summer and went on to make 40 appearances last season as Watford secured
The Women's Institute in Watford marked its 30th anniversary with a celebratory lunch. More than 50 members from the Beechen Grove branch and neighbouring groups sat down to an anniversary lunch. Pamela Timmis, president of the Beechen Grove
A man was taken to hospital after a car crashed through a wall. Emergency services were called to Watford Road in Croxley Green on Saturday afternoon after a silver Vauxhall Corsa went through a wall and collided with a car parked on a near-by
The Daily Mail are reporting Watford are close to sealing the £5 million signing of Blackburn Rovers striker Rudy Gestede. The Benin international netted 20 times in the Championship last season and was linked with a January move away from Ewood
The Home-Start Watford and Three Rivers charity fashion show last week has been hailed "a fantastic success". There were various themes throughout the show such as vintage, prom, animalistic and 9-5 with music to complement each scene - from Dolly
Staff and service users of Watford homelessness charity New Hope are set to complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge at the end of the month. The group, along with guides from Northwood Headquarters military base, have to climb the Pen-y-Ghent
An Audi car was destroyed in a fire during the early hours of this morning – sparking an arson investigation by police. A crew from Watford Fire Station was called to the blaze in Lincoln Drive, South Oxhey, at 2.45am on Tuesday. The fire was
A road will be closed for resurfacing work this week- one month after neighbours were first notified of the work. Oakdale Road will be closed for two days while Ringway repair the surface of the road and the work is scheduled to start today.
The yearly Arthritis Care Fit for Life sponsored walk was joined by 50 people, as well as children and dogs, who turned up on the day to support the Watford branch and to raise funds to help local people who have arthritis. Organisers have thanked
Watford wing-back Miguel Layun has been named in Mexico’s provisional 35-man squad for this summer’s Gold Cup. The competition takes place from July 7 to July 29 and sees countries from North America, Central America and the Caribbean in action
Barbie, Fireman Sam and a Transformer will be among the all-star cast to open Smyths Toys Superstore in Watford. Skylanders’ Gill Grunt and Shopkins’ Strawberry Kiss will also be at the launch of the toy shop on the Waterfields Retail Park at 9am
A charity football match between parents from Bushey and Oxhey FC and Garston Ladies captained by legends Luther Blissett and ex-England and Arsenal player Paul Merson has raised more than £5,000. The match, at Vicarage Road last week, also included
Two men, two women and two girls were hurt, and many more people narrowly escaped injury, when a horse drawing an Express Dairy milk float in Watford’s Whit Monday Carnival procession took fright and bolted. On the long route from Harebreaks, down
