Watford and Hertfordshire news, sport and information from the Watford Observer

Court told schoolgirl was raped after losing friends in Watford nightclub

5:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A teenage girl separated from her friends on a night out at Oceana in Watford was put in a taxi and driven to a muddy park 25 miles away, where she was raped by a stranger, a court heard on Tuesday.

Response to war memorial walk was 'disappointing'

5:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The chairman of a community group in Leavesden has hit out at residents for the poor turnout at a sponsored walk to raise money for the restoration of a war memorial stone.

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England cricketers to support youth charity in tournament

4:40pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A host of former England cricketers have pledged to support youth charity Signpost’s third annual six-a-side cricket tournament.

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Bushey school welcomes international guests for language event

4:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

International guests visited a Bushey school as part of a European project aimed at improving language education.

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Readathon raises £3,099 for charity

3:40pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Children from a school in Kings Langley grabbed their books to take part in a readathon to raise thousands of pounds for charities dedicated to caring for seriously ill children.

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Blue bottoms up at Fullerians Rugby Club

3:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A rugby club in Watford has started selling its own labelled beer thanks to a small independent craft brewer which has opened in the town.

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Two arrested in Bushey on suspicion of burglary

2:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Two Bushey people were arrested on suspicion of burglary this morning.

Kings Langley pupils enjoy Dutch visit

1:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The differences in wearing uniform and cycling to school were just some of the things students from a Kings Langley School discussed when they met pupils from a college in Holland.

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Paralympic dressage champion inspires local horse riders

1:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

An organisation dedicated to supporting local horse riders has been inspired by a visit from Paralympic Dressage Rider, Sophie Christensen OBE, who joined them to celebrate their 40th anniversary in Flaunden.

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