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Footpath 'not big enough for all of us'
9:07am Friday 9th May 2008
Ramblers, landowners and the Woodland Trust have rejected plans to open a footpath to cycling and horses.
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Gig in aid of Pete's fund
8:16am Friday 9th May 2008
The licensee of a popular music venue in Watford will host a gig to help a man faced with losing his home.
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Friends with high hopes
7:21pm Thursday 8th May 2008
Two childhood friends and former Watford Grammar School for Girls pupils are hoping to scale Britain's three highest mountains as part of a gruelling 24 hour challenge.
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Six-figure grant for advice group
5:26pm Thursday 8th May 2008
An organisation that provides advice and guidance to more than 400 community groups in Watford has received a six-figure grant from the borough council.

Twelve per cent fall in house fires
12:49pm Thursday 8th May 2008
The number of house fires in Watford and Three Rivers continued to fall this winter - traditionally a peak time for accidental fires in the home.

Woman's 28 month driving ban
10:54am Thursday 8th May 2008
A 46-year-old motorist with no previous convictions hit a parked car and a house while three times over the legal limit.

All set for Herts Youth Games
8:49am Thursday 8th May 2008
Teams of children representing Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Dacorum councils will head for Hertfordshire Sports Village on the University of Hertfordshire's de Havilland campus in Hatfield to take part in the county youth games on Saturday and Sunday.

The longest scarf in the world?
8:05am Thursday 8th May 2008
More than 1,100 balls of wool were used to knit a scarf that measures twice the length of the Eiffel tower.
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Waves of change at Aquadrome
7:19pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
Rickmansworth Aquadrome is undergoing a makeover during the next few months and it's not just visitors who will notice the difference.
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Tennis coach on sex charges
5:15pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
A world-renowned tennis coach has appeared in St Albans Crown Court charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

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