A community radio station was brought back to the airwaves over the Christmas period.

Silver FM was created in 1995 by students from Bushey Hall School, but shut down in 2000 with a final broadcast.

The station was brought back for a Christmas special. Cllr Mark Watkin, a supporter of the project, visited the studio and was interviewed by Francis Combe Academy pupil Callum Hewiston.

Cllr Watkin said: “This is a phenomenal project which gives young people an opportunity which they simply cannot get through school.

“The fact that so many young people from across Watford have taken the time to volunteer and have their very first chance at broadcasting, suggests to me that these kind of projects are valuable for both the individual but also for our town.

“I was involved as a school governor back in the 1990s when Silver FM broadcast originally from Bushey Hall School, and back then I recognised the value of this project.

"Seeing the radio station come back to life after more than 20 years or rest, suggests that there is a passion and it creates an interest for all involved.

“I’m delighted that the project has been a success.”

Cllr Watkin David Rees, project manager, said: “Mark has been a leading light for the Silver FM project, he has supported our team, both with advice and a financial contribution too for which we are incredibly grateful.

“Mark completely grasped the concept of getting young people to broadcast on the airwaves, and he could see the benefits from the outset.

“And while Callum was nervous before he interview Mark, he did comment that even councillors are friendly and that Mark made it easy for him, an experience which Callum may not have had the opportunity without the station.”