The Mayor of Watford, Dorothy Thornhill, is currently in hospital after being badly bitten by a dog.
The Watford Observer understands the town's directly elected mayor was bitten while she was out campaigning over the weekend before the forthcoming elections.
Watford Borough Council has confirmed Mayor Thornhill is in hospital and is awaiting an operation.
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