Watford Observer

• Residents mystified by loud noise

  1 hour ago in News

  An unexplained noise that sounded like "the loud screeching of jet engines" was heard in Mill End last night.

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  Police seek pair following break-in at dentist's

  1 hour ago in News

  Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to following an attempted burglary at a Watford dentist.

• Councillors welcome u-turn on pasty tax

  1 hour ago in News

  MP for South West Hertfordshire, David Gauke, has announced a u-turn on an unpopular tax on hot takeaway food.

• Parking restriction patrols to be ramped up

  1 hour ago in News

  Parking enforcement patrols on the streets surrounding Cassiobury Park will be ramped up due to the warm weather.

• Martin keeps on running whatever the weather

  1 hour ago in News

  The wettest April on record and now the sweltering heat have failed to knock one Watford runner off his stride in his attempt to run 2012 laps of Woodside running track.

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  Reading make Mapps enquiry

  2 hours ago in Sport

  Watford have received an enquiry for Adrian Mariappa from Premier League newcomers Reading, we understand.

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  Sarries prop misses out on South Africa tour

  3 hours ago in Sport

  Saracens prop Matt Stevens will miss England's tour to South Africa after suffering a shoulder injury.

• Almost half the houses in Radlett now worth £1 million or more

  3 hours ago in News

  Radlett is second only to Virginia Water in Surrey for property millionaires, according to a nationwide survey.

• Shoppers evacuated as fire alarm sounds in Primark, Watford

  3 hours ago in News

  Shoppers were evacuated from Primark in Watford this afternoon after the store’s fire alarm sounded.

• Community Group's fundraising fun to mark Diamond Jubilee

  4 hours ago in News

  A community group, set up in north Bushey to ease tensions between children and adults in the area, is set to hold a fundraising party to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

• 'At the moment, villagers are transported via wheelbarrow'

  4 hours ago in News

  Abbots Langley mother-of-two Rudi Gray is to host a tabletop sale in a bid to raise cash for Zimbabwean orphans.

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  Slam Dunk Festival comes to Hatfield

  4 hours ago in News

  The only thing hotter than the temperature at this year's Slam Dunk Festival was the incredible line-up.

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  Wheelchair basketball Paralympic spots for Watford pair

  5 hours ago in Sport

  Watford-born duo Helen Freeman and Sarah Grady have both been included in the women’s wheelchair basketball team for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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  Cheetahs heavily beaten 25-7 at MK

  5 hours ago in Watford Cheetahs

  On the 27th May the Watford Cheetahs headed back up the M1 to take on their fiercest division rivals the Milton Keynes Pathfinders.

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  Cheetahs suffer shut-out defeat.

  5 hours ago in Watford Cheetahs

  The Watford Cheetahs drop to 2-1 for 2012 after a tough loss away 0-6 to local rivals Bedfordshire Blue Raiders.

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  Parking problems 'another reason to keep Met station'

  5 hours ago in News

  A Watford councillor has pointed to the parking mayhem around Cassiobury Park caused by the recent warm spell is another reason the area needs to keep its tube station.

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  Hornets international quartet suffer defeats

  6 hours ago in Sport

  There have been a disappointing set of results for the Watford players on international duty as both Jamaica and Ireland Under-19s suffered defeats.

• New opposition leader at Herts County Council

  7 hours ago in News

  Watford councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst has been promoted to become the leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition group on Hertfordshire County Council.

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  Family fun at royal event

  8 hours ago in News

  Parents and children got in the swing of things ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special royal event at Watford Museum.

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  Scouts hold Diamond Jubilee themed party

  8 hours ago in News

  Jubilee spirit was alive and well on Saturday, as members of Bushey and Oxhey Scouts held their annual social afternoon for senior citizens.

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  Don’t wait for winter: insulate now!

  8 hours ago in Home Improvements

  Improving a home’s energy efficiency with insulation will save money and carbon and now is the time to address this. Householders should take advantage of the current subsidies and grants available towards the cost of insulation before the current Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme ends this December.

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  First male to join 1,000 women on Peace Hospice Starlight Walk

  8 hours ago in News

  A family from Bushey have been granted special permission to register the first ever male walker for the Peace Hospice’s Starlight Walk on Saturday, June 23.

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  Cafe work experience scheme will continue, pledges new owner

  9 hours ago in News

  The new owner of a former community cafe in central Watford has promised to keep it as a place where vulnerable people can gain valuable work experience.

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