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  • Ten men frustrate Hornets

    WATFORD remain bottom of the Premiership tonight (Wednesday) after they were unable to break down the stubborn resistance of ten men of Wigan Athletic in a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road. It looked like fortune would continue to favour the Hornets in the

  • Scarbrough homes in on Premiership ton

    DAN SCARBROUGH will make his 100th Premiership appearance at Bath on Saturday, the club he nearly opted to join before plumping for Saracens. "Scabs" had plenty of offers on the table when he quit boyhood side Leeds Tykes in 2004 after his try-scoring

  • Scarbrough homes in on Premiership ton

    DAN SCARBROUGH will make his 100th Premiership appearance at Bath on Saturday, the club he nearly opted to join before plumping for Saracens. "Scabs" had plenty of offers on the table when he quit boyhood side Leeds Tykes in 2004 after his try-scoring

  • Reigning champions win pancake race

    EGGS and spoons were replaced with batter and frying pans in Rickmansworth yesterday (Tuesday), when 12 teams lined up to compete in the annual pancake race. Like the parents race at a school sports day, some teams were better prepared, and more determined

  • Trio set to return

    WATFORD are expected to be boosted by the return of Malky Mackay, Ben Foster and Jordan Stewart for the crunch clash with Wigan tonight (Wednesday). Mackay was ruled out of the FA Cup tie with Ipswich on Saturday with a calf injury while Foster and

  • Hornets' quarter-final date confirmed

    WATFORD's FA Cup quarter-final tie with Plymouth Argyle will be played on Sunday, March 11 at 6pm, it has been confirmed. The unusual kick-off time at Home Park is to allow the BBC to show three live games on Sunday because their options for the day

  • No past leaderboards

    IT will unfortunately not be possible to publish retropsective Watford Observer Fantasy Football Competition leaderboards as was originally hoped. This is due to the configuration of the system used to calculate scores, but don't miss this week's printed

  • All set for Fairtrade Fortnight

    FAIRTRADE campaigners in Watford are gearing up for a fortnight of activities to promote the cause. Fairtrade Fortnight starts on Monday and is a national event to raise awareness about the importance of paying farmers in developing countries a fair

  • Young entrepreneur recognised

    AN entrepreneur from Rickmansworth was one of 28 young people recognised at the county's youth service awards last week. Craig Osmond was presented with an award in the Volunteering and Supporting Communities category at County Hall, Hertford, for his

  • Prison expansion to get go ahead

    PLANS for a new 44-cell block at HMP The Mount in Bovingdon are expected to be given the green light to ease prison overcrowding. Proposals for the new building, educational facilities and the relocation of sports pitches were presented to Dacorum Borough

  • Aidy: Pressure is on Wigan

    AIDY BOOTHROYD insists the pressure is on Wigan Athletic in tonight's (Wednesday's) relegation showdown at Vicarage Road. Despite the fact that victory will hoist Watford off the bottom for the first time in ten weeks and move them to within four points