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  • Visagie back for Bath test

    COBUS VISAGIE returns for Saracens' trip to Bath tomorrow (Saturday, 2.15pm kick-off). The South African tighthead prop suffered a badly bruised left elbow after an accidental collision with one of his own team-mates in the 19-8 victory over London

  • Scarbrough to celebrate milestone

    DAN SCARBROUGH will make his 100th Premiership appearance at Bath tomorrow (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

  • Dan's 'not dwelling' on England prospects

    DAN SCARBROUGH says he is bewildered why England have snubbed several of Saracens' homegrown players in favour of those from some of the Guinness Premiership's struggling clubs. While competition for places in Brian Ashton's squad will always be fierce

  • Perseverance pays off for Hendo

    DARIUS HENDERSON's return to goalscoring form has delighted his manager. Fresh from breaking his duck against West Ham earlier this month, Henderson scored his first goal at Vicarage Road since April on Wednesday night and he looked like the most likely

  • 'Worst watcher on earth' on road back

    CLARKE CARLISLE has set his sights on making his Premiership debut after continuing his return from injury on Monday night. The defender got another 90 minutes under his belt for the Reserves against Fulham's second string after spending ten months

  • Boothroyd still believes but time running out

    WEDNESDAY night's draw with Wigan means the Hornets are still seven points from safety with only 11 games remaining. Aidy Boothroyd, though, still believes his side can beat the drop but knows they must start stringing wins together. "We are running

  • Foster 'touch and go' after scare

    BEN FOSTER faces a race to be fit for tomorrow's (Saturday's) Premiership encounter with Everton. The England keeper spent Wednesday night in hospital after injuring the back of his left leg making a stunning double save during the first-half of the

  • Double celebration for Grace

    GRACE COX has just celebrated her 105th birthday - twice. Family and friends joined Grace for a birthday tea party to mark her 105th birthday. But Grace, like the Queen who sent her a telegram, is one of very few people to have two birthdays every

  • Bradley bowls 'em over

    THE myth that bowls is an old man's game was exposed last weekend when a nine-year-old boy from Abbots Langley became the youngest person ever to compete at national level. Bradley Coles, of Trowley Rise, teamed up with his father, Martin, to represent

  • Driving test fraudster jailed

    A MAN with a "withered hand" who illegally took driving theory tests for other people across the country was jailed for 15 months on Friday. Although 39-year-old Ahmed Muse sat the exams across the country, his first offence in July 2003 and his last

  • Royal visit to landmark

    THE Duke of York visited Kings Langley's landmark wind turbine yesterday (Thursday). Prince Andrew was invited to tour the headquarters of Renewable Energy Systems (RES), in Egg Farm Lane, after meeting CEO Dr Ian Mays at Buckingham Palace in 2005.

  • Track plan for off-roaders

    YOUNG bikers could get an off-road track to ride on rather than careering dangerously around streets and parks. Hertfordshire Police, the fire service and the county council have all backed the scheme, the scheme which is the brainchild of St Albans

  • Parish clerk resigns

    BARRY McKAY, a popular and well-known figure in Bovingdon, has resigned from his position as parish council clerk. Barry, a prominent fundraiser for the Parkinson's Disease Society who staged a car show last year and organised two autograph auctions

  • Man robbed in subway

    A 20-year-old man was attacked with CS spray and threatened with stabbing during a robbery in Watford town centre. The victim was walking through a subway underneath Rickmansworth Road near its junction with Cassio Road at around 8pm on Tuesday when

  • Boy's pumpkin poem wins praise

    A POEM about a pumpkin has earned a seven-year-old Radlett schoolboy a chance of spending a week on an exotic beach in the Caribbean. Edward Dutton's rhyme was inspired by a pumpkin his dad carved at Halloween and has reached the final of a national