A moment of class from Lewis Young saw Watford Reserves beat Ipswich Town 1-0 at Boreham Wood. A slick team move in the first half was finished well by Young and although Lee Martin missed a second half penalty, the Hornets held on for the win. Watford's
Members of the public will be educated on the importance of climate change at a meeting at Kings Langley Senior School. Kings Langley Christian Aid group has invited Dr David Gregory, a climatologist with 18 years of experience developing computer
Firefighters tackled a car blaze today in the grounds of Watford General Hospital. Crews were called to Vicarage Road at about 4.30pm following reports of smoke billowing from a parked car. Officers were able to extinguish the blaze
A 45-year-old man banned by an Asbo from verbally abusing members of Hertfordshire Constabulary has denied breaching the condition of his Asbo. Darren Wakeling, of Caractacus Cottage View, Watford, however pleaded guilty to three other offences
Paintings by a royal artist from Watford will go under the hammer following the death of an BBC antiques expert. Items belonging to the late Christopher Wood, who gave advice on Antiques Roadshow, will be sold following his death recently.
Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the theft of £68,000 worth of gift vouchers and goods from mail bags. Zoltan Arva, 32, of YMCA, Charter Place, Watford, pleaded not guilty to three of four charges at St Albans Crown
Malky Mackay admitted his players were disappointed with their performances after Watford’s 5-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion but insists they will be working hard this week to become “competitive again”. Goals from Jonas Olsson,
A generous eight-year-old boy “moved to tears” by the Support Our Soldiers appeal has collected more than 100 presents for British troops in Afghanistan. Thomas Hedger, of Abbots Langley, was watching the Pride of Britain Awards with his family
Football-themed half term fun ended in ghoulish fashion when children enjoyed a Halloween fancy dress disco at Watford Football Club. Young players were able to practice their ball skills during a week-long soccer school organised by the Vicarage
A transporter who faces 16 charges under animal welfare legislation for the way live chickens were allegedly delivered to a farm has had his case adjourned. John Riddell and his company are being prosecuted by Hertfordshire's Trading Standards
Saracens' director of rugby Brendan Venter is refusing to talk up their chances of winning the Guinness Premiership despite their stunning start to the season. The Men in Black's tense win at Bath on Saturday took them three points clear
SMEs in London plan to create jobs in the coming months, bucking the job-cutting trend across the UK, which has lead forecasters to predict three million out of work by the end of the year, according to new research from Santander Corporate Banking
I hate to mention the C word so early in November, but now that we’ve packed away the gory excesses of Hallowe’en and possibly lit a couple of safety-conscious sparklers at the end of the back garden to mark Guy Fawkes’ night, it’s time to turn
Pot kills de facto; and if you don’t believe me there is a whole graveyard of my friends out there that started smoking cannabis as teenagers but never made it to middle age. Ok it wasn’t the pot the killed them, it was moving on to Class A drugs to get
Two ceremonies to pay tribute to the thousands of British soldiers who lost their lives in times of conflict will take place in Watford. On Remembrance Sunday, November 8, Mayor Dorothy Thornhill and Councillor Keith Crout, chairman of Watford
Three shoplifters have been banned from entering stores in Watford town centre for a year. The thieves, two men and one woman, have been told they are no longer allowed to enter premises belonging to members of Watford Business Against Crime
The M1 motorway, which first opened between Watford and Rugby, is 50 years old today. That 62-mile, three lane stretch from what is now junction five to junction 18 was officially opened to motorists by the then Minister of Transport, Ernest
Police are investigating after a car, thought to have been used in a burglary, was set on fire and abandoned in West Hyde. The blazing Lexus was discovered in Chalfont Lane at around Midnight, its passenger compartment having been deliberately set
