A bus driver accused of causing the death of popular teenager Jan Henney has appeared in court. Raymond Clark, 69, faces a charge of causing death by dangerous driving in relation to a fatal crash on January 17 in which the 18-year-old was struck
A Rickmansworth man who climbed over a balcony before plunging to his death, did not intend to kill himself, an inquest heard today. Jack Shemtob, 53, fell five floors on to the staff canteen roof of the Transport for London headquarters in Greenwich
Gianfranco Zola says Lloyd Doyley 's testimonial against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday is “vital” to Watford’s preparations this season. The Hornets have only faced lower league opposition during their first four pre-season fixtures and the players
A sheltered housing project in Leavesden is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary in some style with the return of former friends. Cheshire House on Cheshire Drive will throw open its doors on Saturday August 11 and welcome former staff and
Sisters Irene Leach and Tina Perchard inhabit quite different landscapes but share a common understanding of art as a therapeutic experience and creative release. Irene is a special needs teacher at St Luke’s School in her home town of Redbourn
Young dancers from Watford have the opportunity to experience the life of a professional ballet dancer, having been selected to join the English Youth Ballet this summer. The talented junior performers include Amara Olley Dorey, ten, who attends
Unbridled passion, revolutionary spirit and high drama, Les Miserables is a rousing show and now new theatre arts group Vivo D’Arte is presenting the school’s edition as its debut production. Students from 19 local schools are taking part and judging
Community artists take note, Space² Watford is seeking submissions for a new exhibition titled Our World – looking at social and environmental issues and topics such as difference, belonging, culture, urban/rural, city/country. The gallery at 69
Red-not comedic talent is on the menu at Watford Colosseum’s Hellfire Comedy Club. The blistering line-up includes Imran Yusuf, whose biting style leaves hecklers with more than a mouthful. Renowned for his stinging, lyrical street-slang
Folk music and a sense of social responsibility go hand in hand – think Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. Watford singer songwriter Emily Jacques not only crafts ethereal music but she has led the campaign locally to help children of people
Travellers who moved onto a central Watford playing field earlier this week have moved off the site. The six caravans and vehicles, which arrived on playing fields adjacent to Radlett Road last Friday, left the site at around 8pm last night.
A fundraising garden sale for a leukaemia charity is to be held in Radlett tomorrow (Saturday, August 4). Organisers of the event are aiming to raise money for the Radlett and Borehamwood branch of charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. It
Watford insist all creditors will be paid but admit the club’s the new regime are still coming to terms with the “massive debt” they inherited at the Hornets. The Pozzo family completed their takeover of Watford at the end of June but the management
A new Tom Cruise film is set to be shot at Leavesden Studios , creating 500 new jobs. Chancellor George Osbourne made the announcement while speaking at a series of business summits in London, appealing to technology businesses to invest in the
Watford Ladies continued their pre season schedule with a 3-1 victory over Premier League south side Gillingham Ladies. A strong first half performance laid the foundations for the win and the Hornets had the ball in the net within the first ten
An elderly man with dementia was tied up and threatened in his own home for small change in a violent burglary that has left police shocked. The 78-year-old, who has asked not to be named, opened his front door at his Carpenders Park flat last
Saracens captain Nils Mordt is relishing today's J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series finale - despite conceding his age is catching up with him in the shorter form of the game. Mordt, a veteran of multiple appearances for
A woman who tried to help her brother escape justice after he was arrested for his part in the “severed thumb” murder of a restaurant worker from Watford was jailed for two years on Tuesday. Naziran Mohammed, 44, put pressure on a key witness in
Gianfranco Zola claims Watford’s transfer embargo has not negatively affected his pre-season plans and admits more players are likely to leave the club. The Watford Observer understands the Hornets have been subject to a transfer embargo in recent
Bovingdon youngsters are enjoying new play equipment installed in King George V playing field. The new equipment, which is suitable for youngsters aged 18 months to six years, has been funded by a grant from Hertfordshire County Council .
A 20-year-old disabled sportsman from Bushey is helping young people with disabilities to get behind the wheel of their first vehicle. Jack Pegram, who carried the Olympic torch on its route to the East End of London last week, is sharing his own
A political row is brewing at County Hall over Hertfordshire County Council ’s annual report, detailing their financial position, which has been branded "one-sided" and "biased" by the Liberal Democrats. Leaders of the opposition group also accused
An Indian restaurant in St Albans Road , Watford, has raised £850 for a local disability charity. Dine India customers enjoyed a four course meal and live music from The New Originals raising funds for the charity DRUM (Disability Recreation
English Schools champion Matthew Lally claimed victory in the high jump at the Watford Harriers Open Graded Meeting. The 14-year-old put in a series of jumps, starting at 1.60m and ending with a new personal best of 1.87m – height that proved enough
A woman from Watford who was married in Sorrento in Italy on July 16 received the perfect wedding present this week when she won the £2,429.75 in the Superdraw in the Flight for Life Lottery Team run by Herts Air Ambulance. Mrs Ann Buist, 52,
Watford-born footballer Kelly Smith admits Team GB’s hard work in the women’s football competition “will be for nothing” if they fail to defeat Canada in the quarter-final this evening. Hope Powell’s side reached the knock-out stage of the Olympics
THE high tide of 1950s tourism rolled down the Spanish Mediterranean coastline as flight-times were cut with the development of aircraft. The tide rolled through the Costa Brava, then on down to the Blanca and eventually the Costa del Sol. In
