New signing Matej Vydra marked his first game in the yellow of Watford with two goals as a young Watford side beat Gillingham 3-0 tonight. Vydra has been with the Watford squad for the whole of pre-season but has not been training for much of that
Campaigners trying to save West Watford allotments from being built over are holding an open day to showcase them to the public. Farm Terrace Allotments, which could be developed as part of the Health Campus project, will be open to the public
Celebratory events for the Muslim festival of Eid are due to be held at Watford Museum . There will be an Eid celebration for children aged five to 11 at the museum, in Lower High Street, on Saturday August 18 with a free craft work shop making
The paralympic torch is to pass through Bushey - in the early hours of a Wednesday morning. The Olympic Torch Relay took 70 days to travel across the UK carried by 8,000 torchbearers. But the Paralympic equivalent will be a 24-hour relay by
Gianfranco Zola has asked supporters to be patient with his new management team as they try to create a Watford side which will "excite" the fans. Zola was appointed Hornets manager a month ago today and it has been noticeable during pre-season
Watford-born Abigail Edmonds, competing for Team GB in the women’s kayak K2 500m sprint, was delighted with her efforts despite missing out on a place in the Olympic final today. The 21-year-old and her race partner, Louisa Sawers, managed to sneak
Two men have been arrested in Radlett on suspicion of burglary, following a police chase. At about 5.10pm yesterday evening, police were called to reports of a burglary in Merry Hill Road, Bushey. Following a short pursuit the suspects ran
An Audi dumped in Watford is believed to have been driven by burglars who broke into the homes of several elderly people in Milton Keynes yesterday. Police were called to a burglary taking place at at 2.44pm in the Bletchley area and attempted
Gianfranco Zola has refused to comment on whether Udinese striker Alex Geijo is joining the club but has indicated "two or three" new faces may arrive this summer. Swiss striker Geijo, 30, heads a list of transfer targets to be linked with the
A one hundred year old narrowboat is currently moored in Rickmansworth, before continuing on its journey to the London. The horse-drawn Ilkeston horse boat is making a centenary cruise from the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port, Liverpool
A helicopter and about 20 police cars scoured Radlett early yesterday evening following reports of a burglary. According to Hertfordshire Police , at about 5.10pm officers were alerted to a burglary in Merry Hill Road in Bushey. Police and
Older bus users in Watford and Dacorum are being reminded that their free travel passes may soon be due for renewal. Approximately 180,000 passes are currently in circulation in the county and the majority are due to expire in March 2013. Hertfordshire
Watford have confirmed their new shirt numbers for this season - with Troy Deeney, who is currently in prison, retaining the number nine. 1 Manuel Almunia 2 Lee Hodson 3 Carl Dickinson 4 John Eustace 5 Martin Taylor 6 Fitz Hall 7 Mark
Violent drunk Michael Doherty deliberately flouted a restraining order forbidding him from going near his lover and paid the price yesterday. He was jailed for 16 months after a court heard how, after meeting up with the woman, he left her battered
The scheme for inspecting food hygiene and safety of restaurants, takeaway places and other food outlets in Hertsmere has changed. Hertsmere Borough Council ’s Scores on the Doors is now part of a national initiative co-ordinated by the Food Standards
A disused petrol filling station in north Watford could become a car sales area under new plans. Politicians at Watford Borough Council are due to decide on proposals submitted by Watford Car Sales for the vacant site in North Western Avenue near
The Revenue Management Consolidation Centre (RMCC) of Hilton Worldwide, which is based in Watford, spent a year of fundraising through their Foundation and have decide to donated this for Watford Mencap . Gillian Alexander, Assistant Director of
An eight-year-old volunteer has been given a medal for his part in handing out more than 2,000 leaflets for a Chorleywood charity. The Friends of Prostate Sufferers are currently leafleting houses to raise awareness of its new early-diagnosis equipment
Bushey residents are invited to have Coffee on the Heath this Saturday. Hosted by St Andrew’s Methodist Church, visitors will be able to enjoy tea, coffee and a selection of homemade cakes, while making new friends or meeting up with old ones.
