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  • Open day for new Rickmansworth secondary school

    The Principal of a planned secondary school to serve the communities of Rickmansworth, Mill End and Maple Cross will host an open evening on Monday. Principal designate Richard Booth will make a presentation to prospective pupils and parents at

  • Have your say as part of Radlett Youth Council

    Children and teenagers aged from 11 to 18 are invited to have their say as part of the Radlett Youth Council. The organisation, which reflects the interests of all different age and interest groups in Radlett, is currently working on a number of issues

  • Wendi's Whippendell Woods walk this weekend

    Coronation Street star Wendi Peters will be wandering through Whippendell Woods this weekend to help raise money for a children’s charity. The actress, who played Cilla Battersby and is a celebrity ambassador for The Pepper Foundation will be on

  • Chance to vote for Watford's Big Idea

    The polls are open for residents in Watford to vote for a big idea they feel will help improve the town. People have until Friday October 19 to vote for one of four proposals that aim to lift the town, as part of the Watford’s Big Idea competition

  • Chance to find out more about volunteering

    Bushey residents willing to offer a helping hand in the town are invited to a volunteering event. Visitors should visit Bushey Country Club on Thursday, October 18, to find out more about the benefits of volunteering and opportunities in the area

  • Thrive Homes staff in 10km charity challenge

    Staff at Thrive Homes are hoping to raise £1,500 by taking on 10km charity challenge this weekend. Eight workers from the company, which owns and manages social houses in Three Rivers, are running in aid of the Willow Foundation and Watford Mencap

  • Zola hoping Watford can replicate away form

    Gianfranco Zola admits his players have "a long way to go" but is hoping Watford can take their renewed confidence into Saturday's game and repeat their away form at Vicarage Road. After losing four games on the bounce, the Hornets are now three

  • Free dance classes on offer

    Founders of a dance programme are offering free classes in Watford, to raise cash for charity Save the Children. Idance, which organises the UK Hip Hop Dance Championships, is offering five hours of classes free of charge on October 13 at the dance

  • Woman injured after being hit by car

    A woman has been badly injured after being hit by a car near a school in the Nascot area of Watford. Police were called to the accident near Nascot Wood Junior School, in Langley Road by the junction with Nascot Wood Road, at around 11.50am today

  • Watford defender's loan extended

    Watford defender Dale Bennett is set to remain at AFC Wimbledon for another month after his loan was extended. The 22-year-old has started for the League Two side six times since he joined the club on loan but will not feature at Plymouth Argyle

  • Tears and sorrow at death of young father Carl Hutchins

    Family and friends have paid tribute to Carl Hutchins who was found dead in the grounds of St Michael’s Catholic School in Garston, aged just 23. The young father, who lived in Wharf Way, Kings Langley, was discovered in the school’s surrounding

  • "Maggie, I think I've got something to say to you"

    Whether it was because your childhood sweetheart found someone else to push on the swings, or your live-in paramour delivered the lily-livered line: I love you, but I’m not in love with you – Breaking up, as The Walker Brothers sang in 1965, is so

  • Line-ups: London Welsh v Saracens

    Charlie Hodgson, David Strettle and James Short all return to the Saracens backline for Sunday's match against London Welsh with Alex Goode, Brad Barritt and Chris Ashton among those rested. In the forwards, John Smit starts at hooker with second

  • Calls for repeal of church bells ban

    Parishioners have leapt to the defence of a Croxley Green church which has had its 140-year-old clock chimes silenced following a complaint from a resident. All Saints Church in the Green was served with a noise abatement notice by Three Rivers

  • Saull hits back at 'narrow-minded' Moore

    England hopeful Andy Saull has defended Saracens’ approach to developing their young stars and branded Brian Moore’s criticism this week as "narrow-minded" and "an old-school view of rugby". Moore, who earned 64 caps for England from 1987 to 1995

  • Hornets in dispute over Former Players' Association

    The founder of Watford’s Former Players’ Association and the club are at loggerheads over who controls the organisation. Ex-Watford defender Neil Price, who was part of the side that reached the FA Cup final in 1984, created the FPA with Hornets

  • My bond with Bond goes from strength to strength

    The latest James Bond theme tune comes out today. It’s by Adele and it sounds rather lovely, albeit it’s also fair to say that it sounds like plenty of other Bond tunes of the past – soaring vocals, strong strings, good melody and a somewhat laboured

  • Watford Mencap AGM planned

    Watford Mencap will hold its annual general meeting in Rickmansworth this month. The event will take place on Friday October 20, at Watersmeet Theatre in the High Street. The meeting starts at 6.45pm and will feature a report on Watford Mencap

  • Dog walker may have seen burglary suspects, say police

    Police are trying to track down a dog walker who may have seen suspected burglars making their getaway in Abbots Langley. Hertfordshire Constabulary said on Tuesday, there was a burglary and attempted burglary in the village. The first incident

  • Forty years of jazz at the Pump House

    The Pump House Jazz Club celebrates its 40th birthday next week with a special concert featuring Richard Leach, one of the first musicians to ever grace its stage. The jazz club was founded in 1972, shortly after the Pump House Theatre and Arts

  • Jam Army stand by their band

    "The Jam Army were committed, dedicated and ferocious... Almost every day of my life I have a person in their 40s or 50s come up to me to say how much our music meant to them and telling me of their Jam gig experiences. That passion never withered

  • Motorcyclist seriously injured in Croxley Green crash

    A motorcyclist sustained a serious leg injury following a crash in Croxley Green. Paramedics were called to the accident in The Green at around 6.43pm yesterday with Doctor David Gaunt to treat the male, who was later taken to a specialist trauma

  • Geijo could be in line to make Watford debut

    Alex Geijo could be in line to make his Watford debut from the substitutes bench this weekend when the Hornets take on Middlesbrough. Gianfranco Zola confirmed Geijo trained with the rest of the squad on Thursday following his groin problem, and