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  • Half term water polo for youngsters

    Young people in South Oxhey will have a chance to take on one of the more unusual events from London 1012 thanks to a National Lottery grant. Boys and girls aged 14 to 24 can try out six sessions of water polo at Sir James Altham Pool for £10 during

  • Hornets ease past Bedwell

    A ruthless display from Watford Ladies Under-13s saw them complete a 9-0 victory over Bedwell Rangers in the Under-13 Cup. Roxanna Buckley, Sophie Citro and Mikhela Treon all scored twice in the rout, while Gemma Wilshere, Bronwen Luniss and Emily

  • TV fitness icon Mr Motivator visits ASDA Watford

    TV fitness legend Mr Motivator put shoppers through a workout regime in Watford yesterday. The 1990s icon, real name Derrick Evans, visited ASDA on Thursday afternoon to demonstrate the Quaker Two Minute Mover exercises. The free, high intensity

  • Zola reading little into Terriers poor run

    Hornets head coach Gianfranco Zola insists Huddersfield Town’s 11-game winless run in the Championship is irrelevant ahead of the Terriers’ visit to Vicarage Road. November 10 was the last time Simon Grayson’s side celebrated a league victory when

  • Line-ups: Saracens v Edinburgh

    Saracens' last match at Vicarage Road sees them host Edinburgh in the final pool match of the Heineken Cup.  A win for the Men in Black will guarantee them a spot in the knockout stages for the third time in the club's history while a home draw

  • Artist Julia Sterland on painting her artistic idol Rembrandt

    When artist Julia Sterland was a little girl her favourite place to visit was the National Gallery, Room 23 to be exact, home to the later works of Rembrandt. “I spent a lot of time looking at those faces,” she tells me from her studio in Shenley

  • Tributes to Abbots Langley schoolgirl

    The family and friends of an Abbots Langley schoolgirl described as a “beautiful angel” have been left devastated after she was found dead at her home, aged just 15. Hundreds of tributes expressing grief and shock have poured in for Jessica Cobb

  • Lorry crash on M25

    A lorry and two cars have crashed on the M25 near Watford leaving two people with minor injuries. Emergency services are still at the scene between Junction 20 and Junction 21. The silver Ford Fiesta and blue Vauxhall Astra Van crashed with

  • Residents to discuss green area ideas for Abbots Langley

    Residents from Abbots Langley will have the opportunity to have their say on how to develop a green space in their area. Watford Community Housing Trust will contribute a grant towards improving and developing the green area surrounding School

  • Comment: Don't pay lip service when informing residents

    The Government’s recent shake-up in licensing laws has given police forces and council strengthened powers over pubs and clubs. While this is welcome, the Government is also considering weakening the obligation of alcohol-selling establishments

  • The king is dead with demise of the CD

    It was just so futuristic. A pocket-sized puck of plastic, as thin as a piece of card; shiny, dazzling and mysterious. How did they get all those songs on there? Were they held in the rainbow nebulae that shimmered across its mirrored surface?

  • Young athletes chasing county final berths

    Young athletes from seven different schools battled it out for the chance to participate in the forthcoming county finals at an annual indoor athletics competition. More than 100 children from schools involved in the Three Rivers and Watford School

  • Kings too strong for Town

    Kings Langley completed a 2-0 home win over Harpenden Town and moved to sixth in the Spartan Division One table. With Jimmy Armstrong added to the lengthening injury list, Kings signed Leverstock Green striker Adam Hallissey. He made an immediate

  • Tree recycling: Hertsmere gets off to a green start

    A bumper crop of Christmas trees were shredded and recycled in Hertsmere this year. Almost 200 trees were taken to locations in Radlett, Bushey, Borehamwood and Potters Bar over four days at the beginning of the month. The 193 trees were shredded

  • Hertsmere council tax to increase

    Thousands on low incomes will have to pay more council tax from April after Hertsmere councillors voted to pass an £827,000 funding cut. Working age people who receive council tax benefit will see changes to their bill after Hertsmere Borough Council

  • School 'really happy' at improved Ofsted report

    A Garston primary school has improved its Ofsted rating from satisfactory to good following its most recent inspection. Garston Manor School, in Horseshoe Lane, has been rated ‘good’ by the schools watchdog - an improvement on 2009’s ‘satisfactory

  • South West Hertfordshire snow news

    5:01pm #Euston Update 1: we've had to make a few alterations this evening. Apologies. Full info here -> http://t.co/FfCqgQPa — @LondonMidland 18 January 2013 4:50pm