Little Hay golf club member Eleanor Stammeijer admitted she was left “speechless” after scoring her maiden hole in one. The 16-year-old, who has only been playing the sport for two years, achieved the feat on the 137-yard 14th hole. She said
Kickboxers from Watford Freestyle’s elite fighting squad claimed several medals at the Golden Glove European Cup in Italy. The event, held in Mareno di Piave, saw four members of the Watford squad travel and they produced a number of impressive
Police are hunting a teenage suspect after a 14-year-old boy was mugged for his mobile phone in South Oxhey. Hertfordshire Constabulary said the victim, from Watford, was approached by a male on a push bike in Ralston Way at the junction of Hayling
Watford's final Championship game of the season at home to Leeds United will kick off early. The Football League has confirmed all Championship matches on Saturday, May 4 will get underway at 12.45pm.
A company in West Watford is shredding and recycling confidential documents in order to raise money for the Peace Hospice. W.H. Humphreys & Son Ltd of Sydney Road is shredding documents for members of the public and companies free of their
Forest Green Rovers will sign Watford defender Dale Bennett on a two and a half year deal subject to a medical. The 23-year-old has not played for the Hornets this season and has been unable to force his way into Gianfranco Zola's first team plans
Disabled people visiting Watford General Hospital will no longer be able to park for free, after the trust which runs the site scrapped the scheme in the interest of "fairness and equality". From April, blue-badge holders will have to pay
Last week in Nostalgia, Paul King from Worcester wrote in about two boys from Watford who stayed at the Watford Union Workhouse, before fighting in the Zulu war. This week Mr King has sent in a picture of Daniel Gordon’s Zulu War medal, and the
Employees at Watford Community Housing Trust are facing having to reapply for their jobs as part of a restructuring. The housing association, based in Clarendon Road, has said its overall number of employees will be reduced by one while a number
A family from South Oxhey had to be evacuated from their home following a large fire on Wednesday afternoon (January 23). The blaze started in an upstairs bedroom of a house in Hoylake Gardens, at about 1.10pm while workmen were in the house.
An embattled council tenant whose wife left him now also faces losing the roof over his head after judges ruled he cannot stay in the three-bedroom family home they once shared. Michael Sims suffered a double misfortune when his wife, Sharon, moved
Watford boss Gianfranco Zola described the first team's warm-weather training camp as "great". Snow and poor weather conditions affected Watford's preparations before last week's game with Huddersfield Town, with the Golden Boys needing to use
A South Oxhey woman has hit out at the condition of her flat, saying constant damp has resulted in health problems. Linda Fellows, 56, lived in the flat in Pennard House, Oxhey Drive, for seven years but recently moved out having bought her own
Residents are growing concerned for a group of horses left on land owned by Warner Bros after the Leavesden film studios has issued an abandonment notice, which could see them "destroyed". The five horses can be seen on the private land owned by
APPARENTLY it was “manic” in the Harlequin on Boxing Day and, according to the national newspapers, the tills were ringing red hot at retail outlets up and down the country. That was good to hear because our own experiences of Watford in the build
A Watford musician has released a charity song featuring his unique style of "percussive guitar". Declan Zapala, 27, was inspired to raise money for Crisis after seeing the problem of homelessness first hand while busking in London. The song
Steve Finn has been selected in the England test, one day and T20 squads for their forthcoming tour New Zealand. The fast bowler, from Watford, has been called up for the test series which starts on March 6 in Dunedin and is followed by games in
A mural designed by art students, which has brightened up a central Watford underpass, was officially opened this week. The art work on the Clarendon Road subway, which has been gradually appearing over the last few months, is the work of West
The funeral of former Watford player Roy Sinclair was held yesterday following his death at the age of 68. The midfielder was at Vicarage Road from 1969 to 1972 and the Watford Observer’s former assistant editor Oliver Phillips, who was Hornets
Written by a Year 11 student from Falconer School In the run up to Christmas, the Year 11 boys at Falconer School, Bushey, worked on a project for the elderly, in partnership with Raising Your Game, to bring happiness to homes during the festive
Two talented music students gave a concert at Stanborough Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Garston on the evening of Saturday helping to raise almost £2,200 towards the church’s building fund. Victoria Balan and Minyoung Bae are both studying
Saracens and England second row Mouritz Botha visited Enfield Ignatians to take part in a training session before passing on information as to how the London Two North East side can improve their game. The training session was designed to sharpen
A sixth form student at Rickmansworth School is top of the class after winning a place in the finals of the 2013 National Science and Engineering Competition. Conor Crickmore impressed the judges of the competition with his experiment to find new
Do you remember the three-day week? Or were you working in factories without heat and light in order to have a five-day week? Were you among those made redundant at various printing houses or at Benskins? Do you remember the Mocha Bar, Paul
Bushey's Immanuel College will be well-represented in the Emunah Young Musician of the Year competition which has attracted dozens of youngsters from around the country. The London heats will be held on Sunday, February 3, at the Royal Academy
Volunteers from Abbots Langley police station have been congratulated on their valued efforts by the police and crime commissioner David Lloyd, who visited the police station this week. Councillor Lloyd met with members of the Safer Neighbourhood
