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  • 'We are all fearing for our lives'

    A brutal attack on a taxi driver in Garston has provoked new calls from the Watford’s Hackney carriage drivers for CCTV to be installed in their cabs. Azmat Shah was so badly beaten after dropping customers off in East Drive last Thursday his family

  • Almunia faces late fitness test ahead of Wolves clash

    Manuel Almunia will have a late fitness test to see if he is able to face Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow night. Almunia was substituted in the first half of Saturday’s 2-1 win against Derby County due to a hamstring injury. The Spaniard was

  • Reward offered to track Peace Hospice burglars

    A reward of £1,000 has been offered for information about a double burglary in a Watford charity shop. The Peace Hospice shop, in Lower High Street, was broken into overnight on February 8 and again on February 11. After being broken into last

  • Three Rivers council: Tax freeze agreed

    Councillors have agreed to freeze council tax in Three Rivers for the next 12 months. The freeze, which keeps the annual cost of a Band D property at £154.30, ends three successive years of cuts to the charges but still leaves residents paying

  • The fight to save a much-loved school

    In 1982, proposals to merge two local schools in Croxley Green and Mill End met with opposition from more than 6,000 people. The publication Durrants News chronicled the fight against Hertfordshire County Council’s plans to merge Durrants and William

  • Zola: 'Briggs signing is due to injuries in defence'

    Gianfranco Zola confirmed Watford are close to signing Fulham defender Matthew Briggs due to the Hornets' ongoing injury problems at the back. The Italian did, however, add that the club were interested in signing Briggs before their latest run

  • South Oxhey families celebrate nursery refurbishment

    Children sounded the sirens in celebration of their newly refurbished nursery in South Oxhey with the help of members of the emergency services. The former Places for Children nursery in Altham Gardens, which relaunched as The Co-operative Childcare

  • Council staff face compulsory drink and drug tests

    Drink and drug testing is set to be brought in for council workers in Hertsmere. Politicians voted this week to introduce spot tests for employees suspected to be under the influence during work hours. The decision comes after a worker was

  • Loan round-up: Iwelumo unable to prevent Oldham FA Cup exit

    Watford loanee Chris Iwelumo was unable to help Oldham complete an FA Cup shock as the Lactics were beaten 3-1 by Everton in their fifth round replay. The Scottish international played 55 minutes before being replaced by Matt Smith – who scored

  • Police appeal for information after dog attack

    Witnesses are being urged to come forward with information about a dog attack in Oxhey Park last week. At around 1pm on Thursday, February 21, a woman was walking her Jack Russell terrier when another dog, described as similar in appearance to

  • Village to show off its 'vibrant community'

    Residents in Abbots Langley will have the opportunity to engage with local organisations at the village’s first community showcase. The community showcase aims to help residents gain a better understanding of parish council work and engage with

  • Students celebrate Rock Challenge success

    A primary school in Abbots Langley picked up eight awards after performing in an international rock challenge on Monday. Fifty-five pupils from Abbots Langley Primary School took to the stage in Stevenage against three other primary schools to

  • Frustration over supermarket decision hold-up

    People in Bovingdon are "in limbo" over the unexplained delay of plans to build a new Tesco Express store in the village. Despite winning planning permission for a store and eight flats on the corner of Bovingdon High Street and Chesham Road in

  • To get one up on the neighbours is impossible here

    WE have struck lucky with our neighbours here in France. When we first came down to sign for the house, the vendors gave us permission to stock various items in the house, which they had vacated. Once we had signed our commitment to buy, we had

  • Watford woman died of a heart attack, says coroner

    A 53-year-old carer from Watford was found dead in her home after suffering a heart attack. Sarah Veronica Johnson was found on November 29 in Fern Way by the police, who were called after friends and relatives had not seen Ms Johnson for some

  • Northwood archaeology dig to feature in TV show

    The excavation of a Tudor mansion buried under Northwood Prep School is to be shown on television this weekend. The Time Team dig will be broadcast this Sunday (March 3) at 5.25pm on Channel 4. Tony Robinson and the rest of the team were at

  • Watford hairdresser retires after 42 years

    A barber who spent his entire hairdressing career working for a Watford business has retired after more than 42 years. Mario Petagine has worked for Headhunters in Lower High Street since he was 22-years-old, having moved to the town from Italy