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  • Gracia: Watford 'suffered' for their victory

    Watford had to suffer in order to get three points against Huddersfield Town and climb up into seventh place according to Javi Gracia. Speaking after the game, the Hornets' head coach praised the home side for making the game difficult and spoke

  • Watford tame the Terriers to go seventh

    Gerard Deulofeu's double earned Watford a 2-1 win at Huddersfield, who slumped to a record-equalling Premier League defeat. Deulofeu produced a finish similar to his stunning effort at Wembley earlier this month in Watford's FA Cup semi-final win

  • Meeting two girls in India gave me my compassion back

    I have always believed ‘charity begins at home’. Although I am no ‘leftie’, I am also no ‘rightee’ either, I would therefore surmise I would be an ‘average to midlee’, if such a concept exists. I despair, when walking through the middle-class high

  • Come on Watford! Win it for the little guys

    Bill Shankly famously said "some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that". He was not far off the mark. For some, football is but a game: for others it is the mirror of life. We soldier on

  • Village's finest blooms on display at spring show

    Early blooming daffodils did not spoil the variety of entries at Bovingdon and District Horticultural Society's Spring Show. March's warm weather meant many of the daffodils had already past their prime before the show on April 13, reducing the

  • Chelsea game rescheduled

    Watford's final Premier League away fixture of the season against Chelsea has now been moved to Sunday, May 5.  This is to accommodate the first leg of the Blues' Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, which takes place in Germany

  • Tring-trained dancer to star in Matthew Bourne ballet

    Matthew Bourne’s legendary and award-winning production of Swan Lake will be screened in cinemas nationwide on Tuesday, May 21. New Adventures’ production of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake comes to cinemas with a fresh look for the 21st century and

  • Rediscover your ‘inner child’ this Easter

    Our columnist, local therapist Howard Cooper reflects on those who have less to celebrate this weekend – and offers tips and advice on how to feel less anxious Easter signifies many things to different people. It’s a time for religious reflection

  • Twenty years of guiding work wins Lynn a hero award

    A woman who has dedicated 20 years to helping girls through her guiding volunteer work has won a community hero award. Lynn Loveday, 53, who lives in Oxhey Village was nominated for the award by her daughter Kelly Loveday and will be retiring from

  • Ducklings bring Easter early at care home

    Residents at a care home had an early Easter surprise when a clutch of duck eggs hatched. The eggs had been incubated at Bupa Care Home Erskine Hall in Watford Road, Northwood, for four days when the ducklings emerged on April 1. The thrilled