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God of War (PS2)
Reviewed by Darren Rackham GREEK mythology and the on-going battle of the gods has not really featured in many console games and could have been thought of as a tricky one to produce. Sony, however, have themselves produced the ultimate console
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Junior golf champion beats course record
A NEW junior golf champion has been crowned at Little Hay Golf Club, Bovingdon. Nick Jefferson, 15, from Hemel Hempstead, won the title of Little Hay Golf Club Junior Champion in style by breaking the course record. In the competition on Monday and
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Boss looking for greater solidity
AFTER conceding five goals in their opening two games Adrian Boothroyd will be looking for greater defensive solidity tonight (Friday, August 12), in front of the live Sky cameras at Cardiff City. The Watford boss was far from impressed with his team's
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Boothroyd will not rush to replace Junior
ADRIAN BOOTHROYD will not be panicked into signing a new striker after Watford were forced to release Junior from his contract on Wednesday, August 10 . The Brazilian forward was "reluctantly" let go after failing to produce documentation that allowed
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999 call centre could cost lives
ROUTING 999 fire calls to Cambridgeshire will lead to longer response times that could cost lives the local FBU (Fire Brigades Union) warned this week. As part of a national shake-up by the Government, Hertfordshire's emergency calls will be dealt with
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Petrol station closure a 'devastating blow'
A PETROL station in Kings Langley, which is valued in the area as a local shop as well as a refuelling site, is to close. Texaco announced this week that its service station in Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, will cease trading on Monday. It has blamed
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National Service memories
ON the subject of Bovingdon Airfield, A.J. Pink, of Abbots Langley, wrote in reply to a question about the airfield's history: "In 1954, during National Service, I was posted to the radar unit of RAF Chenies. "Although probably within the official
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Pedalling to aircraft crash site
AN item about a mid-air collision of two aircraft at Bovingdon in 1945 published on July 22 prompted Mrs P.F. Thomson, of Croxley Green, to write in: "I actually witnessed the collision while playing on Chipperfield Common, being about eight years
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Who owned the challenge cup?
A SILVER challenge cup presented by the Cassiobury Associated Tennis Clubs between 1927 and 1939 has been unearthed by a Somerset man whose parents were members of a Watford tennis club. Alan Lines, of Langport near Taunton, found the cup when he opened
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Wedding reception at the Free School
A QUESTION concerning the Old Free School building by St Mary's Church, Watford, prompted Lucy Smith to write in: "I have many memories of the Free School. The building belongs to St Mary's Church and I attended Sunday School there. Forty-two years
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Delivering for Grillo’s
CHRISTOPHER SPENCER, of Croxley Green, wrote in: "I was interested in the article in the Watford Observer about the Grillo's, as I was an ice-cream boy, with Percy Grillo, from 1954 to around 1956. "Percy and I would push the little ice cream barrows
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More about the Earl
FOLLOWING a report of the death of Robert "Bob" Capell, Earl of Essex, in the Watford Observer on July 22, Mary Forsyth, of Watford, has contributed some extra details about the family line. She explains that the Capel family was not related to Queen
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Hospital faces balancing act
THE redevelopment of Watford General Hospital will face significant difficulties unless the local health trust can balance its books, a meeting heard on Monday, August 1. Chief executive of West Herts Hospital Trust, David Law, said: "If we do not
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Schools go green and get creative
A POSTER competition organised by Three Rivers District Council has inspired more than 400 primary school children in the district to get creative. The competition asks school children to create a poster which shows what can be recycled and composted
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Barrier to curb anti-social behaviour
A WATFORD father of three helped design a scientific research centre that will withstand Antarctic winds of up to 90 miles per hour and temperatures as low as -56C. Michael Wright, of Dellfield Close, played a pivotal role in the design, visiting the
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Deaf services
A GRANT from Hertfordshire County Council has meant that the Watford Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) can provide sign-language support for deaf clients. CAB can offer free and confidential information on a wide range of topics, and provide specialist case-workers
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Company spearheads Masai warrior work seminar
HIGH-RANKING business managers and Kenyan war tribes do not usually mix yet the manager of a Watford company recently found himself face to face with Masia warriors. Tim Benwell, sales director of Hamerville Magazines, joined other managers in a Hampshire
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£100m takeover
A COMPANY that started eight years ago with a mere six members of staff is set to make £100 million from a bumper business deal. Watford-based Loans.co.uk which was recently voted tenth in The Sunday Times' top 100 companies to work for has been
