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Sarries Women retain their crown
WHILE Saracens are battling to reach the end-of-season Premiership play-offs their female counterparts have already cracked open the bubbly after being crowned champions for the second year in succession. Saracens Women claimed the title in emphatic
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Key workers can't afford homes
Key workers such as teachers, nurses, firefighters and police officers cannot afford to buy homes in seven out of 10 UK towns, including Watford. That is the finding of the Halifax which divided average regional property prices by average annual wages
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Duo set for lengthy spell on sidelines
WATFORD have suffered a double injury blow after two of their January signings were ruled out for the rest of the season. Gareth Williams, the elegant midfielder who has been used sparingly since signing from Leicester City, ruptured the anterior cruciate
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Carlisle justifies selection
CLARKE CARLISLE admitted he was "very surprised" to be selected ahead of Dan Shittu for the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park. Carlisle had just one first-team appearance with the Hornets under his belt before Saturday after being out for almost a year
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History of Watford
Watford began as a settlement in the 12th century when the Abbot of St Albans who owned the land here was given permission to hold a weekly market. He chose a site on a slight rise above the ford over the river Colne, along a route already used by
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Police investigate hate mail
Police are investigating a series of poison pen letters written by a "lone nutter" and concerning a Watford councillor. Six letters have been sent since August making "unfounded and malicious" allegations against Mark Watkin, Liberal Democrat councillor
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Don't miss cricket competiton deadline
TIME is running out for local clubs to enter this year's Watford Observer Linden Homes Knockout Competition. The deadline for teams to confirm their participation is Thursday, and the organisers are hoping the field will grow from the 16 teams who
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Leaderboard for Friday, April 13
1 Jonathan Stoller (22) 748 point 1 Terry Nash (7) 748 3 Richard Leach (2) 745 4 William Day (3) 729 5 Mick Gough (2) 728 6 Kyle Rimmer 725 7 Kevin Hulls (2) 710 8 Terry Nash (9) 706 9 Colin Trevillion A 693 9 Gary Daniels (15) 693
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Gaffney: Let's go for it
SHOW the same hunger and desire in the next two games and you can achieve anything - that is the message Alan Gaffney has delivered to his Saracens players as they close in on a possible league and cup double. The Men in Black's victory over Harlequins
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Gaffney: Let's go for it
SHOW the same hunger and desire in the next two games and you can achieve anything - that is the message Alan Gaffney has delivered to his Saracens players as they close in on a possible league and cup double. The Men in Black's victory over Harlequins
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Smith: We had them on the rack
TOMMY SMITH felt Watford's failure to make hay during their best spell of the game just after half-time cost them the chance of reaching Wembley on Saturday. Trailing 2-1 after Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo had scored either side of a strike from
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Difference
My mountain bike is out of action at the moment. The back tyre is flat and the front wheel can't even be connected to the bike as I managed to leave a vital component in my girlfriend's car last week on the way back from Bristol. So today I cycled into
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Clampdown on fly-tippers
Thoughtless fly-tippers are finding there's a price to pay for their actions as authorities clamp down on illegal rubbish dumping. Dumping a bin bag of household rubbish in a lay-by or the local woods will set perpetrators back £75, Three Rivers District
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Physio to tend to her own aches and pains
A SPORTS physiotherapist will be dealing with a few aches and pains of her own when she competes in the London Marathon. Diana Telco, 42, from Broxford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, aims to raise more than £1,500 for the charity Children with Leukaemia
