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The Wembley Dream is Over
For two minutes I was on cloud nine. The Hornets went wild. The Red Devils were silent. We had equalised against Manchester United. Yes, I may have only been in dreamland for just over two minutes, but what a great place it was. I could see Wembley;
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Fighting to make a mark
LIGHTWEIGHT boxer Saud Hafiz hopes to make a big impression after turning his life around to reach the London ABA Championships. The 26-year-old from Beechwood Rise, North Watford, represented England as a promising youngster but turned his back on the
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Losing hair over big run
A web designer from Watford might lose more than just his energy reserves when he runs in this year's London Marathon. Andrew Sidders (pictured left with his father) is running his third marathon on Sunday, April 22, and this year, he wanted to do
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Playing down birthday celebrations
John Morrissey's 33rd birthday celebrations this year will have to be less raucous than usual as he is running the London Marathon just four days later. The former Watford Irish manager is planning to celebrate his birthday the week after the marathon
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Author's labour of love
To write a book about a man who died before you were born may seem a daunting task but for author Mary Hallett, it was a labour of love. The 46-year-old, who was "born and bred" in Kings Langley, took on the task when she began to help her father research
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Fun in the park
I took Georgia recently to meet a friend at the Coach and Horses, Croxley Green. The weather has been so great, it seems only right to be outside as much as possible, especially for children. The Coach is a great pub you can visit with the family, especially
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Hertsmere 13/04/07
Aldenham East Single-storey front extension and relocation of front entrance; single-storey side extension at 5 The Heath, Radlett, for Mr and Mrs Jacobs (TP/07/0185). Conversion of existing garage to habitable room and erection of detached replacement
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Three Rivers 13/04/06
Chorleywood West Outline: Demolition of existing detached dwelling and erection of three detached dwellings at 19 Grovewood Close, Chorleywood, for Mrs J Bullock (07/0423/OUT). Erection of a two-storey detached dwelling with accommodation in roofspace
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Watford 13/04/07
Central Refurbishment and creation of two flats at first and second floor at 143A The Parade, Watford, for R Hermon (07/00270/FUL). Change of use of first and second floors to residential to create an additional 13 flats at 58 to 68 The Parade, Watford
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Discovering mythical places
I AM not saying it worried me greatly but at some stage in my life I wondered what had become of Thebes. It was a place that seemed to figure regularly in my younger schooldays, along with Babylon, Troy, Carthage, Mesopotamia, the Hittites, The Philistines
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Restaurant's call to teachers
A Garston restaurant wants the help of local teachers to create education packs to improve children's understanding of food and healthy eating. The Harvester in St Albans Road wants primary school teachers to come forward to help produce the packs which
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Brazil or Hollywood: Which do you prefer?
AT last, a chance to wax lyrical. Superdrug have announced that following the success of a day offering free "Hollywoods" and "Brazilians" in London, such treatments will be available in most of its high street shops soon, including Watford. After establishing
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Tamas Priskin's close-range finish at home to Portsmouth
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Gavin Mahon's powerful half-volley at home to Portsmouth
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Damien Francis' volleyed finish at Middlesbrough
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Long beak can still eat
A BIRD so extravagantly deformed it has difficulty feeding itself has been visiting a Welwyn Garden City garden. Leonard Bennett of Heather Road, who spotted the The blue tit, said: "Its beak is six or seven times the normal length. "It has difficulty
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Getting into the big league
THE four-star Sopwell House Hotel at St Albans confirmed its standing in the big league of corporate hospitality providers when Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger opened the hotel's new restaurant earlier this month. Wenger was invited to do the honours as he
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Aircraft photos excite enthusiasts
WHEN the old hangar at Leavesden airfield was turned into film studios, producing blockbusters like Harry Potter and Golden Eye, any remaining vestige of its war-time history disappeared from sight. So when photographs of the last Halifax bomber to be
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More admiring glances
My racer is not built for stop-starting. She needs speed. So when I had to stop on the Watford Road in Croxley Green yesterday by the Red House to turn right into New Road, she was not happy and showed her disdain by the chain coming off. I got my hands
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King to settle for place on the bench
MARLON KING will continue his comeback from injury by taking his place on the Watford bench for the game against Blackburn tomorrow (Wednesday). The striker made a surprise return to action on Saturday, playing the last 13 minutes of the FA Cup semi-final
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Barbie's vet nurse of the year
Barbie Matthews was told by one of her school teachers that she would never make it as a veterinary nurse. Now she's celebrating winning the prestigious Vet Nurse of the Year award. Barbie, who works at the Chess Veterinary Clinic in Rickmansworth,
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Man racially abused WPC
A MAN racially abused a policewoman after he was arrested for assaulting another woman, a court has heard. Police were called to Shaftsbury Road, Watford, after a report Abid Hussain had attacked a woman in the street. After he was placed in the police
