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Watford boss Boothroyd: 'We're making some absolute howlers'
A fuming Aidy Boothroyd said he didn’t “particularly want to pick” his players up after watching them lead Blackpool three times yet incredibly lose 4-3 at Vicarage Road this afternoon. “Again great entertainment for you fellas [the press]
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Mum shaves head for charity
A mother of two has raised more than £1,300, after first dying her hair pink and then shaving it off for charity. Cheryl Curtis lost her natural brunette colour at the start of October, to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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Beaten Watford's defensive horror show
Only goal difference is keeping Watford out of the bottom three in the Championship tonight after they amazingly led Blackpool three times yet somehow managed to lose 4-3 at Vicarage Road this afternoon. The Hornets were leaking goals at
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Bhaktivedanta Manor host Diwali celebrations
THOUSANDS of people are set to descend on Letchmore Heath this Sunday as the village’s Hindu temple celebrates Diwali. About 15,000 people are expected to attend the festival of lights celebration in Bhaktivedanta Manor which will include colourful dances
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Saracens knocked out of EDF Cup
Saracens’ EDF Energy Cup campaign ended this afternoon despite winning 24-22 at Bristol. The Men in Black needed a bonus-point victory to have any chance of progressing to the semi-finals but an unimpressive first half display, with two tries for Bristol
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Watford unchanged for Blackpool visit
Aidy Boothroyd has kept faith with the same starting line-up that were beaten at Preston North End in mid-week for this afternoon’s meeting with Blackpool at Vicarage Road. There is just one change to the matchday 16, with Theo Robinson returning
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Courageous traders bare all for charity
TRADERS in Rickmansworth and Chorleywood have defied the chilly weather to pose naked for a charity calendar. Utilising a variety of props to preserve their modesty, the 12 butchers, bakers, florists and chefs bared all to raise vital funds for Cancer
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Council fined for ‘vindictive’ actions
DETAILS have emerged of how hapless council planners made a £17,000 “mountain out of a molehill”. Three Rivers District Council has been rebuked by Government inspectors for making “unreasonable” demands of a Heronsgate landowner during a bitter ten-month
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Kids take the bait at fishing event
ALONG the banks of the River Colne, teenagers and young kids enjoyed a spot of fishing in an attempt to keep them off the streets during their half-term break. Among the Little Grebes and Mallards navigating their way through the branches and long grasses
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MP David Gauke on the credit crunch
MP David Gauke has seen less and less of his Chorleywood home in recent months. He’s been busier than ever, battling the credit crunch and working to shore up the British banking system. He talks to NEIL SKINNER about the long hours As house prices
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Three escape injury in Bushey fire
Three people escaped injury when a fire broke out in a basement flat in Bushey last night. Firefighters from Watford were called to Chalk Hill at around 9.52pm, after being alerted to smoke coming from a building. On arrival, the two
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South west Hertfordshire biggest losers in credit crisis
SOUTH west Hertfordshire is likely to become one of the country’s biggest losers in the current financial crisis, a study has found. The report, by Oxford University, investigated what affect the credit crunch is having on local economies across the
