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Former Hornet Hessenthaler plays down return to Watford
Former Hornet Andy Hessenthaler has joined the list of ex-Watford players to play down rumours linking them with a return to Vicarage Road as manager. The 43-year-old made almost 200 league appearances for Watford but said he is “loving every minute”
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Torrential rain brings flooding chaos
Torrential rain brought flooding chaos to roads across the area today. Drivers battled flash floods in Rickmansworth, Watford, Croxley Green and Chorleywood as major and minor routes were deluged by rain. The winding country lanes of Sarratt, Chandlers
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Maternity ward evacuated after oxygen leak
Dozens of patients have been evacuated from a maternity ward at Watford General Hospital after a potentially explosive gas leak. Firefighters were called to the hospital at around 1pm when a leak was discovered in an Oxygen tank. No
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Road safety proposals revealed
Long awaited safety plans showing improvements to the main road through Kings Langley will be displayed to the public this month. As a result of extensive investigations into traffic flows, speeds, accident records, and road users, Hertfordshire
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Hertfordshire firefighters join march to Parliament
Firefighters from Watford, Garston and Rickmansworth are joining a national rally and lobby of Parliament in Westminster on Wednesday to campaign for improvements to training, safety and staffing. The Fire Brigade Union hopes to urge politicians
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Watford's Tommy Smith would find it 'tough' if he is sold
Fans favourite Tommy Smith said it would be “tough” to leave Watford if the club decide to sell him in the January transfer window. Smith and John-Joe O’Toole are two players being linked with moves away from Vicarage Road in recent weeks.
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Mother speaks out after Watford General settlement
The mother of a terminally ill four-year-old has spoken of her relief of an expected multi-million pound settlement from West Herts Hospitals Trust. Rosie Snell, now living in St Albans, was born at Watford General Hospital in October 2004
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Young apprentice wins award
A YOUNG automotive apprentice from Watford has stepped up to the podium to receive a special award for his skills. Eighteen-year-old Max King, of Sandringham Road, Watford, beat off stiff competition from across London, Luton, Bedfordshire,
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A zippedy-do-dah day
ONE of my favourite Disney films as a kid was Song of the South. It is not that well known despite the fact it was one of the first films to include real action with caricatures.. I adored Uncle Remus and his stories of Brer Rabbit in that
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Autumn fair at All Saints Church in Croxley
HOMEMADE goods will be on display and sale at a Croxley church’s autumn fair next week. The autumn fair will take place on Saturday, November 15, between 2pm and 5pm at All Saints Church, in The Green. Cakes, biscuits and bric-a-brac will be
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Watford shopper knits the ultimate recycled bag
A Watford shopper is going green and beating the credit crunch, after finding a novel way to recycle her plastic bags and make unique Christmas gifts for her friends and family at the same time. Lolly Macdonald, of Berry Avenue, Watford, has
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Crash victims released from hospital
FIVE youngsters rushed to hospital after being involved in a high-speed crash in the early hours of Saturday morning have been discharged. The casualties had to be freed by firefighters when the car they were travelling in hit a roundabout
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Free badminton lessons for kids
YOUNG sport stars can sign up for a series of free badminton lessons. The lesson, starting this November, will be run by Chiltern and Three Rivers Badminton Club, which is offering free badminton coaching sessions for 11 to 16-year-olds. In conjunction
