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Cowie hopes goals will help Scotland chances
Don Cowie is hoping to score more goals for Watford this season in a bid to keep his place in the Scotland squad after his recall for the crucial qualifiers with Czech Republic and Spain. Malky Mackay stated he believed Cowie deserved to
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Churchill’s Navigator air commodore John Mitchell honoured in print
Churchill’s Navigator is the title of historical biographer Sean Feast’s most recent work which is co-authored by John Mitchell, who was personally selected to join the crew of Winston Churchill’s private aircraft in 1942. Sean began his writing career
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Still independent at 93
The line between documentary photography and art is about to be crossed as Chorleywood resident Tom Warland opens his latest exhibition at Space2 in Watford Museum. The 23-year-old documentary artist has just created a sensitive and moving
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Harrow Light Opera lights up The Watersmeet with West End show tunes
West End show tunes will be out in force at The Watersmeet Theatre next week as Harrow Light Opera Company (HLOC) presents West End Blockbusters, a showcase of songs from Theatreland’s most successful productions, including The Lion King, Cats,
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Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company brings two powerful pieces to the Palace stage
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company bring two innovative works to Watford Palace Theatre. Inspired by Gautam Malkani’s novel Londonstani, Faultline paints a gripping picture of the turbulent tensions among 21st Century British-Asian youth. Meanwhile
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Rupert Brooke's war poems at The Old Town Hall
War poet Rupert Brooke is honoured in Mark Payton’s moving one-man show that follows the young warrior from his time at Cambridge University to his death in the Aegean Sea in 1915. Featuring many of Brooke’s iconic poems, Rupert Brooke is the fascinating
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Mischievous Miss Marple at The Pump House
The mischievous Miss Marple is a dream role for any muture actress and Pinner director Paul Botly tells me he was spoilt for choice when auditioning for Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced, which Belmont Theatre Company brings to The Pump House
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Find love through tango and song at Watford Palace Theatre
It takes two to tango, but four performers will take to the stage next week as Nascot Wood choreographer Kate Flatt brings Songs from a Hotel Bedroom, a new work of music theatre to the Watford Palace stage. Kate trained with the Royal Ballet
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Popular Italian Job actor mourned
Dozens of mourners stood shoulder to shoulder on Monday to celebrate the life of a popular Bushey actor. Frank Jarvis, of Merry Hill Road, died suddenly last month at the age of 69. Mr Jarvis, vice president of the Abbots Langley Gilbert
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Jean Hunt shares her wartime memories at Watford Central Library
World War Two certainly brought out the best in some people but for Jean Jupe (nee Hunt) it was a time for high jinx as well as danger as she enjoyed her formative years in Watford. Jean lived in the town for 35 years before relocating to Lincolnshire
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Parish Council tree works 'under investigation'
Tree works carried out on behalf of Abbots Langley Parish Council are under investigation, according to Three Rivers District Council. During the summer months, a number of trees were cut back and trimmed in Roman Gardens, Manor House Grounds
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Sarries ready for Heineken Cup assault
Brendan Venter insists Saracens are in great shape as they prepare to launch their Heineken Cup campaign. The Men in Black have been placed in a daunting pool featuring 2009 winners Leinster and they begin their European bid at French champions Clermont
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Pakistani Cricket In Betting Scandal
During Pakistan’s cricket tour of England earlier this year, seven players were accused of match fixing by the British tabloid newspaper News of the World. On the third day of the fourth test, the paper published an article stating that Mazhar Majeed
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Police seize gold after raids in Watford
POLICE raided a pub in Edgware this morning in search for clues after a large amount of Asian gold was seized from a property in Watford on Monday. Officers, from Hertfordshire Constabulary and the Met Police, searched The Masons Arms, in High Street
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Eyewitness saw 'three dodgy looking men' walking out of park
An eye witness saw three “dodgy looking” men in high visibility jackets leaving Aldenham Country Park on the morning Gary Bennett was murdered, a court heard this morning. Darren Kent, a technician for Bio Products Laboratory, in Dagger Lane
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Shopping reality is not so attractive, particularly with the queue-jumping
ONE of the most common traps people fall into when moving abroad, is finding the 52-week-a-year reality is not quite so colourful and fascinating compared to that viewed through the distorted lens of a one or two-week holiday. Sufficient
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Police still hunting Watford bomb hoaxers
Police are still hunting for the hoaxers who caused a major bomb alert in Watford last month. Army bomb disposal experts were forced to carry out a controlled explosion on the package, which was found in a toilet at The Flag public house, in Station
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Royal Mail plans 'won't affect deliveries'
Postal deliveries in Watford will not be affected by Royal Mail's £2billion modernisation plans, a union leader has said. The postal company has put forward proposals to close the sorting office in Ascot Road, open a new delivery office somewhere
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Barking dog alerted home owner to burglar, court hears
A barking pet dog alerted a Radlett woman to a burglar in her home early in the morning, a court heard on Wednesday. Mrs Joyce Fitzsimmons was woken at half past four by her pet's growls and went downstairs to investigate. She saw somebody
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By-election campaign enters final week
Campaigning stepped up this week ahead of the forthcoming by-election in central Watford. A seat representing central ward on Watford Borough Council was vacated when Councillor Sheila Smillie resigned at the end of August following her move
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Countdown begins for ASM planning decision
The countdown has begun for a scrap metal recycling company waiting to hear whether it will be given the go-ahead by Hertfordshire County Council to expand its facilities. ASM recycling plant in Railway Terrace, Kings Langley, submitted a planning
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Group prepares for cultural exhibition
The whir of sewing machines filled a central Watford community room as a group of women prepared for a forthcoming exhibition. Members of the Watford African Caribbean Association (WACA) were making bags and stitching 'rag mats' yesterday (Wednesday)
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Bushey woman to take on 'emotional' run in memory of father
A Bushey woman who suddenly lost her father in January to a heart attack will take on an “emotional” half-marathon for charity on Sunday. Amanda Esteban, of Ashdon Road, will be raising money for Heart Research UK after her father, Mick, died of a
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Woman died after pub collapse
A seemingly fit and healthy woman died after collapsing in a Bricket Wood pub, a court heard yesterday. Mary-Ann Carr, 37, had gone with her step-father to The Black Boy, in Old Watford Road, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 22 this year.
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Vandal could cause spike in crime rate for Kings Langley
A “mysterious” graffiti vandal, who has defaced parts of Kings Langley with spray paint, could cause a spike in reported crime rates for the village, according to police. At a meeting of the Kings Langley Parish Council on Tuesday evening,
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Theatre launches £120,000 restoration project
A £120,000 project to restore Watford Palace Theatre's historic facade has been launched. The theatre, in Clarendon Road, is one of nine charities in the east of England selected to take part in the Big Arts Give Challenge 2010. This
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the Great Watford Walk
Thank you to everyone who took park in the Great Watford Walk on Sunday in Cassiobury Park. There was a great turn out despite the weather conditions. Congratulations to Edward Mellowes who won the flights in the raffle and also congratulations
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'Autumn Delights' for flower arrangement society
The rich colours of the Autumn season have been celebrated at a meeting of the Abbots Langley Flower Arrangement Society. Visitors turned out in force to the Henderson Hall, on September 23, as guest speaker Gill McGregor presented a demonstration
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Traffic chaos after lorries crash on M25
A crash between two lorries has caused gridlock on the M25 this morning. The accident took place on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 21A (St Albans) and Junction 22 (London Colney). This has caused traffic to tail back to Junction
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'Pat's Sale' raises £1,200
For 20 years, Pat Walton and members of the Stanborough Park Seventh Day Adventist Church have hosted charity events. And last Sunday, the latest 'Pat's Sale' raised more than £1,200 for the Peace Hospice. Among the visitors to the St
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Pretzel chain opens Watford store
A Pretzel chain with more than 1,000 outlets worldwide is opening a store in Watford. The grand opening of Auntie Anne's will take place in the Harlequin Centre on Saturday.
