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Celebrating 40 years under the waves
A popular scuba diving club in Bushey has celebrated 40 years of underwater exploration. Members of Bushey and Borehamwood Sub Aqua Club held a birthday party at their headquarters in the Lincolnsfield Centre on Saturday. The club
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Fireworks and live music for royal wedding
To mark the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, fireworks will fill the skies of Abbots Langley, courtesy of a village pub. Owners of The Swan will be hosting their own alternative celebrations on Friday, April 29. Live
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Men arrested after attempted robbery at B&Q
A man has been bailed following the attempted robbery of a Watford shop, where an employee had to be rushed to hospital with head injuries. Police were called to B&Q, in Arches Retail Park, Lower High Street on Friday, where a robbery was taking
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Rickmansworth Karate club members are graded
Three Valleys Karate Club took a group of their members up to Wigan for a grading. Members of the Rickmansworth club were graded in front of Tony Christian, the British Karate Association’s most senior instructor. Will Matthews, Rene Deliege, Steve
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Garston Veterans win cup
Garston Veterans lifted the Herts Over-40 Cup after beating Whitewebbs Vets 3-0 in Letchworth. Striker Phil Reid's diving header set the tone for Garston's performance, as they overcame a stubborn opposition to lift the crown for the second consecutive
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Comedy night raises cash for children's charity
A comedy night held in Abbots Langley has helped raise more than a hundred pounds for a children’s charity. Crowds filled The Swan pub in College Road on Saturday (April 16), for a stand-up routine courtesy of local resident Dean Courtney. About
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Man killed in A41 crash
A man has died following the multi-vehicle crash along the A41 yesterday. At about 9.15am, police, paramedics, fire crews and an air ambulance were called to the A41, at Junction 20 of the M25. This followed reports of a ten vehicle
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NHS spends £1,200 on coughing bus stops
Passengers at a South Oxhey bus stop will soon find the shelter coughing at them – in an elaborate campaign to promote the early detection of lung cancer. The bus stop in Hayling Road has been fitted with a device which senses when someone
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'Thinking of little Amy got me round'
A boxing coach and fire-fighter from South Oxhey said he was not affected by the heat at Sunday's London Marathon, despite turning up in jogging bottoms and a woolly hat. John Sheppard, who has previously run in two New York Marathons, completed
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332 homes affected by power cut
More than 300 homes were left without power for more than two hours last night after an electrical explosion, it has been confirmed. Customers at The Victoria, in Chalk Hill, reported a small explosion under the pavement at about 8.45pm last night.
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Pooley fires Kings Langley to win
Nathan Pooley scored a hat-trick as Kings Langley beat Welwyn Garden City 3-2 in South Midlands Division One last night. Pooley struck twice in the first 20 minutes of the second half before Josh Dance replied for the visitors. Pooley completed his
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Oxhey Jets hit for six by Royston
Oxhey Jets were thrashed 6-1 by Royston Town in the semi-finals of the South Midlands Floodlight Cup last night. The visitors went one down in the 16th minute whilst down to ten men as Spencer Bellotti was off the field receiving treatment when Royston
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'My baby’s life and my life were put in jeopardy'
A Watford woman who gave birth in the back of an ambulance, claims her GP sent her home with antibiotics after mistaking her contractions for an infection. Last Wednesday, Wilika Ladimeji, 29, of Grandfield Avenue, woke up with severe stomach
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Lee's late strike seals title for Oakview
Premier Division Oakview completed their first aim by winning the Premier Division after top scorer Lee Armitt’s late, late winner sealed a 2-1 success over Hammer OGB. The defeated side were beaten 8-0 by the champions three weeks ago
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Explosion plunges homes into darkness
An electrical explosion near a busy pub plunged hundreds of homes into darkness last night. Police and firefighters were called to a stretch of pavement outside The Victoria pub, in Chalk Hill, Watford, at about 9pm. Witnesses reported
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Former council boss avoids jail for possessing child abuse images
A former council boss who had more than 5,000 indecent images of children on his computer has avoided jail. Lawyer Andrew Laycock, the former head of legal services at Hertfordshire County Council, admitted downloading the images, mostly of
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Molten Spartan South Midlands League results
South Midlands Floodlight Cup Senior Section Semi-Final: Royston Town 6 (Malins 17, McGrandles 45, Turl 51, Standen 52, Lawrence 65, 74) Oxhey Jets 1 (Killer 53). Division One: Kings Langley 3 (Pooley 46, 63, (pen) 79) Welwyn Garden City 2 (Dance 63
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Whichelow stretchered off in draw
Matty Whichelow was stretchered off last night as first-year scholar Dereece Gardner salvaged a point for Watford Reserves at Stevenage. Whichelow was one of three players to go off injured, with Britt Assombalonga also being stretchered off and Tom
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Firefighters in lift rescues
Firefighters were called to two separate lift rescues in a matter of minutes yesterday evening. Crews from Rickmansworth Fire Station were first called to Lucida Court, in Whippendell Road, Watford, at 8.53pm, where they released two residents from
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High hopes for Watford whale tale
An aspiring author and a committed community activist are hoping that a book about a South African whale will help to put Watford on the international literary map. Wendy the Whale, which will be launched next month, tells the true story of
