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Radlett Road wrap up crown
Tim Watts signed off on a high as Radlett Road finally clinched the Division One title with a 4-2 win over 3 Lions. After Neal Perrin had ensured Road capitalised on their good start on Sunday, Watts scored his first goal for the club on his
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Reserves fail to retain title with 3-0 defeat
Watford Reserves were unable to end their spell in the Combination East Division in style as they lost 3-0 to Southend United this afternoon. The Hornets’ second string are quitting reserve league football this summer and could have retained the East
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John Lewis backs homeless charity
A Watford department store has backed a homeless group as its charity of the year. John Lewis Watford will support the Herts Young Homeless Group for two years, with staff raising money and raising awareness of the cause. Its fundraising
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Pub hosts charity supper
A pub hosted a traditional pie and mash supper to raise money for Watford Mencap’s Children’s Centre. About 40 people sat down for dinner, completed with eel liquor, at The Load of Hay, in Pinner Road, Watford Heath last Wednesday, April 20
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Watford Ladies safe after Nottingham Forest draw
A late goal helped Watford Ladies secure their place in the Premier League after a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest in their final game of the season. A bright start by the hosts saw a chance within the first ten minutes. A Sarah Wiltshire corner
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Fence destroyed in crash
An elderly driver escaped injury when her car crashed through a brick wall and landed in a front garden. Police and paramedics were called to Fourth Avenue, in Garston, following the incident at about 1.37pm. The car, a blue Ford Fiesta
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'Parks are there for everybody'
Charges will not be imposed on fitness trainers who bring their clients to parks in Watford, the mayor said today. Hammersmith and Chelsea Council has introduced an annual £350 fee for personal trainers who wish to use its open spaces as a place to run
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Jesters sent to defeat by Chorleywood
Chorleywood overcame a few hiccups along the way to eventually beat Players and Jesters by 31 runs in their friendly. Wood batted first and posted an impressive 216 for nine in their 45 overs. A number of batsmen got starts but none went on
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Election candidates prepare for vote
Four or more candidates will go head-to-head in each of Watford’s 12 electoral wards when voters head to the polls next week. Of the 36 places at Watford Borough Council, one third of councillors – one in each ward - will be elected next Thursday
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Memorial days for life-long QPR fan
Friends and family of a life-long Queens Park Rangers fan from South Oxhey, who died last year, held two special memorial celebrations. David Berger, from Heysham Drive in South Oxhey, lost his four year battle with cancer in September.
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Fun day to raise cash for Help for Heroes
A family day out at the Bushey Rose Garden will raise money for Help for Heroes next month. Families can take part in face painting, mask making and a raffle, while a brass band will provide the entertainment. Hosted by the Mayor of
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Radlett earn Hemel Hempstead win
Radlett completed a 65-run win over Hemel Hempstead at Heath Park. G Mokdena hit a half-century (56) while Shane Burger found his form with 51 as Radlett scored at a rate of five an over. John Barr finished unbeaten on 54 as Radlett posted 229 for seven
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Northwood Town beaten in pre-season opener
Northwood Town lost their first friendly of the season as they went down by five wickets at Ruislip. Fielding a mixture of second and third team players, Town elected to bat first in glorious conditions. However, this proved to be a mistake
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Arlon Printers West Herts League results
Apsley Junior Charity Cup Final: Wellington Arms 0 AFC Storm 2. Peace Memorial Charity Shield Final: Park Street Village 1 SWR Garage Doors 2.
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Storms scupper Watford Town's chances
Watford Town’s second friendly of the season against Wimbledon was cut short by the thunderstorms. New recruit Tahir Afridi announced himself with a hat-trick last week against Stanmore. Afridi came in with Watford struggling on 40 for four
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Olympian League results
Division One: Radlett Road 4 (Perrin, Watts, Jones (2)) 3 Lions 2 (Brimpong, Baird).
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Thief steals laptop through open window
An opportunist thief stole a laptop computer from a house in Tylers Close, Kings Langley, on Saturday morning. The thief reached through an open living room window to steal the laptop, which had been left on the arm of a sofa in the living
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Herts Senior County League results
Senior Premier Division: Metropolitan Police Bushey 6 (Archer, Cain (2), Derby, Shorto, Sterry) Bovingdon 1. Senior Division One: AFC Hertford 0 Bedmond Sports & Social Club 0; Buntingford Town 2 (Babbage, Camp) Old Parmiterians 0; Goffs Oak P Bushey
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Watford Sunday League results
Premier Division: St Josephs P Oakview P. Division One: Dewhurst Guild 2 (Hayne, Mackie) The Artichoke (Croxley) 1 (Avis); Langleybury CC 1 (Eldridge) United 1; Mill End Sports 7 (M Brownsell (3), Element, Cadmore, Craft, Pemberton) Carpenders Park
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Abbots Langley earn warm-up tie
Abotts Langley secured a tie from their match with Northchurch. Abbots lost the toss and found it difficult to keep Northchurch at bay. With ten overs to go, the ball was given to 15-year-old debutant Nick Gurney. The teenager produced an encouraging
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Church concert for renovation fundraising
A concert featuring jazz, pop and opera music will take place to help raise money for renovations to a Watford church. Modernising plans for St Mary’s Church, due to cost £450,000, will see “comfortable seating” replacing the existing traditional pews
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Watford pair on trial at Brentford
Soon-to-be-released Watford scholars Adam Fenwick and Oliver Archer are currently on trial at Brentford and will play in the Bees’ Reserve team game with Aldershot this afternoon. The Hornets pair were two of the second-year scholars not handed
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Arlon Printers West Herts League results
Webster Cup Semi-Final: Wellington Arms 1 (Sharp) Abbots Langley 0. Premier Division: Oxhey 1 (Hardwick) Kings Sports 2 (Rourke, Alexander); Oxhey Jets A 0 Sun Postal Rovers 1; Tring Athletic A 1 (Butler) Hadley A 2. Division One: Bovingdon A 2
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Massey starts as Reserves look to retain title in final game
First team squad members Michael Bryan, Adam Thompson, Gavin Massey and Sean Murray are all starting for Watford Reserves as David Kerslake’s men attempt to retain the league title in their final game of the season. The Hornets are two points behind
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Herts Senior County League results
Senior Premier Division: Croxley Guild 0 Harpenden Rovers 0; Hinton 2 (Curtis, Langley) Chipperfield Corinthians 1 (Branson); Lemsford 1 (Owen) Metropolitan Police Bushey 6 (Brown, Gardiner (3), Hunte, Shorto); Sandridge Rovers 0 Sarratt 1 (Panayi).
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Young carer nominated for YOPEY award
A young carer from Watford, who took on the responsibility of his household while his mother battled cancer, has been nominated for an award. James Waldron, of The Gossamers, has been nominated for the Citygate Young People of the Year award
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Sun Postal Sports held at home
Sun Postal Sports had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to London Lions in the South Midlands Division One. It was a frustrating afternoon as Sun Postal were unable to break down the visitors. Berkhamsted had no such problems as they eased to a 3-0 win
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Molten Spartan South Midlands League results
Premier Division: Oxhey Jets 3 (Putnam 12, King 45, 70) Kentish Town 0. Division One: Sun Postal Sports 0 London Lions 0. Reserve Division One: Kings Langley 4 Holmer Green 1; London Colney 4 Oxhey Jets 3. Reserve Division Two: London Lions P
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Oxhey Jets ease past Kentish Town
Oxhey Jets eased to a 3-0 win over Kentish Town in the South Midlands Premier Division. The Jets opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Lewis Putnam found the net. Stewart King grabbed a brace for the hosts as they sealed a comfortable home win.
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Kings Langley Services Club to mark royal wedding
To mark the impending nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton this week, Kings Langley Services Club is to host a day dedicated to celebrating the royal wedding. Irish dancing, a barbecue, quizzes, and a children’s tea party will all
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Brain injury charity stall
A charity for people with brain injuries will promote its work in Watford town centre next month. Headway Hertfordshire provides support for patients, their carers and their families across the county. To mark Brain Injury Week from
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Weimann expected to miss end of season
Austria Under-21 international Andreas Weimann is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a metatarsal injury in Watford’s 4-2 defeat to Leicester City. On-loan Aston Villa striker Weimann went off after just 16 minutes yesterday
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David Dickinson values Rickmansworth antiques
Antiques expert David Dickinson was eyeing up Rickmansworth residents' prized possessions while filming for his television programme. Filming for the seventh series of “Dickinson's Real Deal”, the most popular daytime programme on ITV, took
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Organisers gear up for Kings Langley Carnival
Organisers of this year’s Kings Langley Carnival are promising to pull out all the stops by making the event bigger and better than before. The Carnival 2011 Committee, made up of a small group of local volunteers, are in the progress of finalising
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On your marks, get set, go…
The Watford 10k race is now only a few days away and registration is at an all time high, with 1214 being signed up as of Tuesday 26th April. The event, on May 2nd in Cassiobury Park, is in its 14th year and features a 10k run for over 15’s as well
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Winning the name game
Prince William is obviously a man of exceptional taste. Not only is his bride as beautiful and delicate as a bluebell, but she is also discreet, educated, tastefully dressed and just the right side of quite posh. She is also called Catherine
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Regular booking history needed for QPR tickets
Watford will not be selling tickets to supporters for this weekend’s game with Queens Park Rangers unless they have a ‘regular booking history’ over the last two seasons. Rangers fans have often found their way into the home end in previous
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Pub Serves ‘Real Cockney Nosh’ for Charity
The Load of Hay Pub in Pinner Road, Watford Heath, held a Traditional Pie and Mash night to raise money for Watford Mencap’s Children’s Centre on Wednesday 20th April. The pub, which is known for its good food, served the pie and mash with
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Talking about the past
Artefacts from the Victorian era and World War Two are being used to help teenagers learn French. Yvonne Kennedy, a teacher at Queens’ School in Bushey, visited Watford Museum where she hired some of its handling collection, which includes
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Employee discharged from hospital after attempted robbery
An employee who was injured during an attempted robbery in Watford has been discharged from hospital. The man, who works at B&Q, in Arches Retail Park, Lower High Street, was rushed to Watford General Hospital, on Friday, April 15, with
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Bank Holiday floods in eight Rickmansworth roads
Despite being one of the hottest Aprils on record, flash floods caused by heavy Bank Holiday rainfall affected roads and houses in Rickmansworth. Firefighters and officers from Herts Highways were called to reports of floods between 6.45pm and 7.15pm
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Railways posters up for auction
Two pre-war railway posters by a Kings Langley artist are set to fetch up to £1,200 each at an auction next month. The 40x50 inch posters, titled Trooping The Colour and London for State Occasions, were both produced for the London Midland and Scottish
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Compost to be 'dumped' in council car park
Ten tonnes of compost will be placed in a car park in Radlett next month for residents to collect for free. Hertsmere Borough Council is giving away the decomposed plant matter, which is the product of green bin waste, on Wednesday, May 4. From
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Man bailed after South Oxhey stabbing
A man has been released on bail after a stabbing took place in South Oxhey on Thursday night. Hertfordshire police arrested a man from Kings Langley in connection with the incident, which happened in Otley Way at about 10pm. The 34-year-old has
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Station fight suspects bailed for second time
A group of men arrested for a fight outside a London train station have answered police bail for the second time. The six men, from Rickmansworth, Bushey and Hendon, all aged between 17 and 25, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder
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Planning meeting cancelled
Plans for up to 45 new homes in Watford will now not be determined until next month. Councillors were due to vote on an outline planning application to build the houses on the Rounton estate off Nascot Wood Road on Thursday, April 28. However, the scheduled
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Olympic ticket application countdown
Sports fans have less than 24 hours to submit their application for tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games. The deadline for applications is 11.59pm tonight (Tuesday) and those who have been successful will be notified by June 2011. Prices for the
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PASQUE FLOWERS AREN'T JUST FOR EASTER
What glorious Easter weather we have just had and what a time to begin getting the garden ready for summer. Over the centuries some plants have come to have special meanings for us at certain times of the year, just mention holly and we think of Christmas
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Teenager killed in Watford crash
A motorcyclist has died after a road traffic accident in Watford. The 19-year-old, from Hemel Hempstead, collided with a van in Courtlands Drive shortly before 9pm on Saturday. A 46-year-old Watford man has been arrested on suspicion
