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• 'Nightmare' road closure EXTENDED until May

  18-04-2025 11:39 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  A "nightmare" road closure in Bushey has been extended until May 2- having initially been slated to end just after Easter.
  
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• New plan to change use of former National Bobath Cerepal Palsy Centre site

  15-01-2026 19:17 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Plans have been submitted for the former National Bobath Cerebal Palsy Centre in Watford.
  
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• Lord of the Rings screenings at Vue in Harrow this month

  15-01-2026 19:00 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  Celebrate 25 years of The Lord of the Rings at Vue Harrow with extended edition screenings of Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy this January. Book tickets online.
  
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• New café opens with freshly roasted coffee and food made in-house

  15-01-2026 18:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Melto Café opens on Watford High Street, offering freshly roasted coffee, daily baked treats, brunch, and artisan pastries. Grand opening attended by Mayor.
  
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• Herts pubs named among UK's best after man visits every Good Beer Guide spot

  15-01-2026 17:25 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  After drinking in every CAMRA Good Beer Guide pub over six years, a real ale fan has named two Hertfordshire boozers among the best.
  
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• National Pothole Day - the pothole-filled roads Watford motorists fear to drive

  15-01-2026 16:32 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Motorists have named the Watford area's worst roads for potholes for National Pothole Day.
  
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• Rearranged date for Watford's game at Hull City revealed

  15-01-2026 16:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Watford will take on Hull City at the MKM Stadium on Tuesday, 3 February (7.45pm kick-off) after last month's controversial postponement meant the game needed to be rearranged.
  
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• Hertfordshire market report shows why developers want to build in Watford

  15-01-2026 15:25 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Hertfordshire towns - and Watford in particular - have been named as investment hotspots in a report on the county's housing market.
  
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• Just ONE littering fine handed out in Watford in almost six years

  15-01-2026 14:55 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Just one fine has been handed out over littering in Watford in almost 6 years, figures have revealed.
  
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• Nursery takes 'difficult decision' to close permanently

  15-01-2026 14:12 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  A Watford nursery has confirmed it has taken the "difficult decision" to permanently close at the end of March.
  
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• MP and mayor clash over Watford General after PMQs praise

  15-01-2026 13:37 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Watford's MP Matt Turmaine has been criticised by the town's mayor Peter Taylor for not using his question to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to raise the rebuild of the town's hospital.
  
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• 'My neighbours and me started a Tube tradition that spread around the world'

  15-01-2026 13:00 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  Poems on the Underground has been a part of the Tube in London for 40 years and spread globally - here's how it was started by neighbours in north London.
  
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• Starting taxi fares could soon be hiked 30 per cent in Watford

  15-01-2026 12:39 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Starting fares for taxi rides in Watford could soon be hiked more than 30 per cent amid a consultation.
  
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• 'Travel carnage' after lorry crashes into railway bridge wall

  15-01-2026 11:45 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  A lorry crashing into a bridge over Thameslink tracks between St Albans City and Radlett has caused travel “carnage” this morning.
  
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• After Life dog statue in Hemel removed after vandalism

  15-01-2026 11:45 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Dacorum Borough Council has confirmed that a statue of the dog from After Life in Hemel Hempstead town square has been temporarily removed following vandalism.
  
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• Gracia nominated for Manager of the Month after leading Watford into top six

  15-01-2026 11:12 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Javi Gracia has been nominated for the Championship Manager of the Month award in December after he led Watford to 14 points from seven matches.
  
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• Burglars smash way into property and steal coal stove

  15-01-2026 11:04 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  A coal stove, coffee and pictures have been stolen from a property in Watford, sparking a police appeal.
  
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• Hertfordshire weather warning in place TODAY

  15-01-2026 09:49 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Hertfordshire has been with hit a yellow weather warning for heavy rain, which is in place from 9am to 10pm on Thursday (November 15).
  
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• Recommendation made ahead of decision on flats plan with 142 objections

  15-01-2026 08:56 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Plans for a new building containing five flats in Rickmansworth have been recommended for refusal after 142 objections from members of the pubic.
  
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• Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing after concerns over sexualised images

  15-01-2026 07:58 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk’s X has restricted AI image editing after Ofcom launches UK probe into Grok chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children.
  
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• Watford primary schools compared ahead of application deadline

  15-01-2026 06:30 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Using Ofsted and school performance data from the government, the Watford Observer has compared primary schools in the town
  
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• Stabbing victim's wife 'deeply moved' by 7,000-strong petition

  15-01-2026 06:30 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  The wife of the victim in a Bushey stabbing says she has been “deeply moved” as a petition for tougher sentences gathered more than 7,000 signatures.
  
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• London Underground closures to know before you travel this weekend

  15-01-2026 06:00 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  Check the London Underground, Overground, and Elizabeth Line closures this weekend (January 16 to 18) and don't be caught out.
  
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• Chelsea fans plot pre-match demo before Brentford clash

  15-01-2026 06:00 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  With cup games briefly out of the way, Chelsea’s new manager Liam Rosenior can focus on his first league game in charge.
  
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• New mansion with cinema and gym planned for 'region's most expensive road'

  14-01-2026 19:40 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Plans have been submitted for a new six-bedroom home in Loom Lane, Radlett, dubbed the East of England's most expensive street.
  
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• Social events for book lovers and board game enthusiasts

  14-01-2026 19:00 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  Join Harrow community events at The Palm House, with board games night on January 16 and Harrow women’s book club on January 25.
  
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• Boy, 18, dies and woman 'stabbed multiple times' in horrific acts across London

  14-01-2026 18:30 via harrowtimes.co.uk
  
  A boy has died and a woman has been stabbed after brutal acts of violence in the space of two days across London.
  
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• New house to be built on empty patch at corner of two roads

  14-01-2026 18:17 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Land on the corner of two South Oxhey roads is set to become the site of a new house after plans were approved.
  
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• Actor John Alford jailed after sexually assaulting girls in Hertfordshire

  14-01-2026 17:50 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Former London’s Burning actor John Alford has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls during a party at a friend’s home.
  
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• Watford pensioner charged with nine child sex offences

  14-01-2026 17:09 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  A 74-year-old man from Watford has been charged with nine child sex offences and will appear in court next month.
  
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