Time capsule helps DDD Ltd celebrate its 100th birthday 12:40pm Sunday 20th May 2012 in News By Zoe Forsey Watford firm celebrates 100th birthday A health and beauty product company has marked its 100th birthday by burying a time capsule under the stairs of its Watford factory. More than 250 past and present employees were [...]
Quiz for Keith Seabrooke raises £70 for hearing dogs charity 11:30am Sunday 20th May 2012 in News By Amie Mulderrig A quiz night has been held in Watford to raise money for charity and in memory of Keith Seabrooke, who passed away at the beginning of May. An avid Watford Football Club fan, Mr Seabrooke, [...]
Basic computer training to be funded by locality grant 10:40am Sunday 20th May 2012 in News By Amie Mulderrig Basic computer training will be on offer to vulnerable Bushey residents thanks to a grant from Hertfordshire County Council. Community Action Hertsmere has been given £1,500 from the council’s locality budget to fund IT skills courses. [...]
Repair grant for Rickmansworth Sailing Club 10:10am Sunday 20th May 2012 in News By Adam Binnie Rickmansworth Sailing Club has been given £474.60 to carry out repairs to its facilities. The money, from Hertfordshire County Council, will be spent on replacing timbers and decking on a road access bridge to the club. The club is [...]
New plan for development of Sarratt 9:10am Sunday 20th May 2012 in News By Adam Binnie A plan for Sarratt’s development over the next ten years has been produced thanks to money from Hertfordshire County Council. The Sarratt Parish Plan Committee was given £1,000 to help pay for the printing of the Sarratt Parish Plan. [...]
New development could bring 400 school-age children to Leavesden 5:10pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News By Ben Endley A new housing development proposed at Leavesden could bring an extra 400 school-age pupils to the area, putting intolerable pressure on already overstretched schools. The figure, a closely-guarded secret at Hertfordshire County Council, is based on [...]
Nurses and midwives honoured in NHS Trust awards 3:30pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News Nurse of the Year 2012: Amanda Budd (Senior Sister, Flaunden Ward – Watford). West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust have celebrated the work carried out by its nurses and midwives over the past year at a “Celebrating Our Success’”nursing conference. The [...]
Masonic girls learn about the work of the Peace Hospice 12:20pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News Allison Troman-Nunes with students from The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth. The Peace Hospice’s schools and colleges co-ordinator Allison Troman-Nunes visited The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth this week to raise awareness of the [...]
Community Champions to be honoured later today 10:20am Saturday 19th May 2012 in News A nonagarian who has fostered 42 children is one of five unsung heroes waiting to find out if they will be crowned “Community Champion” at an awards ceremony held by Watford Community Housing Trust later today. Hilda Wells, of The Brow [...]
Caroline ecstatic to join Paralympic Torch Relay 9:10am Saturday 19th May 2012 in News Caroline England was nominated through the Lloyds TSB public nomination campaign for their work with disability arts. Hot on the heels of completing her first London Marathon, Caroline England from Bushey has been selected to take part in the Paralympic Torch [...]