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It's time for tea and to nominate your favourite fish and chip shop We're inviting newspaper readers to nominate their favourite local fish and chip shop where they love to eat, to win our newspaper competition. Green space earmarked for 65 new 'affordable homes' Watford Borough Council has announced plans to sell land in Croxley View to build 65 homes as part of a multi-stage development. In memoriam: Death notices in the Watford Observer last week These death notice were published by the Watford Observer in the week ending May 17, 2024. 'Changes to our bus services can't come soon enough' At the start of this month residents in Watford got to decide who should represent them on Watford Council. I am so grateful to every person who put their trust in the Liberal Democrat team, in what was our best ever local elections in Watford. We gained three seats from Labour and the Conservatives, once again, came a very distant third. Questions and controversy after Watford's Cup Final defeat A day which started with excitement and hope ended in disappointment 40 years ago today when Watford’s first appearance in an FA Cup Final ended in a 2-0 defeat to Everton. A roar-some day out for dinosaur fans at Hertfordshire activity farm Dinosaur event Dino Ventures takes place between May 27 and June 2 at Willows Activity Farm in Hertfordshire. The planning applications in your area this week It has been another busy week for planners in Watford, Three Rivers, Dacorum and Hertsmere with dozens more new planning applications submitted. Holiday supermarket voucher scheme extended after £6.7m government fund Struggling families will receive a further £75 in school holiday supermarket vouchers, as part of plans drawn-up by councillors in Hertfordshire. Looking back at a Watford street's more formal past The appearance of some of the houses in this picture still looks the same today, but there have been major changes in other respects. Parking charges set to rise in Watford Motorists are set to have to pay more to park their cars in on-street pay and display zones from the start of next month. Read more

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