Watford Budget: council tax hike and major projects boost
1 天前 · Watford Borough Council has hiked its portion of council by just under the maximum amount allowed in a bid to maintain vital services. The precept will rise 2.99 per cent – above the 2.5 per cent rate of inflation for December – to help tackle “significant financial challenges due to …
Watford replace Robbo after three months back at the club
1 天前 · Paul Robinson will no longer be in the Watford dug-out as the club have confirmed he is to be replaced by Javi Gracia’s former assistant Zigor Aranalde. The club said on its official website this morning that the popular former defender will instead become a …
Objections lodged over 600-home plan near Whippendell Wood
1 天前 · The site location for the proposed homes (Image: Richborough) James Norkett lives nearby and hit out at "the continuing wanton destruction of our towns and villages with aggressive housebuilding".. The 38-year-old project manager said: "As ever, little consideration is given to local infrastructure or the concerns residents.
Renewed call for hospital outside Watford after delay
1 天前 · Campaigners say delays to rebuilding Watford General Hospital provide a new chance to look at alternative sites. Last week the government announced a new timetable for the New Hospital Programme which means work on the town’s hospital will not start until 2032 to 2034. The New Hospital Campaign ...
Watford man running 5,656 km for CALM after friend's death
1 天前 · The death of a close friend has pushed a Watford man to run a kilometre for every life lost through suicide. Joshua Squires-Adams will run 5,656km this year – an average of 15.5km or just under 10 miles per day – as a “statement of solidarity and a call to action” after one of his best ...
Protesters challenging sentences acted ‘out of sacrifice’, Court of ...
1 天前 · More than a dozen climate protesters jailed for up to five years for their involvement in various demonstrations “did what they did out of sacrifice” and should have their sentences reduced, the Court of Appeal has heard. Sixteen activists received prison sentences of between five years and 15 ...
Watford Halifax and Lloyds banks in doubt amid closures
1 天前 · The future of two Watford High Street banks are in doubt as 136 closures have been announced. Lloyds Banking Group, which has Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, and Halifax as subsidiaries, has today (January 29) announced it will shut 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax, and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May ...