Watford, England News

News County moves towards intelligent transport systems 1 September 2008 Hertfordshire CC plans to introduce 'smart' traffic signals, vehicle location systems and real-time information systems for passengers ...

Back in the late eighties and early nineties, for a number of years London Underground ran a number of successful Steam on the Met weekends.

Work has started on a building a fire station on a site where the existing premises will be demolished to build homes.

The tomb of an anti-slavery campaigner who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace is among monuments given new protection because of their slave trade links.

A debt map of British regions shows the South-East tops the table for excessive consumer credit, with 'problem debtors' - those who have sought professional help over their borrowing - having run up an average ...

Controversial think-tank chief attacks the 'rip-off' South before heading for Australia Read Oliver Hartwich's full article here Toby Helm , Whitehall editor The Observer , Sunday August 17 2008 Not content ...

THE wealth of cities comes and goes - " one only needs to look at Edinburgh to see this.

A Tube link connecting part of the London Underground with local rail services in Watford is finally set to go ahead - " at more than twice its original cost.

Is it wrong for authors to write up other people's ideas? August 6, 2008 7:00 AM What question do writers hate being asked more than any other? No prizes for the answer.

Detectives in Hertfordshire have become the first to successfully crack a dangerous gang of criminals who claimed for fictitious car accidents.

A former Tory candidate for one of David Cameron's top target seats faces jail after pleading guilty to a campaign of harassment against his Liberal Democrat rivals today.

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is a descendent of a child underwear thief and a convict sent to Australia from England for stealing a bag of sugar, a new family history of the prime minister has found.

Firefighters were called to the town centre this morning to battle a blaze in an office block.

Her report from the set: "On January 29th of this year I was lucky enough to be invited down to Leavesden Studios in Watford, England, to see the sets for the sixth Harry Potter film, Half-Blood Prince , ...

A man is to appear in court charged with murder following the death of a man in a street in Hertfordshire.

Auditions for the new series are a hit-and-miss affair, writes Richard Tyler Hundreds of hopeful mini-Sir Alans gathered for the first auditions of the fifth series of The Apprentice yesterday at the Crowne ...

Watford chairman Graham Simpson has said he will step aside if a new buyer can be found for the English Championship club.

Alex said: "Yeah, the only way hydrogen from electrolysis would be viable is if you had some kind of renewable power source to power an electrolysis machine.

Enigmatic is an adjective that clings like glitter to Declan Ganley. The 39-year-old multimillionaire teetotaller who once upon a time supported the Nice treaty and voted Fianna Fail has catapulted himself onto ...

On the occasion of George Michael's first U.S. tour in 17 years, we look back on the accomplishments that helped him sell 85 million albums worldwide and made him one of the most exciting pop icons of our ...