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What's on in Watford for the 80th anniversary of VE Day

Thursday 8th May marks the 80 year anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, when Germany issued its unconditional surrender in 1945, signalling the end of the Second World War.

Here are some events happening in the Watford area to celebrate…

On Thursday morning at 9:30am, there will be a flag raising ceremony at the Peace Memorial outside Watford Town Hall. The event will include a morning of reflection featuring the reading of The Proclamation, the raising of the VE Day 80 flag, and tributes fro...
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Renowned mouth artist to exhibit at The Grove

A well known mouth artist, author and motivational speaker will be exhibiting at The Grove on 14 and 15 September.

When Henry Fraser was 17, he had an accident on holiday which left him paralysed from the shoulders down. Whilst bed bound recovering from a bed sore in 2015, he discovered that he could use a mouth stick to draw on his iPad. Once his health had improved, he found that he could paint on a canvas by attaching pencils and paint brushes to a mouth stick.

In the last few years, his st...
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General Election: Our full interviews with the Watford candidates

In the run up to the general election on Thursday 4 July, we've been speaking to all the candidates standing in the Watford constituency.

In this article, you can listen to the full interviews with all seven candidates standing in the area, so you can make up your mind on who to vote for if you haven't already.

We asked every candidate the same questions to give them all a fair chance to talk about their plans for Watford and important issues facing residents. Dean Russell, the last MP for Wat...
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Chronic illness support group marks ME Awareness Day at St Albans Museum + Gallery

On Sunday 12 May, the Hertfordshire ME/CFS Support Group will be hosting a day of free activities at St Albans Museum + Gallery including live music, poetry readings, and crafts to mark International ME Awareness Day.

The group have been Community in Residence at St Albans Museums for the past year and throughout May there will be additional displays, including a large installation in the Assembly Room, video art, objects in St Albans on Demand and a display on the railings outside the museum....
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Hospital robotics programme cutting operation recovery times significantly

​​​​​​​Inside an unsuspecting operating theatre at Watford General Hospital, advancements in surgery mean that you might be operated on by a robot.

The incredible technology, when in the capable hands of specialist surgeon Vanash Patel and his team, has been used on around 360 patients since it was introduced less than two years ago, with that number expected to rise to 750 a year.

One of the main benefits is that it can dramatically reduce the recovery period, with patients staying in hospita...
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Pop up exhibit to showcase outsider artist’s work for the first time

For the first time in over 30 years, the public will be able to see the artworks of Nick Fraser, a pioneer of the outsider art style.

The pop up will take place at Burston Garden Centre in St Albans as part of their St George’s day community event on Tuesday 23 April, from 4pm - 7pm.

Mr Fraser, originally from London’s East End, was often referred to as ‘the East End’s Van Gogh’, and this exhibition of his work will be the first of its kind before the collection moves around the world.

It wil...
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Inadequacy of the police investigated with new Met Walk-and-Talk scheme

Posted By: Voice of London
5 December 2022
Clutching keys between knuckles. Taking out one earphone. Wondering whether to risk it by taking the shortcut down the unlit alley. All things that women have to consider daily to try and protect themselves from unwanted male attention.


Data released about crime in England and Wales by the Office for National Statistics shows that an average of 25 rapes are reported in London every day.


In the year ending June 2022, police statistics show rape an...
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More than 1,500 against plans to convert part of art centre into offices

Community groups were told last week they would be unable to hire first-floor rooms at Dugdale Centre at Thomas Hardy House, Enfield, from the beginning of September due to Enfield Council's plans to turn the space into offices for its children and family services.

More than 1,600 people have signed an online petition against the plans.

The campaign on Change.org was launched last Thursday (March 5) by Emma Rigby, founder of community site Love Your Doorstep.

Ms Rigby said: “My bigge...

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