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Bus company ask Bushey to design new game 19th March 2010
Budding computer game designers in Bushey have the chance to create a game to be hosted on the Arriva Bus website. Last year Arriva the Shires and Essex marked the launch of Arrivabus.co.uk by asking programmers to create a bus-themed game, and now the company wants to build on the success of the... Read More
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Watford taxis poised for colour revamp 19th March 2010
Watford Council is considering plans to change the colour of the 230 local taxi vehicles that operate in and around the town. Watford’s black and white taxis have been a part of its townscape for several generations, but since 2005 the make-up of the local taxi fleet has changed, with fewer saloon... Read More
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Roses return to Bushey Garden 19th March 2010
Bushey Rose Garden will soon live up to its name once more, as the first batch of roses have been planted in the garden this week. Friends of Bushey Rose Garden, staff from Bushey Museum, officers and councillors joined contractors on the site to witness the historic moment which is the next step in... Read More
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Easter holiday Arsenal FC school in Bushey 19th March 2010
To keep children occupied during the Easter holidays Hertsmere Borough Council has arranged a programme of events to offer parents some much-needed respite. - On 3 April children can meet at the paddling pool of King George Recreation Ground, Bushey for an Easter egg hunt between 11am... Read More
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Are you satisfied with Hertfordshire County Council? 19th March 2010
Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of Hertfordshire residents are happy with the level of service provided by Hertfordshire County Council, according to an annual survey carried out by Opinion Research Services (ORS). Overall satisfaction with the way the council runs things has increased from 68... Read More
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M25 widening work reaches junction 18 to 21 16th March 2010
The Highways Agency project to widen the M25 from three lanes to four between junction 16, for the M40, and junction 23, for the A1(M) in Hertfordshire will enter its second stage in June, when work between junctions 18 and 21 will begin. The M25 is also being given an extra lane in both... Read More
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Police offer cash for details on South Oxhey graffiti 12th March 2010
Information that leads to the capture of those responsible for racist graffiti in South Oxhey could carry a financial reward, Hertfordshire Police has said.The reward, described as a “sum of money”, is available through Crimestoppers.The first two graffiti incidents occurred over night between... Read More
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Award for Watford Museum 12th March 2010
Watford Museum has been awarded VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) accreditation.The VAQAS scheme is VisitEngland’s quality assessment service for all types of visitor attractions throughout the country. The assessment involves an unannounced visit and puts the... Read More
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The Bill actress stars in new Palace play 5th March 2010
A well-known face from ITV series The Bill is set to star in a new play that hits the Watford Palace Theatre stage from 15 April. Trudie Goodwin, who is best known for the role of sergeant June Ackland in The Bill will star as Mrs Reynolds in the new play by Gary Owen, Mrs Reynolds and the... Read More
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Broadcasting licence for Watford community radio station 5th March 2010
Watford community radio station, The Vibe, has gained a full-time radio broadcasting license from regulator Ofcom, following a four-year campaign.The station has run four successful trial broadcasts in Watford, starting its life as Fresh FM, and has been behind the recent broadcast in South Oxhey... Read More
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Preferred places allocated to vast majority 2nd March 2010
Over 95 per cent of parents in Watford, Rickmansworth, Bushey and other Hertfordshire towns have been allocated a place at one of their preferred secondary schools, the county council has announced this week.Some 11,965 children in the county have been allocated one of their ranked schools... Read More
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County inject £82 million into school place crisis 2nd March 2010
An £82 million fund has been made available in Hertfordshire to help ease the school places crisis, caused by a rising number of children in the county. Work has already started in Rickmansworth, where a new secondary school is needed, but now Hertfordshire County Council has agreed... Read More
