Robert Collins
Islington Gazette
United Kingdom
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Islington Council agrees barbecue ban in parks
Barbecues in Islington parks have had their chips. → Read More
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin on loss as drinkers stay at home
Watford-based pub chain Wetherspoon is facing “a momentous challenge” to get pubgoers back after they got used to cheap supermarket beer during… → Read More
Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum planning applications
Pubs in the Watford area have applied for planning permission for tents and pergolas in their gardens over the coming year. → Read More
Watford Observer Camera Club photos on time theme
Changing seasons, fortunes, and the hours of the day are reflected in the photos our Watford Observer Camera Club members have sent to interpret… → Read More
Comedy, drama, art and music at Enrich Festival in Watford
Comedy, drama and other shows by disabled and neurodiverse performers will be staged in Watford this weekend. → Read More
Watford Museum image shows carnival day traffic in 1960
This week’s photo shows a scene from carnival day in the early 1960s, and specifically traffic road. → Read More
Two pairs of kittens looking for loving homes
Hello, we’re Cookie and Biscuit, a pair of nine-week-old male kittens looking for a home together. We’ll need to be rehomed together as we’re… → Read More
Planning applications for Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum
A garage conversion, a loft conversion and many extensions are among the plans submitted to councils in and around Watford this week. → Read More
History of the Kings Head pub in Watford
This week’s photo shows a now-vanished pub that was badly damaged in a fire in 1853 but stood for more than a century after that. → Read More
50 Events that shaped Watford: The opening of Watford Museum
The Watford Observer is again delighted to be teaming up with its friends at Watford Museum to take another journey back to the past to recall the… → Read More
Summer colours captured by Watford Observer Camera Club photographers
Some of the most vibrant summer colours - the green leaves beginning to fade and even black and white are amont this week’s selection of… → Read More
Watford Observer Cash for Charity can help your good cause
We are giving local charities the chance to take a share in a massive £16k giveaway. → Read More
Climate change? Energy crisis? Turn out lights after shops close
With both a climate change and energy crisis, is it not time that all business stepped up to mark and did more? → Read More
Planning applications in Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Dacorum
Plans to repair the roof of a historic paper mill and museum gutted by fire is among the planning applications submitted this week. → Read More
What Observer Camera Club love about Watford in summer
Sometimes a photo can transport you to a beautiful peaceful place, or put you in the midst of a lively, vivid moment - and sometimes it's not that… → Read More
Cassiobury Park bandstand to host summer of Sunday music
Free live music from traditional brass bands to indie rock will take place at Watford’s Cassiobury Park bandstand this summer. → Read More
Who are Watford mayoral candidates in 2022 local elections?
I want to be the Mayor of Watford – the town I was born and raised in. After 20 years of the Liberal Democrats I’ll provide a fresh start and better future for our town. The cost-of-living crisis is hitting Watford's families hard with astronomical energy prices, rising food costs, petrol and council tax are up too. As Mayor, I would ensure that the council actively helped families at this time… → Read More
Paedophile Camelot worker and comedian convicted
A comedian and former Camelot worker has been convicted of paying for and directing the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines and Romania. → Read More
Watford Observer Camera Club: the magic of Christmas
Festivities are now behind us but there is one more chance to visit our theme of ‘The Magic of Christmas’. → Read More
Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin CBE in New Year Honours
Songwriter Bernie Taupin, best known for his long-running and fruitful collaboration with Sir Elton John, has been made a CBE in the New Year… → Read More