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      <title>Watford Cycle Hub joins Watford &amp; Three Rivers Trust to peddle a brighter future for local community</title>
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      <description>Article written by Watford Cycle Hub...</description>
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      <title>1,000 trees to be planted thanks to Watford FC away shirt sales</title>
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      <description>Watford FC is proud to confirm that sales from the 2025/26 green away kit will allow around 1,000 trees to be purchased and planted in Hertfordshire...</description>
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      <title>Central Government consultation on Local Government Reorganisation now closed</title>
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      <description>The Government’s consultation on Hertfordshire’s Local Government Reorganisation proposals has now closed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Dates of Watford's Big Events</title>
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      <description>Find out more about the series of vibrant, diverse, cultural experiences and events, funded by Watford Borough Council.   There's something for everyone and most of them are FREE!</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What to do in Watford this spring! </title>
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      <description>An ever-popular destination, Watford - at just eight miles squared - is a town which punches above its weight...</description>
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      <title>FREE Wat’s On programme promises fun this Easter!</title>
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      <description>Bowerbirdy, together with Watford Borough Council are hosting a range of free, fun and challenging activities during the Easter school holidays for children and young people aged from 5 to 15.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Try sustainable modes of transport!</title>
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      <description>Travelling sustainably around Watford just got much easier...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How to get invovled in the Rediscovering the River Colne</title>
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      <description>Take part in our project to restore, protect and enjoy the River Colne.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Shop and Eat Local at Watford Market! </title>
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      <description>Come and discover Watford's most exciting small businesses working in food, retail, fashion and beauty... </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Improvements underway at The Leisure Centre and Playing Fields in Woodside</title>
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      <description>The Leisure Centre and Playing Fields in Woodside are benefitting from a range of improvements that will enhance sports, fitness and outdoor facilities for the local community...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Clarendon and Station Road organisations vote in favour of Business Improvement District (BID) proposal</title>
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      <description>Watford Borough Council has declared that Clarendon and Station Road businesses voted in favour of the Watford Clarendon Business Improvement District (BID) proposal....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Mayor’s Small Grant Fund supports Watford community projects</title>
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      <description>Community groups and voluntary organisations across Watford are benefiting from £32,420 in funding through the Mayor’s Small Grant Fund.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Incredible impact for winter shelter run by homelessness charity</title>
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      <description>The Watford Winter Shelter, funded by the council and run by homelessness charity New Hope, has closed for the warmer months after four months supporting some of the town’s most vulnerable people...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New tree planting for 2026 to help Watford grow greener</title>
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      <description>Watford Borough Council is continuing its work to green the town by planting more than 50 trees across parks and open spaces this year...</description>
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      <title>Works complete at Thomas Sawyer Way to improve walking and cycling links</title>
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      <description>Hertfordshire County Council, working in close collaboration with Watford Borough Council, has completed the first in a series of planned improvements to the Watford Green Loop...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NSL donates £1,000 to Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy to support community wellbeing</title>
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      <description>NSL, a leading provider of parking enforcement services in the UK, has donated £1,000 to Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy to support their ongoing work providing comfort and support. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Watford Community Housing and council exploring partnership to manage Woodside Community Centre</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Free gym and swimming sessions for under-19s this Easter is back!</title>
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      <description>Young people in Watford are once again being given the chance to get active for free this Easter. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Families in Watford are being invited to take part in a range of free activities this Easter as the popular Wat’s On holiday programme returns for the school holidays.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>From theatre audiences to fitness fans, community groups to families, people are already feeling the benefit of a major programme to make three venues in the town greener, warmer and more welcoming...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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