The former Nascot Lawn building in Langley Road in Watford. Credit: Stephen Danzig/Watford Observer Camera Club Disability charity Watford Mencap is to move into the former Nascot Lawn building in Watford. The charity, which provides services to hundreds of children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities, will move into the site in Langley Road later this year, once refurbishment works have been completed. The Nascot Lawn building has been empty ever since the respite centre closed, despite a campaign from parents to save it, which went all the way to the High Court. But two years on, Watford Mencap has announced the building will be brought back into use, providing daily support for service users and specialist activity space.
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Building work in Ascot Road is well underway. Credit: Lynda Bullock/Watford Observer Camera Club New images have shown the progress made in one of Watford’s biggest and most transformative housing developments. In 2017, planning permission was granted to build 485 homes in Ascot Road, including a “gateway” 24 storey 81 metre tall tower. At the time, it was the tallest ever building to be given approval in the town, and despite hundreds of objections from the public, Watford Borough Council passed the scheme. Nearly four years on and building work in the west of the town is well underway despite the plug being pulled on the Met Line Extension.
The road closure in Rickmansworth Road, pictured on Saturday. Credit: Stephen Danzing/Watford Observer Camera Club A major road in Watford is unlikely to reopen until at least tomorrow, according to the town s mayor. Following a burst water main on Saturday morning, which flooded local roads and left households without water, Rickmansworth Road remains shut due to ongoing repairs. The closure is at the junction with Rosslyn Road and means there is no access westwards out of the town, without diverting via the ring road. Since the road and underpass was closed, Beechen Grove has been at a standstill from the town hall roundabout to the traffic lights near Clarendon Road, with delays worsening this morning with schools back.
Stephen Smith captured this beautiful image in Cassiobury Park The Watford area was transformed into a winter wonderland yesterday when snow fell - and it enabled readers to capture beautiful pictures of the scenery and its wildlife. From Cassiobury Park, Leavesden Country Park to Kings Langley and the Grand Union Canal at Hunton Bridge, scroll down this page and enjoy a stunning selection of images taken by members of the Watford Observer Camera Club. Our talented photographers also captured some wildlife making the most of the weather, while those out walking this morning were again treated to an impressive sunrise across the snow covered parklands and fields.