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We are pleased to be able to tell you that Watford Council will be ordering a new low railing for […]

Watford’s MP, Richard Harrington is petitioning the Department for Transport for a full redevelopment of Watford Junction station. MORE INFO

Source: Oxhey Opinion  Contact: Peter.Taylor@watford.gov.uk

Police are investigating the theft of a Ladies Specialized bike from the rear garden of The Rifle Volunteer Public House.

Our local councillors are calling for Watford’s stations to be rezoned ahead of the Met Line extension… SIGN THE PETITION

Following another recent caravan incursion our local councillors want to know your views on what action should be taken to prevent

Due to a lack of volunteers and a drop in the number of children attending regularly, St Matthews Mums and

Earlier today around 40 travellers arrived at Oxhey Park. The Council and Hertfordshire Police immediately attended and the following steps are

Between 18.45hrs Thursday 28/07/16 and 07.55hrs Friday 29/07/16, someone attemted to break into Blue Lobster, 9a Pinner Road. They attempted

A deadly species of caterpillar has been spotted in Watford… READ MORE HERE

A teenage boy was inappropriately touched by a stranger as he walked towards a train station. The 15-year-old boy was

The community project at Paddock Road allotment has been running since last summer. In the coming months we will be

There have been two reported robberies in Oxhey (Field Rd and Oxhey Park) over the past couple of days. Please

Cllr Peter Taylor recently met with representatives from Elstree Aerodrome to discuss complaints from residents relating to low flying aircraft.

More info is now available on the developer’s website at www.watfordgasworks.co.uk

Today police were called to 2 instances of probable rogue traders selling door-to-door in Watford. The first “team” of people were

  Herts Healthy Homes is a free information and support home-visit service funded by HCC and the NHS, to support

Southern Rail have axed all services on the Milton Keynes to Clapham Junction route, which serves Watford Junction. MORE INFO

This was posted on Facebook this afternoon, please be vigilant… It has been reported to Hertfordshire Police and our local

The latest instalment of Oxhey in Lego… Design and build: The Davis Family  

The Government has approved plans for the council to build on the Farm Terrace allotment site… READ MORE

A man is preparing to celebrate his 90th birthday with his friends and family in their annual street party celebrating

New restrictions are in force at the Bushey Arches car park…

Great news! Oxhey’s new FREE cash machine has just been installed on Chalk Hill and should be operational sometime next week…

Neighbourhood Watch in Hertfordshire is celebrating 10 years of OWL (Online Watch Link), and we would like to know what you think

Transport for London (TfL) have announced no changes to certain bus services across Hertfordshire… READ MORE

Hi everyone Well after an eventful 24 hours we have our park back!  For those who don’t know what’s been

Following requests from the Watford Heath Residents’ Association, your local councillors asked the county council to look into introducing a

A number of residents have raised concerns about the ongoing works by GFL. This can be seen from the platform

Police are reminding motorists of the rules after an increase in the number of parking complaints… READ MORE

OVEG’s ex Treasurer Richard Charnock is trekking up Snowdon, Scarfell Pike, and Ben Nevis to raise money for KidsOut UK.

FRIENDS OF OXHEY PARK : Newsletter  32 – April 2016 AGM Monday 11th April We had to change the date to

Land near Carpenders Park Farm in Oxhey Lane, Carpenders Park, has been earmarked for a new school… READ MORE

Our local councillors are calling on Herts County Council to repair the pavements in Oxhey… SIGN THE PETITION HERE

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Shirley has been missing from Aldenham Road since 22nd March. If you see her please get in touch…

The latest instalment of Oxhey in Lego… Design and build: The Davis Family

OVEG have received encouraging news regarding bus routes 142 & 258. Watford’s MP Richard Harrington has told our Village Liaison

Watford’s Mayor has written to Transport for London asking them to consider re-zoning Watford’s tube stations. This could save local

Despite a petition signed by more than 2,000 members of the public, Hertfordshire County Council has decided to cut the subsidy to

To welcome in the spring, Watford Borough Council is launching a two-week town-wide spring clean and is looking for residents to get involved…

Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden has met with rail chiefs to discuss the re-zoning of Bushey train station in an attempt

Roadworks will finish four days early… READ MORE

Please help us to keep Oxhey poo free. If you see a dog fouling and the owner doesn’t pick up, please

A café for Oxhey Park? As people will be aware, an area in the north of Oxhey Park is currently being

Friends and family members have paid tribute to the founder of a conservation group who received an award for his

Thousands of passengers have signed a petition to save bus services, fearing that cutting it would leave elderly people stranded

It is with great sadness that Ian Mackay passed away recently. Ian will be greatly missed by many in Oxhey

It is with deep sadness that we found out of the passing of Ian Mackay who died suddenly on the

As people will be aware, an area in the north of Oxhey Park is currently being used as the site

The latest instalment of Oxhey in Lego… Design and build: The Davis Family

Further info re the possible axing of bus routes 142 & 258… HERE

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire has written an open letter to residents across the county inviting them to

A section of Wiggenhall Road will be closed to southbound traffic (towards Bushey/ Oxhey and Eastbury Road) from 11 January

Following the news that the 142 & 258 bus routes are under threat, a couple of petitions have been started…

Routes 142 – Watford Junction to Brent Cross – and 258 – Watford Junction to South Harrow – could stop if Hertfordshire County

A petition calling on the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner to pledge his support for Watford Police Station… SIGN IT HERE

Now that HSBC has closed there’s a petition for a free cash point at Bushey Station… SIGN IT HERE

Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden has called for Bushey station to be rezoned to reduce ticket prices… READ MORE HERE

Our local councillor, Peter Taylor is taking part in a sponsored sleepout in the grounds of St Albans’ Abbey this weekend

Free Wi-Fi is now available to anyone in the centre of Watford as part of a project to transform the

Please keep Oxhey poo free. If you see anything that needs clearing up you can report it here  

Stolen from outside Oxhey Angling in Capel Road today between 3:40-3:50pm. Carrera Vengeance mountain bike in grey, it has been customised with a black

We’ve had a couple of reports of vandalism/damage to vehicles parked in the village over the past couple of days.

Business owners say parking in Bushey Arches is “horrendous” and are campaigning for restrictions to be put in place… READ MORE HERE

Watford Council is seeking views on initial proposals to alter the existing parking restrictions in Bushey Arches Car Park. The proposals

FRIENDS OF OXHEY PARK – Newsletter  31 – October 2015 What’s been happening The big change since Newsletter 30 last April is that

An update on the recent incident with one of the Attenborough’s Fields mares having difficulty giving birth… Following an RSPCA

Looks like DVLA have been clamping in Oxhey over the past few days. Find out how to get unclamped here.

The latest instalment of Oxhey in Lego… Design and build: The Davis family

HSBC has announced it will be closing its Bushey and Oxhey branch in Chalk Hill on December 4th… READ MORE