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Moon Under Water in Watford High Street JD Wetherspoon has revealed that 394 of its UK pubs will reopen on April 12 - and 12 of them are in Hertfordshire. Pubs will be allowed to serve punters outdoors from mid-April under the government s roadmap out of lockdown. People will no longer need to order a substantial meal with an alcoholic drink and there will be no curfew forcing pubs to close by a certain time. However, customers must order, eat and drink while seated. Wetherspoons, which has its headquarters in Watford, has confirmed its Moon Under Water pub in Watford High Street is among the pubs reopening in April, but Colombia Press in The Parade, The Pennsylvanian in Rickmansworth, and The Hart & Spool in Borehamwood will stay closed for the time being.
Croxley Green: The abandoned railway station hidden in the undergrowth and the plan to revive it
From being set on fire within months of opening to a very slow decline, there are still lines in place from the abandoned station
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The tracks were left in place at Croxley Green station but it fell into disrepair after closure (Image: Nigel Cox / Wikimedia Commons)
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Watford mayor Peter Taylor says the the Town Hall Quarter, formerly knows as the Cultural Hub and part of the Watford High Street (North) masterplan, will create an attractive and distinctive new neighbourhood in this part of the town, promoting Watford’s fantastic cultural and heritage sectors and playing an important role in our commitment to fostering new businesses and a strong local economy .
Peter Taylor If all goes to plan, at least 300 homes are expected to be built on car park land behind the town hall, while there will be investment at Watford Colosseum, which the council says reflects its commitment to building on Watford’s outstanding reputation for culture, entertainment and live performances .
Hertfordshire’s Liberal Democrat leader has welcomed Transport for London’s (TfL) U-turn on plans to make its stations cashless. Proposals to ban cash from all TfL stations – as a way of limiting the spread of Covid-19 – has been scrapped after concerns were raised from transport watchdog London Travel Watch and Watford’s Mayor. Mayor Peter Taylor previously said banning cash from ticket machines would cause “a lot of inconvenience” to passengers at some stations who are more than 400 metres way from a ‘ticket stop’ - a newsagents where passengers can buy a tube ticket or top up their Oyster.