Fintan McGuinness

3 days ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Fintan McGuinness

The empty unit in the Parade. (Image: Newsquest) Plans appear to show which business is moving into a vacant commercial unit by the town pond. An application for advertisement consent at 5 Faircross House, a locally listed building in High Street, Watford, requests permission to hang signs for a company called ‘Luxe Nails Land’.

4 days ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Fintan McGuinness

Electric Umbrella. (Image: Dymond/TalkbackThames/Shutterstock) Watford’s Electric Umbrella have narrowly missed out on the Britain’s Got Talent final. The charity and rock band played in tonight’s semi-final (Saturday, May 10), wowing the judges and the audience alike, but came second of the eight acts in the voting. They performed the song Try Smiling from their pop-opera I Am the Dream Machine in amazing fashion during an inspiring performance.

4 days ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Fintan McGuinness

Electric Umbrella were in the running for a spot in the final on tonight's Britain's Got Talent. The semi-final programme started at 7pm and lasted until 9pm on ITV 1 (Saturday, May 10). This live blog brought you all the updates and reaction from Watford and beyond during the show. Sadly the golden buzzer was pushed before they had a chance to perform and they came second in the public vote, narrowly missing out on the final.

4 days ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Fintan McGuinness

Electric Umbrella are in the running for a spot in the final on tonight's Britain's Got Talent. The semi-final programme starts at 7pm and lasts until 9pm on ITV 1 (Saturday, May 10). This live blog will bring you all the updates and reaction from Watford and beyond during the show. The Watford and Hemel Hempstead charity and rock band was founded by musician Tom Billington and art therapist Mel Boda in 2013. They perform on Britain's Got Talent alongside pupils from Sarratt Primary School.

5 days ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Fintan McGuinness

The previously approved site (left) and the new site (right). (Image: Newsquest) More homes can be built behind Watford’s oldest pub after planning approval. Permission for three two-storey buildings on vacant land behind The One Crown, High Street, was granted in 2023 before a further plan for the land on the opposite side of the alley, Crown Passage, were submitted in December last year.