The number of coronavirus cases in Watford is “really serious”, the town’s Mayor has said, as the infection rate reached a worrying milestone.

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The Watford Observer has teamed up with Watford Museum and its curator Sarah Priestley to take a journey back to the town’s past through items or places of historical significance.

A bar suspected of breaching Covid-19 restrictions is due to have its license reviewed.

A well-known director of a family business that is a Watford institution and dates back more than 140 years has died.

Two Watford skateparks are closing during lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to remain high.

Watford Borough Council will invest millions of pounds to ensure Watford Colosseum remains an "iconic venue for future generations".

Coronavirus warnings and a fine have been handed out to people who travelled from another part of the country towards Watford.

A suspected fraudster who posed as a police officer in an attempt to scam a man has been arrested.

THERE are fears that Essex and the rest of the UK could be hit by severe weather in the coming weeks similar to the Beast from the East winter of 2018.

A county councillor Andrew Stevenson has resigned from the Conservative Party – to make the case for "genuine" local government reform.

Hertfordshire County Council leader David Williams has warned that councils and local businesses will need further funding and support during the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

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The footage shows the grim reality of the nation’s health crisis as the PA were granted exclusive access to St George’s Hospital in London.

Only Asda, which added around 1.5p to its prices matched the wholesale increase.

The link then takes unsuspecting victims through to a fake NHS site where they will be asked to provide bank/card details to check identity.

Amid violent clashes with police, protesters breached barricades and were able to enter the building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Parents, grandparents and even siblings will once again become teachers with schools set to remain closed until February.

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“The last thing any education secretary wants to do is announce that schools will close."

Parties and a lack of social distancing over Christmas and New Year are among factors will cause coronavirus infections to spike, a top public health official has said.

A high court judge has dismissed claims that a health body was unlawful in its decision-making process around the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Hertfordshire.

A council official has warned it is “absolutely critical to be responsible” after families were pictured tightly packed together in a park.

Hertfordshire continues to have some of the highest Covid infection rates in the country as the Prime Minister plunges the nation into a third lockdown.

Ken Shuttleworth (Letters, December 25) says all foreign aid should be spent on Covid vaccines for the developing world. But there is already a global system for this called Covax, coordinated by the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), the Coalition f...

Downing Street confirmed the centres will be staffed by a mixture of NHS staff and volunteers.

Annemarie Place, the woman behind the Clap for Our Carers initiative has confirmed it will return at 8pm this Thursday.

Professor Chris Whitty said that one in 50 people being estimated to have coronavirus across the UK is “really quite a large number indeed”.

Boris Johnson will be making a statement and taking questions following lockdown announcement yesterday.

An NHS chief executive was named in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to mental health.

Supermarket giant Asda is trialling a new vegan butcher counter exclusively at its store in Watford.

Hertsmere's most vulnerable residents will begin to be vaccinated later this week.

The Prime Minister has said vaccinating the country's most vulnerable people will pave the way for restrictions to be eased.

We may not have had much in the way of snowy weather yet unlike some parts of the country, but with winter now here we’re taking a look back to an era when Watford's matches at this time of year were often played on a white coated Vicarage Road ...

A mother who says her daughter was starved of oxygen at birth and will never be able to work, or live independently, has launched a potentially massive High Court compensation claim against a hospital trust.

A group of parents will be running, walking and cycling 31 miles over the course of January to raise money in memory of a nine-year-old girl who died of cancer.

A pet rescue and rehoming centre in Watford is appealing for donations to help a poorly dog as more owners are being forced to give up their beloved animals as a result of the coronavrius pandemic.

Companies have been named and shamed for failing to pay their workers the minimum wage.

A new online tool can provide an estimate of how long you will have to wait for your coronavirus vaccination jab.

Police are investigating after a driver smashed another vehicle with a baton near Watford General Hospital.

Michael Gove has hinted that the third lockdown might not be eased until March.

Plans to end the prosecution of people who fail to pay the BBC licence fee will be shelved until at least 2022, according to reports.

The situation regarding the lack of motorway services is actually worse than the 44 miles from South Mimms to Cobham.

The new national lockdown will see schools closed and people told to stay home.

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Resuming our weekly look back through the archives, here are some of the stories that were making our headlines five and ten years ago this week.

Police had to break-up a mass New Year gathering which occurred just a stone’s throw away from Watford General Hospital.