Traffic is building on the M25 near Watford this morning due to a vehicle fire.

A driver must pay nearly £1,000 in fines and costs after they lost a battle to overturn a fixed penalty notice.

The Queen has appointed this year’s High Sheriff of Hertfordshire – and he hopes to use his time in the ceremonial role to inspire young people to be community minded.

Drugs including crack cocaine were found at two addresses in Apsley during police raids.

The council has teamed up with students to raise awareness of Covid among young people in Watford.

Armed police stopped a car on the motorway this morning because the occupants were wanted in connection with an aggravated burglary at a suspected cannabis factory.

Thousands of people could potentially be facing larger energy bills after a decision from a major water supplier to cease softening water.

Two twelve-year-old boys were taken into custody after police responded to reports of an attempted dog theft.

Watford and the surrounding area will be basking in sunshine and warmer temperates next week as weather forecasts have predicted a mini heatwave.

Hertfordshire Police chased a van along a busy motorway and across the border after it was spotted towing a horse trailer reported as stolen.

With lockdown easing, seeing a return to pubs, gyms and shops, new Covid testing measures have been introduced to monitor the deadly virus.

A Bushey mother has voiced fears over children being exposed to pornography after local research found children as young as five had watched it.

A solution to address "significant safety issues" at a new junction has been found.

Some roads are gridlocked after armed police reportedly stopped a vehicle travelling on the M1 this morning.

A Championship footballer has graduated from university after successfully completing a course in business studies.

The item has been removed from the Sainsbury’s website and point of sale notices will be displayed in all stores across the UK.

More than 20 council seats across Watford and Three Rivers are up for election next month.

Tesco has revealed that its profits tumbled by around a fifth over the past year after coronavirus costs of almost £900 million offset surging sales.

Thank you for your report on the plan to build a new school on the old Bushey Country Club site. I find this hard to believe. Is it truly correct that another 1900+ pupil secondary school has been proposed in Bushey? How is a small area like Bushe...

The Duke has been portrayed by Matt Smith and more recently Tobias Menzies in the show’s four seasons so far.

Two teenagers are in police custody after police found suspected firearms inside a vehicle in North Watford this afternoon.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was hit by a vehicle near Bushey train station.

Police are investigating two incidents of criminal damage on a golf course.

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

Watford FC will be closing down its Covid vaccination centre for West Hertfordshire Hospital staff.

The following cases in our area were dealt with by magistrates in Hertfordshire during the week commencing April 5.

A police watchdog has confirmed that a man fell from an ambulance on a major road in Watford while being accompanied by a police officer.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from previous issues.

A Watford mum is fundraising to build pens for abandoned cats as part of her voluntary work saving forsaken felines in the area.

A major road in Watford was cordoned off by police after a man fell from a moving vehicle, police said.

The full list of candidates for the upcoming county council elections have been released with every seat in the council up for grabs.

A stone mason who lives with type 1 diabetes is running two ultra marathons back to back to raise awareness for Diabetes UK and inspire people living with the condition.

All adults in the UK aged over 50 have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the next phase of the rollout, the Government has said.

Women in Hertfordshire are twice as likely as men to be admitted urgently to hospital for self-harm injuries, figures reveal.

The people of Oxhey saw the start of the controlled parking zone. I guess like all things there were going to be teething problems, but when trying to buy a visitor permit, residents were being informed their road was not in a parking scheme.

Lockdown rules are easing again today to allow pub gardens and shop to reopen.

A man has been rushed to hospital following a major incident in Watford town centre this morning.

Watford’s Liberal Democrats has continued to deliver leaflets after the national party declared a suspension of campaigning following the death of Prince Philip.

When someone strolling in the area came across this half sunken canal boat, they submitted it to the Watford Observer Camera Club Facebook group captioned ‘not the Suez canal’.

There is a heavy emergency presence in Watford town centre.

Hundreds of shoppers and diners were out and about in Watford town centre as businesses reopened their doors to the public for the first time in months.

It may not really be the weather for it today but we are again able to visit a pub to have a drink outdoors after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions.

The number of passengers using Tube and bus services in London rose this morning as lockdown restrictions eased, initial data has revealed.

Watford legend Luther Blissett has said seeing shoppers out and about is a “great site to see” as lockdown restrictions eased further.

Watford is once again open for business under the government’s road map out of lockdown, with businesses across the borough and town centre ready to open their doors after months of closure.

A group of people were spotted causing a nuisance by riding quadbikes off-road.

The Met Office is currently forecasting snow for Watford as shoppers flock back to the town centre.

There is a heavy emergency presence in Watford town centre this morning.

If you are planning on braving the colder weather to visit your local beer garden from today, there will be a number of rules in place.

Pints will be poured for pub gardens, restaurants will serve diners outside and long-overdue haircuts will be sought in a major easing of England’s coronavirus lockdown today.