Hi, my name is Pedra and I’m a beautiful 14-year-old girl. I was brought to the National Animal Welfare Trust in December when my owner sadly passed away.

This week plans have been submitted for shipping container to be placed in the car park at Watford Arches Retail Park, for use as a retail store, and an application has been received to demolish an existing house in Wolsey Road, Moor Park, replacing ...

The pond in Watford town centre has been left in a state as Watford fans celebrate the club’s promotion to the Premier League.

Police have urged Watford fans to follow coronavirus rules as they celebrate the club’s promotion to the Premier League.

Gary Lineker has congratulated Watford on their promotion and referenced the Super League in a Tweet tonight.

Hundreds of Watford fans have gathered in the town centre to celebrate the club’s promotion to the Premier League.

A lifelong Watford fan will be "smiling down" on the Hornets if they seal promotion to the Premier League today, a close friend said this week.

“Bigger and better than ever” is the promise from the country’s oldest aviation museum as it’s awarded a £90,000 grant to help it re-open its doors in May.

Rickmansworth School celebrated Earth Day this week by hoisting a flag recognising its excellence in environmental learning.

One of the biggest protesters to the creation of a huge solar farm on the outskirts of Elstree has started a petition calling on the Prime Minister to 'protect prime farmland from solar industrialisation'.

Shops are open once again and the Watford Observer has joined forces with Watford Borough Council to encourage people to shop local and support businesses that have been through such a challenging time in the past 12 months.

The Watford Observer has teamed up with Citizens Advice Watford for a monthly column. Each month, the team will answer an advice query about a specific issue, sharing information and letting you know where to go for support. If you need any advice, y...

Some things a man’s got to do alone. In a female-dominated household this roughly equates to: watching football in solitary confinement, laughing at my own jokes and buying used cars.

Whether it being taking a walk in the park or around the town, or simply enjoying watching the sun rise or set, the dry and sunny weather has helped make 'getting back to the new normal' enjoyable for many of us over the past week.

There is a great deal of excitement - and plenty of nerves as well - in the air as Watford look to seal a return to the Premier League today.

Much of the footballing world was distracted for a day or two this week by the actions of a few clubs to appoint themselves the unassailable aristocrats of the game.

Watford’s seven-day coronavirus case rate remains low ahead of the Hornets’ crunch match that could see the club promoted to the Premier League.

Watford has seen one of the biggest increases in pet ownership in the whole of the UK, according to new data.

Children went pond dipping and built bird hides and bug hotels as part of a day of activities to learn about the environment.

A disqualified driver who crashed into a wall in a car he stole after failing to stop for police has been jailed.

Watford and Millwall will face off in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday in a game that could see the Hornets promoted to the Premier League.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has visited Warner Bros Studios in support of a new scheme aimed at helping independent UK films reach an international audience.

Construction work has begun on a £4million refurbishment to introduce additional temporary housing in a bid to end homelessness.

A jeweller in Watford is giving away free jewellery next week - but only if your name is Kate or William.

With the Hornets on the brink of promotion, Watford supporters will likely wish to bask themselves in sunshine if the club is victorious in the major match.

There are fears a junction where parents and young ones commonly cross is an accident waiting to happen.

Fraudsters have fleeced nearly £27 million from people living in Hertfordshire during the coronavirus pandemic – with most victims stung in online shopping scams.

UK scientists have identified cases of human-to-cat transmission of coronavirus in Britain.

Several roads in Watford and the surrounding area are set to be temporarily closed from today for roadworks.

Brand new table tennis tables have been installed next to Watford Central Library as part of improvements to the town centre.

Users first noticed the new restrictions last month when some users reported being met with a warning on screen.

Watford shoppers welcomed the return of non-essential shops last week with a spending spree, figures suggest.

NORTH East actress Charlotte Riley has set up a nursery providing childcare for those in the film industry.

Watford supporters have been warned not to breach coronavirus regulations this weekend with the club on the brink of promotion back to the Premier League.

Long queues are forming on the M1 this afternoon following a crash.

Fraudsters have been trying to con people in and around Watford out of money with scam phone calls and texts appearing to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

The bluebells are on their way so it’s time to head to the woods to walk among these beautiful and delicate flowers which have a short-lived season lasting till around mid-May.

A SUPERMARKET giant has confirmed it will be selling out of date food for 20p in a bid to crack down on food waste.

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 road junction that has only been in place for six years is to undergo a full safety review after concerns were raised about the number of crashes.

Election results will be delayed in Hertfordshire this year after officials advised ballot boxes should stay closed for 24 hours in a bid to prevent any spread of Covid-19.

Hertfordshire is one of the worst affected areas for cybercrime, a new study has revealed.

Neighbours who claim their area is blighted by anti-social behaviour say "promises have been broken" over CCTV covering a new development near their homes.

Police are now appealing for witnesses after a muntjac deer had “chunks of flesh” torn off after an attack by two dogs.

A Hertfordshire police officer sent an inappropriate sexual message to a teenager on Snapchat after she was dismissed as a suspect in a case he was investigating.

Watford is among Hertfordshire’s three worst areas for fines related to breaking Covid restrictions, latest figures have revealed.

More than 1,000 driving tests were cancelled in Watford last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.

I have read a report in the Watford Observer of an appeal by an applicant that has been with the Government’s Planning Inspectorate, after Watford Borough Council turned down an application last month to demolish the Sun Clock Tower (Bid to demo...

Two teenagers from Watford joined dozens of others last night protesting the now doomed Super League.

A Watford woman was outraged after seeing workmen destroy a bird's nest with a pole outside outside her home.