St Albans Crown Court is facing its biggest backlog of cases for sex offences, figures reveal.

More than 100 "outstanding" Hertfordshire schools are set to face inspectors for the first time since controversial exemptions were axed.

It has been three years since the plug was officially pulled on the Met Line extension.

Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference tonight

A virtual cycling fundraiser has raised more than £50,000 for a local charity to help it in their fight against Parkinson’s.

Sports venues in England are set to return to full capacity from July 19 after the Government announced plans to ease the remaining restrictions on social distancing.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from its new book, Coming Home.

A man who has been says he is “disappointed but not surprised” with the current council conclusion.

Watford Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, and Hertsmere Borough Council paid a special tribute to key workers today.

The Prime Minister will address the nation two weeks ahead of 'Freedom Day'.

A woman who fled Nazi Germany as a child was presented with her British Empire Medal (BEM) just before her birthday.

Senior councillors and the town’s mayor are expected to give the green light tonight to progress Watford’s Local Plan onto the next stage.

A man was stabbed in a leg after a fight in a property spilled out into the street.

A man who trafficked a young African woman to the UK to work as a nanny and a ‘slave’ has been removed from his council position.

The Prime Minister is set to tell England that the country must “begin to learn to live with this virus” as the link between coronavirus cases and hospitalisations appear to have broken.

Hertfordshire County Council is investing £9.6m to help residents, businesses and communities recover from the impact of the pandemic.

More than £4 million is to be spent buying a piece of land to expand a waste transfer station.

The supermarket chain has released an updated list of Specialbuys that are set to arrive in stores in July and August.

Hertfordshire’s police watchdog is to set up a taskforce to look at ‘disproportionality’ in actions taken by the police force.

Following the last review on June 24 the next look into the UK's travel list is expected in the week commencing July 12.

Baroness Thornhill asked where 800 new homes a year may be completed every year in Watford to meet the Government’s target figure?

The Government has introduced new reporting requirements for UK residents who dispose of residential property on or after April 6, 2020.

The following announcements were carried in the Watford Observer last week:

Police have launched an appeal to find a man who has been reporting missing.

A proposal to create a low traffic neighbourhood in Watford appears to have been dropped - but two environmentally-friendly schemes elsewhere look to be going ahead.

It is approaching 20 years since this pub was demolished but it's original name remains part of Watford due to the block of flats that now stands in its place.

Watford's MP paid a visit to ASOS' offices in Leavesden on Friday.

Police have been stepping up efforts to catch speeding motorists after concerns were raised by residents across a district.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives and have a positive impact on the community of Watford?

Hello, my name’s Rocco and I’m a handsome 18-month-old Rottweiler cross.

I cannot believe the nights have now started to draw in again; where has the time gone? This week, memory lane takes us back 25 years to when the British Film Institute decided that 200 film plaques should be erected around the UK and they would be f...

Last summer a friend of mine moved her mother-in-law into the family home so that she wasn’t alone and could be looked after.

In Watford this week, we have two retrospective applications - the first for an extension and entrance canopy at a property in Hagden Lane and the second for new condenser units at a shop in the high street. The town hall has applied to instal photov...

Harmonia Court in Watford has a fascinating history. The Victorian house fronting Nascot Wood Road known as Baynards was built around 1897 for William Hurst Flint, partner of Humbert Son & Flint estate agents and chartered surveyors; a business estab...

Fulham have confirmed the appointment of Marco Silva as their new head coach.

Fans of beer and cider are in for a treat with the return of an annual three-day charity festival.

Today is the big day! England vs Ukraine in the European Championship quarter finals.

A vegan market serving food and drinks as well as ethical clothing and jewellery is coming back to St Albans with everything from cheese to fried ‘chickhun’.

Many congratulations to the parents and families of little Rosie, Arthur and Mason, who were all born at Watford General Hospital.

CONCERNS have been raised about the number of instances where ‘stop and search’ may NOT have been justified in Hertfordshire last year, while data shows an increase in its use across the county.

From the Estcourt Tavern to the Horns and the Rifle Volunteer, there are several pubs in the Watford area to visit for a drink or something to eat.

SNIFFER dogs have long been used to find drugs or explosives, but the latest canine recruits to Hertfordshire's police force are trained to sniff out mobile phones and laptops.

England battered Ukraine 4-0 in Rome on Saturday night to book themselves a Euro 2020 semi final showdown with Denmark on Wednesday evening at Wembley.

By the time you read this the England football team will be either a) finally fulfilling the hype or b) boarding a Jetstream on a fortnight’s 5-star trip to a green-list country.

Watford returned to their London Colney training facility this week as they started preparations for their pre-season matches, which start on July 24.

Videos are uploaded under the search term #fakecovidtest where teenagers can find them with more than 6.5 million views.

Hertfordshire police are advising that e-scooters can only be used on private land and that they will continue to crackdown on illegal use.

The long-awaited Euro 2020 games will finally kick off this week, and fans are gearing up to watch the matches.

Sweets giant Haribo has revealed it is struggling to get stocks to stores across the UK because of a shortage of lorry drivers.

Strawberries are finally ripe and is there any other summertime activity more quintessentially British than to go strawberry picking?