Exclusion rates for school children from poor families in Hertfordshire are more than four times higher than those for their peers from better-off households, figures reveal.

Long queues are forming near the Dome Roundabout this afternoon following a crash.

Students are receiving their A-level results today.

Watford is among the Premier League clubs charging fans the lowest amounts for replica shirts.

A motorcyclist and a driver have been taken to hospital after colliding in Watford.

More trees will be planted and protected under a new plan for the trees and hedgerows across the Three Rivers district.

Three neighbours travelled down from Liverpool to steal catalytic converters from Toyota garages in Crawley and Watford.

Hanging baskets and floral displays have been giving another splash of colour to Bovingdon High Street.

More than 40 arrests and 10 weapons have been removed in a summer crackdown on violent crime across London and surrounding counties.

A store was given an 'improvement necessary' ranking after a recent inspection from the Food Standards Agency.

Covid infections have risen slightly in eight of Hertfordshire's ten districts, public health data has shown.

One person was injured when a lorry and two cars crash on a busy motorway.

An actor is joining people in Cassiobury Park for the annual autumn walk in support of an Alzheimer’s charity.

A headteacher is urging students to avoid online chatter and focus on the future.

Watford FC Women will host Liverpool at Vicarage Road in their first league home match of the season.

Watford fans could be subject to random spot-checks of their Covid-19 status at some grounds in the opening few weeks of the new season, the Premier League has confirmed.

A young and ‘healthy’ cat had to be put down after being diagnosed with a rare condition that may have been caused by recalled pet food.

Watford's first game back in the Premier League against Aston Villa this Saturday will be refereed by Mike Dean.

A booking app has been launched for paddling and splash pools in Cassiobury Park – and is available to download now.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from Volume 7.

Juraj Kucka is ready to make himself a utility player at Watford this season, as he edges closer to achieving his dream of playing in the Premier League.

Police are searching for a driver involved in a crash in Watford this morning.

Tens of thousands of workers in Hertfordshire are still on furlough ahead of the end of the scheme next month, new data has revealed.

There are long delays on some routes.

The county’s largest LGBTQ+ event is returning to Watford next week to celebrate the community, and there will be a chance to meet LGBT+ liaison officers.

Xisco Munoz has called on Watford supporters to provide both an atmosphere and a connection for his team ahead of his Premier League debut on Saturday.

Watford Borough Council has officially submitted its draft version of its Local Plan to the Government.

There are reports of a collision.

The Government says millions of people in rural England will get access to the fastest broadband speeds on the market as part of a £5 billion plan to level up internet access across the UK.

After plans for a 16-storey tower in the heart of Watford were comprehensively refused, an applicant has returned almost immediately with a completely different proposal.

Now I understand why West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust insist on our acute health care services being located on the inappropriate, congested and hugely difficult to access Vicarage Road site, immediately next door to Watford’s Premier League football...

Our lives are shifting online more than ever, meaning that digital assets are playing an ever greater role in everyday life.

Troy Deeney has warned his Watford teammates that mistakes will be costly back in the Premier League.

Three people died following contact with police in Hertfordshire last year, figures have reveal.

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

The developers behind plans to build more than 120 flats at a former bus depot intend to demolish the bus garage this year.

A further £850,000 is to be spent helping to tackle domestic abuse in Hertfordshire.

A popular YouTuber, who has visited every railway station in the country, visited Watford to ride a "secret" section of track on the Metropolitan line.

The road is now best known for being the home of Watford FC but the picture above shows how part of Vicarage Road looked more than ten years before the football club made the move from Cassio Road in 1922.

One in six school pupils in Hertfordshire missed school due to coronavirus ahead of the summer break, figures reveal.

A Hertfordshire waste chief has revealed the worst item most commonly sent for recycling that is NOT recyclable.

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People in Three Rivers will be able to swim and visit the gym for free at leisure centres throughout the district this summer.

News of a £700 million investment in a new film studio that could create 4,500 jobs could hardly seem more incongruous at the end of a global pandemic that is still causing chaos in the economy.

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Xisco Munoz is under no illusion about how difficult the Premier League is going to be after his side yesterday.

The warm weather makes us all appreciate our gardens a little bit more.

Scammers have been posing as police officers to trick people into handing over money.

Attacks on police in Hertfordshire have risen during the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.