A plan to make a tube station fully step-free this year will fail to meet its deadline, Transport for London has confirmed.

A school that opened up just years ago and now received its first Ofsted inspection has been told that “the work has paid off”.

A property company wants to build 136 homes at a car park in Watford town centre.

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Stacey Solomon has partnered with Air Wick on her first-ever exclusive home fragrance collection Spring Roses.

Watford’s MP has raised concerns over Camelot being set to lose its licence to operate the National Lottery, pointing out Russian links to the new “preferred applicant”.

A supermarket chain has confirmed it is eyeing up a location near the M25 for a new store.

A teenage boy has been missing for a few days.

A bid to demolish a guesthouse and replace it with a three-storey building of 16 flats has been turned down by Watford Borough Council.

A man was allegedly punched in the face and had his phone stolen while on a bus.

A mother-of-two who says herself and her and her partner were beaten up by a group of six men has questioned why police did not test a drink which they believed was spiked.

Councillors have narrowly backed plans for a new 12-storey tower block in Watford town centre, despite the proposals being described as an “eyesore”.

A man drove a car at police before escaping after officers recovered two stolen vehicles and arrested a teenager.

A Star Wars poster described as “one of the rarest ever” is going up for auction at a local office in aid of Ukraine.

A Hertfordshire Constabulary police officer who quit after a judge said she was “determined to mislead us” while appearing as a witness has been barred from returning to the profession.

Kurt Zouma is to be prosecuted by the RSPCA alongside his brother.

Pupils from Rickmansworth School were honoured to be part of a "remarkable" experience after joining royalty and world leaders for the Commonwealth Day celebrations at Westminster Abbey.

Watford councillors have united in their solidarity for the Ukrainian people.

More than 200 additional burial plots and a range of new upgrades have opened at North Watford Cemetery.

The landlords of a property that a judge described as "not fit for human habitation" have been fined thousands of pounds.

A craft beer taproom has confirmed a delay to the opening of its latest venue in Watford town centre.

Numerous police cars were spotted by the Grand Union Canal near The Grove hotel as officers tried to find a wanted man.

National Lottery operator Camelot is set to lose its licence to operate the game after 30 years, with the Gambling Commission announcing plans to transfer it to a rival.

The wife of a man who died after being hit by a lorry on the M1 says his death leaves a “massive hole”.

A newly appointed minister for refugees has taken his seat in the House of Lords.

Police have confirmed a man has died after reports that he fell from a car park in Watford.

A owner of a pub that has “closed its doors forever” believes there were ways the council could have sorted issues with anti-social behaviour claims at a neighbouring carpark.

Bovingdon Market has confirmed the final date of trading at its iconic airfield site.

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TikTok has been obsessing over Zara's pink satin dress after it showed up on the app.

It comes after fellow Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick had his driving ban cut short.

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

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It’s never a surprise that so close to an election the Conservative candidate for mayor seeks to blame the Liberal Democrats for something the Conservative-run county council has complete control of.

The Ukrainian flag will be flown outside Watford Town Hall to show solidarity for the people of the country.

A pub located by a popular viewpoint has announced it will be shut for good.

The operators of the Watford Miniature Railway in Cassiobury Park have announced fares will be increasing in response to "significantly" rising costs.

We have again dipped into the Watford Observer’s online archive and here are ten pictures for you to enjoy that were captured by our photographers from the 1960s.

Thieves attacked a man when they broke into a property in Watford before fleeing with rings and a watch.

An applicant has lost an appeal to build nine homes on green space "used by locals on a weekly basis".

Harrow Council has been accused of “dragging their feet” in finding a “proper solution” in dealing with anti-social behaviour at a car park that led to the closure of a pub.

A local couple who was turned away at the UK border after rescuing family members fleeing Ukraine says he believes he will be stuck abroad for at least another week.

Boris Johnson is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

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