Watford’s biggest nightclub will shut if tentative plans to build over a hundred homes are approved.

Two eateries and one store stood out and scored poorly in recent food standards inspections.

The site is close to where West Herts College is located but for more than 240 years it was the home of a Watford pub.

Warner Bros has submitted official plans to expand its studios in Leavesden to cope with an "increasing global demand for high quality film and television content".

A new café has now opened up next to Watford Met Station.

The picture of the courtroom that is now a cafe in St Albans at the top of this page encompasses the essence of the theme for our talented photographers.

Watford Colosseum and the town hall will make use of a £3.7million grant to become greener.

A Middle Eastern market stall that had mouse droppings in cupboards, shelves and cups has now redeemed itself by earning the highest food hygiene rating.

With Covid-19 leaving many working from home, Watford businesses leasing a premises should consider how to optimise their position.

With restrictions lifted, lots of people who love live music want to start going to events again. But many aren't quite ready to believe that restrictions won't come back, and some are nervous about going. Here's some helpful advice from Citizens Adv...

A former park ranger has published her first ever book that celebrates the history of Leavesden Country Park and its monkey puzzle trees.

Three new properties in Watford have just been put on the market in recent days – all priced at £250k or less.

Proposals for a major expansion of Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios are among the planning applications validated by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils in the week beginning March 14.

Hi, I’m Clicko and this is my friend Mango and we’re one-year-old boys. We came to the National Animal Welfare Trust in February when our owner couldn’t look after us properly and now we’re looking for our forever home.

What is happening in Ukraine is heart-breaking and profoundly wrong. The world is witnessing a wholly unprovoked attack on a sovereign democratic state.

Camelot losing rights to run the National Lottery in the long-term is a blow not only for its 1,000 plus employees but also the local community.

The Perfume Shop has some timeless and classic fragrances perfect for Mother's Day, shop them here.

Here's a round-up of some of the items you'll find in Aldi and Lidl's middle aisles from Sunday, March 20.

For many of us, 2022 is the year of returning to travel. As travel restrictions ease across the globe, many will be hoping to make up for the lost two years of travel.

The role pays between £28,000 and £30,000 depending on experience and will see you working a 40 hour week.

Take a look at some of the Mother's Day gifts that Superdrug has to offer.

If Valentine's Day was too cheesy a date for you to pop the question, you've got another chance with National Proposal Day. See the best engagement rings from H. Samuel.

Roads have been closed off after a crash this afternoon.

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

A council has launched a raft of consultations after concerns were raised about "parking problems" in a number of areas.

The Watford Observer is delighted to team up with Three Rivers Museum for a new series that will remind readers of some of the local people who, often now forgotten, made an impact on how their neighbours lived and worked. It starts with the Rickmans...

A primary school has received the best possible outcome after a recent Ofsted inspection.

Plans for a new Lidl store at a location near the M25 has sparked traffic concerns.

An climate activist who previously was jailed for blocking the M25 tied himself up to a goalpost as Everton played Newcastle United.

Households across parts of Watford may have had their water cut off this morning.

A council has released more images of a maggot and fly-infested property that saw its landlords fined £27,000.

Camelot has declined to say whether local jobs are at risk after being told it will no longer run the National Lottery from 2024.

Here are the top five spots in Watford for brunch according to Tripadvisor reviews.

A Watford man is set to go on trial after being charged with historical sex offences involving a six-year-old girl.

We watch the scenes in Ukraine from afar, part of the action but not, as we shout our encouragement whilst offering very little in terms of substance. We are rightly full of sympathy for a people being steamrollered in their own backyards by a suppos...

QHotels Collection launches Spring sale, the ideal gift for Mother's Day or a gift to treat yourself and loved ones this Easter.

Take a look at some of the Mother's Day gifts that Superdrug has to offer.

Calling all cocktail lovers, you can now get paid to drink Espresso Martinis.

Unsure if an inflatable hot tub will make or break your summer? We put one to the test so you don't have to.

A fire has broken out at a building.

An obscene piece of graffiti, a petition against the building of the tallest building in Watford, plans for a new skate park and a sneak preview of a new tourist attraction were among the stories making the headlines in the Watford Observer five and ...

An MP that travelled to Ukraine to assist others and who saw the “harrowing” crisis unfold spoke at a gala dinner in Watford.

Tens of thousands of pounds is set to be spent on a junction in a bid to stop crashes occurring.

An exciting new theme of toys is coming to the Happy Meals range this Spring.

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a car was stolen at a school.

A Watford man has admitted having weapons at his home in Watford along with being in possession of drugs.

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

The first phase of a new project giving people the chance to find out more about Watford's history has been completed.

A teenage boy has been missing for a few days.

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