Proposals for a nail parlour are among the planning applications currently being considered by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils.

Hello there, my name’s Coco and I’m a beautiful 11-year-old Staffy looking for a nice retirement home. I came to the National Animal Welfare Trust a month ago when my owner couldn’t look after me.

Like many people, I have found that the number of virtual meetings I attend has started to fall and the amount of face-to-face events gradually increasing.

Find out why the hit song from Lin-Manual Miranda was not nominated at the Oscars.

A new sensory room for a children's ward at Watford General Hospital is one step closer thanks to a charity cycle ride to Paris.

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

Roadworks lasting a month are likely cause "significant delays" for motorists, a councillor has warned.

Three people were attacked on a Tube train leaving one of the victims with a broken ankle.

This 18th century pub went through major renovation before it reopened under new management.

A dinosaur appears to be settling in at Cassiobury Park ahead of a Jurassic Encounter exhibition.

A while ago I read that there had been thoughts, if not plans, to convert Watford Town Hall into a hotel. Or, at least, the building of a new hotel in the regenerated ‘Town Hall Quarter’. It appeared that the future of Charles Cowles-Voysey’s f...

A woman is due to appear in court after being accused of stalking David Beckham and his family.

Ahead of Mother's Day, if you wanted to go for a Sunday roast in Watford, here are the best-rated places for it on TripAdvisor

Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught hurtling down a motorway at 99mph.

Two councils in Hertfordshire have had to give up chasing almost £400,000 in debt this year, after admitting it was unlikely to ever be recovered.

'Past and Present' has resulted in some great pictures over the past four weeks - the final selection of which you can enjoy by scrolling down this page - but it is once again time for a new challenge for our camera club members.

If you can’t bet em, join em. Surprisingly, after many years of being the Victor Meldrew of power consumption at Chateau Ellis, my wife has turned to the dark side. Questions I would pose such as ‘Why is every light in the house on?’ were previ...

There’s a perception that development is ripping the heart and soul out of Watford - and one of the town’s most popular venues could be next to face the wrecking ball.

Britain’s Got Talent is back in April. Here's what we know so far about the new series.

The musical about Diana picked up numerous awards at the Razzies.

A Watford food stall vendor has been found guilty of sexual assault.

Plans to demolish a South Oxhey pub, the death of a key member of Graham Taylor’s backroom team at Vicarage Road and proposals to drop speed limits to 20mph across Watford were among the stories making the headlines in the Watford Observer five and...

Presenter Will Njobvu has been training hard with other stars in preparation to compete on a ITV sports reality game show.

A charity has returned to its roots to plant up to 500 trees as part of a new campaign.

A fight broke out between two van drivers after a crash on an M25 slip road.

Find out the best pamper spots in Herts from Champneys to the Grove.

A man who lost his mother to a brain tumour has inspired his work colleagues to raise awareness and donations to help find a cure for the disease.

After eight months of construction, a new Greggs store is nearly ready to open.

Multiple people were attacked in a series of assaults last month.

A new headmaster has been announced at a preparatory school in Bushey.

Viewers were shocked to see that Aaron Willis, Sophie Wilding, and Francesca Kennedy Wallbank were missing from the last episode.

Two roads in the centre of Watford are among those set to be temporarily closed for roadworks.

Sir Elton John has said he is determined to keep “giving back to the industry that has given me so much” as he turns 75.

A man who was allegedly seen inappropriately touching himself from his flat balcony has been charged.

Parts of Hertfordshire have been suffering from power and water outages this evening (March 24).

A 62-bedroom hotel has been sold to a businessman who is now set to spend £3 million refurbishing it.

A camera capable of fining drivers banned from using a section of Watford High Street will come into force at the beginning of April.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out.

Virgin Atlantic has flown 50 Ukrainian orphans and their guardians from Poland to the UK this week as part of its ongoing humanitarian efforts.

Get messages from everyone from Paul Chuckle, to Blue singer and Hollyoaks actor Duncan James, to RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Divina De Campo.

Here's a roundup of discounted perfumes from The Fragrance Shop that will be delivered in time for Mother's Day.

Bridgerton is back on our screens so dress for the occasion with I Saw It First, Boohoo and more.

Here's a roundup of BBQs and pizza ovens perfect for your garden this year.

As we prepare for a warm spring, now is the time to do the garden revamp you’ve been thinking about all winter.

A police officer has been banned from the profession after pleading guilty to the coercive controlling behaviour of his ex-partner.

A car was stolen after the keys were taken inside a swimming centre.

Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of the short-video format the GIF, has died of Covid aged 74.

The Watford Observer is again delighted to be teaming up with its friends at Watford Museum to take another journey back to the past to recall the key events and dates that helped shape the town’s future.

Whether it was as a councillor for 17 years, the owner of a golf course, the chairman of a football club or a young apprentice starting out at Sun Printers, Tony Barton will be remembered by a host of people in Watford and the surrounding areas.

The family of a man who died after being wrongly prescribed medication claims an NHS Trust has showed “little remorse”.