Motorists are being warned of long delays near Watford this morning (Tuesday) due to roadworks.

Plans for another high-rise tower in Watford have been submitted.

A Post Office is set to return next month after being closed for nearly a year.

More than a third of repeat knife crime offenders in Hertfordshire have avoided jail, new figures show.

When it was announced in a blaze of publicity that there would be a ‘Jurassic Experience’ in Cassiobury Park featuring 50 life-sized dinosaurs, mayor Peter Taylor, as usual, got in on the act.

UK gaming fans have been given hope with rumours that there could be a PS5 restock at Amazon as early as tomorrow. Read more:

A new 'Great British Rail Sale' is seeing millions of train ticket prices reduced this spring

Iceland has created unique party food items that are fit for the occasion itself.

We may all be watching our pennies at the moment, but that doesn't mean the family can't have any fun over the bank holiday weekend.

A British fighter from Watford who has been captured by Russian troops has pleaded for Boris Johnson to help bring him home.

The set of 24 questions, also known as the "Life in the UK" test, will cost £50 and is compiled from 3,000 facts about Britain.

Anthony Joshua showed off his strength in a jaw-dropping punch and drove a child around in a Lamborghini during an Easter party.

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The following planning applications were validated by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils in the week beginning April 11.

A former British soldier from Watford has been captured by Russian forces.

Fresh air will do us all good, so why not enjoy the weather by taking a trip through local scenic walks.

A religious foundation has submitted a planning appeal in a bid to keep a small building that was constructed without planning permission.

Properties at a retirement village under construction in Watford are proving to be "incredibly popular", according to the developer's chief executive.

Further to a letter published last week in regards to allotment provision and investment from Watford Borough Council.

The way you share ownership of jointly-held property really matters when making your Will, as shown in the recent case of Dunbabin & Ors v Dunbabin.

PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has launched a Pet Collection including a dog dressing gown, coats, toys and more and it's available to buy now.

Here are the top 10 royal gardens where you can enjoy a picnic and how to posh it up to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Monday, April 18.

Hospital bosses met with the Health Secretary to share their "shovel-ready" redevelopment plans with him.

A group of Year 12 students managed to turn £100 into more than £1,000 for Watford FC’s charity.

Dozens of volunteers are playing their part in a Watford-based charity’s biggest campaign to date to help people in need across England.

Firefighters had to rescue people trapped in their vehicles after two separate crashes overnight.

With the weather set to warm up from mid-April, here are a few of the best places to sit outside and enjoy a drink in Watford.

This building is one of the most recognisable in Watford and its name gives more than a nod to one of its former uses.

Hello, I’m Ralph, a bright, energetic Lakeland Terrier. I’m two-years-old and came to the National Animal Welfare Trust from the pound a month ago.

I rarely dine out these days and especially after the past two years of health scares. Then by chance I was invited out two lunchtimes in a row last week and if someone else is paying who am I to deprive them of my company?

Expedia is on hand to share its top tips and tricks to help you go on holiday for less in 2022.

ShopDisney has all toys on 20% off now.

Eating lots of chocolate has become the norm at this time of year - but have you ever wondered where exactly the tradition comes from?

Items will be available to pre-order online from April 17 and will be arriving in stores from April 21 with further products available from May 1.

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

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a teenage boy who has gone missing from Watford.

Controversial changes to bus routes in Watford and surrounding areas will come into force from tomorrow (April 17).

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

A neighbour broke down the door of a flat that was on fire to help free those trapped inside.

The number of people living in Watford receiving unemployment benefits has almost halved since just over a year ago, figures show.

A yard manager at a farm says she was “horrified” to find over 100 bodies of lambs with their throat slit.

Have a cracking Easter with discounts at Booking.com, Wilkos, Expedia and much more thanks to a Blue Light Card.

An extensive survey has ranked Epping Forest as the UK’s sixth best road trip for summer 2022.

Watford General Hospital's new car park is almost ready to open to the public.

Next has given an even bigger look inside its branch at Atria Watford that the retailer is dubbing "a store like no other".

The Easter weekend and the good weather forecast offers our talented photographers a great opportunity to get out and about to capture more lovely spring pictures.

Along with 70% of you, I am a fraud: a bluffer, a fake and a charlatan of the highest order, as I peddle my nothingness to those daft enough to pay me.

Here's a selection of the clothes included in Hollister's spring sale.

There's something for everyone with these Red Letter Days out.