A doctor has been recognised after their NHS trust pushed innovations to improve mental health access for people with learning disabilities.

A historic paper mill and museum needs £100,000 to help rebuild after a suspected arson attack burned part of it down.

An extremely rare Chitty Chitty Bang Bang child’s pedal car is set to go under the hammer today (August 13).

A drought has been declared in Hertfordshire following the country’s driest summer for 50 years.

Dog walkers have cancelled walks and said it’s “mad” to take animals on pavements during the heatwave.

Children have been left in tears as families have had to give up their cats because they can no longer afford to look after them.

A councillor has spent nearly two years trying to get a road resurfaced where potholes caused an elderly lady to fall over.

A road is set to be closed for the next two weekends because of construction work on one of Watford's tallest towers.

A former British embassy guard evacuated to the UK from Afghanistan has asked how much longer he can expect to live in a hotel with his heavily pregnant wife and toddler.

The family of a “multitalented” 14-year-old boy whose body was found in a Hertfordshire lake have paid tribute their son.

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A keen walker teamed up with a rambling organisation to save community access to a treasured woodland.

Bus workers in Hertfordshire are set to strike, with “severe disruption” expected.

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Two people were rushed to A&E after a crash at Watford General Hospital this morning.

A 32-year-old man who stole fuel on four separate occasions found himself in Reading Magistrates Court.

Water company bosses are being urged to impose an England-wide hosepipe ban as Hertfordshire chalk streams are said to be “very low”.

A teenager who stabbed a man in what could have “very easily been a murder investigation” has been sentenced.

An 18-year-old will appear in crown court charged with committing attempted robbery, fraud, robbery, and blackmail in one day.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after he was involved in a crash in Watford this morning.

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There has been a collision.

A police watchdog report blasting forces' responses to burglary, theft, and robbery identified Hertfordshire Constabulary as an example of best practice.

Rail passengers in the Watford area face huge disruption this weekend because of strike action.

A Korean-inspired eatery has now opened in Atria Watford, creating 20 new jobs in the town.

A search is taking place to find an elderly woman who is missing.

There are more new mothers in Watford after women “delayed trying to conceive” during lockdown

Hertfordshire County Council says it has fixed a pothole described as “one of the worst” in Watford.

A councillor took action to get a trip hazard made safe after himself falling victim to it.

A burger shop will be introducing cocktails after a refurbishment to give the venue a brand-new look.

Watford driving instructors have students travelling as far as Norwich for tests that are “so backlogged it’s unbelievable”.

A Watford-based charity has paid tribute to two of their volunteers that were killed in a missile strike, as they continue efforts to help Ukrainian families suffering.

They were reportedly spotted snogging in the pool of a £1,000 a night hotel in Mallorca as the pair’s romance becomes public.

The long-awaited game returns to McDonald's nationwide and it's not long to wait.

A lorry is on fire.

Bubble tea fanatics are in luck as a third shop offering the beverage is coming to Watford’s town centre.

Traffic management is in place in the centre of Watford after a burst pipe flooded a road.

A football club has partnered up with charity that aims to educate people about misuse of drugs.

A fire raged through a dry field for hours sending thick smoke drifting across the sky.

An emergency weather protocol has been activated to keep rough sleepers safe during the forthcoming heatwave.

A woman says she feels “unsafe” after a third suspected arson in a month in her block of flats.

Five fire engines were needed to tackle a lorry that was engulfed in flames on the M25 this morning (August 10).

The protests were staged to "highlight the environmental destruction of the dairy industry".

A man who threw a wooden stick so hard at his dog that it snapped has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Over 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers will stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks amid a pay dispute.

Jack joined the cast of Eastenders in 2021 as the long lost brother of soap legend Sharon Watts.

A family forced to dig trenches to channel leaking water from their home were beset by another problem before the original damage could even be assessed.

Strangers have donated materials and time to help a woman with terminal cancer transform her garden.

A woman had to fly out to her destination wedding without a dress after she claims a bridal shop “botched” her dress.

Beer festival organisers hope customers have “worked up a thirst” as the event returns after the pandemic with around 40 different pints.