A woman was seen “running across the road covered in blood” with multiple emergency services nearby.

A boy from South Oxhey was part of team GB’s success coming first in a dirt-bike racing competition.

The Watford Observer published an eight-page picture special of new starters at primary and infant schools across our area last week - and now you can enjoy seeing their faces on this page as well.

A school caretaker brought a smile back to a recently widowed friend’s face by putting up happy messages for him to see every day.

Two Just Stop Oil activists have climbed to the top of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, causing delays at the Dartford Crossing.

The UK economy could be in recession until next summer, financial experts have said.

The literary classic Little Women has been adapted time and time again for theatre and this latest stage version successfully captures the spirit of the novel.

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

A competition has been launched for the most festive photograph to appear on the mayor of Watford’s Christmas card.

Free performing arts classes are available to children who will have the opportunity to work with a dancer who has featured on Strictly Come Dancing.

Extensions and home improvements remain a popular reason why planning applications are being submitted across our area.

A mother who overcame the “devastation” of being unable to have children naturally is on a quest to help women with their own fertility struggles.

Roadworks are always a cause of frustration for residents and motorists alike, particularly when it is not known how long they will last for.

An open forum is taking place for people to have their say on the upcoming climate change strategy.

The Watford Observer published an eight-page picture special of new starters at primary and infant schools across our area on Friday - and now you can enjoy seeing their faces on this page as well.

Hello there! My name is Flash and I’m a bouncy and excitable four-year-old ex-racing greyhound. I was brought to the National Animal Welfare Trust three months ago when I wasn’t winning enough races and now I’m looking for my forever home.

A man has been caught on CCTV casually stealing a car part before nonchalantly strolling off.

House hunting can be a tricky task, making sure that you find the perfect home for you and that its at a price that sound reasonable.

Watford’s MP is standing by the Prime Minister despite an increasing number of calls for her to step down after she announced another U-turn.

In need of a caffeine fix? Watford is overflowing with cafes and coffee shops to quench your thirst.

A set of traffic lights appear not to be working causing confusion among pedestrians and motorists.

Chaos erupted at a school with reports of a pupil with a knife before police detained a student for allegedly assaulting a staff member.

I am happy to see Strictly Come Dancing back but I understand it has lost some of its viewers. It still has very healthy numbers but does seem a bit long.

Just Stop Oil protestors have blocked off Park Lane and spray painted the Aston Martin showroom in London.

The team behind the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 have said a cancer vaccines could be available by 2030.

In the first of a new series looking at the history of the the built environment of Rickmansworth and its surrounding areas, Three Rivers Museum chairman Fabian Hiscock recalls three inns that were borne out of a significant transport route.

The studio behind the much-loved Harry Potter movies filmed in Leavesden has paid tribute to the late actor Robbie Coltrane.

The Watford Observer published an eight-page picture special of new starters at primary and infant schools across our area on Friday - and now you can enjoy seeing their faces on this page as well.

Up to £25,000 is available to help fund activity projects for young people in Watford.

The adorable picture of a child reading next to a cow is among some great moments captured by our camera club members that you can enjoy by scrolling down this page.

A woman has claimed a tree near her home has been vandalised only days after she said teenagers’ antisocial behaviour has left her too scared to leave home.

Seven people have been charged in connection with a police investigation into nationwide sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

A man in his 60s was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car.

A popular Indian street food chain has opened up its first Watford branch at a petrol station.

A meeting is to be held to discuss potential solutions to traffic queues at a superstore.

Police have increased patrols near a school after a boy was reportedly swearing and shooting at kids with a Nerf gun while wearing a Boris Johnson mask.

It was always a stereotype about ‘the French’ during my youth: the lazy, bone idle, moody shirker who would down tools after an hour’s graft before sourcing a motorway to block with the family tractor. Yet, despite such crude, yesteryear profil...

Watford has a new topic of conversation. I’ve heard it, you will too, in supermarket queues, from parents at school drop off, within families and amongst anyone pausing for a chat in town.

Animal Rebellion protestors coordinated action in stores such as Harrods, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer.

Watch Rylan Clark's iconic X Factor audition from 2012 as he marks a decade in showbiz.

The former Eastenders star and Love Actually actress opened up on social media following the tragic death of her brother Laurence John, or LJ.

Sir Cliff Richard is celebrating his 82nd birthday today and to mark this we have taken a look back at some of his visits to the Watford area.

A pub company is looking for a new manager for a "characterful" community watering hole listed as “the number one venue in Rickmansworth”.

A driver who made off from police in a stolen car is on the run.

Plans for a new Lidl near the M25 have been submitted, with residents encouraged to have their say on the proposal.

Plans for a café in a park that the community has been “requesting for years” have been submitted.

The soup covered the painting, which is covered by a slim sheet of glass and placed in a golden frame. 

COVID booster vaccines clinics are open across Hertfordshire for those who are eligible.

An attempt to construct a 5G phone mast has been blocked on the grounds it will “harm” the look of the area.

A Hertfordshire police officer who is on trial accused of raping a child said he cried when he was told that allegations had been made against him, a court heard.