Two lanes have been closed after a crash on the southbound M1, near Hemel Hempstead, this morning.

A family whose rented home has been plagued by slugs for months has withheld rent money after the landlord offered £100 compensation.

A three-vehicle crash on the M1 this morning has caused hour-long delays for commuters into Watford.

A woman has been left “traumatised” after she was reportedly raped in a Hertfordshire park.

Atria Watford has refused to comment on its plans for the former John Lewis site as shoppers called for their ideal replacement.

An eight-month-old baby sent to children’s A&E at Watford General Hospital after a doctor raised concern faced an eight hour wait without being seen. The parents and young boy left having not been seen despite the tot experiencing a high heart rate...

A man was pronounced dead at a property with police describing it as “unexplained but non-suspicious”.

MPs have been told that Christmas parties held for staff can be claimed on expenses. But this does not include alcohol.

A crash on the M25 this morning has caused long delays near Watford.

Midwives in Watford were among those marching in demonstration against a “crisis in maternity services”.

Children are “amazed” with their new playground after the school raised £17,000 to install the equipment.

A man has been sentenced after armed police arrested a suspected knifeman in Watford’s Cassiobury Park.

Multiple people have claimed a man spotted trying car doors was the same person who previously stole their vehicles.

As weird as it may feel the World Cup really is kicking off tomorrow.

Families packed out Watford yesterday afternoon as the Christmas lights were officially switched on in the town centre.

“Ambitious” plans to create a “thriving” new neighbourhood in Watford are set to take the next step with the appointment of a development partner.

More crashes on a dual carriageway have prompted new calls for safety measures.

The timetable and route for the annual Christmas sleigh in Watford has been announced.

It is one of the biggest questions on the lips of Watford shoppers - when will we know what is replacing John Lewis?

A Tesco delivery driver is being investigated after he tried to kiss a customer on the lips on her own doorstep.

A free pint can be shared at Greene King during England and Wales matches

A planning application has been submitted for a 20-meter 5G pole in Watford.

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

Plans for nearly 400 homes on green belt land are being recommended for approval despite hundreds of objections.

A proposal to change the use of the former John Lewis store in Watford is among this week's planning applications in Watford, Hertsmere and Dacorum.

An interactive experience for fans of football has officially opened in Watford town centre.

Flooding has been an issue in Water Lane for many years but this was taken into account when this building was constructed.

There are a few decent options to grab a hot drink and a bite to eat in cafes around Watford

Fraudsters are imitating the DVLA to try and convince drivers to hand over their personal details

A forest once whispered, ‘life is like a box of chocolates’. I have never subscribed to that analogy, due to the chocolate box insert informing you as to which is the hazelnut praline or strawberry swirl. That said, as I age, I aim to try new exp...

Shoppers in the festive spirit are invited to “eat, drink, and be merry” at Watford’s Festive Sunday Market.

Police investigating a spate of criminal damage on vehicles in one night have released a CCTV image of man they want to talk to.

I’d like to take you back to a slower-paced time when people were addressed as Mr or Mrs, even amongst adults; information wasn’t instant; and discipline was an accepted core of life; to Talbot Avenue, Oxhey, between the mid-50s and the mid-60s.

Watford fire station is now located in Lower High Street but 20 years ago it was situated next to a roundabout at one of the main entrances to the town.

It has been a busy month for places to eat opening in and around Watford.

The time of year has arrived for thicker clothes, hot drinks and fires being turned on, but sunnier days still rekindle memories of warmer days from earlier this year.

A callous burglar has been branded “despicable” after an Oxfam store was ransacked.

The house in Sheepcot Lane contains six bedrooms and three bathrooms

Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on the clockwise M25 approaching Rickmansworth, traffic is building.

There has been a collision

The rear window of a car has been shattered after youths threw a brick at it.

Two homes within minutes of each other have been ransacked on the same day.

Schoolgirls were reportedly sent "sexually threatening messages" on social media app Snapchat – sparking a police probe.

Revised plans to build warehouses will be allowed despite “regrettable” concerns about its expansion into the green belt.

Two vehicles had to be recovered following a crash on a dual carriageway this morning (November 18).

A Watford nursery has hailed parents’ community spirit after they came together to donate a huge haul to the local food bank.

A suspected knifeman has been taken into custody after armed police rushed to Cassiobury Park this afternoon.

A petrol station is set to shut for up to two years for a major refurbishment.

A Hertfordshire council has agreed it cannot afford to “hold out” on collecting garden waste for free any longer and will introduce charges next year.

A Watford man is set to go on trial after he denied a kidnap charge.