Two schools near Watford have been nominated in the Staff Wellbeing School of the Year at the 2026 Tes School Awards.

St Paul's Walden Bury in Hitchin is home to 'magical' Grade I listed gardens.

Harpenden has been named as having one of the UK’s best high streets – here’s what makes it stand out

A FOUR-bedroom detached family home in Kings Langley is on the market for £2 million, with planning permission for two new detached dwellings in the back garden

Flip Out has responded to claims made on social media that mice were seen "running around" its Watford adventure park.

A Watford bowls club staged an Easter egg hunt when it was left unable to play because the green was not ready.

Art created by residents at a Prince Michael of Kent Court care home, has gone on display in an exhibition in Watford.

A potentially life-saving bowel cancer screening test can spot the disease at an early stage at West Herts Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

New video footage has emerged of a car crashing into Watford's notorious Woodmere Avenue bollards. See it here.

Police have confirmed that a "bladed article" was seen when a 15-year-old girl was forced to perform sexual acts on an unknown man in a park in Croxley Green,

Police have arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of arson and criminal damage after an attack on a Jewish-owned shop in Watford.

Bushey's Immanuel College is no longer set to close after an agreement was struck to secure its long-term future.

Rickmansworth-based Senior PLC has reported a positive start to 2026 ahead of a planned £1 billion takeover.

Rickmansworth's The Rose and Crown pub is set to reopen under new management "within weeks", according to its new owner.

The English Riviera Express classic train is set to pick up passengers from Watford Junction station on a journey from Northampton to Reading.

The Grove hotel is among a dozen businesses in and around Watford to be nominated in the 2026 edition of the Muddy Stilettos Awards.

A car boot sale is to take place next Sunday (May 3) at Woodhall School in South Oxhey.

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The head of Watford's Central Primary School has said she is "incredibly proud" after its Ofsted report revealed an improvement since its last inspection.

Families with young children can enjoy free monthly sessions at the Museum of Watford and BEEE Creative, Mini Museum Movers programme.

Inspectors have awarded a damning 0/5 food hygiene rating to Hemel Hempstead's Peri Peri Original branch.

Radlett, which has a £1.4m average house price, could soon see a 70 per cent increase in the number of homes.

Watford-based Hilton has topped a list of the best big businesses to work for in Britain for a second straight year.

Neighbouring schools are working to support children facing Immanuel College's shock closure.

Multiple overnight closures around the Hertfordshire M1 and M25 junction near Watford are planned soon.

A vehicle fire on the M25 in Hertfordshire last night (April 21) saw the motorway shut for more than ten hours near Kings Langley.

A person has died at on train tracks in Berkhamsted, British Transport Police have confirmed.

Follow live traffic updates after an "accident" on the M25 in Hertfordshire

Emergency services are dealing with an "incident" between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central

Watford-based National Lottery operator Allwyn has been successful in seeing off a legal challenge from media tycoon Richard Desmond.

A revised plan for a 10-person HMO in Watford has been approved after a previous failed bid and unsuccessful appeal.

Watford FC legend Luther Blissett was in attendance as wholesale retailer Rexel UK celebrated the "grand opening" of its new Watford store.

Two men have been arrested in Watford on suspicion of plotting an arson attack on an unknown Jewish community venue.

Police have launched an appeal after a teenage girl was "forced to perform sexual acts" on a man in Croxley Green.

Police have launched an appeal to find a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery in St Albans.

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Schools in Watford, Bushey and Rickmansworth have all confirmed the appointment of new headteachers.

A teenager from Watford was arrested over alleged knife possession and dangerous driving as police seized a moped in Tolpits Lane.

The £1.2m project to reopen The Plough, Elstree, has been called in to a council meeting after neighbours objected to its licence to serve booze.

Plans for a new 333-home neighbourhood by the M25 between Rickmansworth and Chorleywood in Hertfordshire have ben dealt a blow following an objection from the highways authority.

Plans to build a new home on land by parking spaces behind The Green, Sarratt, have been submitted.

One of Watford's most popular pubs appears set to reopen under new ownership.

A timeline of developments including arrests in Watford, Kings Langley, Stevenage and Harpenden after a series of attempted and planned arson attacks on the Jewish community.

A person has been hit by a train between Hitchin in Hertfordshire and Peterborough in Cambridgeshire this morning (April 22).

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Hertfordshire Police have apologised and agreed a payout to a man who says he was thrown into a jail cell because of a blog post.

A professional dancer turned interior designer is to compete on series seven of Alan Carr's Interior Design Masters, which starts this evening (April 21).

Tesco is to open its new North Watford branch this Friday (April 24), taking over the former TGI Fridays unit in St Albans Road.

Police have now confirmed a second man has been arrested over alleged dangerous driving after a crash hospitalised three between Watford and Rickmansworth.

M1 motorway traffic has been stopped after a crash near Hemel Hempstead.