A business based in Harrow has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds for destroying 13 mature trees at a listed building in Chorleywood.

A vehicle fire is causing delays on the M25 anticlockwise in Hertfordshire this morning (June 10)

Those of a certain age will fondly remember SOCKSHOP...it was the place to go (and still is) for looking after your feet in style.

The Watford Observer understands that a revised plan to turn a Leavesden Road Baptist Church into a mosque is set to be submitted in the near future.

A father has said he was left "terrified" after claiming he was wrongly put in handcuffs and threatened with a taser at Kings Langley station last week.

Motorists have been warned that they face hours of delays on the M25 in Hertfordshire between junctions 24 for Potters Bar and 25 for Waltham Cross due to an unplanned power cut.

Retrospective plans to demolish and replace a Croxley Green bungalow have been approved after “a greater extent of demolition” was done during an extension.

A Watford town centre unit that was once home to a brothel has been put on the market,

The Grove hotel will once again be providing a luxury outdoor cinema experience this summer, with the slate of films set to be shown revealed.

A man has been charged with attempted murder following an attack in Berkhamsted on Friday night (June 5).

One of Britain’s most iconic luxury trains, The Midland Pullman HST will set off from Watford Junction tomorrow.

The sun is set to return to Watford this weekend, with the current gloom forecast to make way for a warm weekend.

Police are growing "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a 14-year-old boy who was last seen in Watford on Monday morning (June 8) and may be trying to get to Birmingham.

Whether he’s the dad who has everything or you simply want to make life easier for the father figure in your life, knowing what to buy this Father’s Day can be quite a mission.

These five businesses in and around Watford have all been rated 1/5 for food hygiene in recent weeks.

Hero Sir Alan Bates has branded the compensation schemes set-up for fellow victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal “an utter disaster”.

Central Watford Primary School hosted a community celebration to mark the success of a recent Ofsted inspection on May 21.

Long rush hour delays on the M25 in Hertfordshire due to a multi-vehicle crash and subsequent diesel spillage.

Nine Hertfordshire areas were successful in May's People's Postcode Lottery draws, including a Hemel Hempstead road which shared £1 million.

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after bank cards were stolen from a vehicle.

Aldi has shared pictures of its new Watford store that is set to open later this month,

Plans for a seven-bedroom Watford HMO have returned despite being refused at appeal and branded a "monstrosity" by neighbours.

A EuroMillions winning ticket purchased in Watford earlier this year remains unclaimed with just a month left for the lucky winner to claim their prize.

With Father’s Day in just a couple of weeks, treat your Dad, Grandad or father figure, with a timeless gift of a watch. Not only does a watch make for a long-lasting gift, it ticks the box for practicality, too.

The M25 motorway in Hertfordshire will see a particularly high number of overnight closures this week, alongside a smaller number on the M1 and A1(M).

Brett Ellis takes a humorous look at why spa days are far from relaxing, from awkward saunas to overpriced extras and unmet expectations.

Young people have been warned over dangerous climbing and trespassing on farmland in Maple Cross.

Plans for nine homes in Loudwater have gone to appeal after refusal following 52 objections from neighbours.

The A505 is currently closed between Luton and Hitchin, Hertfordshire, as police deal with a "concern for welfare".

Melto Café in Watford High Street has brought in a reworked menu with added smash burgers and desserts.

Herts Police have made an arrest on suspicion of attempted murder in Berkhamsted after appealing for information on a wanted man.

A tree believed to be causing subsidence of a house in Watford could soon be felled.

One Watford bungalow could soon make way for two two-storey detached houses under a new planning application.

The latest public notices for the Watford area include road closures and mooted changes to parking in the town.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Knutsford Primary Academy.

Center Parcs Woburn Forest has been described as "absolutely immaculate" and is less than one hour from Hertfordshire.

A brand new three-bedroom detached family home on Bucknalls Lane in Watford has coming to the market for £1,100,000.

Watford High Street's TUI Holiday Store branch will close at the end of tomorrow as it prepares to move to new premises inside the Harlequin.

Images of a man wanted over an alleged attempted murder in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, have been shared.

The theft of a locked car as numberplates were stolen from another vehicle overnight in Chorleywood is being investigated.

Plans to knock down a vacant swimming pool site in South Oxhey have been submitted in preparation for day centre and care home developments.

Measles cases have been confirmed in the Watford area, the Hertfordshire NHS has confirmed, as catch-up jabs are being offered at Peace Children's Centre.

Drugs and £3,000 in cash were seized after police stopped a Watford man’s vehicle on the A405 in Bricket Wood.

Hertfordshire is among the illegal vape capitals of the UK according to seizure data, with 129 business found selling illegal products.

Knutsford Playing Fields will be restored “as quickly as possible” after a “massive” film crew packs up.

Watford Junction trains have been cancelled due to a broken rail toward London Euston, with disruption lasting all day.

Discover the beautiful canal-side pub in Hertfordshire that's earned praise for its imaginative meals.

The Grove in Hertfordshire has been named among the best hotels in the UK by The Telegraph.

A five-bedroom detached family home in a quiet Nascot Wood cul-de-sac has come to market in Armand Close, Watford, for £1,150,000.

This column traces the rich and often overlooked history of The Swan, once Watford’s longest-serving public house on Lower High Street.