The management of a popular Watford pub have confirmed their departure amid a search for a new operator to take over.

A 6.74-acre site near the M25 in Hertfordshire is being marketed for housing.

This week You Garden is showcasing two of its fruit varieties on offer…cherries and blueberries.

The owner of a new town centre restaurant has said he is hoping to "bring Lagos to Watford" with its authentic dishes.

A Watford man has been jailed after carrying a 13-inch knife, hurling racist and homophobic abuse and fracturing a victim’s bone.

Either end of Watford High Street could soon look quite different under potential changes and there is just a week left to have a say for one.

Herts Police have descended on a North Watford road this afternoon as officers are reportedly looking for someone.

The alleged Apsley knifeman who is also accused of sexual assault has been named and charged with an additional offence in custody.

A North Watford road has been blocked off by police amid reports of a large emergency services presence.

Around 18 acres of field alongside the M25 near Bedmond has been put up for sale as a data centre is set to be built opposite.

A man has been jailed after leaving his pregnant partner "numb and broken" following a sustained campaign of abuse that "degraded her sense of self-worth".

Neighbours’ 254-strong petition demanding change at an Oxhey accident blackspot which has seen 27 injury crashes has secured action but no commitment.

Eleven members of two families from Hemel Hempstead have been charged over around 600 fuel thefts including in Watford.

A Watford strip club has seen off objections and secured permission to open later on certain days.

A chance meeting at a cousin's house sparked a "marriage made in heaven" and a love story that has now lasted more than 50 years.

A man and woman have denied abusing two cats which were left with fractured ribs in Watford at St Albans Magistrates' Court.

A man and a woman have been hospitalised with serious injuries following a crash on a Hertfordshire A-road.

Trains are not running on a line from Watford Junction this morning due to a fallen tree blocking the railway.

A new casting call has been shared for teenage boys in the Watford-area, with filming set to take place at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: The Netherlands is a place where windmills fill the sky, tulip fields paint the landscape, and canals weave through towns like pages from a storybook.

The owner of one of Watford's best-loved coffee shops is "thrilled" after it scooped an award.

Almost 300 objectors have condemned plans for a Loudwater caravan site after trees were felled without permission.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine rolled up his sleeves on September 19 to take part in a clean-up at Cassiobury Park.

Watford Repair Café marks its first birthday after fixing 64 per cent of 412 items, saving £15,500 and reducing waste with local volunteers each month.

A mosque in Hemel Hempstead has asked Dacorum Borough Council for permission to build an extension.

Education officials in Hertfordshire issued more than 5000 fines to parents who took their children on term-time holidays last year (2025/26), according to data obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Police are at the scene of a serious crash on the A4147 in St Albans this evening.

The case of a robber who targeted elderly victims across Hertfordshire has been featured in a new Channel 4 programme.

Police have dropped their probe into reports of a man "outraging public decency" near a Watford play area, releasing a suspect without charge.

Firefighters have warned neighbours an emergency services drill will be carried out at Buncefield oil depot.

The founder of gambling giant Betfred has claimed he could be forced to close 495 stores.

Watford business Warren Anthony has been snapped up by London firm Foxtons as it is expanding out of the capital.

Watford has Hertfordshire’s highest rate of unemployment benefit claimants, new figures show.

Visually impaired tennis player from Watford Ivan Rodriguez Deb has been crowned world champion after an inspiring journey as an independent athlete.

Hertfordshire County Council looks set to bring forward proposals for more 20mph roads and has asked Watford residents to have their say.

An Oxhey, Watford, man accused of rape and strangulation in London will appear at crown court.

A “premium” food business looks set to open a new location inside the Harlequin in Watford.

Closing arguments have been heard in the case against a Kings Langley dog-daycare owner accused of two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Leeds Building Society has committed to keeping its Watford High Street branch open until “at least September 2031”.

Residents heard an “extremely loud bang” as a car “burst into flames” in a road in Garston, Watford.

It doesn’t seem that long ago when the hunt for air con and fans was part of our daily life, but here we are in autumn with fresher mornings and nights that are getting cooler and shorter.

Civil liberties campaigners have slammed Herts Police's use of AI cameras after they scanned 100,000 faces but triggered just one alert in Watford.

Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Reception pupils settle into school life, making friends and exploring learning.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine joined Friends of Cassiobury Park volunteers for a litter pick on September 19, helping protect the town’s beloved green space.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Dacorum Borough Council this week.

Here are the latest planning applications validated by Three Rivers District Council this week.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Hertsmere Borough Council this week.

Explore the Watford Observer's 1972 Jubilee Cookery Book, featuring recipes from local figures.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Watford Borough Council this week.

Police Tasered a man who had allegedly inappropriately touched and threatened a woman with a knife in Apsley.