The DWP has issued a warning to millions of Brits who currently claim benefits.

Vandalism is blighting a former Watford office building set for demolition amid reports of anti-social behaviour.

A man has been ordered to pay £900 after he was caught using his mobile phone on the M1 near Watford.

Cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building were concerns as a Watford takeaway received a 1/5 food hygiene rating.

A selection of the forthcoming planned roadworks in the Watford area in April and May, 2024.

With Parliament passing controversial plans to outlaw the sale of cigarettes, we asked the people of Watford to weigh in on the government’s attempt to eliminate smoking. While there was a recognition of the risks posed by smoking, Watford resident...

A provisional trial date has been set after a 29-year-old was arrested for murder following a two-year-old’s death.

The families of a man and woman killed in a crash on the M1 have paid tributes to a “brilliant dad” and “much-loved daughter”.

Watford’s Stonegate pubs, which include The Cother Arms, Walkabout, Slug and Lettuce, The Rifle Volunteer, and The Horns are at risk, according to a union.

A rare view of St Mary's Church in Watford after the former Woolworths store in King Street was demolished and before McDonald's was built.

The Harry Potter Studio Tour at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has been named among the world's best attractions for travellers.

A serial thief is among two Watford shoplifters taken to court by police this week.

A man is set to be sentenced after admitting to exposing his genitals in Watford.

The average Watford home now costs £390,000 as the most recent figures show a fall in value.

A crash in Borehamwood has left a three-year-old boy hospitalised with 'serious injuries', sparking a police appeal for witnesses.

A 27-home development has been recommended for approval as permission is set to be decided this evening.

These are four people from around Watford running in the London Marathon 2024.

Police are investigating after more than £300 worth of fuel was reportedly stolen from a service station.

Watford's 'Door-to-Store Shopper Bus Service' has achieved more than 100 bookings since its January launch.

A Watford takeaways Mr Sushi and Panda Oriental have been rated 0/5 for food hygiene, or the lowest score possible.

There will be stop and go traffic control as a film studio is set to be shooting scenes in a road.

Borehamwood coding wonderkid, Aadil Onaolapo, has returned from an all-expenses-paid trip to Dallas after triumphing in a video game-making competition.

The Apprentice final airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday (April 18) - see what time to tune in.

You were probably told as a kid that turning the car's inside light on was illegal but is that actually true?

Plans have been submitted to build a new home at the end of an existing property’s garden.

In Chorleywood, residents are invited to have their say on plans for 675 homes in the Green Belt.

The anniversaries of two landmark moments in the history of Watford Football Club are coming up – and The Watford Observer wants to hear from you as we mark them both.

Punters were sad to see these four Watford pubs and bars close, here is what is happening to get them back open.

A three-floor house in Bushey has been listed for sale for £1.5m with 'large garden' and four bedrooms.

A destination near Watford has been included in a luxury travel magazine’s global readers’ choice awards.

The starting gun has been fired on a 'Dragons’ Den' style contest that could see Watford entrepreneur's net prizes worth more than £12,000 at the Hertfordshire County Show.

Archive photos from when Chas & Dave visited Shakers Wine Bar in Market Street, Watford, in June 1982.

Police are investigating after 18 bottles of wine were reportedly stolen from a service station.

As landmark legislation progresses to create a “smokefree generation”, how did my Hertfordshire MPs vote in the latest round?

More than 100 shoppers were queueing up as Iceland opened a new warehouse-sized store near Watford.

A Watford cancer survivor will take on the London Marathon this weekend in memory of two friends lost to the disease.

Indiana Jones, Four Weddings and Funeral, and The Inbetweeners Movie are among the star-studded line-up of films shot outside just the Leavesden Studios.

Watford man is in court over the attempted rape and multiple sexual assault of one woman.

New data has revealed that these Watford primary schools are the most over-subscribed for the 2024 school entry.

It is illegal in the UK to get behind the wheel of vehicle without a valid photocard licence

A celebrity football match is set to take place at Vicarage Road on May 5, benefitting children's bereavement charity Grief Encounter.

Plans to end free parking in Bushey and Radlett, Hertsmere, have met public backlash as over 1,500 people signed a petition to the borough council.

A three-bedroom Watford house is set to go on the market with a £275,000 guide price – but it needs some work.

Need a hand with your weekly shopping list? Enter our competition to win a £100 Tesco shopping e-voucher to put towards your groceries.

A planning inquiry into a controversial 135-home development has concluded.

A local entrepreneur says it was a “pinch-me moment” seeing her sauce on Selfridges shelves.

Wonderful Watford Observer archive images of the celebrations when Watford were promoted to Division Two for the first time in their history in 1969.

Watford Junction trains are set to face “major disruption” for hours after a fault threw Euston lines into disarray.

A woman has been charged for a two-year-old's death over an alleged murder in Hemel Hempstead.

Plans to demolish a former village hall have been withdrawn after being tipped for refusal.