A charity football match has kick-started efforts to combat homelessness.

The best performing Watford-area schools at this year’s GCSE exams have been revealed in new data, with Watford Grammar School for Boys coming out on top.

The Lakeland Autumn Savings event is now on.

Three of four lanes in the M25 are closed near Watford following a crash between junctions 20 and 19.

Film crews have taken over the Bushey Country Club car park this week to work on an unconfirmed production amid Harry Potter and California Avenue filming.

Citizens Advice Watford warns of rising scams as Black Friday and Christmas near—fake shopping sites, DWP texts, crypto schemes. Report to Action Fraud and get help: 0800 144 8848.

Watford Borough Council has released a 3D walkthrough video of the Town Hall Quarter regeneration, showing plans for new community spaces, a café, shops, homes, and an expanded Museum of Watford, blending heritage with modern living.

A look back at the building of the A41 in the Kings Langley area at the start of 1992.

One Watford firm, TJX, pays £2,192,250 in business rates as council data shows which are charged the most.

The asking price for vacant Croxley Green pub The Sportsman has been reduced by more than £400,000 since it was put up for sale in May.

A 24-hour bikeathon organised by EMW Law raised over £7,000 for Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, with support from staff, community leaders, and Watford’s mayor.

Five homes could be created out of a Grade II listed manor house in Croxley Green: Croxley House, most recently used as a 33-bedroom care home.

Hertfordshire County Council has received £360,000 from the Department for Transport to review rural bus services in North and East Hertfordshire and Stevenage, exploring new models like franchising to improve reliability and network efficiency.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across Hertfordshire with heavy rain and strong winds expected.

A firework was set off directly under a Watford flat during Diwali celebrations in one of three criminal damage investigations police have shared.

M25 journeys near Watford were delayed by more than an hour this morning after a lorry and Mini crashed.

Two drug busts linked to supply into Watford and Hertsmere have resulted in two people being charged.

Elstree's only primary school “must stay open”, its MP has said after a potential 2026 closure was revealed.

Step into the magic of Christmas with Just Go’s specially crafted coach breaks to Europe’s most enchanting festive markets.

Permission for a central Watford property to operate as a 17-person HMO has been granted.

The market town of Tring has been named among the best places to live in Hertfordshire. Find out why.

The Silver Cup in Harpenden is featured in the Michelin Guide and has been described as “wonderful”.

The owner of G. Gibson Butchers explains why Watford's ethnic diversity has been vital in helping the business stay afloat.

Discover the ‘wonderful’ and ‘interesting' English Heritage site Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire

Plans to repair a Pinner Road, Oxhey, home after “substantial” fire damage have been submitted.

The former managing director of Hammonds of Watford and his wife, who worked for Clements, have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.

A look back at the reopening of the Forester's Arms, in Bushey Heath, that is now home to MezeMangal Turkish restaurant.

Watford-based Mothercare PLC says it has “sufficient cash to trade for the foreseeable future” despite financial trouble.

Police are looking for wanted man Sami Sarout over three “serious assaults” in Watford.

Police have found weapons – including a machete – and made arrests after a clash outside Watford flats in The Gateway, off Whippendell Road.

Police say the victim’s condition is improving as a fourth teen has been charged with attempted murder over a Watford stabbing

Watford brothers whose father was killed in a Chinook helicopter crash will hand in a petition to the UK Government demanding answers.

Police have confirmed a person died after a casualty on the tracks at Bushey and Oxhey Railway Station cancelled trains yesterday.

Chief nurse Kelly McGovern looks at how West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is helping patients with autism and learning disabilities.

Disruption affecting Amazon Web Services has led to a spike in reported outages across a wide range of internet services including for HMRC, Zoom and more

A teenager was seriously injured in a reported stabbing near Watford town centre.

£50,000 in funding to help protect Jewish communities in Hertsmere has been signed off by the borough council’s cabinet.

The Watford Observer gives its verdict on Beef King, which opened earlier this month in St Albans Road.

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Pizza Hut's UK restaurants have gone into administration, with hundreds of jobs at 68 eat-in locations at risk across the country.

Dacorum Borough Council has received new planning applications including home extensions, garage conversions, tree works, and a new dwelling.

The chairman of Watford Conservatives believes the nation's finances are out of control.

Police in Watford has closed part of the high street as they probe an assault in Water Lane on Saturday night (October 18).

Can you help identify the building in this photo from the archive at Watford Museum?

Three Rivers District Council has received new planning applications, including home extensions in South Oxhey, solar panels in Sarratt, and listed building updates in Chorleywood, alongside multiple discharge of condition submissions across the dist...

A five-bedroom detached home in Watford’s sought-after Nascot Grange development is on the market for £1.15m.

Two applications for premises licences and more than a dozen planned road closures in the Watford area among latest public notices.

The National Animal Welfare Trust is seeking a forever home - and a bunny wife - for a one-year-old male Lionhead rabbit named Chucky.

There’s little funnier than reading middle-aged, privately-educated national newspaper hacks attempting to get down with the kids and decipher the younger generations' turn of phrase. Now, I speak with some level of authority in this sphere, what w...

Police are appealing for information on three burglaries that took place across six days in Watford, Rickmansworth and Radlett.