The owner of a country estate says he hung dozens of bags of dog waste up on a gate to provide a "short, sharp shock" to those who leave rubbish and waste on his land.

We all want something to look forward to in normal times but that need for hope is even stronger now we are have to contend with the challenges that winter, the coronavirus pandemic and a national lockdown bring

'Watford has a lost a star that shone'. 'The best jewellery shop I've ever known'. Those are just two of a host of affectionate tributes that have been paid by friends, customers and former colleagues of a popular and well-known Watford jeweller...

A "tired and outdated" building will be demolished and replaced with a 168-bed hotel and new offices.

The new vaccine works in a similar way to the Pfizer vaccine that is already being offered by the NHS.

Watford General Hospital continues to look after huge numbers of Covid patients, latest figures from the NHS show.

A LEVEL three cold weather alert has been issued across the south of England by the Met Office.

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The fire service has confirmed the roof of a partly demolished car showroom caught fire yesterday.

Do you want to know how many crimes were reported on your street in Watford this November?

Watford FC has relaunched its support for NHS workers to utilise its stadium as a sanctuary away from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Marshals have begun patrolling streets and shops in a borough with one of the highest Covid infection rates in England.

The number of coronavirus cases in Watford is “really serious”, the town’s Mayor has said, as the infection rate reached a worrying milestone.

A fraudster claiming to work for the NHS jabbed a 92-year-old woman with a fake Covid-19 vaccine.

The scam comes in the form of a text message, asking for details claiming that the recipient can claim money from a fictional government grant.

Ross Kemp, David Walliams and Christopher Biggins were among the mourners as the former Carry On and Eastenders star was laid to rest.

The cash-saving guru returned to our screen on Thursday night with The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV.

The two new flavours will be sandwiched between the iconic dark chocolate and springy sponge layers of a standard orange Jaffa Cake.

There has been a large fire in Watford.

The Watford Observer has teamed up with Watford Museum and its curator Sarah Priestley to take a journey back to the town’s past through items or places of historical significance.

A bar suspected of breaching Covid-19 restrictions is due to have its license reviewed.

A well-known director of a family business that is a Watford institution and dates back more than 140 years has died.

Two Watford skateparks are closing during lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to remain high.

Watford Borough Council will invest millions of pounds to ensure Watford Colosseum remains an "iconic venue for future generations".

Coronavirus warnings and a fine have been handed out to people who travelled from another part of the country towards Watford.

A suspected fraudster who posed as a police officer in an attempt to scam a man has been arrested.

THERE are fears that Essex and the rest of the UK could be hit by severe weather in the coming weeks similar to the Beast from the East winter of 2018.

A county councillor Andrew Stevenson has resigned from the Conservative Party – to make the case for "genuine" local government reform.

Hertfordshire County Council leader David Williams has warned that councils and local businesses will need further funding and support during the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

The restrictions put significant limitations on what people can do - but what fines can be imposed if someone is caught flouting the rules?

The footage shows the grim reality of the nation’s health crisis as the PA were granted exclusive access to St George’s Hospital in London.

Only Asda, which added around 1.5p to its prices matched the wholesale increase.

The link then takes unsuspecting victims through to a fake NHS site where they will be asked to provide bank/card details to check identity.

Amid violent clashes with police, protesters breached barricades and were able to enter the building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Parents, grandparents and even siblings will once again become teachers with schools set to remain closed until February.

Last year may be one that many of us wish to forget but it did provide some images that we recall fondly.

“The last thing any education secretary wants to do is announce that schools will close."

Parties and a lack of social distancing over Christmas and New Year are among factors will cause coronavirus infections to spike, a top public health official has said.

A high court judge has dismissed claims that a health body was unlawful in its decision-making process around the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Hertfordshire.

A council official has warned it is “absolutely critical to be responsible” after families were pictured tightly packed together in a park.

Hertfordshire continues to have some of the highest Covid infection rates in the country as the Prime Minister plunges the nation into a third lockdown.

Ken Shuttleworth (Letters, December 25) says all foreign aid should be spent on Covid vaccines for the developing world. But there is already a global system for this called Covax, coordinated by the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), the Coalition f...

Downing Street confirmed the centres will be staffed by a mixture of NHS staff and volunteers.

Annemarie Place, the woman behind the Clap for Our Carers initiative has confirmed it will return at 8pm this Thursday.

Professor Chris Whitty said that one in 50 people being estimated to have coronavirus across the UK is “really quite a large number indeed”.

Boris Johnson will be making a statement and taking questions following lockdown announcement yesterday.

An NHS chief executive was named in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to mental health.

Supermarket giant Asda is trialling a new vegan butcher counter exclusively at its store in Watford.

Hertsmere's most vulnerable residents will begin to be vaccinated later this week.

The Prime Minister has said vaccinating the country's most vulnerable people will pave the way for restrictions to be eased.