When a set of Muslim families discovered their dead relatives had a stranger buried on top of them during the first lockdown, a campaign kickstarted to resolve a longstanding “oversight” to the deeds of gravestones.

Streets in Rickmansworth, Abbots Langley and Kings Langley are among those set to be temporarily closed for roadworks.

The plans submitted to rebuild Watford General will cost far more than the £400 million pledged by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Temperatures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are predicted to see highs in the mid-20s, with Sunday lined up to be the warmest day of the weekend.

Also known and the Delta variant the mutation has become the UK’s dominant Covid-19 variant.

A Chinook helicopter was seen soaring over Watford as paratroopers jumped from the sky.

A celestial phenomenon had star gazers flocking to a park – but British summer weather almost spoiled the occasion.

There are reports of scam phone calls, text messages and emails received about unpaid National Insurance contributions.

A father has paid tribute to his murdered daughter – ‘a generous person’ who ‘lived life to the full’.

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.

Watford Borough Council has refused permission to knock down a family home and replace it with a block of flats.

Discussions of possibly transforming a garage site into move-on homes for ex-rough sleepers in Watford have been put on hold.

The US President's aircraft was spotted flying over Leavesden yesterday afternoon.

The cloud cover may have obscured views of the solar eclipse, but we are already seeing some stunning pictures of the Moon passing in front of part of the Sun - and you can submit yours too.

Watford favourites Luther Blissett, Tommy Mooney, and Lloyd Doyley turned out alongside a group of dads to raise money for charity.

A man from Bushey has slammed rubbish pile-ups outside his flat that he claims reek so much he can no longer open his windows.

Anthony Joshua says that Watford runs through his veins as he continues to discuss the possibility of investing into Watford and transforming the lives of young people.

Councillors took part in the Great British Spring Clean by tidying up their neighbourhood.

Ms Spielman said Ofsted found that mobile phones were “frequently enabling harassment and abuse” – such as the sharing of “nudes”.

The leap is the highest jump in daily infection rates since February.

The UK Government had planned to allow data to be shared from 1 July, but it has now been pushed back amid concerns.

THE Watford Observer has joined forces with NatWest in a collaboration to find our best apprentices and the top 100 companies to bang the drum for business in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A psychopathic fantasist who murdered a young history teacher he met through a dating site had internet contact with up to 20 women, an inquest heard today.

Watford still has time to get involved in a one-million-mile mission happening right now across the country to clean up our green spaces.

Hertsmere’s MP has created a Spotify playlist to get people in this mood to take their coronavirus jab.

The long-awaited Euro 2020 games will finally kick off this week, and fans are gearing up to watch the matches.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the theft of a pushbike in Bricket Wood.

Do you have a relative or friend who worked at Sun Printers in the 1950s or early 1960s? You may recognise them in this picture.

Thirty-two flats have been given the go-ahead in Watford High Street.

A Chinese restaurant, formerly closed due to a rat infestation, was failing to defrost and store food safely, a report has revealed.

A striking mural of Watford FC legend Graham Taylor has been officially unveiled at a community centre.

A competition for local authorities to apply for city status for their area or town has been launched to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.

Members of the armed forces from Watford who made the ultimate sacrifice may be commemorated in a new memorial in the town.

The Conservatives would just about hold onto their Watford seat if proposed boundary changes to the constituency are approved.

A primary school has been inundated with postcards from seaside towns after a social media plea went viral.

A lorry driver who stopped off on the M25 to urinate has been fined.

Anthony Joshua's heavyweight bout with Oleksandr Usyk will be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer, according to reports.

There are reports of a collision.

Hemel Hempstead’s MP has expressed his disappointment over losing several areas in his constituency under proposals for a shake-up of 2023’s electoral map.

Here is a round-up of those in our area who have been named and fined in Hertfordshire Magistrates’ courts between June 1 and June 4.

Two in every 100 people aged 50 and over in Watford have yet to receive a first Covid jab – despite being invited to book it more than two months ago.

Police have released a CCTV image after a bank card being delivered to an address in South Oxhey was stolen.

Ministers have denied any favouritism was shown towards the communications agency Public First, when they were awarded a contract worth £560,000.

In a highly critical report, the Health and Social Care Committee called for immediate action to support exhausted staff.

Police are searching for a missing teenager who has links with Hertfordshire.

New research funded by the British Heart Foundation could help calculate someone's risk of dying from coronavirus and its variants.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from its new book, Coming Home.

The time has again arrived when the flag of St George will be seen hanging from bedroom windows and fluttering next to car roofs across the country as a nation of football fans hope that long wait for England to win a major competition will finall...

A chestnut tree that has been earmarked for destruction could yet be saved.