The Watford Labour party wants the town's mayor to write to a Government Secretary and "express strong objection" to proposed planning laws.

Motorists in Watford are facing disruption due to the temporary closure of a busy road for more than two weeks from the start of August.

A disabled woman who has suffered with her brittle bones her entire life is part of a team that has reached the FA Disability Cup Finals.

The National Energy Foundation is working alongside councils in Watford, Hertsmere, Three Rivers, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to deliver local funding that will help residents make energy saving changes to help save money and improve warmth and w...

From skydiving to trying out a zipline, you can now get paid to be an ‘adrenaline junkie’.

The tax could raise up to £3.4 billion per year for the Treasury and should be introduced in a 2024 Finance Bill, the report recommends.

Watford's MP has explained why he voted to cut the foreign aid budget amid warnings it would lead to some of the world's poorest people dying.

Nearly 200 flats could be built on the site of a car dealership in Watford.

Arsenal’s training ground in Hertfordshire will undergo a deep clean after a Covid-19 outbreak.

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.

Radlett recorded more Covid cases than any other neighbourhood in south west Hertfordshire over a recent weekly period.

Two people were racially abused at a Co-op store.

Planning permission has been granted to turn a town centre building into a court.

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has recorded its first Covid death in two-and-a-half months.

Youtube star KSI visited his former school to talk about with his successes to current students.

Two cars with cloned number plates have been seized by a mobile police unit.

Trying to contact your doctors via the phone can be a frustrating experience at the best of times.

Watford’s new academy goalkeeper is hoping to learn as much as he can from Ben Foster, following his arrival.

FA Cup replays will return up to and including the fourth round for the upcoming season.

Frankie and Benny's is giving away half a rack of ribs to celebrate National BBQ Week.

A video showing a team claiming to be Watford wearing a yellow kit with black horizontal stripes has emerged online.

Jadon Sancho has stated that “hate will never win” in response to acts of racist abuse to England players on social media after their Euro 2020 final defeat.

More information has been shared about two people who were injured during football disorders after the Euro 2020 final.

A new women’s football team has launched in Watford and is looking for local ladies to get involved.

Plans to expand Hertfordshire’s largest waste transfer station have inched closer after leading councillors backed the proposed purchase of a neighbouring site.

A charity which campaigns to save 20th century architecture and design has thrown its support behind calls to save the Sun Clock Tower.

This summer will see the return of free live music and dance performances at the town’s bandstand in Cassiobury Park.

A councillor is pressing for a solution to traffic problems occurring in Watford town centre.

Pryzm Watford’s general manager says that there is “clear” demand of people wishing to return to night clubs, after a recent survey.

A little heatwave is on its way with plenty of sunshine and temperatures hitting 27C over the next couple of days and into the weekend.

More than a fifth of Herts Valley patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of being a burden on the NHS, according to a survey.

Herts Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a 15-year-old boy was beaten up by 10 teenagers in a park.

Two pedestrian crossings could be painted in the colours of a rainbow to celebrate diversity within society.

Hertfordshire's director of public health is advising residents to be "cautious" after the lifting of national Covid restrictions – as Covid cases in Hertfordshire continue to rise.

Watford is among the top 10 worst areas in the UK for car theft, a new study has revealed.

A proposal to create a low traffic scheme on an estate was withdrawn after not enough support was shown for it during a consultation.

Like many people in Watford I’m beginning to take climate change seriously and I’m delighted that for once the main political parties agree on the need for urgent action if we are to meet the UK’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 205...

Watford beat Millwall 3-2 in a behind-closed-doors pre-season friendly earlier this afternoon.

Udinese right back Jens Stryger Larsen is unlikely to join Watford this summer despite interest from the Hornets.

Watford have signed goalkeeper Vincent Angelini from Celtic for their academy.

LEADING book retailer, Waterstones, said it will ‘encourage’ customers to wear face mask in store from 19 July.

Dan Gosling has backed Watford's new centre forward Joshua King to succeed at Vicarage Road.

The World Health Organisation say the lambda variant has been found in 29 countries so far and some cases have been confirmed in the UK.

Urgent flood repairs will mean no train services will run late at night tomorrow to all lines going in and out of London Euston.

Many key stations on the Northern line will be closed for four months as part of a £700million upgrade of Bank station.

A new large banner was placed outside Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden to show outrage of actress Amber Heard continuing her leading role in the Aquaman sequel.

Two men have been found guilty of murder after two friends were lured to a street and brutally attacked.

A classic car show which attracts thousands of people to Rickmansworth has been cancelled due to Covid.

People living in South Oxhey are being invited to have a Covid jab at a walk-in clinic on Thursday.

A charity working to teach young people about the dangers of pornography is producing short films about healthy relationships.