The Watford Festival of Music, Speech and Drama has warned it is at risk of being cancelled.

Pubs have proved a popular theme with readers and here are nine more that you can visit in the Watford area or a little further afield.

Waking up on Monday morning, after a heady month defined by English footballing success, it was hard to come to terms with the familiar old sting of a defeat on penalties. It was evident from Gareth Southgate’s press conference that the squad had g...

Watford played their first pre-season match during last week at the Hornets' training ground.

The Mayor of Watford says that hospitality and entertainment businesses have been put in an “impossible position” whether to implement vaccine passports.

Two men have been jailed for more than 30 years each for murdering two people in front of horrified members of the public.

Three children from a school in Bushey have scooped top prize in a writing competition.

MP Dean Russell has given his views on taking the knee and revealed he would never boo the England squad.

Nearly 1,000 people in Watford received a ‘ping’ from the NHS Covid app to self-isolate, as self-isolation numbers soar in England.

The number of racially and religiously aggravated offences recorded by Hertfordshire Constabulary dropped in 2020, figures have shown.

Maskless visitors to Watford's shopping centre will not be challenged by security when restrictions are eased next week.

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...

Watford are ready to rebuff any interest in Ismaila Sarr from Liverpool, should it materialise.

New Watford forward Dapo Mebude is hoping to learn as much as he can from the club's attacking players, while also creating his own legacy.

Want to find love in the nude? You can apply to be on Channel 4's Naked Attraction.

Ben Foster has revealed Watford's home and away goalkeeper shirts for the upcoming Premier League season via his Youtube channel.

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.

Vets Now has unveiled the top 50 dog-friendly beaches to ensure our nation of pet lovers stay safe on days out at the beach. 

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.