The Watford Observer has published four death notices in the last seven days.

Herts Police are at the scene of a motorway slip road crash near Watford.

Maintenance work is currently taking place at the popular Cassiobury paddling pools in Watford.

Plans have been submitted for an extra house to be built in a Watford road following the demolition of an existing cycle store.

Watford-born boxer Anthony Joshua has insisted he knows what he has got to do after the death of close friends Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele last month.

A north Watford family home with a "peaceful outlook" across green space is up for sale at £500,000. In North Western Avenue, it features a garden studio, off-street EV charging and parking, and peaceful green views.

The applicant behind a rejected plan for a mosque in Leavesden Road, Watford, says he will submit a revised proposal for the former church.

Setting off to some of the world’s most fascinating destinations, Riviera Travel, the UK’s leading river cruise and escorted tour operator, should be your first port of call if you’re looking for curated tours just for you.

Turning the former St Thomas United Reformed Church into a mosque has been recommended for approval days after a similar scheme was thrown out.

Sarratt residents fear developments could "destroy" their village as they seek to fight twin plans

This view of Watford High Street has mostly vanished even though most of the buildings are still standing.

Watford Palace Theatre has announced a K-Pop Demon Hunters themed show for April after a similar event at the Watford Colosseum was cancelled.

All lanes of the anticlockwise M25 have been stopped after a vehicle fire at junction 22 in Hertfordshire.

Police have charged three men over catalytic converter thefts in Watford and other areas of Hertfordshire.

Neighbours have celebrated 600 homes near Whippendell Wood being blocked as a victory for the green belt – but many fear an appeal.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing GBH level injuries after a stabbing in Lytham Way, South Oxhey.

Greggs looks set to open a new store in Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth.

A credit card scammer is believed to have targeted an elderly woman in Radlett and two others in Radlett and Bushey yesterday.

Watford General Hospital now offers Spyglass endoscopy, enabling faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of liver and pancreatic diseases.

Removal of all 170 controversial boulders on The Green, Croxley Green, has been recommended.

Three lanes were reportedly closed on the M25 in Hertfordshire after a crash this morning (January 29

Work has begun on Trade City Maple Cross, an 88,000 sq ft industrial and warehousing hub near the M25.

A look back at how the popular Long Island Exchange, in Rickmansworth, looked inside in 1993.

Hertfordshire County Council has no plans to remove the Woodmere Avenue width restriction, despite ANPR initially proposed as a replacement being introduced.

Begonias are renowned for the vibrant colours and foliage and they’re taking the spotlight in this week’s offers from You Garden.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine hosted Citizens Advice Watford staff at Parliament and presented departing chief officer Emma Burgham with a bottle of wine signed by the Prime Minister.

It comes less than a year after Santander announced the closure of 95 branches last March, in a round of cuts which hit 750 workers.

The Royal Mint has launched a new £5 coin, which forms part of a nationwide code-breaker challenge inspired by Sir Isaac Newton.

Herts Police had to ram an alleged drug driver who fled a chase the wrong way up the M25.

Police have confirmed that no new arrests have been made after a knife attack at a suspected brothel in Watford.

Family business Olive Hill has been launched to replace a Derwish restaurant in St Albans Road, which operated for more than eight years.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine attended Parliament’s “In Their Footsteps” Holocaust Memorial Day exhibition, honouring victims of the Nazi genocide.

The boss of a former Watford-based firm has been sentenced over £50,000 fraud using Covid Bounce Back Loans.

Parents whose parking at St Paul’s Church of England Primary School “created significant danger” appear set for prosecution.

Stonegate Group has put 22 of its pubs up for sale.

Watford councillors have backed calls to reopen the disused West Watford rail route – but ‘trackless trams’ could be more likely than trains.

Wreaths were laid at the foot of Anne Frank's tree in Watford as part of Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations.

Royal Marine veteran Captain Stephen Weall shares memories of the Aden Emergency, as Legasee Trust launches UK project to preserve forgotten conflict stories.

The Watford Colosseum will be welcoming Jools Holland to the venue later this year as part of his new tour.

Watford Borough Council has refused a plan to turn a Leavesden Road church into a mosque.

A new heart ultrasound scanner at Watford General Hospital offers rapid, life-saving cardiac diagnosis for tiny babies, thanks to West Herts Hospitals Charity.

Watford Borough Council plans to freeze its 2026/27 council tax share at £308.51 for Band D, protecting services amid cost-of-living and funding pressures.

Two Premier League footballers, Wilson Odobert and Randal Kolo-Muani, are believed to have been involved in a crash on a Hertfordshire motorway.

Herts Police have closed a lane between two villages this morning, amid reports of "black ice" in the area.

Tottenham Hotspur footballers Randal Kolo Muani and Wilson Odobert are "fine" after being involved in an accident on the M25 in Hertfordshire last night.

A yellow weather warning for ice is in place in Watford and Hertfordshire as Storm Chandra hits the UK.

Building a house “inches” from her living room window has plunged a Watford homeowner into darkness.

A look back at how the much-loved The Horns pub, in Hempstead Road, Watford, looked inside in 1993.

While the Musto sale may be coming to an end, there’s plenty of bargains to be had and with the cold and wet days of winter very much still upon us, you’ll still get some use from them.

The village of Letchmore Heath in Hertfordshire has been put forward by The Guardian as a contender for the title of the UK's first town of culture.