Five public notices in Watford area including Watford Central Leisure Centre Car Park changes and Mill End Bowls Club premises licence application.

The buffet at The Grove Hotel in Watford has been described as ‘unreal’ in a viral TikTok that has more than 2 million views.

A Watford mum has described how her baby daughter nearly died of a “terrifying” lung infection - and how she hopes to repay the St Mary's Hospital doctors who saved her life.

The National Animal Welfare Trust in Watford is seeking a new home for a three-year-old Cane Corso named Bryn.

Tesco Extra in Watford has donated toys and stationery to Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust’s nursing team, helping brighten treatment for children in care.

Parmiter's School in Watford has been named among the safest state schools in England by the Great British Schools Guide.

Herts Police have reportedly closed the Rickmansworth Road/Ascot Road roundabout between Watford and Croxley Green.

A story which may have passed you by recently is that of Carlo Acutis who was canonised, and became a saint, in September.

New plans for four homes on green belt land outside Chipperfield are due to be decided after an earlier bid was refused consent.

Bomb squad specialists are assessing a “suspicious device” found in a canal as road closures cut off Watford and Croxley Green.

Watford and Rickmansworth Sea Cadets say they want their postcode back - with an error sending deliveries and visitors to the wrong place.

Three Rivers District Council has received new planning applications including home extensions, loft conversions, tree removals, and a motorway service area consultation.

Herts Police are investigating after two Mill End homes in the same road were broken into over two days.

British Transport Police has denied a claim that bike theft at Watford Junction station has been "decriminalised".

Three women have been arrested over burglaries and thefts after jewellery was reported stolen from homes visited by cleaners in Bushey and Harrow.

Homelessness charity New Hope's Watford will for just over a week while filming takes place on the premises.

Hertfordshire’s waste centres including Waterdale could start refusing ‘black bag’ rubbish or charging for ‘excess’ DIY waste.

Watford Borough Council has received new planning applications including building alterations in St Albans Road, materials details, and tree works at a local church.

Whipsnade Zoo's beloved giraffe Bashu has passed away after suffering from kidney failure.

The first 19 photos of new starters from schools across the Watford area featured in the Watford Observer's 'First Class' 2025 special.

For our latest pub of the week feature, the Watford Observer returns to Two Trees Micro in Vicarage Road.

A five-bedroom Watford home on Hempstead Road has hit the market for £1.895m. The luxury property features an indoor swimming pool, cinema room, three receptions, and landscaped gardens.

A Watford couple speak about how their case became the subject of Channel 4 documentary Catching My Stalker - and how they may have to move away when he is released.

Advances in technology mean many of the devices we take for granted are more much user-friendly than when they were first invented.

Inspectors rated a Carpenders Park pizzeria 1/5 for food hygiene after finding an exposed doner kebab and documentation issues.

Codicote in North Hertfordshire is a historic village and is just 30 minutes from Watford.

Watford’s free Winterfest returns on November 15 with a festive parade, Santa’s sleigh, live entertainment, and Christmas lights switch-on in the town centre.

Two M25 lanes are currently closed near Rickmansworth after a crash - causing long delays

A Watford woman has been jailed for 21 months for ten counts of child cruelty.

A look back at the opening of Berrygrove Primary and Nursery School in 2005 which became The Grove Academy seven years later.

Former Kings Langley football changing rooms blighted by vandalism could be replaced with a new community hall.

Watford town centre businesses have voted in favour of keeping the area's Business Improvement District (BID) until 2031.

Cineworld Watford's general manager speaks to the Watford Observer following the completion of its recliner seats transformation.

The Watford Observer has launched a new commenting platform that will improve your experience on our website.

Greggs says it “can’t wait” to welcome customers after opening a new bakery inside Tesco Extra Watford this morning.

Chances are you’ve spotted a blue plaque on a visit to London.

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American comedian Bill Stiteler has written a song about his visit to Watford in a video on Instagram and TikTok.

A Watford High Street shop unit has been put on the market after Bubbleology closed.

A five-bedroom Rickmansworth house will be demolished to make way for a larger replacement after a three-year planning battle.

A multi-vehicle crash has occurred on the M25 heading anti-clockwise between J25 Cheshunt and J25 Potters Bar.

North Watford Jamia Mosque in North Western Avenue will open its doors to the community in a message of unity one week on from a graffiti attack.

A new barbershop has opened in Leavesden, taking over a beauty salon's unit.

Watford's Aldi supermarket will get a 'too good to go' areas for discounted products nearing their use-by date this month.

A social media personality with 659,000 followers visited Watford to find out what locals think of the town.

Walkers are outraged after a vandal “systematically” destroyed park benches across Croxley Moor.

Plans to turn a Watford HMO into a children's home have been refused after more than 50 public objections were received.

Banish those grey skies and get 10 per off a break in the sun… just one of the cruises on offer with Ambassador Cruise Line this week.

Filming is set to take over residential streets around a quiet Carpenders Park cul-de-sac later this month.

Watford businesses are currently voting on whether to continue with the town’s Business Improvement District scheme, with the possibility of a “second BID area” being set up too.