Watford residents are invited to take part in two free October events celebrating and protecting the River Colne.

Filming at a Watford charity shop has finished, with Helena Bonham Carter among the stars seen while working on BBC drama California Avenue.

A public meeting is set for next Wednesday after St Nicholas C of E School in Elstree confirmed it is facing closure.

An appeal has been lodged over Watford Borough Council's refusal to allow a plan to turn a HMO into a children's home.

Six Watford and Bushey fare dodgers were made to pay more than £10k for not having tickets at stations including Bushey, Euston, and Willesden Junction.

Get ahead of the cold snap and upgrade your winter wardrobe at a fantastic price with Musto.

Hollywood Bowl Watford is offering 50% off bowling when booking between 9am and 11am using code SPOOKY50, plus a family feast deal for £29.50 and a Halloween costume competition with the chance to win an annual pass.

After "20 years" of 5/5 hygiene ratings, a Kings Langley Indian restaurant has been downgraded to a 1/5 and told to make “major improvement”.

Watford sisters have remembered their father who died aged just 45 after taking on a 13.1-mile challenge for the British Heart Foundation

Electric Umbrella, a charity empowering learning-disabled and neurodivergent performers, sang outside Downing Street to promote their single It’s Not a Crime to Be Different during National Hate Crime Awareness Weeks, joined by MPs and community le...

A look back to when Watford boosted their hopes of automatic promotion with a memorable 4-1 victory at Sheffield United in 2006.

Watford Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign and petition urging the British Transport Police to reverse its decision not to investigate bike thefts left unattended for more than two hours, calling the policy unfair to cyclists.

Work has begun to transform Watford's former Poundland unit into a Wing Yip supermarket.

The magnet fisherman who pulled up a bomb in the Grand Union Canal between Watford and Croxley Green described the "scary" experience.

Our weekly round-up of the latest Watford-area cases.

Watford's former Walkabout unit has been transformed into Dunnings Two following its sudden closure late last month.

After nine years of closure, a refurb of “Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite pub”, in Elstree, has begun.

Watford Borough Council has completed improvement works along St Albans Road, adding new paving, greenery, cycle parking, and safety features.

A new Indian restaurant looks set to open in St Albans Road, Watford.

The back garden of an Oxhey terraced house is set to be split up so another home can be built on it.

Police have confirmed that three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in West Watford on Sunday evening.

Plans are being consulted on that would see primary schools in Watford and Croxley Green cut the number of places for children.

A five-week lane closure has been set for the A405 in Watford , with work taking place in Sheepcote Lane and North Orbital Road to replace 1940s gas mains.

The Grove hotel has announced it will be opening a new golf fitting facility on the edge of Watford in 2026.

A close friend of the 34-year-old man seriously injured in a stabbing in West Watford has said he was given CPR at the scene following the attack on Sunday evening.

A nursery worker from Hemel Hempstead charged with serious offences involving children will appear in court today.

Employees in Watford town centre can now park for £4 per day or £70 per month thanks to a new partnership between Premium Car Parks and Harlequin Watford car parks, supported by Watford BID.

Looking for a floral gift to send to a friend or loved one?

There are long delays in the clockwise M25 near Watford after a vehicle overturned in a crash, despite the carriageway now having reopened.

Police arrested a motorist who was allegedly travelling at almost 100mph on the A41 on suspicion of drink driving.

Additional floors could soon be built on top of two apartment blocks in Bushey under a planning application submitted this week.

A look back at the Watford Electric & Manufacturing Company - WEMCO - building that stood in Whippendell Road for more than a century.

Watford Town Centre hosted a spectacular Diwali celebration last weekend, featuring parades, performances, workshops, and the Diwali lights switch on.

An “exceptionally popular” Radlett nursery has been granted permission to increase places by 25 per cent.

Police remain at the scene of a stabbing in West Watford, while a popular park is still closed to the public.

Work on a £400,000 refurbishment means South Oxhey Leisure Centre will be shut for two weeks.

Filming has taken over a Watford charity shop, with rumours that a BBC drama starring Helena Bonham Carter is being shot in town.

The head chef at Bombay Kitchen received the ‘Best Chef of the Year’ title at an industry award.

Clarendon Road, Watford offices have been taken on by Wow! Stuff which works with Disney, Marvel, Universal, and Warner Bros.

The East of England Ambulance service has explained why Watford residents may have seen the air ambulance in town yesterday.

Police in Hertfordshire could be called to help protect council staff removing flags amid Operation Raise the Colours.

Everything we know so far after a stabbing in West Watford that has left a 34-year-old man fighting for his life.

The Rickmansworth Christmas Market returns to Watersmeet on November 8, 2025, with live performances, craft stalls, food, and Santa’s Grotto.

Work has begun on a new Lidl supermarket at the former World of Water site in Hunton Bridge.

A look back at the former The Jet pub, in Hayling Road, South Oxhey, that was demolished for housing after closing in 2008.

More than 200 daffodil bulbs have been planted in South Oxhey by Labour councillors Stephen Cox and Stephen King to brighten the area next spring, continuing a community planting tradition started in 2020.

Croxley councillor Chris Lloyd is running three marathons in October to raise money for the Lynda Jackson Centre in Northwood.

A household name for 60 years, Daewoo Electricals stemmed from the bustling heart of South Korea and is now firmly rooted here in the UK.

Actor Tony Caunter, who played Roy Evans in EastEnders, has died at the age of 88, his family has announced in a statement.

Follow live updates as police are seen entering a vape shop in Market Street, Watford.