Controversial boulders could be removed from The Green, Croxley Green, after the revelation they were not placed with the necessary permission.

Police are set to start handing out penalty notices to parents parking dangerously during the school run in the Abbots Langley area.

BBC Question Time is coming to Watford tomorrow (November 27) following the Chancellor's Budget.

Filming will bring traffic restrictions to a road out of Bedmond, near Watford, next week.

The former bank opposite Watford Junction in Station Road could soon be redeveloped for 24 homes, a consultation has revealed.

A Watford woman has denied a Terrorism Act offence over alleged support of Palestine Action, at Westminster Magistrates' Court

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care will host a Compassionate Café at Peace Hospice in Watford on December 29, 2025, offering comfort, conversation, and connection for anyone experiencing bereavement during the festive season.

Watford is blessed with a variety of restaurants, so we rounded up the best-rated ones for nine cuisines in the town, according to Tripadvisor.

Watford's Vue Cinema is facing more than a dozen objections from neighbours over its plan to open 24 hours a day.

Too often, people cut their time by the water short, becoming cold, wet, uncomfortable and simply wanting to go home. But Red Equipment has created some exceptional gear for people who love the water (and those who are wanting to) and is simply helpi...

Approved plans for 192 homes on the edge of Watford have been labelled a "doomsday scenario" for the green belt.

A Watford chai café has closed and gone up for sale within months of opening in Market Street.

Muddy Stilettos has published its list of the best Christmas markets to visit in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Plans have been unveiled to knock down existing buildings in Chipperfield to make way for four new homes.

North Watford and Hemel Hempstead are among 500 locations where Marks & Spencer is hoping to open a new food store.

A look back at the former Kings Head pub, in Little Bushey, Bushey Heath, known locally as 'The Snuggery' because of its small bar area.

Herts Police are looking for a convicted fraudster with links to Watford who is wanted on recall to prison.

New features and reworked sequences have arrived for 2025 at a Watford light show that wows visitors each year.

When my body says ‘hey I’m reaching my limit now’, my brain overrules and that is when it all comes crashing down

A house in Watford could become an Ofsted-registered children's home.

Police have made an arrest over "GBH" after an assault on the Kings Langley School playing fields left a victim with serious facial injuries.

Watford Borough Council is set to award £300,000 in Neighbourhood Grant funding to 20 community projects.

Two towns near Watford, Radlett and Gerrards Cross, have been named among the five least affordable in Britain.

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care has appointed Tom O’Connor as its new chief executive.

A 40-year tradition has continued in Watford as the annual "Grillo's Grotto" display returns to Harford Drive.

Watford Community Housing has been graded by the Regulator of Social Housing as it prepares for a merger with Thrive Homes.

Hertfordshire pub The Crown, Broxbourne, has been named among the 11 most dog-friendly in the UK due to scenic walking routes nearby.

Herts Police are looking for a missing Radlett man who has links to Abbots Langley.

A Watford man is due in crown court over allegedly conspiring to steal cryptocurrency and using it to make “numerous flat purchases”.

An 89-home development to replace a Watford town centre car park looks set to have its affordable housing allocation scrapped at a meeting next week.

Often seen as time consuming and a messy job, removing old wallpaper is certainly not a task many of us revel in.

The pavement of central Watford road Shady Lane, by the former Watford Police Station, will be closed during six-day filming.

Four fare dodgers from Watford have appeared in court and been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £5,400.

A Watford mobile salon is among the finalists for the eBay Van Conversion of the Year award.

A look back at when Watford's biggest nightclub was refurbished and rebranded as Kudos after closure of Paradise Lost.

A woman has suffered chest and abdomen injuries following an assault in Watford yesterday (November 23).

A “UK number one” company is looking to open a showroom in an industrial estate off Tolpits Lane, Watford.

Despite working with clients from the US and Europe, double award-nominated Watford firm Brick Digital says it has “never lost sight of where we started”.

McDonald's has confirmed it will be opening in Rickmansworth High Street on December 10.

Filming has been taking place in the Meriden area of Watford, with more scheduled for later this week.

Motorists are warned to “avoid the area” amid “gridlock” traffic after a crash in Flaunden Lane, between Chipperfield Road and Felden.

There are reports of a "major accident" in a rural road which is apparently causing "gridlock" traffic.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been named NHS Trust of the Year at the HSJ Awards 2025.

Police were called after a three-car crash blocked Sarratt Road, Croxley Green.

A driver was hospitalised after their car flipped over in a crash in Eastbury Road, Oxhey

Data centres heralded as key to an “AI revolution” in the UK are on the way in Hertfordshire areas near Watford.

Looking for a beauty gift this Christmas? Then check out M&S which currently has some offers within its beauty departments featuring many of the well-known beauty brands.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Dacorum Borough Council, featuring a range of proposals from home extensions and tree works to changes of use and new signage.

Watford Observer local history columnist Lesley Dunlop takes a look at the connection between Rock & Co engraved vignette prints and Watford.

This week’s planning applications in Three Rivers include home extensions, loft conversions, and updates at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.