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

Residents of Watford can look forward to a weekend of mild temperatures and variable skies, according to the latest Met Office forecasts.​

A Watford train line has been suspended after the train that runs on it broke down this morning.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found with stab wounds in Hertfordshire on Wednesday, April 23.

On this day in 2015, Watford Football Club celebrated their promotion to the Premier League after a dramatic afternoon in the Championship.

With beautiful royal blue flowers, Anagallis 'Skylover' Blue Pimpernel is a real showstopper for the garden!

From Chris Evans to Kelly Brook, see which celebrities are running the 2025 London Marathon this Sunday.

The Bushey community have raised £16k to support a family after their three-year-old’s brain cancer diagnosis “turned life upside down”.

A man has died after a stabbing in Northaw yesterday with police launching a murder investigation. Our reporter Sophia-Fai Roche is heading to the scene.

Watford’s best-known celebrities including Elton John, Bradley Walsh, and Anthony Joshua have been ranked by popularity.

Plans to knock down a bungalow and build a two-storey five-bedroom home in its place have been submitted to Three Rivers District Council.

This site close to the A41 in Watford became a housing development but in the past it was the home of ink manufacturers Ault and Wiborg.

An independent food business in Hemel Hempstead has been left "devastated" after their food van was set on fire.

Emergency services have explained the reason why a road closure was put on the M25 between Watford and Abbots Langley last night.

On this day in 2016, former US President Barack Obama drove through Watford on his way to play a round of golf.

An MP dressed as the Easter Bunny visited children in hospital.

Watford Junction and Bushey commuters have been “crammed in” as the number of trains smaller than scheduled has doubled on some routes.

Troy Deeney was back at Vicarage Road on Good Friday, but not for a football match.

A Hertfordshire farm featured on BBC Countryfile has expressed its disappointment after vandals damaged a family-friendly Easter trail.

Watford legend Luther Blissett made a lifelong fan's face light up when he paid her a visit at the Peace Hospice.

A Watford woman has appeared in court, charged with owning a dangerously out of control dog.

The father of a young woman who had her grave targeted by Islamophobic criminals has spoken of his "incredible sadness".

Watford Rugby Club has been granted permission to install floodlights around its pitch at Knutsford Playing Fields.

A Rickmansworth woman will appear in crown court over arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered after £3.8k damage to Thrive Homes property.

In this week’s cruise offer, we’re focussing on Ambassador’s Land of Eternal Sunshine: Norway’s six most beautiful coastal gems cruise which offers the opportunity to discover coastal treasures above the Arctic Circle.

A Chorleywood nursery has been allowed to construct a new building to expand the number of children it can accommodate.

The Old Fox in Bricket Wood is targeting a June 2025 reopening after being closed for eight years.

Watford offenders have been sentenced for racial harassment, drug possession, and theft by magistrates this month.

The Staying Connected programme is helping people in Watford to learn digital skills.

Trees have been damaged as “unauthorised structures” were built in Cassiobury Park, Watford Borough Council has confirmed.

Herts Police have released CCTV appeals relating to an attempted burglary in Watford and a large fight involving weapons in Hemel Hempstead.

The shutters are up at a business in Watford's St Albans road after more than 50 years in the town.

The future of a Watford store could be at risk after the Borehamwood location’s closure was announced.

An Abbots Langley family has "lost everything" after a house fire on Good Friday.

Herts Police have appealed for help tracing a man who went missing in Watford today - with officers "increasingly concerned" for his welfare.

A Watford man has been given a suspended sentence and forced to pay over £500 after admitting to a string of offences.

Conservationists have reported a suspected petrol or diesel leak in the River Colne in Watford to the Environment Agency today.

A mother from Hemel Hempstead has been jailed for life over the murder of her two-year-old , as a tribute to her daughter was shared.

Three Rivers District Council has raised no objection to updated plans for a new M25 service station between junctions 15 and 16.

The developer behind a 12-storey scheme for the former RBS bank in Watford town centre is preparing to start demolition.

Herts Police are looking for a man from Watford who is wanted on recall to prison.

Herts Police have made an arrest after two individuals reportedly entered cars along a Watford road this morning.

A Hertfordshire police officer has been accused of misconduct after he allegedly directed racist comments towards a colleague and a member of the public.

Children at a nursery school celebrated Earth Day with the Mayor of Watford.

A vigil has been held after 61 Muslim graves were attacked at Carpenders Park Cemetery earlier this month.

A recommendation has been made over plans to build 15 new homes on green belt land at a country club in Bushey Heath.

Generations of customers have celebrated an increasingly rare store as it marks 90 years in business in Bushey High Street.

A Hertfordshire resident who is "fed up" with potholes across the county has created a parody video game about the county's neglected roads.

These were the scenes 30 years ago today when hundreds of young people took part in a St George’s Day Parade in Watford.

A fifth person has been arrested after a stabbing which put a teenage boy in hospital earlier this year.