Around £20,000 worth of Christmas gifts and useful items were donated to hospital staff and patients during a Winter campaign.

Councillors have agreed to support a campaign calling for more effective tracking of stalkers and domestic abusers.

Royal Mail has issued an update on the postcodes still affected by delivery delays in the UK.

More than 4,000 overlooked people in Hertfordshire will now be able to claim £500 self-isolation grants.

The Mayor of Watford has defended leafleting during the lockdown, following advice from The Cabinet Office urging to suspend door-to-door campaigning.

Two men were arrested following a police pursuit which came to an end outside Watford town hall.

A teenager was stabbed and a young man suffered an injury to his thumb after two men broke into a flat and attacked them.

Hertfordshire has recorded its lowest number of new daily cases of coronavirus for more than a month.

Flying taxis could be taking to the skies in the UK as soon as 2023.

NEW analysis shows which strain of coronavirus people were likely to have had.

An air ambulance landed in Cassiobury Park earlier this week to assist with a patient transfer between hospitals.

Seven more electric vehicle charging points are set to be introduced in Watford over the new few weeks, a council has said.

The Hertfordshire Music Service – currently run by the county council – could become a charity, according to budget proposals.

Thirty-two residents with no Covid symptoms tested positive for the disease in the first two days of Hertfordshire's rapid testing rollout.

DPD has been voted the "best" parcel delivery service in the UK.

In a lockdown pandemic it makes common sense to halt all campaigning, especially door to door, including leafleting. We live in dangerous times, and we all need to behave responsibly. Political parties need to take a step back and Stay at Home, Pr...

Joao Pedro, Troy Deeney and Luther Blissett are among those to share their support to a die-hard Watford FC fan hospitalised from Covid-19.

Stay with us for updates as Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads a coronavirus briefing at Downing Street.

A series of bicycle thefts has resulted in a bike rack at a busy train station being taken out of action.

The Met Office has warned of the possibility of ice and even snow in the coming days.

Fancy owning a house in one of Hertfordshire’s most desired locations?

The new weekly list of rapid testing locations in and around Watford for people with no coronavirus symptoms has been published.

More than 100 coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded at a hospital trust for the second month in a row.

An infuencer who travelled to Dubai to escape lockdown has insisted the trip was essential for her mental health.

Famous faces have teamed up with the East of England Ambulance Service to show their appreciation to its hard-working staff.

Troy Deeney is among footballers to have opened up on how they have been abused online.

The Sage scientists have recommended a gap of 12 weeks between first and second doses of the Covid-19 vaccines. This compares to a maximum gap of six weeks recommended by the World Health Organisation and adopted by some European countries.

A virtual hospital which cared for nearly 4,000 Covid patients at home will expand across the East of England.

Defibrillators have been installed outside 18 police stations across Hertfordshire.

HS2 bosses say they will remind their contractors about the harms of "unnecessary" idling after concerns were raised by residents.

Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission to humans through their pets.

It may seem unlikely now but when Watford won promotion Division Two for the first time in the club’s history only 19 players were used in that 1968/69 season.

On Monday, Mr Johnson said hotel quarantine is something the Government is “definitely looking at”.

Facing criticism of a slow rollout in the EU, the European Commission threatened to impose controls on vaccines.

Boris Johnson will address the national at a Government coronavirus briefing this afternoon.

Watford Town Hall will be lit up in purple to commemorate the Holocaust Memorial Day.

One man was arrested while another person was fined after police attended a protest in Watford town centre.

Watford Miniature Railway has made “good progress” after thousands of pounds worth of equipment were damaged in a flood.

The redevelopment of a former pub and the decision of a headteacher to leave her role to help refugees were among the stories making our headlines ten and five years ago this week.

The Watford Observer is appealing for readers to pay tribute to those we have lost and those who have stepped forward during the coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses in Watford town centre that have delivered excellent service over the past very challenging year, can now be entered for a Watford BID Service Excellence award by Watford Observer readers.

Hertfordshire's public health chief has warned council officers will not hesitate to take action against supermarkets who fail to adhere to social distancing measures.

Hertfordshire's public health chief has thanked residents for helping to bring coronavirus infection rates down over the last few weeks.

A predatory businessman who sexually assaulted four woman after pretending to hire them to act as living "patients" for a first aid training course has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.

Indications the mutant coronavirus variant which emerged in the south of England may be more deadly and be more transmissible are a “serious turn for the worse”, a leading scientist has said.

Boris Johnson has hinted some lockdown measures could be lifted once the highest priority groups have been vaccinated.

The Watford area was transformed into a winter wonderland yesterday when snow fell - and it enabled readers to capture beautiful pictures of the scenery and its wildlife.

Rough sleepers in Watford will be offered support and Covid-19 vaccinations.

Here’s five suggestions on how to save money during lockdown.

The spectre of patients ill with Covid being transferred up to Nottingham reveals not just that West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust is overwhelmed, but that we are not on top of this virus.