Many of us are desperately in need of a haircut - but when are hairdressers and barbers set to reopen? Here is the latest information.

The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warming and signs of spring are all around us - the signs of better times ahead are continuing to increase.

A new online tool collates every single Covid-19 statistic into a single site.

An eagerly awaited update on one of Bushey’s most treasured sites seems to have left residents with more questions than answers.

Three men have been found guilty of killing a man and injuring another man.

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is gearing up to submit a planning application for new facilities at Watford General Hospital.

Tuesday (March 23) will mark one year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that everyone across the UK was to stay at home for the first time, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the nation.

The publication of this picture of a Scammell ‘Pioneer’ driving up the wall has once again proved how we can learn through sharing.

An earlier national lockdown at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic could have prevented the deaths of London bus drivers, a new report has found.

Singer Griff has been named as the winner of this year’s rising star Brit Award.

An unconventional rescue dog helped gave his elderly owner another two years of life, the man's daughter believes.

Hertsmere has the highest proportion of its over 55 residents jabbed with at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Hertfordshire, NHS figures show.

A police officer who engaged in sexual activity with a child has been sacked.

Architects have been appointed to help rejuvenate two of Watford's most important heritage buildings.

The Government’s emergency funding deal for TfL will be extended until mid-May, the Transport Secretary has revealed.

People in Watford will join millions of others across the country this weekend in filling out the 2021 census.

A number of roads in Watford are set to be affected by temporary closures from the start of next month at the earliest.

After the majority of children spent months remote-learning and away from school, we went to see how well adjusted pupils at Woodhall Primary School have been.

Four fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze at a Watford home yesterday evening.

After a woeful performance in the pandemic and sterling work by the NHS it now appears that public funds are insufficient to increase NHS staff wages by more than one per cent and other essential workers on the state’s payroll, such as police an...

Covid certificates could be introduced to allow sports fans and theatre goers to return to large events and stadiums, according to the Culture Secretary.

The Money Saving Expert warns every household in England and Wales that they face a £1000

Hertfordshire's biggest ever secondary school could be built on the site of the former Bushey Country Club, it was revealed tonight.

The future of a community-favourite mural honouring the history of a house is in question.

A film crew member "viciously" stabbed his co-worker in the neck during a tea break at Warner Bros Studios.

Boris Johnson is due to address the nation from Downing Street at 5pm.

Fewer trains will be stopping at both Bushey station and Harrow & Wealdstone as major upgrades take place.

Dozens of parents have signed a petition calling for an academy to scrap a "ridiculous" detention policy.

Police are investigating after scratch cards were stolen from a petrol station.

Less than half the number of homes Watford was tasked to deliver over a three-year period were completed, data has revealed.

Cash payments may not be accepted at Tube stations in the future as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan refuses to rule out withdrawing the option.

The Watford Observer has teamed up with Watford Museum and its curator Sarah Priestley to take a journey back to the town’s past through items or places of historical significance.

The Watford Sunday League 2020/21 season has been cancelled and declared null and void.

Here is what Prime Minister Boris Johnson might talk about as he leads a Downing Street press briefing on Thursday.

Watford Borough Council has been awarded £3.7m government funding to help secure the sustainable long-term future of Watford Colosseum and the town hall.

Watford Observer readers have had their say on plans for undercover police officers to patrol nightclubs and better protect women.

More than 360,000 adults in Hertfordshire have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, data shows.

With regard to the renaming of certain streets in Watford.

A reader's opinion that Watford has become "soulless" with "no character" has sparked a lot of attention recently.

The hunt is on for a wanted man in connection to a South Oxhey domestic incident.

A Watford man who has flouted Covid-19 rules by hosting multiple parties has been fined £10,000.

Campaigners for a new west Hertfordshire hospital have shed doubt to whether a cancer centre could integrate well in Watford when Watford General Hospital undergoes redevelopment.

Police are investigating after a man allegedly attacked his victim with a wooden pole.

Watford's mayor says he agrees it is "important" to preserve Watford's heritage after he was asked for his thoughts about a plan to demolish an historic clock tower.

A councillor believes his area is "deserving" of more funding to help tackle fly-tipping.

The Watford MP has explained why he backed a controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

Watford’s Mayor has highlighted the importance of people's safety in the town following the death of Sarah Everard.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference tonight - here is what he could talk about.

New data suggests one in five people with Covid only develop one symptom of the virus – a skin rash.

Seven new Beryl bike docking stations will be placed across Watford this year.