THE Watford Observer has joined forces with NatWest in a collaboration to find our best apprentices and the top 100 companies to bang the drum for business in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A man from Bushey has slammed rubbish pile-ups outside his flat that he claims reek so much he can no longer open his windows.

Anthony Joshua says that Watford runs through his veins as he continues to discuss the possibility of investing into Watford and transforming the lives of young people.

Councillors took part in the Great British Spring Clean by tidying up their neighbourhood.

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The leap is the highest jump in daily infection rates since February.

The UK Government had planned to allow data to be shared from 1 July, but it has now been pushed back amid concerns.

A psychopathic fantasist who murdered a young history teacher he met through a dating site had internet contact with up to 20 women, an inquest heard today.

Watford still has time to get involved in a one-million-mile mission happening right now across the country to clean up our green spaces.

Hertsmere’s MP has created a Spotify playlist to get people in this mood to take their coronavirus jab.

The long-awaited Euro 2020 games will finally kick off this week, and fans are gearing up to watch the matches.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the theft of a pushbike in Bricket Wood.

Do you have a relative or friend who worked at Sun Printers in the 1950s or early 1960s? You may recognise them in this picture.

Thirty-two flats have been given the go-ahead in Watford High Street.

A Chinese restaurant, formerly closed due to a rat infestation, was failing to defrost and store food safely, a report has revealed.

A striking mural of Watford FC legend Graham Taylor has been officially unveiled at a community centre.

A competition for local authorities to apply for city status for their area or town has been launched to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.

Members of the armed forces from Watford who made the ultimate sacrifice may be commemorated in a new memorial in the town.

The Conservatives would just about hold onto their Watford seat if proposed boundary changes to the constituency are approved.

A primary school has been inundated with postcards from seaside towns after a social media plea went viral.

A lorry driver who stopped off on the M25 to urinate has been fined.

Anthony Joshua's heavyweight bout with Oleksandr Usyk will be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer, according to reports.

There are reports of a collision.

Hemel Hempstead’s MP has expressed his disappointment over losing several areas in his constituency under proposals for a shake-up of 2023’s electoral map.

Here is a round-up of those in our area who have been named and fined in Hertfordshire Magistrates’ courts between June 1 and June 4.

Two in every 100 people aged 50 and over in Watford have yet to receive a first Covid jab – despite being invited to book it more than two months ago.

Police have released a CCTV image after a bank card being delivered to an address in South Oxhey was stolen.

Ministers have denied any favouritism was shown towards the communications agency Public First, when they were awarded a contract worth £560,000.

In a highly critical report, the Health and Social Care Committee called for immediate action to support exhausted staff.

Police are searching for a missing teenager who has links with Hertfordshire.

New research funded by the British Heart Foundation could help calculate someone's risk of dying from coronavirus and its variants.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from its new book, Coming Home.

The time has again arrived when the flag of St George will be seen hanging from bedroom windows and fluttering next to car roofs across the country as a nation of football fans hope that long wait for England to win a major competition will finall...

A chestnut tree that has been earmarked for destruction could yet be saved.

Trains will face delays for more than a week as speed restrictions are in place.

The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Watford has dropped by nearly 40 per cent, latest Public Health England figures show.

The latest government data shows 13 councils in England had a positivity rate of more than 5% in the week to 2 June.

Watford Borough Council is throwing its weight behind a national day of celebration honouring NHS and social care workers.

Police have urged parents to speak to their kids after a group teenagers set fire to play equipment in South Oxhey.

A rare species of ant has been reintroduced to woodland near Rickmansworth after an absence of several decades.

A popular mural that honours the history of a house has now gained the backing of Watford Borough Council after parts of it was initially refused.

Brits are being urged to holiday at home this summer amid concerns about rising Covid rates and variants overseas.

In a recent edition of the Watford Observer there was a report and a picture of how the Palace Theatre and the Carlton Cinema in Clarendon Road looked 70 years ago. The picture of The theatre and the cinema was taken on Sunday, April 23, 1950. The...

A local parliamentary constituency would be broken up and a brand new one created under boundary proposals published overnight.

The Money Saving Expert founder has sent a warning to Brits applying for passports, driving licences and the like.

Madeleine was three years old when she went missing on May 3 2007 while on holiday in Portugal.

There are so many tales of heroism from D-Day but one of the most touching is that of a young teenage paratrooper from Watford and his dog who died side by side and were found linked together by the animal’s lead.

The construction of a new multi-storey car park for patients, staff, and visitors at Watford General Hospital is underway.

Families with children returning to school are being asked to get tested for Covid-19 at home to limit the spread of the virus.

A solar eclipse is set to grace skies this week as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.