Timetables for trains services running on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans are being altered due to safety speed restrictions.

Hertfordshire highways bosses paid out almost half a million pounds in insurance claims last year – with the vast majority of those claims relating to pot-holes.

A decision to cut face-to-face hours at a council's customer service centre has been described as "deplorable".

There was a buzzing atmosphere in a local pub event hosted by Watford legend Luther Blissett as fans watched England finish top of the group.

A scheme to build more than 200 flats in Watford town centre has been revised with the height of the proposed building reduced.

Episode three of the Watford Observer's Watford FC podcast, the Wobcast, is now available to download or to listen to here.

A chef is reported to have spat in a dessert which was given to a customer at Creams in Watford.

A coroner today said there was no “joined up thinking” in the way public agencies handled a psychopathic fantasist who went on to murder a young woman history teacher.

Former rugby stars Mike Tindall and Iain Balshaw will be among those taking part in a cycling challenge to help a local charity fund the cure for Parkinson’s.

Vicarage Road football stadium is being transformed into a vaccination centre this weekend for anyone over 18-years-old who has not been vaccinated.

Francisco Sierralta made his Copa America debut last night as his national side secured qualification to the next round.

Ben Wilmot is on the verge of signing for a new club, according to reports.

Home goods company The Range has confirmed the opening times of its new Watford store ahead of its official launch.

Lungworm hotspots in and around Watford have been revealed after vets warn thousands of dogs are at risk from the deadly parasite.

Watford will now be making a Sunday trip to Tottenham Hotspur after a second match of the new Premier League season has been rearranged.

A stretch of road which was shamed on national television for having so many potholes has been resurfaced.

Police are investigating after a parcel containing clothing was stolen from a doorstep in South Oxhey.

A record number of women in Hertfordshire had an abortion last year, figures show, amid a relaxation in rules around seeking treatment at home.

People across west Hertfordshire are being invited to have their say on future urgent care services at St Albans City Hospital.

Put on your dancing shoes, The Big Dance is back – and bigger and better than ever before!

Ken Sema’s Sweden side have qualified for the knockout stages of Euro 2020.

NURSES are now meeting one-to-one with social care workers in Hertfordshire who have not had the Covid-19 vaccine in a bid to increase take-up rates.

Hundreds of new burial spaces are set to be created during expansion works at North Watford Cemetery.

A councillor has blasted an “unsatisfactory” safety review of a road junction that had nine crashes leading to injuries in 48 months.

We hear a lot at the moment about older people and loneliness and what can be done to help.

Watford FC Women sign young defender and experienced playmaker

Watford have made another youthful addition to their squad ahead of their return to the Premier League with the capture of Emmanuel Dennis.

Heartfelt messages of congratulations and deep appreciation have been posted in gratitude to a much-loved retired Watford midwife and hospice supporter who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

With today marking the longest day of the year and the height of summer, you might be asking when summer will actually come back after days of drizzle?

Daniel Bachmann will be aiming to keep Ukraine at bay and guide Austria into the last-16 of Euro 2020 this evening.

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

A live musical performance scheduled to go ahead in Cassiobury Park has been cancelled due to poor weather.

Two 13-year-old twins who have been missing for more than a month have been found.

A new initiative is giving people the chance to support a charity that helps people living with an incurable and debilitating disease.

A man cycled from Rickmansworth to Leicestershire as part of a fundraiser before partying in the rain at a pilot festival event.

An American diner in Bushey has been slapped with the second lowest possible hygiene rating.

Covid vaccinations are to be made compulsory for care home staff in England – as figures reveal a fifth of workers in Hertfordshire are yet to receive a jab.

Robert Page was “bursting with pride” but admitted he had to make some difficult decisions after leading Wales to the knockout stages of Euro 2020.

Harry Potter fans are in for a treat – with the opening of a new exhibition of magical behind-the-scenes images from film series and London’s only Butterbeer Bar.

A housing development has secured a multi-million pound funding package to support a new residential scheme.

A church has plans to extend helping to create new spaces for mental health services, children and youth groups, and other community facilities.

Dozens of further cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in Watford, new figures reveal.

Watford residents shelled out more money in the pub when allowed back indoors, new figures suggest, but limits on social contact mean spending is still below pre-pandemic levels.

As we are getting out more, seeing friends and family in person, and perhaps even dusting off our suitcases in the hopes of travelling widely again, I think we can all agree that there is still work to be done in the global Covid-19 efforts.

Many leases require the landlord to keep parts of the property in repair, and tenants to contribute to the cost of those repairs through a service charge. Difficulties can arise when considering who should pay to repair inherent defects in the proper...

The following announcements were carried in the Watford Observer last week:

I recently attended an online community event and moments before it started my phone flashed a message from the national track and trace system to tell me that I must isolate for a few days. I know that Covid has had an enormous impact on all our liv...

New footage shows large crowds gathered at a Watford house party as police broke up the Covid regulation-flouting event.

The picture at the top of this page dates from shortly after the Second World War and many of the buildings along this part of the road look similar today - with one very large exception.

Two new artists have been added to the At Home Farm line up this summer.