Data shows that more affordable home building was underway in Watford last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic bringing disruption to the construction industry.

LOWEST crime rates and the highest number of officers on record, are highlighted by Police and Crime Commissioner David Lloyd in his annual report.

A leading interior fit-out contractors has completed its major £2.2 million contract at the new European headquarters of a large clothing and homeware retailer in Watford.

The chief executive of an NHS trust which cares for more than 40,000 people with mental and physical ill health and learning disabilities is to step down after more than 12 years in the role.

The lady captain of a golf club managed to achieve 100 holes of golf in one day to help a local blind centre.

Plans to boost biodiversity and revitalise a wetland in Cassiobury Park are taking shape, with work starting on the restoration project to transform a nature reserve.

A train station is to be revitalised thanks to a £250,000 grant.

A man was seen beating up a dog that he was walking in Bushey, police have said.

Flowerpots were destroyed and a tap was broken twice at a scout hut in Bushey.

Sniffer dogs have long been used to find drugs or explosives, but the latest canine recruits to the Hertfordshire Police are trained to sniff out mobile phones and laptops.

Rising Covid infections in Watford and surrounding areas of Hertfordshire and being driven by people in their late teens and early 20s.

Public health chief Jim McManus has urged parents to continue with twice weekly lateral flow testing to halt the spread of Covid-19 into schools – as one Hemel Hempstead high school returns to remote learning.

The Hertsmere Labour party has hit out at plans which it says stops local people from objecting to developments.

England's football stars take on their biggest rivals Germany in a knock-out game at Euro 2020 on this afternoon - but in Watford, not quite everyone will be backing the Three Lions to victory.

England are celebrating a mammoth European Championship victory against Germany after Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane fired Gareth Southgate’s men into the quarter-finals.

Live updates from England vs Germany at Euro 2020

Domingos Quina is hoping to become a first team regular at Watford in the Premier League and says he developed a lot last season, playing under Vladimir Ivic and then on loan at Granada.

I write regarding the report in the Watford Observer concerning saving the Sun Clock Tower from destruction.

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes boxing may as well “pack up and go home” if Anthony Joshua’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk later this year is not in front of a full house.

ITV Player has stopped working for some customers in the UK tonight.

Police have seized an electric scooter after the rider was caught for a second time.

Have you ever taken a walk around the centre of London at night to see how the capital city's landmarks stand out when they are illuminated in the dark? If you haven't, these fantastic pictures may tempt you to do so.

Nearly 2,000 people turned out to get a Pfizer coronavirus jab at Watford’s largest ever vaccination clinic on Sunday.

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

Four elderly people were targeted by thieves in a string of distraction thefts over two months across Rickmansworth.

A school where pupils spend time with animals on its own farm has been recognised for its commitment to mental health.

Plans to build a new M25 service station on greenbelt land have been blocked by Three Rivers District Council.

Restaurants and other businesses would be forced to hand over all tips to their staff under new proposals tabled in Parliament following Government delays.

Police are investigating after a woman reportedly saw a man indecently expose himself as she was walking towards Kings Langley.

Firefighters were rushed to a school in Rickmansworth over fears of a fire – but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Dozens of people were convicted and fined for breaching coronavirus laws in Hertfordshire last year, figures show.

Watford players returned to training today ahead of their pre-season schedule which kicks off in just under a month.

Your recent article (£650m cost of new hospital, Watford Observer, June 11) revealed that West Herts Hospitals Trust are already scaling back their plans for future health provision even before, on their own admission, they have produced full and de...

Watford have appointed Jordi Garcia as their head of performance following the departure of Moises de Hoyo.

Capital gains tax (CGT) arises when a person disposes of an asset and makes a profit that is capital in nature.

Hertfordshire fire crews rescued people from lifts more than 1,600 times in a decade, figures show.

Watford legend Luther Blissett is urging anyone over 18-years-old to get their coronavirus vaccine as part of the town’s ‘Super Sunday’ Pfizer vaccination event.

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

A council leader has been appointed as they new Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire.

A “mentally drained” Daniel Bachmann believes that “pride will override everything” once the disappointment subsides after Austria’s Euro 2020 adventure ended with a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Italy at Wembley.

This Watford pub is sadly no more but it offered more than somewhere to visit for a drink during its history.

A man accused of spitting in a dessert being prepared for a customer at a restaurant will go on trial at a later date.

Long queues formed outside Watford’s largest ever vaccination clinic as people prepared to receive their first coronavirus jabs.

A 14-bedroom Grade II manor is currently the most expensive property on the market near Watford.

Hello, my name is Tommy and I’m a lovely little four-month-old guinea pig.

Congratulations to the parents and families of these four gorgeous babies all born at Watford General Hospital.

I cannot believe I recently had to switch on my central heating in June and was unable to sit in my garden. Since I retired 12 years ago I love sitting outdoors, being visited by my local bees and birds and enjoying seeing the plants in full bloom. A...

This week in Clarendon Road, Watford, there's an application which includes a landscaped rooftop amenity space as well as residential units, a cafe and office space, plus a gym and provision of basement car and cycle parking. Also in Watford, in Elm ...

Dozens of people died and more than 300 were seriously injured in road traffic accidents in Hertfordshire last year, figures  show.

Residents are being asked to have their say in a neighbourhood plan developing new homes and enhancing the community in a village.