Council officials are hoping to persuade residents in Hertfordshire to throw away less food.

Police are increasingly concerned of a missing vulnerable man who was last seen four days ago.

A housebuilder has officially launched its £85 million development which is being built on the site of a former laundry factory.

A new memorial garden offering space for reflection and remembrance has been unveiled at a cemetery. Woodcock Hill Cemetery in Rickmansworth.

Coronavirus cases in Watford, Three Rivers, and Hertsmere have risen sharply within the last three or four days, Public Health England figures show.

A leisure centre operator is helping keep kids moving this summer by hosting a series of activity camps and sports sessions.

Emergency services swarmed a road after a cyclist was hit by a car in Bushey.

Readers will mainly continue to wear masks at some points after face mask enforcement is ditched, with the public soon to be left to make their own choice on wearing one.

A café has reopened and all its proceeds will go to a charity supporting people with learning disabilities in the town.

With the chief scientific adviser stating that vaccines have “weakened” Covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths, more walk-in vaccination clinics are available in Watford.

How Watford could be developed over the next 15 years took an important step last night.

NHS staff can cycle to work for free thanks to a new initiative.

St Albans Crown Court is facing its biggest backlog of cases for sex offences, figures reveal.

More than 100 "outstanding" Hertfordshire schools are set to face inspectors for the first time since controversial exemptions were axed.

It has been three years since the plug was officially pulled on the Met Line extension.

Xisco Munoz is happy with Watford's pre-season preparation so far after the players returned to training last week.

Watford will celebrate their annual Graham Taylor match day when they host Aston Villa on the opening day of the season.

Watford will face Barnsley and Crystal Palace during pre-season with matches against Nantes and Udinese now cancelled.

Watford’s Sienna Jetha justified her top seeding as she became a double gold medallist at the Mark Bates Ltd U10-U13 National table tennis Championships.

I’m someone who has spent their whole life in our town and take a keen interest in preserving our town’s heritage for current and future generations to enjoy.

Ben Foster has hinted that this season could be his last with Watford, with the goalkeeper eyeing up a move to America.

Despite the positive news concerning the end of lockdown, Mr Johnson was eager to stress that the coronavirus pandemic is “far from over”.

Sainsbury’s bid to offer better value for customers, following the launch of its Sainsbury’s Quality, Aldi Price Match commitment.

Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference tonight

A virtual cycling fundraiser has raised more than £50,000 for a local charity to help it in their fight against Parkinson’s.

Sports venues in England are set to return to full capacity from July 19 after the Government announced plans to ease the remaining restrictions on social distancing.

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

A man who has been says he is “disappointed but not surprised” with the current council conclusion.

Watford Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, and Hertsmere Borough Council paid a special tribute to key workers today.

The Prime Minister will address the nation two weeks ahead of 'Freedom Day'.

A woman who fled Nazi Germany as a child was presented with her British Empire Medal (BEM) just before her birthday.

Senior councillors and the town’s mayor are expected to give the green light tonight to progress Watford’s Local Plan onto the next stage.

A man was stabbed in a leg after a fight in a property spilled out into the street.

A man who trafficked a young African woman to the UK to work as a nanny and a ‘slave’ has been removed from his council position.

The Prime Minister is set to tell England that the country must “begin to learn to live with this virus” as the link between coronavirus cases and hospitalisations appear to have broken.

Hertfordshire County Council is investing £9.6m to help residents, businesses and communities recover from the impact of the pandemic.

More than £4 million is to be spent buying a piece of land to expand a waste transfer station.

The supermarket chain has released an updated list of Specialbuys that are set to arrive in stores in July and August.

Hertfordshire’s police watchdog is to set up a taskforce to look at ‘disproportionality’ in actions taken by the police force.

Following the last review on June 24 the next look into the UK's travel list is expected in the week commencing July 12.

Baroness Thornhill asked where 800 new homes a year may be completed every year in Watford to meet the Government’s target figure?

The Government has introduced new reporting requirements for UK residents who dispose of residential property on or after April 6, 2020.

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

Police have launched an appeal to find a man who has been reporting missing.

A proposal to create a low traffic neighbourhood in Watford appears to have been dropped - but two environmentally-friendly schemes elsewhere look to be going ahead.

It is approaching 20 years since this pub was demolished but it's original name remains part of Watford due to the block of flats that now stands in its place.

Watford's MP paid a visit to ASOS' offices in Leavesden on Friday.

Police have been stepping up efforts to catch speeding motorists after concerns were raised by residents across a district.

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