Morning commuters are facing "long delays" in busy city centre roads today.

A shortage of drivers with many self-isolating is causing a struggle of staff in waste collection services across Hertfordshire.

Traffic in Watford is facing disruption from next week when a busy road is closed while roadworks are carried out.

An inquisitive otter was spotted

The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change.

Travellers have set up camp on land in Sarratt for a Christian festival, the Watford Observer understands.

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 vaccination uptake among younger age groups is beginning to slow down in Watford.

Five friends from Watford who took up running in lockdown are attempting their first ever half marathon on Sunday to raise money for a charity close to their hearts.

'I had not realised how much I missed parkrun' - Hundreds of people have flocked back to the weekly 5k run in the park which has started up again.

Several people have hit out at plans to rebuild Watford General Hospital after they were given unanimous backing by a council.

The agent of Turkish midfielder Okay Yokuslu was at Watford's training ground yesterday for a meeting with sporting director Cristiano Giaretta.

A car was driven on the wrong side of the road before being crashed during a police chase in Rickmansworth.

With vaccination uptakes are beginning to slow down in Watford, there are several more vaccination clinics available in the coming weeks to push for more jabs.

A mother who has been told she has weeks to live has been hailed by friends after deciding to sell her artwork for charity.

Police are trying to find a woman who has gone missing from Watford.

Police have confirmed that a group of travellers who set up camp in Sarratt have permission to be there.

The “temporary” £15 Congestion Charge is set to be made permanent and its hours of operation reduced following a public consultation, TfL announced on Wednesday.

Forecasters announced Evert as the name for the storm on Thursday morning, advising the public to be “weather aware”.

With schools now breaking up across the country, Morrisons is helping out busy parents by letting kids eat free at its cafes all day, every day.

Regarding your comments article about Three Rivers residents being more active in complaining to their council than Watford Borough Council residents. Perhaps their council listens unlike WBC.

A show insider revealed the 61-year-old mogul decided to pull X Factor himself rather than let it become a “bit of a joke”.

Watford have officially revealed their away kit for the upcoming Premier League season.

Sonny Blu Lo-Everton is hoping that his friendly match involvement with Watford is not the end of his first team involvement this season.

As a general rule, you shouldn’t get closer than 20 metres to a seal unless they approach you.

If you are unlucky enough to suffer from hay fever you will have noticed the symptoms seem to be a lot worse than previous years.

Watford Borough Council has confirmed it will press on with plans for nearly 12,000 homes by 2037 despite the local MP’s claim it could appeal that Government-set figure.

Ofsted has blasted the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust for making "insufficient progress" in safeguarding apprentices.

Plans to rebuild Watford General Hospital have been given the unanimous backing.

A council is urging the public to not enter the grounds of a former country club after people were spotted on the site without permission.

A group of men armed with a samurai sword acted "like a pack of animals" when they "hunted down" and allegedly stabbed a 26-year-old man, a court was told.

A NatWest branch is set to officially close after not operating for over a year.

A woman was threatened before being knocked unconscious when a thug forced his way into her home and hit her in the face.

A Northwood school will be hosting a pop-up coronavirus vaccination centre this week.

Health bosses are to put in a £272m bid to reorganise cancer services in the region as early as September.

Campaigners have blasted gun laws as "absurd" after it emerged that dozens of children in Hertfordshire can legally use the weapons.

Watford were beaten 4-1 in a behind-closed-doors pre-season friendly at their London Colney training ground neighbours Arsenal.

Guidance on heading will be introduced into the English game from next season, with all professional, amateur and grassroots clubs involved.

Ken Sema says he feels good to be back in England and playing for Watford again after travelling to Euro 2020 with Sweden this summer.

The channels will be available to Sky customers at no extra charge. They will also launch on streaming service NOW and on Virgin and BT.

Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that there are more than 450,000 EVs on UK roads.

We are told that the Met Line extension may return (Watford Observer, 9/7/21).

Watford attacker Dapo Mebude has been released from hospital after picking up a back injury in last night's friendly against Stevenage.

Aldi has been working closely with its suppliers in recent months to develop innovative ways to reduce avoidable plastics.

The ‘pingdemic’ has caused an animal rescue centre to postpone its reopening by ten days and rearrange its 50th birthday party.

A pervert from Rickmansworth sexually assaulted a young girl who was part of a gardening group he was running.

Burglars raided a home in Bushey before stealing a large amount of jewellery.

A picture has captured the horrific sight residents had to endure when a bag of human poo was dumped outside a block of flats in Watford

A museum is able to plan for the future with greater security after its five-year lease was renewed.

The sister of a man who went missing in Rickmansworth more than three weeks is pleading for her brother to return home.