Firefighters were rushed to an address in Rickmansworth as a fridge had caught fire.

Planning applications for Watford this week include the conversion of Rift & Co bar in High Street to an adult gaming centre.

Hi, my name is Ozzy, this is my best friend Gilmore, and we’re a pair of sweet six-year-old boys looking for a home together. We came to the National Animal Welfare Trust in May when our owners moved and couldn’t take us with them.

Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a massive increase in people choosing to start up an additional business venture.

Watford welcomed supporters back to Vicarage Road last weekend with a 0-0 draw against West Bromwich Albion.

In the early 1950s my father attended an auction at Oxhey Place in Oxhey Lane, a mansion then owned by the well-known Blackwell family of Crosse & Blackwell.

An innovative online jobs fair was popular with employers and employees alike after it was attended by more than 350 people and 29 job positions were offered on the spot.

Watford's MP and mayor could be set for a showdown meeting after a blazing row over the borough's housing policy.

A new virtual production stage on the outskirts of Watford is set to change the way films are made, the excited head of studio operations at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden believes.

Residents have raised concerns over plans for a new gambling centre at a former pub site.

Whether it's the energy of a waterfall or a peaceful scene of a village pond on a summer's day, water has again inspired more impressive pictures from members of the Watford Observer Camera Club.

Space: the final frontier - unless you are a pampered billionaire where this supposed ‘frontier’ is breached twice in little over a week. So finally, after years of planning and preparation, the Amazonians only managed to come in second place aft...

According to research, Brits spend £1,000 per year on takeaways averaging at £80 per month. (PA)

Rennes defender Brandon Soppy is being targeted by the Pozzos and could end up at either Watford or Udinese.

Of the UK drivers surveyed, 17% wanted the maximum legal speed in wet conditions cut to 65mph.

Doubt has been cast on plans to develop Watford General Hospital after the Government ordered trusts to submit schemes with slashed budgets.

A Borehamwood man has been sentenced after a woman in her 20s woke up to find him "licking her feet" in her hotel room in Hertfordshire.

Police have issued an appeal asking for help tracing a wanted man from Rickmansworth.

County councillors have been formally advised that they must isolate – and NOT attend county council meetings – if they have been ‘pinged’ by the NHS ‘Test and Trace’ app.

THE number of fly-tipping incidents increased across Hertfordshire last year – by more than 50 per cent.

The second week of open air performances in Watford’s Cassiobury Park is here and here is a roundup of what is in store over the next nine days.

Councillors in Dacorum have delayed publishing their final local plan after admitting “a lot of work” still needs to be done on the proposals.

HIGHWAYS bosses have vowed to monitor temporary traffic lights after failures caused long delays and major traffic congestion.

Progress towards a revamped Watford General Hospital looks increasingly unstoppable after Watford Borough Council unanimously granted outline planning permission for it to be redeveloped.

A nine-year-old boy has written to the Queen pleading for help after the draining of a reservoir has sparked fears for wildlife.

Train passengers and commuters are being warned of "severe disruption" as rail workers are set to strike for four days.

Proposals have been unveiled for an adult gaming centre for a former high street pub.

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

Watford will go into the 2021/22 Premier League season with a point to prove, with bookies making them favourites for relegation.

Anthony Matthews’ article, accompanied by William Coles’ postcard of Lower High Street c1900, prompted me to add my tuppence worth.

Watford are yet to make an approach for Blackburn Rovers striker Adam Armstrong, contrary to reports.

The viral clip features a Nationwide Building Society cash point although any ATM could be affected including major banks and supermarkets.

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”.