Workplaces in Watford were quieter immediately after Covid restrictions were lifted than they were before, data suggests.

A man whose body was sadly found in an Aylesbury canal has been named locally.

Hertfordshire Police have revealed there were 23 serious and fatal crashes involving drugs in the county last year.

A former golf course is among 75 sites which a council has deemed appropriate to build on to help meet Government housing targets.

Emmanuel Dennis has described his relationship with Ismaila Sarr as "important" after Watford's impressive start to the Premier League.

More than three quarters of British adults are now vaccinated, but the government is hoping to encourage more young adults to come forward.

British troops are racing against the clock to get people out of Afghanistan following the dramatic fall of the Western-backed government.

There are reports of a power cut.

THE Watford Observer has teamed up with NatWest to find our brightest businesses.

A 16-year-old boy, who is set to make his international debut representing Team GB, excelled in a recent tournament.

Watford’s biggest ever pop-up vaccination clinic will return to Vicarage Road stadium this weekend.

Watford made the perfect return to the Premier League with a fine victory in a game in which two sets of fans came together to honour the late Graham Taylor.

Three gold rings with “great sentimental value” have been stolen.

The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from Volume 7.

A total of 26 new homes will be created helping to secure the "viable future" of a country club.

People who receive a Covid-19 vaccination at Asda in Watford will be offered free vouchers to shop at after their jab.

Actor Rowan Atkinson has been spotted in Hertfordshire filming scenes for a new Netflix show.

OUTSTANDING businesses across the South East of England have joined our campaign to shine a light on their success as part of our initiative in partnership with NatWest.

A 73-year-old former guest house owner has been jailed for allowing a "professional" drug gang to run a £500,000 cannabis factory in her upmarket properties.

A Royal British Legion group has celebrated its 100 years of service.

Local reality TV star Nikki Grahame will be honoured in a new Channel 4 documentary.

Former Watford defender Tommie Hoban has retired from football, aged just 27.

Watford got their Premier League campaign off to a great start on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Aston Villa.

THE Administration has clearly shown where its interests lie with HS2.

Scientists have said any future Covid-19 variants could bypass the immunity built up by people getting the vaccine.

From today, there will be changes to self-isolation guidance as the vaccine rollout gathers pace.

Cucho Hernandez wants to keep entertaining Watford supporters after he introduced himself to the Premier League with a stunning debut goal just moments after being introduced from the bench.

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Businesses in Three Rivers can apply for grants from a £350,000 fund to boost the post-pandemic economic recovery.

Hundreds fewer people in Watford were contacted by the NHS Covid-19 app in the latest week, following a change aimed at cutting isolation alerts.

A monument which locals have described as one of the last reminders of Watford's rich printing history has been saved from demolition for a second time.

This Watford pub has long since gone but the building remains in its distinctive location to this day.

An NHS manager who claimed that everyone north of Watford is racist was told his complaints of race discrimination were not well-founded.

Students, charities and voluntary organisations are being urged to take advantage of a shared workplace - following the lifting of pandemic restrictions - with the aim of boosting the local economy.

Around 200 NHS staff members were applauded during Watford’s victory in a lap of honour around Vicarage Road.

Hi, my name’s Diane and I’m a lively, bouncy lady. I was brought to the centre in June as an unclaimed stray and am now looking for my forever home.

A pregnant mother was rushed to hospital after her waters broke as she was spending time with her daughter at the new Ninja Warrior Park in Watford.

Welcome everyone on our weekly ramble down Memory Lane via Dead Man's Gulch and through fields of hay or somewhere Sting sang about.

In Waford this week is a proposal to change some commercial mezzanine space into a one-bedroom flat in St Albans Road. Also in the pipeline is a proposal for the music shop in Queens Road to become a tattoo parlour instead.

Watford opened their Premier League campaign with an exemplary win over Aston Villa, in which several new arrivals shone for Xisco Munoz.

Kitchens are often the heart of everyone’s home, where meals are created to nourish the minds, bodies and souls of our loved ones.

A pub has been awarded a refurbishment award as part of a nationwide celebration of the industry.

A primary school is urging other schools to follow its example after it began teaching children in a woodland classroom during lockdown.

A conservation worker was forced to take action himself after authorities did nothing to tackle an “extremely dangerous” invasive plant.

In the past week investigators and police have visited addresses across Hertfordshire and Essex to serve notices to people suspected of supplying illegal streaming services.

Figures have revealed that dozens of Watford residents attempted to challenge their council tax bills last year.

The Covid pandemic has been tough on everyone. I will forever be grateful to the NHS and everyone who has served our town during this period. Students, teachers and local families have had to adapt these difficult circumstances. I would like to wish ...

The Watford neighbourhoods which saw the biggest rise in death tolls during the pandemic have been revealed – as well as those which saw less of an impact.

A record number of patients were waiting for routine treatment across Hertfordshire hospitals in June, figures show.

On Tuesday April 22, 1823 the then-elderly third Earl of Clarendon penned a letter on his thick cream-coloured writing paper from The Grove in Watford. The watermark ‘J. Whatman’ reveals stationery that was also used by Napoleon on St. Helena, Qu...