This is the latest look at the number of coronavirus cases in Watford and the surrounding areas.

Foodbanks, football clubs and festive lights were among the good causes to benefit from a funding boost for their work helping Hertsmere communities affected by the pandemic.

Many hospitality venues in Watford are applying for pavement licences after the Government extended laws for relaxed outdoor seating rules.

Unauthorised bike trails and jumps created by mountain bikers will be removed from Whippendell Wood as part of a five-year restoration project.

One of the major complaints I hear about Zoom meetings is that they can be quite confrontational. A bit like constantly attending a panel interview where you are eyeballing, and being eyeballed, by everyone in the room (including yourself)!

A recent study by Acas shows that over half of UK employers expect an increased demand for flexible working from employees in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

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

I'm going back to university and moving into a shared house with friends for the first time. Although I'm excited, I'm also a bit nervous as I've never rented from a private landlord before. The house looked fine when we viewed it, but that was month...

Watford’s Danny Rose has been praised for his £19,000 donation which helped fund a ‘thank you’ day for NHS staff.

HERTFORDSHIRE County Council will continue to offer financial support to care homes – as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an impact.

Iconic British television presenters Ant and Dec were spotted in Watford as the Hornets drew 1-1 against Newcastle United.

Imagine being a widow, looking after three children and running a pub at the same time. That would be tough today but Susan Lovegrove did this in Watford more than a century ago when it seems one of her sons was a talented sportsman.

Massive queues have formed early morning at petrol stations in Watford amid the third day of a national petrol panic buying crisis.

Hi, my name is Twinkle and I’m a beautiful two-year-old girl. I came to the National Animal Welfare Trust heavily pregnant and had five beautiful babies who’ve all found their forever homes.

COUNCILS, health professionals and the charity sector are among those set to work together to improve ‘life chances’ of the most vulnerable residents, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hello again my fellow travellers down Memory Lane. Days are drawing in and I will certainly miss sitting in my garden with a good book. Talking of good books, I thoroughly recommend my old friend Hayley Mills' great autobiography Forever Young, which...

IT was sad to see some of the reaction to the news that refugees who have fled Afghanistan were able to attend a Watford FC cup game this week.

This week in Watford there are plans for new play facilities and a cafe at Woodside playing fields in Horseshoe Lane and the Victoria Arms pub in Chalk Hill has submitted an application for various changes, including a new gravel area for outside sea...

With Autumn upon us, it’s time to get our wellies on and head out to the woods to see the colours change to warm hues of red, gold, and yellow in this beautiful, reflective time of year.

In 1981 I sent two postcards by Watford photographer Gregg Couper to the Hertfordshire Countryside Readers’ Forum. One was of an impressive turn-of-the-century tea party with a difference: the participants were dolls, teddies and soft toys. In the ...

A renewable energy association is encouraged by reports that the government may relax immigration rules for HGV drivers, but says a few thousand visas would fall too short of what is needed.

Buses were diverted as traffic queued around Watford and south Hertfordshire because of a second day of petrol panic buying.

Town centres are slowly getting back to normal after a year like no other with streets bustling with shoppers again.

COUNCILLORS have agreed to a reorganisation of the top roles at the county council that is expected to cost around £400,000 a year.

A Watford bank manager is running the virtual London Marathon to say thank you to a charity for the kindness shown to his mum and dad when he was a baby.

A Sri Lankan restaurant was told ‘major improvement’ was necessary after a food hygiene inspection.

A 25-year-old man was arrested was arrested in Rickmansworth after police spotted a stolen van.

Motorists are causing traffic jams as they queue for petrol in Watford and Bushey.

The closure of Bovingdon Market has moved a step closer after councillors backed plans to build three permanent film studios on the village’s airfield last night.

A man from Rickmansworth was attacked and injured so badly that he had to be placed in an induced coma.

The days may be getting shorter as autumn has officially begun but the lovely array of colours this heralds makes for one of the most beautiful times of the year in the eyes of many people.

Everyone remembers their ‘first’. Some firsts are soiled with disappointment as the expectation, built up over months, results in inglorious failure. The one first that most of us remember fondly however is that of our inaugural gig.

What properties were we lusting over in August?

The McFly star was seen showing off his first moves ahead of his first dance on Strictly this Saturday night. 

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a woman who has gone missing from Watford.

The key volunteers behind a a donation drive for Afghan refugees staying in hotels locally have received recognition on behalf of the Prime Minister.

A burglar broke into a Watford flat and took a shower just weeks after spitting at a police officer and urinating in their van.

A company with a research facility near Watford has negotiated exclusive rights to develop a "99 per cent" sustainable global flood-barrier solution for homes.

A popular musician who led numerous musical activities in Watford for over 30 years has died and those who he inspired remember the “very special times”.

Friends, former colleagues and relatives will gather at the Artichoke, Croxley Green today to remember Ray ‘Andy’ Anderson who passed away earlier this summer. He was 83.

This week, shoppers are being asked what they love about their local high street.

A couple who run a tennis programme for children with special educational needs and disabilities have received thousands of pounds of investment.

A Canadian fast-food restaurant has been given the all-clear to build a branch in Garston.

Motorists are facing disruption due to the planned temporary closure of some of Watford’s busiest routes for roadworks.

Herts County Council said it has only recorded four crashes in nearly six years at Woodmere Avenue’s controversial width restriction.

CCTV has captured the moment thieves stole a catalytic converter from a Lexus parked on a driveway in Leavesden.

This is everything you need to know about the Saturday's title fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.

An update has been released about the issue affecting airports.

This comes as TUI’s “work from anywhere” policy was introduced back in July.

The single entitled ‘My Universe’ is available to stream now.