A plumber found guilty of burglary and a woman charged with murder are among crime stories published this week.

Property hunters will be interested to hear which streets are the cheapest in Watford.

From the Gothic Revival splendour of Ashridge House to the buildings that were once home to a post office or telephone exchange, the history surrounding us can take many different forms.

The luxurious blend of alcohol, double cream and red velvet cake flavours costs just £7.25.

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For those who managed to stick with their New Year's fitness resolutions, there's no better way to thank yourself than upgrading your headphones.

The actor is best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV's The Bill and Jack Branning on the BBC's flagship soap EastEnders.

The Health Secretary will reportedly ask a hospital trust for an explanation as to how it decided to rule out building a hospital away from Watford.

The approval of plans to build a new hospital in Watford, heavy snow, a potential scheme to save Watford Met station and a shortage of male strippers were among the stories making our headlines five and ten years ago this week.

A new online platform has been launched to help match people in Watford and Three Rovers with local volunteering opportunities.

Every home at a major development being built in Watford will only be available to be rented with the developer intending to bring some of its American roots to the town.

Two lanes on the M25 have been shut after a crash this morning.

Plans to relocate and expand a school for children with severe learning difficulties are set to progress - but the idea isn't being universally supported.

Police investigating an assault inside the Atria Watford shopping centre have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to.

A popular discount store has urged shoppers to “watch this space” after confirming its interest in opening a branch in Watford.

A cabinet minister has slammed protesters who mobbed Sir Keir Starmer in London as he also praised pupils during a visit to a school in Croxley Green.

Pupils at a local girls’ school were described as potential “leaders of tomorrow” in a recent school inspection.

Busy streets in Watford are among those set to be temporarily closed for roadworks.

Plans are being drawn up to transform a section of road as part of a project to improve the look and feel of a shopping street.

Planning permission has been granted for more than a dozen modern homes to be built in Abbots Langley.

Drug seizures by police in Hertfordshire rose during the first year of the pandemic amid a rise in drug hauls nationally.

A prolific thief who stole multiple times while serving suspended sentences has again been caught targeting the town centre while banned.

Like many of your readers, whatever their political persuasion, I feel badly let down by our Prime Minister over the Partygate revelations and his attempts to cover up wrongdoing. He seems to lack integrity and his word can no longer be trusted.

A variety of destinations are included in the offer, including Prague, Rome and Paris so 2022 could be your year to get travelling.

The new Samsung Galaxy S22 Series is available to pre-order from Sky Mobile. Here's how you can get yours.

See the top contenders that could replace Cressida Dick as head of the Met.

Waterstones has revealed its Children's Book Prize 2022 shortlist - Here's how you can add them to your kid's bookshelf.

Blue Light Workers have the opportunity to win free tickets.

Adele won three BRIT awards earlier this week and took to a pole to dance at Heaven nightclub as she continued celebrations.

The global chain will be the first restaurant to enter the digital world.

BBC Three is launching a new spin-off series of MasterChef - here's how you can apply.

Things are hotting up in the boardroom as at least one candidate is fired each week. Here's what happened in episode 6.

Boris Johnson has issued a statement after Dame Cressida Dick left her role as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

A mini-supermarket which was once caught selling alcohol to a ten-year-old child has failed in its attempts to secure a new licence.

Stunning pictures shows the beauty of Watford as readers sent in their collection of colourful and vibrant sunrises and sunsets.

Plans to reduce the number of places for new pupils at a Watford primary school are a step closer after being backed by a panel of councillors.

The Watford Observer is again delighted to be teaming up with its friends at Watford Museum to take another journey back to the past to recall the key events and dates that helped shape the town’s future.

Visiting restrictions that were implemented from the start of 2022 at West Hertfordshire hospitals have now been lifted.

The Prime Minister announced this week that all coronavirus restrictions could be scrapped a month earlier than planned.

Police have released CCTV images after a home fence was damaged in Aldenham.

Work on the UK’s longest railway bridge ramped up this week as HS2 began producing 1,000 enormous concrete segments.

The UK’s first 100mph battery-diesel hybrid train is entering passenger service to cut carbon emissions and boost air quality - and it's on the Chiltern Railways line.

The parents who saw the local community rally together after a ring containing the ashes of their baby son says they are “over the moon” after it was found.

A fifth of speeding offences detected by police in Hertfordshire were cancelled last year, figures reveal.

Tesco is working to get rid of an unusual smell in one of its stores, after it was compared to “human excrement”.

The return of the Watford Half Marathon did not disappoint as more than a thousand runners took to the streets to raise money for charity.

The Government has been looking into the possibility of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, a feasibility study has found that the project would cost £335 billion. Sir Peter Hendry, who led the study, concluded that it was “im...

The rainbow flag has been raised outside Watford town hall to mark the beginning of LGBTQ+ History Month.

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