Increasing TfL fares will “dampen” London’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, a leading thinktank has warned.

What we currently know about the manhunt for sex offender Paul Robson who “could be anywhere in the country”.

The developer behind a major scheme in West Watford has announced plans to build a further 311 homes.

A man wanted by police has been arrested despite climbing onto the roof of a house to try and avoid capture.

Buyers had to fork out tens of thousands of pounds more for homes in Watford last year, according to new figures which also reveal the most expensive neighbourhoods in the area.

A council's decision to refuse plans for a retirement village on green belt land near a garden centre have been overturned by a planning inspector.

A woman has been banned from a Watford supermarket after she admitted stealing hundreds of pounds of alcohol.

Designed by artists Matt Dent and Christian Davies, the trophy appears in miniature on the £2 coin.

The former Rugby star announced the news whilst being interviewed on GMB.

The bank said the sites, overwhelmingly in England, would close but did not say when.

There are traffic delays in the area

It was the year that would culminate in two of Elton John’s most famous concerts at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, but 47 years ago this week the music superstar played a much smaller sold-out show closer to home.

Cassiobury Park will no longer receive an ice age makeover this Easter after a “difficult decision” was made to cancel an exhibition.

A total of six people have now been charged with murder so far after a man was found dead inside a flat.

An eagle-eyed member of the public helped police find a stolen car in Abbots Langley.

February half-term is here and with it brings the question of 'what are we going to do with the kids this week?'

Warner Bros is drawing up plans to expand its studio in Leavesden.

Atria Watford has remained tight-lipped after Home Bargains revealed it was “definitely interested” in opening a branch in the town.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he is “well aware” of the pressures to protect green belt in Three Rivers amid vast swathes being threatened to meet housing targets.

A date has still not been confirmed on when cameras will be installed to catch and fine drivers who travel along a restricted section of Watford high street.

I feel duty bound to clear up some untruths coming from our borough’s elected representatives. The Lib Dem council last year approved a new Local Plan which was years late and therefore out-of-date. In doing so, they failed to even try to negotiate...

Given the comments made by Labour councillors in the Watford Observer of February 4, your readers may be surprised to learn that Labour did not vote against the council’s recent budget and did not propose a lower council tax increase.

The Government has confirmed its intention to remove vaccination as a condition of deployment for health and social care staff, as well as for staff in care homes in England.

The Range has launched a new outdoor living collection including popular hot tubs and egg chairs. Shop the best deals.

As we plough through February wind, rain and snow, we can only hope that warmer Spring days aren’t far away.

The announcement will mark the singer's first child with boyfriend Darren Randolph.

The Hollywood legend was most known for his 1980's hits including Ghostbusters and National Lampoon’s Animal House.

The Love Island presenter took her own life at the age of 40 in February 2020.

The Spice Girls are brick! How to get your hands on LEGO's tribute to the iconic girl band.

The “Love is in the air” caterpillar duo are available as part of a special deal where customers can get two half-sized cakes for just £10.

Metal thieves struck a record number of times in Hertfordshire last year, figures show.

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

Young people with a passion for the environment or photography are being encouraged to enter two competitions and be in with a chance of winning a selection of prizes.

We know from the responses we received to our survey on what Watford people want for their town centre how strongly readers feel.

Three selfless people who gave their time to help others in Watford and a chaplaincy team have been nominated as Watford’s heroes.

These great pictures show one of Watford's best known roads at various stages during the past century. But did you know it started life as two separate streets.

Half of Watford homes have energy efficiency ratings of Band D or lower, figures reveal, amid an energy crisis which is likely to see millions of people struggle to heat their homes.

The following planning applications were validated by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils in the week beginning Monday, February 7:

Hello, I’m Desmond! I’m a nine-month-old Saluki boy and I’m looking for a new family to play with. I was brought to the National Animal Welfare Trust a couple of weeks ago as a stray.

I must start by apologising if I repeat tales from my past but now this column appears in several papers and online there are always new readers and thankfully older readers like me who forget things.

Book a getaway this Valentine's Day with the UK's most romantic cities revealed.

Lily James has stunned as Pamela Anderson in Hulu's Pam and Tommy. Here's how you can recreate the iconic Baywatch look

If you're looking for some garden furniture inspiration or need a cosy chair for a conservatory, egg chairs are the way to go.

The “aisle of dreams” in Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from gardening tools to clothing - find out what's on from February 13.

A new bus service is being brought into cover a route which is being axed.

Hertfordshire's police and crime commissioner David Lloyd has given an assurance that 20mph speed limits are enforced in the same way as higher speed roads.

A driver was rushed to hospital after being knocked unconscious in a crash on the M25 near Watford.

A domestic servant in the arms of a policeman ‘at Watford’ was featured on a postcard published by Watkins & Kracke. As Eustace Watkins joined forces with Max Krake in 1909 and the partnership broke up a year later, it is easy to date.

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.