On Valentine’s Day, Morrisons in Watford and Dementia Friendly Watford hosted its first café dedicated to people living with dementia and their carers.

Full list of content being scrapped by Netflix in March including TV shows, Netflix originals and films. 

A café specialising in sweet and savoury snacks has opened in West Watford.

A teenager has been arrested after a 13-year-old boy was allegedly robbed at knifepoint by a gang in Watford town centre.

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

Another five members of an organised crime group have been jailed taking the total number put behind bars to 18.

We have again delved into the Watford Observer’s online archive and here are ten pictures for you to enjoy that were captured by our photographers from around 30 years ago.

A woman has pleaded guilty to drink driving and assaulting a police officer.

With parking spaces fiercely fought over in the Watford area some drivers continue to outdo themselves.

A hospital patient was given a "significant" overdose of an anti-epileptic drug with a coroner warning masks worn by doctors "aggravated" the miscommunication.

ITV viewers have called for John to be offered a job on the show.

A T-shirt listed on the website in November has been banned for being likely to cause widespread offence by objectifying women.

A man from Watford is set to appear in court after he was charged with being involved in supplying class A drugs in Bournemouth.

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

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

A shop failed to receive permission to sell alcohol again after after the owner "failed to show an understanding" of what was required to hold a licence.

A Hertfordshire police officer who possessed more than 500 indecent images of children and dismissed sexualised texts about young girls as "banter" has been jailed.

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

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.

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

For H.M. The Queen’s Jubilee in 1977 the residents of Chorleywood got together and made a patchwork quilt, with sewing bees combining to make up the whole. The centrepiece was the Royal Standard for which permission had to be sought.

The number of passengers using the Tube has increased by more than 25 per cent since the beginning of January, according to the latest figures from TfL.

When is the Aldi egg chair back on sale?

Merlin Annual Pass has announced that its Passholder Days are taking place this year.

Check out The Perfume Shop's February sale.

A document submitted to a US court said: “Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have reached an out of court settlement."

The Duke of York has faced a civil sex case trial after a US judge dismissed a motion by Andrew’s legal team to have the lawsuit thrown out.

The new series will see celebrities find love but it all changes when their exes appear.

It comes after fans of the show pleaded for a release date as the new trailer aired on BBC One.

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.

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.