A dinosaur appears to be settling in at Cassiobury Park ahead of a Jurassic Encounter exhibition.

A section of busy road "riddled with potholes" is set to be resurfaced towards the end of the summer.

It’s always reassuring to know your children are in good hands, so how well have local scores performed in recent inspections?

The head of employment policy at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) suggests employers should treat staff suffering from long Covid as disabled. So what does this mean for Watford employers?

Labour MP for Brent Central, Dawn Butler, has revealed her cancer diagnosis following a routine mammogram.

Lego is offering a free gift with purchases in time for Easter

A GREEN initiative is helping Watford businesses transform their approach to sustainability.

Three housing associations have launched their first joint sustainability initiative to boost their homes’ energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.

Former staff, volunteers and patients are set to be brought back together in July at a reunion of one of the largest employers in the area.

Plucky pigeons must outwit the Russians and a traumatised girl must learn trust and in two prizewinning films by young people at a recent film festival.

A retailer has donated more than 41,000 pairs of children’s shoes with hundreds to be distributed in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere.

A man from Watford was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences following a collision in St Albans.

It become one of Watford’s most recognisable shops as Woolworths and is now the home of McDonald’s, but for more than 100 years part of the site was the home of a pub.

These three went on the market around Watford in the last few days – with each targeting buyers with different budgets.

Proposals for a nail parlour are among the planning applications currently being considered by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils.

Hello there, my name’s Coco and I’m a beautiful 11-year-old Staffy looking for a nice retirement home. I came to the National Animal Welfare Trust a month ago when my owner couldn’t look after me.

I cannot believe it but next year marks 50 years since I had my first magazine article published, which was a two-page spread about the recently closed MGM Studios in Borehamwood.

Like many people, I have found that the number of virtual meetings I attend has started to fall and the amount of face-to-face events gradually increasing.

Barbados took the historic move of replacing the Queen as head of state in November

Find out why the hit song from Lin-Manual Miranda was not nominated at the Oscars.

A new sensory room for a children's ward at Watford General Hospital is one step closer thanks to a charity cycle ride to Paris.

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

Roadworks lasting a month are likely cause "significant delays" for motorists, a councillor has warned.

Three people were attacked on a Tube train leaving one of the victims with a broken ankle.

This 18th century pub went through major renovation before it reopened under new management.

A while ago I read that there had been thoughts, if not plans, to convert Watford Town Hall into a hotel. Or, at least, the building of a new hotel in the regenerated ‘Town Hall Quarter’. It appeared that the future of Charles Cowles-Voysey’s f...

A woman is due to appear in court after being accused of stalking David Beckham and his family.

Ahead of Mother's Day, if you wanted to go for a Sunday roast in Watford, here are the best-rated places for it on TripAdvisor

Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught hurtling down a motorway at 99mph.

Two councils in Hertfordshire have had to give up chasing almost £400,000 in debt this year, after admitting it was unlikely to ever be recovered.

'Past and Present' has resulted in some great pictures over the past four weeks - the final selection of which you can enjoy by scrolling down this page - but it is once again time for a new challenge for our camera club members.

If you can’t bet em, join em. Surprisingly, after many years of being the Victor Meldrew of power consumption at Chateau Ellis, my wife has turned to the dark side. Questions I would pose such as ‘Why is every light in the house on?’ were previ...

There’s a perception that development is ripping the heart and soul out of Watford - and one of the town’s most popular venues could be next to face the wrecking ball.

Britain’s Got Talent is back in April. Here's what we know so far about the new series.

The musical about Diana picked up numerous awards at the Razzies.

A Watford food stall vendor has been found guilty of sexual assault.

Plans to demolish a South Oxhey pub, the death of a key member of Graham Taylor’s backroom team at Vicarage Road and proposals to drop speed limits to 20mph across Watford were among the stories making the headlines in the Watford Observer five and...

Presenter Will Njobvu has been training hard with other stars in preparation to compete on a ITV sports reality game show.

A charity has returned to its roots to plant up to 500 trees as part of a new campaign.

A fight broke out between two van drivers after a crash on an M25 slip road.

Find out the best pamper spots in Herts from Champneys to the Grove.

A man who lost his mother to a brain tumour has inspired his work colleagues to raise awareness and donations to help find a cure for the disease.

After eight months of construction, a new Greggs store is nearly ready to open.

Multiple people were attacked in a series of assaults last month.

A new headmaster has been announced at a preparatory school in Bushey.

Viewers were shocked to see that Aaron Willis, Sophie Wilding, and Francesca Kennedy Wallbank were missing from the last episode.

Two roads in the centre of Watford are among those set to be temporarily closed for roadworks.

Sir Elton John has said he is determined to keep “giving back to the industry that has given me so much” as he turns 75.

A man who was allegedly seen inappropriately touching himself from his flat balcony has been charged.

Parts of Hertfordshire have been suffering from power and water outages this evening (March 24).