A plumber who stole £3,000 from a flat he was working in has been ordered to pay the money back to his victim.

The minister for small business visited Watford recently to speak to business owners and staff about a new Bill.

Hundreds of students at a college in Watford were searched to check they were not armed with any weapons.

A Wiltshire man has complained to retail giant Tesco after being threatened with being reported to police for filling up three jerry cans full of petrol.

MOTORISTS using the motorway network near Watford and surrounding areas are set to have their journeys disrupted due to a package of overnight closures that could last for almost a year.

Free parking for NHS staff at West Hertfordshire hospitals has been extended for another month – as England prepares to scrap waiving fees.

Hertfordshire County Council says nearly £50 million will be spent over the next year making improvements to its highways network.

Transport for London (TfL) is warning of "significant delays" in the Edgware area that look set to last until the summer.

Images have been drawn up showing what new homes could look like on the site of a popular nightclub.

A "vile" pile of waste that has been dumped along a country lane in Bushey is set to be cleared up.

Fifty-four orphans who escaped Ukraine are set to be treated to a magical experience at the Harry Potter tour in Leavesden.

Historic and rare breeds of cattle could soon graze alongside families enjoying picnics in Cassiobury Park if a 'rewilding' scheme goes ahead.

Let’s take a trip down memory lane to see how much key areas around Watford has changed over the last thirteen years.

Dreaming about the day you wake up and find out you have hit the big lottery jackpot? Us too.

Get two Nintendo Switch games for just £20 at Game.

You've been invited to a Bridgerton ball.

As an A level student, I can tell you how hard it is to keep up to date with all the work, revision, and exam pressure, but I wanted to see if my fellow year 13 peers felt the same way, so I interviewed Alessandra. She is planning on studying ancient...

Newsquest readers have given more than £15,000 to our #ThereWithUkraine appeal to help support hose affected by the war in Ukraine.

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.

A tweet from the E.ON Next account appeared to blame the actions of Martin Lewis for its website crashing

The Watford Observer has again teamed with its friends at the Watford Treasury to share stories from previous issues.

Two women have denied murdering a 44-year-old man who was found dead in a flat.

My daughter gave birth to her second child a son, on March 16, 2022 at Watford General Hospital. We were at the hospital for a total of three days and we would like to thank the maternity department and all the staff for the excellent care that mothe...

Nearly 20 lorry drivers have been ticketed after travelling along roads that certain HGVs are banned from.

It’s official – snow has landed in Watford this morning, though it looks set to be short-lived.

A man who stabbed a woman in the eye when she was returning from a night out in Hertfordshire has been sentenced.

The husband of a runner who was struck by two teenagers on a bike in Cassiobury Park believes she is lucky to be alive.

Secondary schools in Watford have impressed Ofsted inspectors in recent visits.

The West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has pledged to “face up to mistakes” in response to an inquiry into the UK’s biggest maternity scandal.

The four dishes for the Great British Menu 2022 banquet have been decided - see the menu here.

Finals week of BBC's Great British Menu has seen a team of passionate chefs battling it out to serve up their food at the banquet.

Missing items include "thousands of pounds" worth of items.

Communities will have another chance to voice their opinion on the threat to green belt land after a council was inundated with comments.

Bruce Willis will retire from acting after being diagnosed wth aphasia.

An inspirational nine-year-old girl has raised thousands to help her fellow Ukrainians under attack.

The singer was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in 2020 and given just 18 months to live.

Next says it will unveil its new "highly anticipated" department-style store at Atria Watford on Thursday.

When 13-year-old Carole Dale saw John Darling out of her bedroom window walking along a road she turned to her sister and said ‘one day I’m going to marry that man’. They were to be married for more than 60 years until both died, two weeks apar...

A mental health unit for children in Hertfordshire has been warned as patients were found to be at risk.

A car was destroyed as two fires were set outside a house that has been targeted three times.

The vast majority of Insulate Britain protesters who blocked roads in Hertfordshire have avoided strong action by the county's police force.

Police have been granted permission to continue holding nearly £38,000 cash seized during a raid in Croxley Green.

Roadworks near Costco are causing major disruption that locals feared.

Anyone craving a patty is in luck, as another burger joint will be coming to town.

This is the latest look at a site at Watford Business Park that is to be redeveloped.

Holidaymakers could face travel chaos in the run-up to Easter after a plan by Heathrow Airport staff to stage a walkout.

The closure of The Case Is Altered pub along Old Redding is lamentable and a dismal indictment of the borough but ultimately a loss for everyone. Perhaps the owners should have worked harder to attract target markets, such as setting the pub up as hu...

Councillors will stand expansion plans near London Luton Airport, which could see the number of passengers almost double by 2040.

Who is Andi Oliver from BBC's Great British Menu? Here's everything you need to know about the presenter and chef.

Cath Kidston now has a release date for its Matilda collection