A woman has died after she was found in a canal near Watford.

Drivers are set to find their journeys disrupted over the coming weeks and months due to the planned temporary closure of some lengthy stretches of road in our area for roadworks.

Watford Borough Council has issued an update for residents who are waiting to receive a £150 payment.

A man was subjected to homophobic verbal abuse while standing outside a shop

Jobs are at risk after the government announced plans to shut an office in Watford.

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Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) have been jailed for more than 24 years for their part in running a network supplying drugs.

James, who is now receiving hospice care for her bowel cancer, was honoured with a damehood

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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.

Camelot has claimed it will “cease to exist” if it can no longer stage the National Lottery draw.

Steam trains will return to Hertfordshire’s railways this Saturday, giving residents a chance to experience history.

A ring of 18 cherry trees will be planted in Cassiobury Park to commemorate the town’s shared experience of Covid-19.

An investigation is underway after a fire broke out in a tunnel being constructed for the HS2 railway line.

A boy is said to have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an alleged assault by another pupil at school.

There was a huge emergency presence this afternoon as police helicopters and paramedics were spotted.

Rickmansworth Sailing Club has been given some new boats to help young club members develop in the sport.

A care home where residents sometimes felt isolated has been told it still ‘requires improvement’ two years after its last inspection.

Police have said they will stop vehicles passing through a bus lane in Watford, after a resident took the law into his own hands by standing in it.

Until recently I paid £99 each month to EDF for gas and electricity. This was increased to £134 and is now £235. How can people afford to pay this - and why should they when the energy companies are making bumper profits? BP for example, has just ...

Kelly Osbourne has taken to Instagram to announce she is pregnant after being “very quiet these past few months”.

Calling all Bridgerton fans, meet the new cast member set to join the Ton in series 3 and who they will be playing?

LEGO has united with Hasbro to reveal the new fully converting LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime set. 

Bellfield is serving two whole life orders for murdering Marsha McDonnell, Amelie Delagrange and Milly Dowler

The MP was backed by a Tory colleague who said there was a problem with “basic education” and numeracy skills

A serious collision on the A406 at Brent Cross is causing severe delays on the M1 and surrounding roads.

A knitting club has decorated Abbots Langley village with its creations in preparation for the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

We have again dipped into the Watford Observer’s online archive and today bring you 10 pictures that were captured by our photographers in 1975.

A mother and daughter have been left terrified, scared, and panicked after someone tried to enter their home late one evening.

An Italian restaurant in a historic Watford building has reopened after a refurbishment.

Touching tributes have been paid to an art teacher described as the best the school ever had.

A major road remains partially closed due to roadworks.

A head teacher has warned “decisive” action is needed after more concerns were raised about “extremely dangerous” parking near a school.

A crash has shut a section of the North Circular this morning causing major traffic disruption.

A temporary building will be set up at a school after a structural survey found the roof was unsafe.

A man was stabbed in the back of the neck with a car key during an assault at Cassiobury Park car park.

Three people who dodged paying train fares were fined hundreds of pounds in April.

Every picture has a story to tell and the picture of one of Watford’s first police stations the Watford Observer drew our attention to is a classic example.

The BBC has announced that hit sitcom Bad Education will return for another series.

Reports began to appear on Down Detector this morning.

The Norway act may just be the wackiest Eurovision act ever.

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The iconic pottery company, Emma Bridgewater, has great Platinum Jubilee products to remember the occasion.

Today marks 20 years since seven people died in the tragic Potters Bar rail crash.

Wild swimmers are set to clash with sailors and the council over a new proposal to bring an inland beach to Rickmansworth.

It was the biggest game in Watford’s history to date; the night when a club record attendance crammed into Vicarage Road to see if a Division Three side could stun European champions Manchester United and a team containing Best, Charlton, Stiles an...

A man from Bovingdon has said he “loves” to give his treasure hunt finds to his Facebook fans.

A Watford fancy dress shop has brought the Queen to town through a new display in-store celebrating the Platinum Jubilee.

The number of homes being built at Watford’s biggest redevelopment site looks likely be increased.

The nineteenth member of a local drug ring has been jailed.