A Conservative MP has announced that he will not be standing again at the next General Election.

Watford's motorists will have four road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

Watford and Bushey commuters are frustrated as cuts to their London transport links announced last week come into effect.

Hundreds of people have complained about the “havoc” roadworks at Apex Corner near Edgware are causing.

A military aircraft flypast is scheduled to take place this weekend as part of a festival.

The London Northwestern Railway has explained why there are fewer weekday peak time services between Watford Junction and London Euston.

A new report has shown that Watford is among the worst hotspots for Japanese knotweed in the South East.

10,000 “disguised approaches” have been made by agents seeking to build relationships with their targets, the head of MI5 has warned. 

Abbots Langley residents have joined in with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee fun by decorating their road-sign.

We have again dipped into the Watford Observer’s online archive and today bring you 10 pictures that were captured by our photographers in 1986.

Revenge porn crimes peaked last year in Hertfordshire, figures have revealed.

Disabled musicians will have a new chance to explore the power of music after a charity opened a shop and studio.

Around 1,500 people have signed a petition calling for the end of "unnecessary" lane closures at one of the busiest junctions in north-west London.

A house that is being renovated was broken into and left graffitied with a swastika and the word “Jews”.

An estimated 133,000 UK roads will be inaccessible due to street parties so drivers should prepare and plan for congestion. 

Free live music from traditional brass bands to indie rock will take place at Watford’s Cassiobury Park bandstand this summer.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found a tribunal was wrong to strike out a claim for unfair dismissal because the claimant had volunteered for redundancy.

Our brain on repeat: 'My money don't jiggle jiggle, it folds...'

M&S is selling colour-changing pink peonies and customers are raving about them.

As the plans for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee are announced, the UK is set for a long weekend of celebrating and garden parties.

This will end more than 200 years of military non-alignment from Sweden.

The Alzheimer’s Society has produced a new symptoms checklist with the Royal College of GPs. Read more:

A Hertfordshire fire fighter said it was humbling to deliver equipment to the people of Ukraine.

A new restaurant serving smash burgers and wings is set to open up soon.

This picture from the Watford Museum archive is more than 100 years old and is certainly showing its age, but it may rekindle memories of the painted adverts once seen at Bushey Arches.

Proposals to provide more seating and improve the view of the stage at a theatre in Watford are among the planning applications validated by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils in the week beginning May 9.

A full breakfast, eggs or pancakes – where are the best places to have breakfast on your doorstep?

Hello! My name’s Charlie and I’m a lovely four-year-old boy who came to the National Animal Welfare Trust as a stray.

Film lovers of all ages can enjoy an outdoor cinema experience at The Grove hotel this summer.

2022 is the year that The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after an incredible 70 years of service, having acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 at just 25 years old.

Over several decades I got to meet many Hollywood stars in their latter years and it was always a great joy to me. I wish I could have met Fred Astaire but I did get to 'dance' with Gene Kelly.

Everything you need to know about the BBC Three drama Conversation with Friends.

The middle aisle of both Aldi and Lidl are popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from gardening tools to clothing. Take a look at what you can find this week.

Check out these Dino-mite toys from LEGO and BargainMax.

These products will have you the star of your Jubilee celebrations.

Finland has formally confirmed it will apply for Nato membership amid days of speculation.

Tripadvisor has ranked the best hotels in the world for 2022. Check them out and book your flight for a well-deserved getaway.

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

A playground, free parking, and a memorial wall with the names of fallen soldiers are just some of the things people want to see in Watford’s town centre.

A police officer who now has a total of 44 charges relating to rape and sexual assault has appeared in court.

The Watford Observer is delighted to team up with Three Rivers Museum for a series that will remind readers of some of the people who, often now forgotten, made an impact on how their neighbours lived and worked. The next in the series is a farmer wh...

A mother is concerned that a decision to shut specialist units for children with speech and language difficulties will defer kids from a “100 per cent vital” service.

As Watford prepares to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the Watford Observer is again teaming up with its friends at Watford Museum to celebrate our history.

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

A quick-thinking neighbour had stones thrown at him when he stopped four men in ski masks breaking into a house.

A woman who is accused of stalking the Beckham family is said to believe that Harper Beckham is her legitimate child.

A speed camera near Watford which brought in more than £500,000 over 12 months, plans for a new primary school and a stolen parrot were among the stories making the headlines in the Watford Observer five and ten years ago this week.

A councillor says it was "absolute mayhem" as he watched several drivers illegally using a bus lane in a matter of minutes.

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.

A stunning tribute to the heroes of the Battle of Britain on the cab of a lorry is among the latest selection of transport-inspired pictures captured by talented photographers.