The biggest day in the fish and chip calendar has arrived – and we want to celebrate it by again hearing about the place you love to visit in the Watford area that serves the best of this iconic British dish.

Roads have been shut off as police deal with an incident.

Watford may well have been celebrating the opening of a new transport link this week had a vision become a reality.

A cocktail and tapas bar was told that “major improvement” was necessary after a food hygiene inspection.

A busy road in Watford is among those in the area set to be temporarily closed in the coming weeks and months for roadworks.

LEGO will be shutting down the store in Atria Watford.

A pensioner has accused drivers who park on pavements of being “lazy” and called for tougher action from enforcement authorities.

The team behind a clothing brand inspired by the sights and nostalgic memories of Watford has joined forces with a pub to stage an afternoon of live music and food in support of a good cause.

A man died in St Albans this morning after suffering what appears to be a medical episode, police have confirmed.

A teenager was caught with a machete in Watford Met Station.

Check to see when you're local area will have its bin collecting over the Jubilee period.

The revelations in Sue Gray's report about how cleaning staff were treated has set this protest in motion.

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Eagle-eyed Eastenders viewers have spotted a major change in the Queen Vic ahead of a special visit from Prince Charles and Camilla – and fan’s aren’t happy.

English drummer Alan White has died at the age of 72 after a short illness.

The brand-new Channel 4 comedy Big Boys based on a teenager from Watford will be airing today.

A Conservative MP has demanded Boris Johnson’s resignation for the first time following the publication of Sue Gray’s report into Covid-19 breaches inside Downing Street.

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.

The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and in Gloucestershire in April 2013.

Watford has the best mobile phone coverage outside of London, according to research by a retailer.

The death of a woman in her 80s has sparked renewed calls for safety measures at a pedestrian crossing they say was a “disaster waiting to happen”.  

Get ready to be creative while sipping some tea, as a new pottery café is set to open in Watford.

When I heard that the police would be holding free self-defence classes for women in Abbots Langley, the cynic in me kicked in.

Two arrests were made and a machete was seized during three incidents dealt with by armed police in Hertfordshire yesterday (May 24).

We have again dipped into the Watford Observer’s online archive and today bring you nine pictures that were captured by our photographers in 1992.

Firefighters rescued a deer that had become stuck in a fence at a Watford primary school.

New plans for a motorway service station have been submitted after a previous application was dismissed.

A comedian whose sit-com will be airing on Channel 4 this week teases that the finale is a “bit of a love letter” to Watford.

The news that a car dealership could be bulldozed for flats at one of the busiest junctions in Watford has generated a mixed reaction from readers.

Flowers were left outside the store of a much-loved businessman who died.

Actor Ray Liotta, known for his appearance in Goodfellas, has passed away, aged 67.

EasyJet apologises as it cancels 200 flights over IT issues, urging travellers to do one thing before heading to the airport.

Show the father figure in your life some love this Father's Day and treat him to a delicious gift from Cartwright & Butler.

Help your kids doze off to dreamland with Silentnight's new kids mattress and bedding range.

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Do as the Royals do this Platinum Jubilee with these luxurious experiences from Virgin Experience Days.

Iceland has launched its party food and desserts range that is perfect for your Platinum Jubilee Street party.

Meal planning, thinking tactics and budgeting are among the top ways people in Watford keep costs down.

A car that was stolen from Ireland was found in Rickmansworth after a search.

A man who kidnapped and raped a 17-year-old girl has been jailed.

Watford's mayor is to take on planning responsibilities for the first time since he was elected in 2018.

An attempted burglary at a café in Bovingdon has sparked a police investigation.

Some changes are to be made in Cassiobury Park over the coming weeks in a bid to make the park safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

A much-loved businessman has died just weeks after he was overjoyed by locals helping to save his shop.

The go-ahead to move and expand a special needs school to meet an "urgent demand" for places has been given.

Police are investigating the death of a man in a swimming pool at a party over the weekend.

A positive case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Hertfordshire, health chiefs have said.

Scaffolding is being erected around Watford Colosseum and the Town Hall.

Councillors have successfully won a bid to re-examine a decision to sell off land that was formerly used as a primary school.

With my father working for Odhams (Watford) Ltd before and after the war and myself working for Odhams after the war, I will try to put a bit more meat on the bone regarding the picture of Odhams in last week’s Watford Observer.