A lane is closed on the M25 within J24 (Potters Bar) due to a crash this morning (June 28).

A passing driver has described rushing to the aid of a man who was hit by a car on Watford’s ring road last week.

A man has been charged after cocaine worth £350,000 was seized during a raid on an address in Watford.

We have again dipped into the Watford Observer’s online archive and today start a look back at some pictures captured by our photographers in 1994.

A paedophile has been charged with multiple sexual abuse offences against children.

Police want to trace two men after a row over alleged cat cruelty ended with someone being squirted with water.

A CCTV image has been issued after a 16-year-old girl was left “shaken” following a sexual assault outside a pub.

A 13-year-old girl needs reconstructive surgery on her face after she was mauled by a dog in Hertfordshire.

A boy from South Oxhey is one of four children representing the UK in this year’s dirt-bike racing worldwide championship.

GP surgeries have been feeling the pressure since the Covid-19 pandemic put the NHS under strain, and people requiring services may be wondering how reliable local surgeries are.

A man living with Alzheimer’s learnt to play the drums at aged 79 with help from a music therapy support group.

The removal of easy access water supply at a Chorleywood allotment site has been done in a "vindictive and underhand way", a plot holder says.

If one lucky UK player were to scoop the entire amount, they would be richer than Serena Williams

A bid to increase the number of trains running on the Abbey Line has failed to receive support from Government.

A pub has reopened after a £500,000 transformation that will bring a new food menu and HD screens to watch "big game" moments.

Firefighters forced their way into a cafe after fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.

A teenage boy was left “shaken” after he was attacked near a carnival in what he believes was a knifepoint robbery.

The hit CBeebies show Hey Duggie is heading out on the road for a huge UK tour.

A woman has been jailed for almost five years after she and her family faked a neurological condition to scam a council out of more than £600,000

Tributes have been paid to Dad’s Army star Frank Williams following his death.

Overgrown bushes next to a major road are providing cover for illicit drinking and could become a hiding place and vantage point for criminals.

The building was demolished to make way for a dual carriageway but this week’s picture from the Watford Museum archive remembers a pub that stood next to the canal – The Halfway House.

The 1937 home in Watford was built in a mock Tudor style.

An investigation has been launched after a shocking video showed a man being brutally attacked in Watford town centre.

Pictures show the £200,000 extension to a Watford pub's beer garden.

TfL will begin a clampdown on motorists using cycle lanes from today.

Food lovers will be able to keep getting top meals from a recently closed restaurant as it continues through event catering.

A popular Watford takeaway is set to reopen, but one of its owners is “petrified” that price hikes may force him to sell.

Following Andy Love’s excellent letter in the Watford Observer’s June 17 edition, questions must be asked and answered as to where the Trust’s plans for a new hospital go from here.

WE'VE GOT A TEXT! Here's how you can shop designer for less according to Love Island stylist Amy Bannerman.

The iconic and adorable Stitch turns 20 and has a whole new collection on ShopDisney now.

The hotel chain has slashed the price of selected stays across its 580 locations. until May 2023.

Does summer for you mean gorgeous fresh fruit and veg? Beautiful summer produce for months on end?

A Ukrainian refugee helped rescue the Armed Forces Day celebrations.

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Sunday, June 26.

Hertfordshire County Council has announced plans to stop sending waste to landfill sites by 2025.

A proposal to redevelop a hospital is among the planning applications validated by Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum councils in the week beginning June 20.

Two hospice charities have announced a proposal to merge in a bid to increase the amount of care it can offer the community.

A pageant competitor is looking to bring Hertfordshire its first national win since Love Island Star Molly Mae Hague.

Hello there! My name is Crunchie and I’m a two-year-old single male guinea pig who’s looking for a new home.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a crash that left another man in hospital with serious injuries.

The Watford Armed Forces Day musical celebration has been organised by Luther Blissett, who will speak alongside local heroes.

An Elton John mega-fan will enjoy his 100th Elton John concert at Vicarage Road.

Well, I managed to survive that very hot day last week, which can be a challenge due to certain medical conditions, but never complain as by the time you read this we may have already past the longest day!

Any hope that Pryzm nightclub in Watford could be saved appears to have all but gone.

PrettyLittleThing has launched a new Festival Collection in time for summer.

Customers can use Boohoo's new holiday outfit category to choose outfits that suit their destination this summer.

The 'love seat' could be a Love Island-inspired item that could work for your living room

THE cost-of-living crisis is getting worse and worse. The Conservatives are utterly failing to get a grip on falling living standards and we are all paying the price. New figures this week from the Office of National Statistics reveal that real wages...

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