More than 2,000 residents have called for a notorious North West London car park to be open longer, despite it having a history of vandals setting off fires and blaring loud music late at night.

ITV has been filming in Watford in preparation for the sixth series of a hit show.

Three people were hurt after a fight broke out in Watford High Street.

Emergency services are tackling a huge fire in St Albans that sent thick smoke billowing into the sky and across the city.

A mum was “absolutely mortified” with a data protection breach at a school when her vulnerable son was named and shamed in an assembly.

A chicken shop needs “major improvement” according to a recent food hygiene inspection.

A homelessness charity has marked 25 years since it opened its Haven building to the public.

A woman says she feels "misled" after selling her car for scrap believing it was unfixable before seeing it driven around months later.

The group said the independent grocery chain had installed the surveillance technology in 35 stores across southern England

A huge fire has broken out.

A Watford Labour councillor brands child hunger “repugnant” after the Conservatives voted against children receiving free meals throughout school holidays.

More than 230 999 calls were received at the end what is thought to have been the busiest week ever for the fire service in Hertfordshire.

A man suffered a broken hip after he was attacked with a shopping trolley in Watford town centre.

A club for American serviceman during the Second World War may have been located at a church in Watford.

The rarest baby names in the UK have been revealed.

Warner Bros Studios has warned people living nearby that they may see atmospheric smoke and hear filming noise during a late night shoot.

Open letters to Watford MP Dean Russell and Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor

Children can make use of a revamped multi-use games area that has re-opened after a £20,000 makeover.

A Watford man is set to stand trial at crown court after being charged with possessing heroin and crack cocaine with the intent to supply.

The home is freehold and is ready to renovate into someone's dream home.

Where is the best place to go for Chinese in Watford?

Train companies have announced a “very limited” timetable, with disruption for commuters on three days, this week due to strike action.

We would like to invite you to nominate your favourite takeout in the 2022 Takeaway of the Year Awards. The competition is designed to recognise local business while promoting and celebrating the people who provide this much-loved food service to our...

PBC will work with the BBC to develop and implement the Ukrainian elements into next year’s show.

Calls to a trafficking charity, Unseen UK, have risen 20% since Sir Mo Farah revealed in a documentary that he was trafficked to the UK as a child.

The news comes amid an air travel crisis which has seen thousands of flights cancelled and many passengers forced to wait for several hours

Labour's new general election candidate for Watford Matt Turmaine gives his views on the heatwave, the town's MP and the Abbey View fire.

A proposal to install an 18m high telecommunications pole are among the planning applications submitted to Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Dacorum councils.

Promoting milk and the perceived benefits of Guinness at the time, this rather impressive-looking advertising hoarding was located close to what is now a fast food restaurant in Watford town centre.

Watford shoppers have given their views on Watford market.

Hello! My name is Axel and I’m a three-year-old Bull Mastiff cross. I came to the National Animal Welfare Trust from the pound six weeks ago very underweight but am now doing well and looking for my forever home.

Local businesses are ready to utilise a Watford-centric food delivery app that is launching next week.

A Watford man will appear in crown court after being charged with conspiracy to steal £920,000 from a cash management company.

A drug ring running out of Watford has been dismantled after several arrests were made.

Traffic is stretching back for miles on the northbound M1 near Redbourn this afternoon after a crash and a later breakdown.

Columnist Brett Ellis gives his view on the real hero of reality TV.

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

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 looks back at ...

A woman has said “alarm bells immediately rung” when her father with dementia was targeted by scammers in a “distraction burglary” incident.

Shoppers in Watford High Street gave their views on Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and the “slap in the face” Conservative Party leadership contest.

A few weeks ago, we were told the landlords of a building in Watford were willing to lose all of their tenants even if their grander plans to redevelop the site weren’t backed.

Teachers at a secondary school are scared of students’ “gang mentality” with staff reportedly leaving in their droves, a survey has revealed.

If you’re planning on taking a trip inside the magical world of Harry Potter at Warner Bros Studio Tour London, you might want to plan where you want to grab a meal.

From photos capturing glorious sunsets over Cassiobury Park and Aldenham Reservoir to relaxing in a back garden, there have been some great pictures to get the next challenge for our talented photographers off to a great start.

The future of a minibus service in Watford is in “doubt” unless ridership numbers “ramp up”, a councillor has admitted.

A cyclist died in Watford last night despite the best efforts of paramedics to save him.

Fans of Ricky Gervais were left outraged after “potluck” tickets for his stand-up show in Rickmansworth “sold out in seconds”.

A wallet containing the victim’s wages for a week was stolen at a desserts house.

Major changes planned to the heart of Watford, the retirement of a much-loved headteacher, a row over the fate of allotments and a reunion of workers at one of the town’s best known employers were among the stories making our headlines five and ten...

Heathrow Airport has a variety of jobs up for grabs, here's some of the vacancies you can apply for now in July