A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash.

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A historic paper mill and museum needs £100,000 to help rebuild after a suspected arson attack burned part of it down.

Police have hit back at “wrong” claims in a national newspaper that Watford has “the worst” area for catching thieves in the UK.

Trouble broke out at a train station last night sparking a major police response.

One of the biggest food and music festivals of the year is coming to St Albans with McFly, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Beverley Knight performing.

A councillor has spent nearly two years trying to get a road resurfaced where potholes caused an elderly lady to fall over.

A field has caught fire in Watford with several fire engines rushing to the scene.

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.

Herts County Council has warned parents struggling with school uniform costs against going to loan sharks.

Some of the most vibrant summer colours - the green leaves beginning to fade and even black and white are amont this week’s selection of readers’ images.

A doctor has been recognised after their NHS trust pushed innovations to improve mental health access for people with learning disabilities.

An extremely rare Chitty Chitty Bang Bang child’s pedal car is set to go under the hammer today (August 13).

Dog walkers have cancelled walks and said it’s “mad” to take animals on pavements during the heatwave.

A drought has been declared in Hertfordshire following the country’s driest summer for 50 years.

Children have been left in tears as families have had to give up their cats because they can no longer afford to look after them.

The family of a “multitalented” 14-year-old boy whose body was found in a Hertfordshire lake have paid tribute their son.

A former British embassy guard evacuated to the UK from Afghanistan has asked how much longer he can expect to live in a hotel with his heavily pregnant wife and toddler.

A road is set to be closed for the next two weekends because of construction work on one of Watford's tallest towers.

Quite rightly, the one issue designed to get the locals to polish up their pitchforks is littering. In ‘my’ village we have a green. It is a pleasant space with weeping willows, a river, a large green grassy area, a pub, and numerous benches desi...

The so-called summer ‘silly season’ is upon us, when the media reportedly struggle to find newsworthy leads, airports and ports are full to capacity and holidays are in full swing.

What is the official guidance on how to stay cool in this August heatwave?

A keen walker teamed up with a rambling organisation to save community access to a treasured woodland.

Bus workers in Hertfordshire are set to strike, with “severe disruption” expected.

See the weather forecast for Watford across the weekend.

Two people were rushed to A&E after a crash at Watford General Hospital this morning.

A 32-year-old man who stole fuel on four separate occasions found himself in Reading Magistrates Court.

Water company bosses are being urged to impose an England-wide hosepipe ban as Hertfordshire chalk streams are said to be “very low”.

A teenager who stabbed a man in what could have “very easily been a murder investigation” has been sentenced.

An 18-year-old will appear in crown court charged with committing attempted robbery, fraud, robbery, and blackmail in one day.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after he was involved in a crash in Watford this morning.

There has been a major incident

There has been a collision.

A police watchdog report blasting forces' responses to burglary, theft, and robbery identified Hertfordshire Constabulary as an example of best practice.

Rail passengers in the Watford area face huge disruption this weekend because of strike action.

A Korean-inspired eatery has now opened in Atria Watford, creating 20 new jobs in the town.

A search is taking place to find an elderly woman who is missing.

There are more new mothers in Watford after women “delayed trying to conceive” during lockdown

Hertfordshire County Council says it has fixed a pothole described as “one of the worst” in Watford.

A councillor took action to get a trip hazard made safe after himself falling victim to it.

A burger shop will be introducing cocktails after a refurbishment to give the venue a brand-new look.

A Watford-based charity has paid tribute to two of their volunteers that were killed in a missile strike, as they continue efforts to help Ukrainian families suffering.

Watford driving instructors have students travelling as far as Norwich for tests that are “so backlogged it’s unbelievable”.

They were reportedly spotted snogging in the pool of a £1,000 a night hotel in Mallorca as the pair’s romance becomes public.

The long-awaited game returns to McDonald's nationwide and it's not long to wait.

A lorry is on fire.

Bubble tea fanatics are in luck as a third shop offering the beverage is coming to Watford’s town centre.

Traffic management is in place in the centre of Watford after a burst pipe flooded a road.

A football club has partnered up with charity that aims to educate people about misuse of drugs.

A fire raged through a dry field for hours sending thick smoke drifting across the sky.