Fire services are tackling a blaze in Oxhey Woods this morning (August 15). Follow our live-blog.

Parents thinking of leaving their children at home while they head out are being urged to read the latest NSPCC advice.

A fire leading to the closure of Tolpits Lane was accidental due to current weather conditions, it has been confirmed.

The cyclist who so tragically lost his life in St Albans Road is the latest in a line of incidents involving cyclists on the St Albans Road.

Watford’s Korean-inspired restaurant is well worth a visit, especially if you want the option of eating balanced and healthy meals.

Watford FC’s charity has called for donations of good quality school wear to help financially struggling families have free uniforms.

Design changes to a width restriction on Woodmere Avenue will not stop crashes, warned a man who lives on the road.

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

Seven Ukrainian refugee families have been made homeless in Watford after being offered accommodation.

Hundreds of people were killed or injured in drink driving crashes in Hertfordshire over three years, new figures show.

A DfT spokesperson said the increase, which usually comes in effect in January, will be delayed until March

It's been one of the longest running sagas but we finally (and hopefully) the end is in sight for what seems like never-ending crashes at a width restriction.

I already suffer from very high blood pressure but I think the BBC may be out to finish me off!

Fire fighters were working extremely hard yesterday to tackle the blaze on farmland near Tolpits Lane.

Over the summer holidays, Watford has seen some great events and I hope that you have been able to enjoy them.

A garage conversion, a loft conversion and many extensions are among the plans submitted to councils in and around Watford this week.

This week’s photo shows a now-vanished pub that was badly damaged in a fire in 1853 but stood for more than a century after that.

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash.

Hi, I’m Juno and I came to the National Animal Welfare Trust a couple of months ago when my owners had a change in circumstances. I’m a big retriever/poodle cross looking for a child-free home with a large, enclosed garden where I’m the only pe...

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

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

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

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

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.

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.