A road closure is in place on the A41 North Western Avenue in Leavesden this morning. Follow our blog for updates

Watford Junction has been shut this morning after a fire alarm was sounded. Follow our blog for updates

Students in Hertfordshire will be discovering their A-level results this morning. Follow our live-blog

Three men reportedly seen in a VW Golf may have vital information about sexual assaults on two teenage girls.

Trains are being cancelled or revised to not stop at Watford Junction after a fire alarm went off this morning.

The weather warning is in place from midnight until 3 pm on Thursday, August 25.

Lidl has confirmed when its eagerly anticipated new store in South Oxhey is scheduled to open.

Around 900 bus workers in Herts, Beds and Cambs will go on strike over pay with “severe disruption” expected.

A housing development of 1,100 new build homes has come under fire for ‘failing to consider the area’s infrastructure’.

Eateries in Watford and Three Rivers scored near perfect food hygiene ratings in recent inspections.

Arriva has hit back over claims it offered bus workers “a pay cut disguised as a rise” amid looming strike action early next month.

A new circular six mile cycle and walking route is proposed around Watford.

His body was reportedly discovered by a maid in the Durrants Hotel in London's Marylebone.

A lorry fire is causing major disruption.

Flooding caused by blocked drains has prevented elderly and disabled people from using their car park, a councillor has raged.

Drivers have also been asked by police as well as the fire service to avoid the area with closures expected to lead to major delays of possibly an hour late.

The M1 could be shut for hours because of a lorry fire and oil spillage.

Around 18 streets in Rickmansworth have been left without water due to a pumping station fault.

Many homes have been suffering power cuts today after a fault in the area.

A dog was left with nasty injuries after it was attacked by a fellow dog.

New bollards have been installed at a width restriction in Watford in a bid to solve a problem of drivers crashing.

An eight-year-old boy Watford fan who died just three days after testing positive for Covid likely had an undiagnosed heart defect, an inquest has heard.

Hundreds of free tickets for Hertfordshire tourist attractions and activities can be won as an annual project returns.

A woman has been left scared to live at home after catching a man with “his face pressed against the glass” of her bedroom window.

Channel 4 has commissioned a “bigger and better than ever” second series for a sit-com based on a teenager from Watford.

Facebook users have been reporting issues with their service this morning as their homepage has not been showing regular posts.

Thames Water said water levels in its reservoirs were “much lower than usual” when it announced the ban

The UKHSA said that there are three vaccines that students should check with their GP practice that they have had or need to get.

Vicarage Road has been home to Watford FC for 100 years. The first match took place on August 30, 1922 when Watford played Millwall.

The splash park King George Recreation Ground in Bushey has been forced to shut this afternoon (August 23).

Month-long roadworks are nearing their end after repeatedly causing delays in Watford.

CCTV images have been released after a popular café was burgled three times in three hours.

Boris Johnson’s zombie government is standing by and doing nothing at the time of a cost of living emergency.

A man was left with “two deep cuts” after he was bottled in a large brawl outside a pub.

A video has emerged on Twitter of “carnage” as a large fight broke out outside a Watford pub.

A luxury barbershop that also aims that also features an autism-friendly play area has opened in Watford’s shopping centre.

Hospital chiefs say Watford General’s creaking infrastructure risks more disruption after a sinkhole appeared by the main entrance.

Shocking footage of raw sewage being pumped into the sea has emerged and highlighted how MPs voted against cracking down on the practice.

The Suits actress, who married Prince Harry in 2018, said the couple had dropped Archie at the housing unit where they were staying to sleep.

More than 60% of Merchant Taylors’ A-level students received only A or A* grades this year.

The face of Watford continues to change to this day but the pictures on this page give a glimpse of the transformation the town underwent in the 1960s.

A petition has been launched to raise awareness that monkeypox is not an illness only affecting gay and bisexual men.

Herts Pride made a colourful return to Cassiobury Park for the tenth time.

A water leak caused by “ageing infrastructure” has been blamed for a massive sinkhole outside Watford General Hospital.

Plans are in the pipeline to replace a former vegan café with a shop that can sell alcohol 24/7 online.

Bosses at Cineworld are considering whether to put the world’s second largest cinema chain into bankruptcy.

Over the next two weeks we invite all readers to nominate your favourite pub. Our locals serve us well and through this competition we would like to highlight all your favourites in the paper and say a big cheers!

Eastenders paid tribute to the actress in February following the news of her death.

More Watford employers have signed up to the “more important than ever” ‘real’ living wage scheme.

A “sinkhole” opened up outside Watford General Hospital, causing traffic to be diverted away from the entrance.