One lane is closed on the anti-clockwise M25 near Kings Langley following a crash.

A primary school received the highest possible Ofsted rating after its first full inspection since becoming an academy in 2013.

An Indian restaurant owner said he was "surprised" to be in the running for an award after providing hundreds of meals for charity.

A pervert who watched a woman using the toilet at a station for his own sexual gratification is due to be sentenced next week.

This property listed on Zoopla back in 2020, and it's still for sale!

Official plans to build over a parcel of green belt land in Radlett have been submitted.

The Society is looking to develop land it owns.

A development of five affordable and sustainable homes in Oxhey has won an award.

A Hertfordshire couple starred on Channel 4’s Grand Designs this week, which showed them levelling their £800k property and building a dream home.

A football tournament held in honour of a five-year-old girl who died from a heart defect raised more than £25,000 for a children’s hospital.

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

A Conservative councillor who was reprimanded over a “negative” election campaign that "may well have encouraged" antisemitism has quit the party.

Proposals for a new block of flats were among the planning applications submitted to Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Dacorum councils this week.

The newly-appointed operator of the National Lottery has confirmed lottery headquarters will remain in Watford.

Police have launched an investigation into a horrifying town centre assault in which a girl was repeatedly kicked in the head.

A primary school that had the worst possible Ofsted rating for three years has made some positive steps following another visit by inspectors.

If there’s one thing Brits love, it's having a good night out with some of our closest friends.

A burst water pipe is causing chaos for drivers.

Sir Elton John has been presented with a medal by the US president for his work to end Aids and help those living with the condition.

YouTuber KSI has helped raise more than £1 million for charity thanks to a star-studded football match.

Four high-end cars were stolen overnight in Bushey – sparking police to increase local night-time patrols.

This picture is almost a century old and it shows what is now one of the major roads on the outskirts of Watford. Can you imagine what the reaction of the drivers would be if it were possible to magic them to the same point now?

The money the county council pays Arriva to run some Herts bus services has been jumping annually and more than trebled in four years.

Hello there! My name’s Lolita and I’m a beautiful Shepherd Akita cross being cared for by the National Animal Welfare Trust.

I hope I find you all happy and healthy, or at least like me clinging to the wreckage. I am not in the best of health these days but as Bette Davis once said, growing old is not for weaklings.

Molly Mae-Hague shared the news in a stunning Instagram video of the couple.

The pair will explore the world's most dangerous roads in their new travel series for Dave.

Watford singer Clare Cordell has said she is “really excited” for viewers to see the “twist” on The Voice’s usual format when she returns to our screens.

A large number of emergency services were spotted at a train station this morning.

Comedian Rosie Holt is set to headline at a performing arts festival showcasing music, theatre and comedy sketches.

The nation has truly come together after the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The sudden gathering of the Royal Family at Balmoral, then the shock of the subsequent few hours will become a life defining moment, as we will always remember wh...

Happy times, quiet times and sad times that are already assured of a place in history, the new challenge for Watford Observer Camera Club members is already being interpreted in a host of different ways.

Our front page story this week paints a bleak picture of what life in Watford town centre has become.

Netflix has finally confirmed when season five of The Crown will drop on the streaming platform.

Did your favourite game show make the top 10?

If you have a loved one taking part in the London Marathon this October and want to find an easy way to see how they're getting on, then you are in luck.

Names are like the latest fashion trends in the way they become popular and work their way back around years later.

A fundraising event has collected £20,000 for people affected by the floods in Pakistan.

An injunction designed to block activists from carrying out “disruptive protests” on land along the entire route of the planned HS2 rail link has been granted by a High Court judge.

A man has been charged after armed police were called to reports of someone holding a gun by a busy roundabout.

A facelift for the heart of Watford, a second chance for the striker who would become a Hornets legend, plans to transform a former bank and a prize-winning bakery were among the stories making our headlines five and ten years ago this week.

Burglars broke into a mini-supermarket and got away with boxes of cash.

Two men have been arrested after reports of someone holding a gun by a busy roundabout in Hertfordshire.

A horrifying video has emerged of an assault on a young girl in Clarendon Road, while a group of kids stood around filming.

A crash has happened on a dual carriageway heading out of Watford this morning.

Another wave of changes to bus routes in and around the Watford area are set to take place next month.

Small business owners are forced to work 70-hour weeks past 60 to keep costs down as the government is forced to step in to halve bills.

A mum says her “mind has been blown” after she gave birth to both her daughters on her birthday 11 years apart.

Part of one of Watford’s busiest roads is among numerous streets in the town and surrounding areas set to be temporarily closed for roadworks.

A man has been arrested after 45 suspected stolen bikes were discovered in a Bushey garage.