Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing teenager.

TV presenter Fearne Cotton has written the foreword for a book penned by an eight-year-old girl who was left blind from an inoperable brain tumour.

Plans to build a terrace of family homes near Mothercare’s former headquarters are due to be decided next week.

A care home in Watford which is not doing enough to prevent residents from falling has been told it needs to make improvements.

Rishi Sunak said he is committed to investing in the NHS amid fears plans to replace Watford General Hospital with a new building has stalled.

Nine areas of Hertfordshire have appeared on an annual list naming the top 250 places to live in England in 2023.

Watford-born actress Sue Cleaver has been seen in Australia ahead of her rumoured appearance on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

Scenes for BBC comedy The Cleaner - starring Greg Davies - will be filmed in Abbots Langley next week.

Hospice nurses in Watford walked across hot coals to support their patients at a fiery fundraising event that raised £18,000.

A man who fled from police before abandoning the car he was driving has been jailed.

Poppies are being placed across the borough as the UK prepares for Remembrance Sunday, the first without her majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

A man has warned fellow Watford dog owners to be alert after a woman ‘tried to steal' his pet.

Roadworks have temporarily shut a road leading in and out of Watford town centre.

Hertfordshire police review their vetting process as a rapist officer was known to have made “inappropriate” Facebook likes.

Plans to replace Lloyds Bank in Garston Park Parade have been submitted with the site set to be used for dental and beauty care.

Two roads on a housing estate that were in such a bad state someone wrote ‘fix me’ have been resurfaced.

Plans for nearly 100 flats on the site of a factory in Watford are being recommended for approval.

Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden has returned to the Cabinet Office following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister.

The Government is looking at the case to rebuild Watford General Hospital amid fears “disarray” is stalling the project.

Hertfordshire police chiefs have confirmed that additional officers are now on the streets of Watford following recent calls.

NHS England's chief operating officer has visited Watford FC's Vicarage Road Stadium.

A bed shop is returning to Watford just a matter of months after leaving the town.

Plans for a café and the relocation of a museum have been submitted in a bid to revamp Watford Town Hall.

A new Watford bar - owned by former Dragons' Den star Sarah Willingham - has announced an "exclusive launch event".

Costco has agreed to make some changes to the queuing system for its petrol station to try and solve traffic problems in the area.

Plans for nine "affordable" homes on the site of a former plant nursery in Chequers Lane have been refused.

Sexual orientation-motivated hate crimes have risen in Hertfordshire over the course of a year, new figures have revealed.

Hertfordshire County Council will support schools through the cost of living crisis after a motion was passed to maximise the resources put into their cutting energy bills.

Watford’s MP has failed to confirm if he would have backed the Boris Johnson as Rishi Sunak is named the country’s new leader.

A road in Watford was left blocked after four vehicles were involved in a crash.

Three men have been jailed for perverting the course of justice in relation to the murder of Luke O’Connell.

Vicarage Road will be closed for several nights over the next week or so as “much-needed” resurfacing finally takes place.

A silver BMW has crashed on the A41, near Hemel Hempstead.

A grandfather whose piano playing TikTok videos have been viewed 1.6 billion times has died from cancer.

Police say no arrests were made yesterday in connection with Watford’s football match against Luton.

The storms that swept across our area yesterday led to localised flooding in places - and also resulted in some spectacular pictures.

Dirt-bike riders have been causing misery for some farmers in recent weeks.

An attempt to build 330 homes for key workers in the countryside has been knocked back by a council.

A proposal for a new cafe in a park is among the planning applications submitted to Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Dacorum councils.

An up-and-coming singer-songwriter recalled her “insane” experience performing with Swedish House Mafia at The O2 Arena.

Some clashes broke out involving rival fans and police ahead of Watford’s game against Luton today.

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

Many of us are already struggling with rising costs and worried about how to cope as it starts getting colder. Here’s advice from Citizens Advice Watford on the support available.

A new school catering for more than 1,000 children opened in Watford 121 years ago this week.

A mum-of-three has won £14,000 in compensation from a housing authority after she and her children were exposed to cancer-causing asbestos in their home.  

An action plan has been launched to “protect the future” of Aldenham Reservoir following “extensive positive” talks with its owner.

An Italian restaurant and takeaway has withdrawn its plans to extend into a former butchers.

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Well known speakers hosted a ‘chat show’ style event encouraging openness about mental health.

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