Watford’s biggest live music venue has announced the “heart-breaking” news of its closure.

Here's the Met Office weather forecast for Watford on Bonfire night.

There'll be plenty of fireworks displays to attend in Watford for Bonfire Night 2022

Residents have held a protest to show why they are “united” in their fight over plans to bring in a new parking scheme for their street.

The council is being coy over the future of Watford Museum’s current building.

A Tandoori restaurant in Abbots Langley received a scathing hygiene rating after an inspection found raw meat stored inadequately.

A councillor has been slapped with a planning enforcement notice and ordered to knock down a chicken farm he built without permission.

A car has caught fire on the A405 North Orbital Road, updates will follow.

More than 100 McColl’s convenience stores are set to shut across the country – but the brand’s shops in the Watford area appear to be safe.

A women’s football club have been accused of being “disrespectful” and “lacking class” about their views towards another team’s facilities.

There are buildings from Watford’s past that people miss because of their architecture, function or both reasons in some instances. It is fair to say this structure, located in a road which now has a different name, is probably not one of them.

No more double yellow lines will be introduced in a street “for the foreseeable” after a consultation revealed residents remain “split” on the idea.

A police chase through Hertfordshire resulted in a BMW crash and two teenagers being arrested.

A prisoner who ran a county lines drugs conspiracy from inside a prison cell has had an application to claw back ill-gotten gains withdrawn.

Giant Christmas baubles were seen flying down Tottenham Court Road yesterday

A “destination food pub” is looking for a new “community minded” tenant to take it over.

A housing organisation has failed to confirm if it will make the necessary changes to a temporary car park for it to be opened.

Strange goings on have been spotted on a TikTok live stream recording an alleyway.

The police are meant to serve and protect the public, but in recent years officers being suspected of breaking the law have been brought to the forefront.

A pre-school was rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted after it found “children’s welfare is compromised”.

A tree has fallen on the M1 southbound causing delays affecting junction 5 near Watford.

Seven Herts roads won in the People's Postcode Lottery this month - with one lot of residents getting £30,000 each.

A primary school is on the look-out for a someone to fill the “rewarding” role of their school crossing patrol.

The 1982/83 season was the most successful in Watford’s history as the Hornets beat Liverpool 2-1 on the final day to ensure they would finish second in the old First Division.

Watford’s MP has had his first ministerial role stripped from him after only 38 days in the position.

A Second World War engineer from Croxley Green will celebrate his 100th birthday this weekend.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm (ABH) after a woman was allegedly "assaulted" in Rickmansworth.

Watford taxi drivers could soon be required to accept card payments after a consultation.

An interactive map and timeline reveal where people reported being happiest in the Annual Population Survey.

A 12-year-old boy - who is now in remission and recovering from cancer - has started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the hospitals that saved his life.

A pedestrian in her 40s has died following a hit-and-run in Hertfordshire.

The latest food hygiene ratings from around Watford have been released following visits from inspectors.

New data has shown how average earnings stack up in Watford, Three Rivers, and Hertsmere.

A car crash has taken place near Watford General Hospital

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and domestic abuse offences.

Up to 115 homes could be built at a paintball site in the green belt.

Sexual offences reported in Watford have soared 50% while violent crime also jumped, latest figures have revealed.

The end of the last century featured its share of change in Watford and the surrounding areas, both through man-made and more natural reasons.

Police seized a suspected stolen vehicle after fly-tipped bin bags and furniture were discovered nearby.

A proposal to paint double yellow lines by a church has been met with “dismay” by residents.

A woman who was buried in Watford could be identified 18 years after death after new images were released.

Emergency services were called to an early hours crash on the M1 near Watford.

Police have condemned those responsible for a “senseless” spate of vandalism on parked cars in recent days.

Passengers can travel around Watford for £1 per journey to celebrate all things environmentally friendly.

A seven-year-old boy who only started driving a go-kart in March has won his first national competition.

Celebrations have rung through a community boxing club as one of its young members made it into a national championship final with little experience.

The Woodland Trust has shared an urgent warning against pumpkin dumping after Halloween.

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

Recently I co-hosted the annual Watford Jobs Fair, which took place at the Watford Job Centre Plus at Exchange House once again.

Proposals to extend a care home are among the planning applications that have been submitted to Watford, Three Rivers Hertsmere and Dacorum councils.