The timetable and route for the annual Christmas sleigh in Watford has been announced.

There are a few decent options to grab a hot drink and a bite to eat in cafes around Watford

It is one of the biggest questions on the lips of Watford shoppers - when will we know what is replacing John Lewis?

A forest once whispered, ‘life is like a box of chocolates’. I have never subscribed to that analogy, due to the chocolate box insert informing you as to which is the hazelnut praline or strawberry swirl. That said, as I age, I aim to try new exp...

Shoppers in the festive spirit are invited to “eat, drink, and be merry” at Watford’s Festive Sunday Market.

Police investigating a spate of criminal damage on vehicles in one night have released a CCTV image of man they want to talk to.

I’d like to take you back to a slower-paced time when people were addressed as Mr or Mrs, even amongst adults; information wasn’t instant; and discipline was an accepted core of life; to Talbot Avenue, Oxhey, between the mid-50s and the mid-60s.

As weird as it may feel the World Cup really is kicking off tomorrow.

Watford fire station is now located in Lower High Street but 20 years ago it was situated next to a roundabout at one of the main entrances to the town.

It has been a busy month for places to eat opening in and around Watford.

The time of year has arrived for thicker clothes, hot drinks and fires being turned on, but sunnier days still rekindle memories of warmer days from earlier this year.

A callous burglar has been branded “despicable” after an Oxfam store was ransacked.

The house in Sheepcot Lane contains six bedrooms and three bathrooms

Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on the clockwise M25 approaching Rickmansworth, traffic is building.

There has been a collision

The rear window of a car has been shattered after youths threw a brick at it.

A Tesco delivery driver is being investigated after he tried to kiss a customer on the lips on her own doorstep.

Two homes within minutes of each other have been ransacked on the same day.

Schoolgirls were reportedly sent "sexually threatening messages" on social media app Snapchat – sparking a police probe.

Revised plans to build warehouses will be allowed despite “regrettable” concerns about its expansion into the green belt.

Two vehicles had to be recovered following a crash on a dual carriageway this morning (November 18).

A Watford nursery has hailed parents’ community spirit after they came together to donate a huge haul to the local food bank.

A suspected knifeman has been taken into custody after armed police rushed to Cassiobury Park this afternoon.

A Hertfordshire council has agreed it cannot afford to “hold out” on collecting garden waste for free any longer and will introduce charges next year.

A petrol station is set to shut for up to two years for a major refurbishment.

A Watford man is set to go on trial after he denied a kidnap charge.

Neighbours have won a battle to stop a parking permit scheme being introduced in their streets.

The owner of a taxi company says he finds it “amazing” that an on-demand minibus scheme is still operating in Watford – and believes it is doing more harm than good.

Organisers have announced The Waterboys will headline next summer's Folk by the Oak music festival in Hatfield Park, with This is the Kit also joining the FBTO 2023 line-up.

The parents of a two-year-old girl who died after choking on a sausage say they want "no stone to be left unturned" as they continue to seek answers.

The Watford Observer is again delighted to team up with its friends at Watford Museum to look at some structures or objects from the town’s past that have either disappeared or been relocated.

A 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee and local pupil is “very excited” to fly to Poland to represent Ukraine in gymnastics.

Patrols in the area will be stepped up following the robbery.

A Watford man is set to go on trial after he denied rape and attempted rape charges.

A man was left with a "serious" facial injury after a fight in the Pryzm smoking terrace.

A new eatery is set to open in Watford town centre just as another one appears to have closed.

Police have confirmed a man has died after emergency services were seen closing off a petrol station.

The death of a man who was found with a head injury is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.

An autistic woman was reportedly left to walk out of a GP surgery after falling over, fracturing her teeth and vomiting on the floor.

CCTV footage has emerged of a hooded man trying car doors at night in Watford.

A Watford woman has broken the world record for keeping a balloon in the air – topping the previous time by just seven seconds.

Major train services at Watford and Bushey have been cut for five days next month due to major railway upgrades.

Jeremy Hunt announced tax rises and spending cuts, while energy bills are set to rise

Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a range of tax rises and spending cuts on Thursday

There were long delays on the anticlockwise M25 after a crash on an exit slip near Watford.

A missing Watford woman may have been saved from death after a suspected opiate overdose. She was traced to Lower High Street by police who treated her.

Fast-food chain Tim Hortons is gearing up for its official unveiling with its famous signage now emblazoned outside.

Most people know better than to mess with police dogs – and a demo involving a game police and crime commissioner has shown why.

A student “can’t describe how much it hurts” after their live-in van was stolen and burned, destroying all their possessions.

Elstree Aerodrome could be used as a hub to transport people in and out of London in “revolutionary” electric aircraft by the end of the decade.