A free initiative to help people struggling with the rising cost of living to escape the cold this winter has launched in Hertsmere.

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

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.

A flood alert has been issued following heavy rain.

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.

Firefighters from across Hertfordshire and north London were called out over fears a block of flats in Borehamwood was on fire.

A warning notice at a unit for children with severe mental health difficulties has been lifted.

A man has pleaded guilty to multiple drugs offences after being caught with cocaine and heroin in Borehamwood.

A two-minute silence was held in Borehamwood today for Armistice Day.

Dozens of employees who lost their jobs after their events firm went into liquidation will each receive two months’ pay following an employment tribunal hearing.

A 15-year-old girl was repeatedly touched inside a shop before being followed all the way back to her home by the same man.

A councillor who responded "absolute b******s" to a claim the current cost of living crisis is the “worst in 100 years” has apologised for using inappropriate language.

New plans to redevelop the site of a hotel that is closing down have been submitted.

A former Hertfordshire chief inspector and detective superintendent has been jailed for possessing extreme pornography.

The family of a lifelong Watford fan have paid tribute to him after he died in a crash.

Police investigating thefts at stores in Borehamwood have released CCTV images of people they would like to speak to.

More than 50 people attended a free event to promote safety amongst older people in Borehamwood.

Two people have been charged with affray after a fight broke out near a pub in Borehamwood.

A police watchdog probe found two officers failed to safeguard a mother before she was murdered by the father of their children.

A man has died after a scooter crashed into a lamp post – sparking a police appeal for information.

Damage has been caused to windows and doors when a house was broken into one evening.

A CCTV image has been released after cash was stolen from a shop’s post office section.

Making drivers in London pay to use polluting cars is a “welcome” principle, Hertfordshire County Council has said.

A bid to build up to 37 homes on green belt was labelled “environmental vandalism” before being comprehensively rejected by a council.

The Bank warned the  UK could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began a century ago as it announced the decision.

Whitehall officials have ‘war gamed’ a plan named Programme Yarrow, a blueprint for coping with outages for up to a week.

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

Police are to focus on tackling antisocial behaviour in specific areas of Borehamwood over the coming months.

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

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

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

Landowners and developers are being invited to put forward sites that could be potentially developed as part of a council’s revised local plan.

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

A fleet of bikes and e-bikes are available to hire across Borehamwood for the public.

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.

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

A trio of unplanned road closures have all been lifted to the relief of drivers.

A man was left in hospital with a serious head injury after he was attacked in Borehamwood.

A Hertfordshire Police officer was branded “disgusting” as he was sentenced to prison for raping a girl under the age of 13.

A man in his 20s suffered cuts to his arms after he was hit by a car in Borehamwood.

A railway bridge will reopen to drivers today after it was forced to close for safety reasons following a crash.

Amid the UK’s largest ever bird flu outbreak, no cases have been reported in Hertfordshire and the council are keen to keep it that way.

A Hertfordshire police officer has been found guilty of multiple child abuse offences, following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court.

An injured man was rescued by firefighters after he fell from scaffolding into the basement of a building site.

A burst water main has shut the main road through Shenley.

A public inquiry into a decision to refuse planning permission for a 130-hectare solar farm will begin this week.

Police are appealing for information after a spate of burglaries in the same neighbourhood.

A road that shut due to flooding is set to stay closed until the end of the week.

Men in balaclavas were pictured on CCTV outside a shop just before it was broken into by burglars.