An Indian restaurant in Northwood has received a damning report after an inspector found “mouldy” food in a fridge.  

Police have appealed for witnesses after a pedestrian in his 70s died following a crash in Watford.

Drivers of the most polluting vehicles will be charged to travel anywhere around London from the end of next summer.

A proposal to construct a new building next to a church is among the planning applications submitted to Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Dacorum councils.

Arriva says it is “genuinely sorry” for buses disruption amid claims it is “destroying people’s lives” – but the turmoil looks set to continue.

Rickmansworth School was honoured to welcome an important visitor to plant trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy project.

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

Sometimes targets are good. They allow people to focus and provide a sense of achievement. But some targets can make things worse. The government’s unfair housing targets are the best example of this and this week I called on the government to scra...

Heart attack victims in Hertfordshire face an average wait of 43 minutes for ambulances.

New data has revealed which are the most and least used train stations in our area of Hertfordshire.

This building next to Watford Junction is now home to a pub but for many years it was a landmark hotel.

A pedestrian has died following an incident that saw police close off a road.

Hi, my name is Spot and I am a sweet 13-year-old boy. Before coming to the National Animal Welfare Trust I lived outside with other cats but had minimal human contact. Because of this I’m quite timid and need a lot of time to settle into a new plac...

Some new developments are very much on the way to becoming a reality after planning permission was granted last month.

The two-bed home in Watford is on Zoopla now with a price tag of £400,000.

Money Saving Expert has revealed that £80 million Premium Bond Prizes are unclaimed.

Beatles songs are multi-use. They can not only be used for audio entertainment but as a useful guide as to societal ‘progress’ since the Fab Four were at their peak in the 1960s.

Oxhey Nursery School children were proud to part of The Queen’s Green Canopy project.

Santa’s Flight School has officially launched with nine-year-old author Betsy Griffin cutting the ribbon.

The latest food hygiene ratings from eateries in the Three Rivers District have been released following visits from inspectors.

A huge grant has been awarded to a Watford-based charity to help families in the coming months as the cost-of-living crisis continues.

After settling into 27 Wilcot Avenue with my parents and widowed grandmother who had sold her house in Talbot Avenue, I found much to do in those internet-free days: roller-skating with friends, playing hopscotch on the pavement and hula-hooping unti...

A family have thanked a personal trainer who gifted their daughter 12 months' membership to help her back to fitness after a double lung transplant.

Take a short drive in a north-easterly direction out of Watford and histroric St Albans has some well known landmarks to enjoy. But have you ever seen a bird’s eye view of the Cathedral or Verulamium Park?

Temperatures have dropped as the final month of the year arrives, meaning it really is now time to warm up for winter.

Police have stopped searching for a boy who reportedly shot schoolchildren with a Nerf gun while wearing a Boris Johnson mask.

It has become a bit of a habit to buy presents online and why not when it is so easy to have them delivered to your front door.

Customers have been given an incorrect contact number to use after a fashion store closed its doors for good yesterday.

A third Pepe’s Piri Piri location looks set to be opened in Watford as two planning applications have been submitted.

A crash on the M25 caused delays of around 30 minutes at around lunchtime.

Lazy drivers have been scolded for "trashing" a village green because they "could not be bothered" to follow a short diversion.

You could face a £2,500 fine and three penalty points on your licence for transporting a Christmas tree in you car this Christmas

If you store milk in the door of your fridge, it turns out you are doing it wrong.

Police are advising motorists to avoid part of the A405 North Orbital Road as they "deal with an incident".

Two teenagers have been arrested after jewellery was burgled from a ransacked home.

The uncertain future of a much-loved children’s camp, a triumphant homecoming for a Watford group, the expansion of a school and a new name for a nightclub were among the stories making our headlines five and ten years ago this week.

Controversial plans to build a rail freight terminal on the site of a former RAF aerodrome have taken a huge step forward.

A Channel 4 property show is looking for participants to star in its new series.

The Liberal Democrats have been accused of “duping” their voters in an election because its victorious candidate is not an official member of its party.

Sir Elton John is to headline Glastonbury 2023 to mark his last-ever UK tour date.

Public react to the ULEZ expanding to all of London from August 2023.

House prices in Watford have gone down by an average of over £2,000 in the month of September, according to figures from the Land Registry.

The future of an 18th century pub has been secured after new landlords were confirmed to be taking over.

Group A streptococcus (or Strep A) is known to cause scarlet fever, throat infections and, in very rare cases, invasive disease.

The son of a PC who died in an air crash wears his father’s collar number “with pride” after joining the force.

Young rappers will have the opportunity to learn from a star as Rak-su member Myles Stephenson delivers a masterclass.

A mural of Sir Elton John in Watford town centre has been defaced.

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 fashion store in Watford town centre will shut its doors today.

A devoted charity worker who was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of the Peace Hospice in Watford has died.