Two major planning applications that could bring more than 500 homes to the Watford area are set to be decided tonight (March 18).

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There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Rickmansworth Aquadrome walking route which has been blocked off for two years.

Police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy was reportedly attacked by a group of males in Watford High Street.

Dozens of objections have poured in against plans for 145 homes on the edge of the village of Bovingdon.

A car park in Hemel Hempstead is set to close for months for a replacement to be laid.

A look back at Fishpools furniture store at junction of Exchange Road and Market Street, in Watford, now occupied by Cheatmeals.

Early morning and late evening journeys for two Watford bus routes, 322 and 20, are being axed in new route changes.

A new children's play area is set to open within weeks, having been greenlit in a bid to address a deficit in available facilities.

A saleswoman is facing jail after she faked a doctor’s note about cancer treatment and lied about evidence of sexual assaults in two failed employment tribunals at Watford Employment Tribunal.

The government has named two Watford-based carpenters in its 'name and shame' list of deliberate tax defaulters.

Tearing down trees to allegedly allow for caravans to be moved onto fields in Loudwater has sparked a planning enforcement complaint.

A video has emerged showing a fight between Watford and Stoke following the Championship game between the two clubs on Saturday (March 14).

Bushey is set to get a new Post Office Drop and Collect branch, planned to open next week.

Two people were arrested after BCU Road Policing officers rammed an allegedly stolen car which had driven off from police against the flow of traffic.

An appeal has gone live over 600-home plans at the edge of Whippendell Wood, in Croxley Green.

Motorists may be barred from using a route while a film is made in their Croxley Green road.

The Cumbrian Mountain Express steam train will pick up passengers from Watford Junction on four days this year.

Schools near Watford and across Hertfordshire have been included in a new list of the top 200 private schools in England.

There’s still up to 60 per cent off High Street TV products in the £1 million stock clearance sale.

Audience members are encouraged to wear orange Blippi glasses and join in the fun as the cast invites everyone to "be like Blippi."

Aldi is set to open its new Watford store this summer, the Watford Observer understands.

The final two criminals involved in the Watford A41 shooting have been sentenced, bringing to an end the extensive legal process.

A man was threatened with a screwdriver in an alleged antisemitic incident outside a synagogue in Hertfordshire.

Two men have been jailed after kidnapping and beating a man in Watford, as well as stunning another man with a taser several times.

A look back at Rumbelows, Brentford, William Hill and other shops trading in Lower High Street, Watford, in 1981.

Rickmansworth School ranks in the top 10% of UK secondary schools for KS4 attainment, earning an SSAT Educational Outcomes Award for 2025 exam results.

A Bushey teenager battling a rare form of cancer has said the fight will make him stronger, describing it as a "David and Goliath moment".

Watford-based firm Wickes has announced it will create more than 2,000 new jobs as its profits surge.

North Watford Mosque hosted a community Iftar, uniting Watford and Hertfordshire faiths for Ramadan. Civic leaders and residents gathered to promote unity.

New signage has gone up at the Harlequin in Watford following its return to the former name.

Hertfordshire car parks and jobs are at risk after major operator NCP collapsed into administration.

Staffordshire Police are investigating reports of a fight at a restaurant in Stoke-on-Trent following the Stoke City v Watford FC game in the Championship on Saturday (March 14).

Join West Herts Hospitals Charity’s Walkies 100km challenge this May across Hertfordshire to support NHS hospitals and the Caring for Generations appeal.

More than 200 people attended Watford’s One Vision Big Iftar at Stanborough Primary, celebrating Ramadan, unpaid carers, and community health.

Plans to redevelop the Bushey Country Club site are moving ahead, with fresh details revealed ahead of a consultation next week.

Whether it’s snoring, conflicting bedtime routines or different sleeping preferences, bedtime irritations can have a negative effect on a relationship.

Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has applied for permission from Three Rivers District Council to install a new bus shelter amid “sustained growth in demand”.

Simmons has opened in Watford so the Watford Observer visited to get a feel for the popular Hertfordshire-based chain's newest bakery.

Seven babies were born at Watford General Hospital on Mother’s Day, with proud families from Watford and Harpenden celebrating their special arrivals.

Follow live updates after a crash between junctions 5 and 6 of the M1 in Hertfordshire

Watford charity New Hope has sounded the alarm over increasing amounts of fly-tipping outside its Queens Road store.

Archive photos of the 'community favourite' King Stag pub, in Bournehall Road, Bushey, from 1993. It underwent a complete refurbishment in 2013.

A man arrested in Watford over allegations he was spying on the Jewish community on behalf of Iran has been released without charge.

A paedophile from Luton has been jailed after travelling to St Albans to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old boy.

A new business has opened at 116 High Street in Watford, formerly home to Bubbleology.

Watford's former Barrio unit is to be taken over Reveal Bar & Food Watford, with an opening date confirmed.

The Telegraph has heaped praise on "Britain's pub capital", St Albans in Hertfordshire.

There is traffic chaos in Hertfordshire this morning (March 16) as a jackknifed lorry is causing delays on the M25 and other key roads