The George Graveley in Hitchin has been described as "excellent" and serving the "perfect" Sunday roast.

Bletchley Park is less than an hour from Hertfordshire and has been described as "fascinating" by visitors.

A five-bedroom detached family home with a rear garden overlooking protected woodland is up for £1.425m in Wood End, Croxley Green.

Residents in a recently built nine-storey West Watford tower block have described their exhausting “nightmare” with lifts out of order for six weeks.

Change of use plans for the Andrew's fruiterers unit have been submitted months after it was “saved” in a last-minute U-turn.

Part of the original plan has gone back in after conversion of a Grade II listed church building in Leavesden Road, Watford, into a mosque was rejected.

The Post Office has provided an update on the future of its Watford town centre service following news that TGJones is set to close.

A new pizza restaurant will open at an unusual location in Rickmansworth next week.

The driver of a car which carried Anthony Joshua and killed two of his friends was reportedly attempting to overtake another car when it crashed.

Plans have been submitted for a major development in Hemel Hempstead that would include 700 homes, a primary school and care home.

A Watford man has been given a suspended sentence after admitting to having a knife in Market Street.

A person has died after being hit by a train at Welwyn North station.

The West Coast Mainline between London and Watford will close for emergency work as a bridge is completely removed.

Tesco and St Albans City and District Council are among the Hertfordshire employers who have been "named and shamed" by the government for underpaying staff.

Motorists around Radlett, Elstree, Shenley, and Borehamwood have had poor luck with roadworks as congestion is reported across the area.

Watford's Paddy Power branch faces an uncertain future after the firm confirmed it is mulling over closing up to 100 shops.

The fire service has confirmed the cause of a blaze which killed all but one animal at The Jungle Box in Buntingford earlier this year.

Watford's TGJones - formerly WHSmith - store is set to close in January 2027.

Providing bright, cheerful colours during cold winter and spring months when most other garden plants are dormant, Pansies are a much-loved favourite whatever the size of your garden.

“Massive unauthorised clearance” of Northwood woodland has raised fears of “inappropriate development” at the site.

A five-bedroom detached show home at Millside Grange in Croxley Green on the market for £1.7 million.

A major blaze at the Malibu Sun warehouse in Ventura Park, Colney Street, has been labelled “accidental”.

Thousands more cars are expected on the roads around Bushey this weekend as motorists are warned to expect heavier traffic.

It is “pandemonium” at a busy Elstree junction amid ongoing roadworks despite reports no one is actually working on site.

Six Watford firms including Majestic Wines have been fined for failing to pay workers a total of £27,922.

The grand opening of new Radlett pizza spot Stan's will see 100 free slices given away in three hours’ time.

Danny Boyle has confirmed his new film with Jack O'Connell, Ink, was shot at the Odhams print works shortly before it closed down.

Our weekly round-up of cases involving Watford-area residents or crimes that took place in the town.

Herts Police are looking for a robber on recall to prison who has links to the Watford area.

An MP has blasted a proposal for Hertfordshire to become a county of sanctuary as a “grandstanding gesture” in favour of illegal immigrants.

Herts Police are reviewing information about two Reform UK election candidates who did not submit their expenses forms by the deadline.

A person has died on the tracks at Cricklewood station, causing Thameslink delays through Hertfordshire.

A Rickmansworth nail technician was stunned to find out she had won a £59,000 Porsche Macan GTS through BOTB.

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: For 6,000 years Malta has been at the crossroads of almost all ancient Mediterranean civilisations.

A Bushey takeaway with a perfect set of five-star reviews has been hit with a 1/5 food hygiene score.

Simon Schneider and Mark Stevens, known for their appearances on ITV’s Dickinson’s Real Deal, will be visiting Letchworth, Stevenage, and Harpenden.

Hertfordshire Zoo has paid tribute to a "much loved" lion after confirming his death.

A baby swan has suffered a large wound after being reportedly attacked by a dog off its leash in Rickmansworth.

Plans for a 131-room Travelodge near Watford General have taken a step forward

Anyone in and around the Buncefield Site in Hemel Hempstead may hear a loud siren this evening (September 2), with police explaining what to expect.

A new pre-school is opening in Bushey next week, with the Watford Observer provided an inside look.

Hertsmere Borough Council is proposing changes to parking in Bushey High Street that would apparently improve parking for shoppers.

Plans have been submitted for a huge development by the A10 in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.

Enjoy the sweet smell of savings with up to 30% off beauty at M&S.

These six men were all added to the Herts Police wanted list in August 2026.

A recently retired music teacher at a Bushey school has said she is "gobsmacked" after being nominated for a prestigious national award.

In 2026, firefighters battled blazes raging across large parts of southern England using ultra-high-pressure hoses and wearing 3M half-masks during one of the hottest summers on record.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Hertsmere Borough Council over the past week.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Watford Borough Council in the past week.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Three Rivers District Council over the past week.