Latest Watford Borough Council planning applications: home extensions, development site updates, and compliance changes for various properties.

TripAdvisor reviewers have spoken and revealed the best places in Watford for a Sunday roast. It’s no mystery that we Brits love a Sunday roast.

The owner of a popular independent shop in Kings Langley. Hertfordshire, has discussed challenging times for the business amid rising costs and parking charges.

The Watford Observer's pub of the week series returns to The Royal Oak in Watford Heath.

Nine beautiful photos of winter weather taken by Watford Observer Camera Club members.

Discover the sensational hidden gem restaurant tucked away in rural Hertfordshire, The Old Guinea.

The Watford Observer is celebrating the 163rd anniversary of the first date it was published - Saturday, January 24, 1863.

The Watford General Hospital rebuild will not be completed until 2038, according to National Audit Office analysis.

A new padel club is set to open in Hemel Hempstead, offering courts at the Leverstock Green Tennis Club site.

A decision has been delayed on controversial plans for flats in Rickmansworth that have garnered 142 objections.

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon - aka Johnny Rotten - is set to play at Watford Colosseum this year, fronting Public Image Ltd.

Several businesses in and around Watford can count themselves among the winners at this year's Hitched Wedding Awards.

The full 0/5 food hygiene report for Bushey Fish Bar in Sparrows Herne has revealed a litany of issues.

Finch Lane, Bushey, allotment holders were horrified to discover “gruesome” dead chickens after someone reportedly smashed the padlocks.

The Watford Observer has published five death notices in the last seven days.

Plans for 600 homes opposite Whippendell Wood in Croxley Green have been refused over green belt concerns.

Watford Traitors contestant Jade Scott is one of six contestants to make the final of the fourth series of the wildly popular BBC show.

Despite having no step-free platforms, Bushey Station has been snubbed in a government scheme to improve access.

Herts Police are cracking down on illegal drop-off parking at St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood.

More than 100 objections have poured in over plans for a road of 28 homes in place of a small Bushey footpath.

With another cold spell forecast, the chill of January is still upon us and that means we’re finding comfort in soups, stews and hearty grub.

Growing up, and later, when he moved to London, Radio 1 presenter and DJ, Dean McCullough never had a fixed address and regularly faced the daunting prospect of sleeping on the streets. 

Delivery app customers in Watford may not know that some takeaways they may order from do not actually exist as restaurants - with some based at brands like TGI Friday's.

Hertfordshire County Council believes there is no direct link after two sinkholes opened up in Watford within hours of each other.

The Church of England appears set to tighten its rules to prevent safeguarding failures after the Soul Survivor scandal related to former pastor Mike Pilavachi in Watford.

Why efforts to save Jubilee Oak were unsuccessful when new roundabout built at High Street junction with Rickmansworth Road in Watford.

A Herts Police PCSO who worked in Watford and was charged with child sexual communication has admitted unlawfully accessing police computer systems.

Herts Police have made a drug driving arrest after two motorists died in a four-vehicle crash near Shenley.

Police are investigating two burglaries in the area this week after “numerous” items were stolen.

PM Sir Keir Starmer has met residents at Flaunden Village Hall this morning after not attending Davos 2026.

Join the London Bridges Walk 2026 with Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. Trek iconic London bridges, raise funds for hospice services.

The owner of Watford town centre's Ocean Bells Coffee has responded after the business was given a 1/5 food hygiene score.

A decision on whether around 600 homes can be built opposite Whippendell Wood is expected this evening.

Roses are quite simply a favourite with many, and You Garden’s ‘Glamour Rose Collection’ is described as simply stunning.

Watford residents have been dealing with two sinkholes within 1.5 kilometres of each other, causing closures in both Hagden Lane and Essex Road.

Two Watford men have pleaded guilty after a "dance studio" in Clydebank, Scotland, hosted an "industrial" cannabis farm.

A second Watford Road has been shut due to another sinkhole today.

Discover Watford Rotary’s community work at their free public showcase, Hollywell Community Centre, January 31.

A look back at the aftermath of a fire at Happy Man pub in Mill End, Rickmansworth, 12 years before it happened again.

Plans for five flats in Radlett have been approved despite opposition from neighbours.

The Rickmansworth, Croxley and Chorleywood Santa sleigh raised over £6,000 for local charities, supporting New Hope Watford and Scout groups this Christmas.

Repairs will be prioritised today as a void in a West Watford road has been officially described as a “large area sinkhole”.

A meeting of Hertfordshire County Council's Education, SEND and Inclusion Panel will take place next week (January 30) to decide whether to close Elstree's St Nicholas School.

A formal consultation has been launched to gauge public opinion on the proposed move of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood to a purpose-built facility next to Watford General Hospital.

A West Watford road is closed as Hertfordshire County Council investigates a 'void' in the carraigeway.

Watford-based business Speedy Freight has been named in the Elite 100 list of top franchisors in the UK.

The new Lidl supermarket off the A41, near Hunton Bridge, has begun to take shape.

A temporary gym will be provided during a £600,000 refurb at Watford Leisure Centre – Woodside.

Herts Police have warned residents after reports of “males dressed in black” trying car doors in Bushey roads.

The driver in the crash in Nigeria which injured British heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends has appeared in court.