Herts Police have named six people charged in a “crackdown” on Watford High Street shoplifting.

The Royal Masonic School for Girls has been given the go-ahead to build three padel courts on its site.

Watford High Street’s newest bar Timmy's at The Old Bank is looking to “bring Watford back to its best” with a return to thriving nightlife.

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These nine people have all been added to the Herts Police wanted list in July 2026.

A four-bedroom detached house on Cassiobury Drive in Watford has come to market at £1.25m.

A hot and dry July has brought five dangerous fires for the Watford, Bushey, Chenies, and Croxley Green homes and businesses have been threatened.

A "strip pub" near Watford closed after its application for a new licence was rejected by the council.

Nascot Arms pub regulars who attended the World Cup final in 1966 say football is “less fun now” as they mark the 60th anniversary of the game.

“Profitable” takeaway with a “loyal and established customer base”, Chicken Cottage, has been placed on the market.

Aldi has named three Hertfordshire locations - Hitchin, Ware, and St Albans - where it is looking for sites to open new stores after a recent Watford launch.

A Watford man has appeared in court over alleged drug smuggling at HMP Feltham Young Offenders.

A series of overnight closures from the M25 to Kings Langley, with a 6-mile diversion route, begins tonight.

Plans have been submitted for a "high-quality" new house in Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth, where the average house price is around £1.2 million.

A Harlequin Watford customer who became trapped in the car park says she was told she could be stuck for hours due to an ongoing fire.

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The applicant behind a controversial caravan site plan in Kings Langley has submitted new documents amid more than 200 objections.

Two barns and two fields burned as eight fire engines battled a farm blaze until 3am.

Plans for nine homes on a Chipperfield field which would fill in the space between houses in a village have been submitted.

An "urgent" casting call has been launched for filming of a "major returning TV series" at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

Forest Healthcare Buckinghamshire centre shares pride in national award win.

Activate Games has confirmed that it will be opening its new Watford location at the Harlequin on Friday, August 7.

Segro, the firm behind the controversial Radlett rail freight, looks set to be taken over by US rival Prologis in a deal worth £14 billion.

New Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed how much Watford's population has grown in the last year.

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New CGI images have been released of a proposed data centre at the former Mercure Hotel off the A41 in Watford.

A much-loved car business has said it is "heartbroken" in its first public statement since a huge fire ripped through its garage.

Herts Police have released descriptions of two illegal e-scooter riders who "almost caused three collisions" in Abbots Langley today.

Two Watford businesses - Calcutta Cravings and Sharmi's Kitchen - have been nominated in the 15th annual English Curry Awards.

A missing 14-year-old boy is believed to have travelled to Watford, police have said in an appeal.

A key road in Abbots Langley is set to close next week for more than two weeks of work to install a new zebra crossing.

There are plenty of new attractions, items, stores, films and more available at Harlequin Watford this summer.

A Radlett teacher faces jail after being found guilty of tying a boy to her bed and blindfolding him during a string of sexual acts.

More than 1,300 residents have come out against plans to move “hidden gem” Bushey Museum and Art Gallery into a “totally unsuitable” new home.

The Environment Agency has officially declared a drought for seven areas, including Hertfordshire.

The Prince of Wales Rickmansworth, known for being a "strip pub", is now closed for good due to a "change in circumstances".

A Bushey man has admitted making threats with a machete in public at St Albans Magistrates' Court.

A man from Borehamwood in Hertfordshire has been jailed for two years after targeting and sexually assaulting a lone woman at Euston station.

Vehicles in four Watford roads have been targeted by offenders already this week prompting Herts Police to share appeals for information.

"Dangerous" parking on verges outside Hertfordshire’s biggest school - Queens' School could finally be at an end.

There has been much hype around home ice cream makers, especially with the recent heatwave thrown into the mix.

Watford has been named among the UK locations ordering the most chicken wings as Wingstop prepares to offer 1,000 free wings.

The Watford Observer takes a look back at every school in the area to be inspected by Ofsted over the course of the 2025-26 academic year.

William Penn Leisure Centre in Rickmansworth, has been named a finalist in the 2026 UKactive Awards in the 'Regional Public Club/Centre of the Year.

Column - In the Victorian and Edwardian times there were a large number of private schools in Watford.

More than 100 people have backed a petition calling for the 60mph speed limit on Long Lane, in Rickmansworth, to be reduced.

Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo are among the programmes to be cut

The Watford Observer rounds up where sinkholes have appeared in Watford this year

A man in his 50s was hospitalised after an alleged assault by Watford Central Library in Hempstead Road, Watford town centre.

New parking restrictions near South Oxhey Leisure Centre are set to come into force tomorrow (July 29)