Police are set to patrol outside an Abbots Langley school at drop off time today amid concern over parents’ driving.

An appeal has been launched as police grow increasingly concerned for a missing teenage girl from Watford.

Campaigners have four months to raise the funds to buy a “much loved” listed building in Boxmoor and prevent it becoming flats.

M1 traffic has been stopped in Hertfordshire after a crash this afternoon.

Another popular Watford pub, The White Lion in St Albans Road, has suddenly shut down – with a second operator leaving within less than a year.

Watford Observer local history columnist Lesley Dunlop looks back at author Herbert Winckworth Tompkins' passion for Hertfordshire.

The Great British Pub Crawl was left impressed with Watford’s boozers after the YouTuber toured 25 this week.

The Clarendon Road side of Beechen Grove Baptist Church, in Watford, has a modern feel but it was completed almost 150 years ago.

Residents have hired private security and used cars to block off Loudwater land as 10 caravans were allegedly set to arrive.

Latest Dacorum Borough Council planning applications: home extensions, new dwellings, tree works, and changes of use in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring.

Former London’s Burning actor John Alford has died in prison months after being jailed for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.

A modern detached family home in Green Lane, Oxhey, with a gym, gated driveway and landscaped garden has come onto the market for £1.65 million.

A round-up of the latest public notices including the latest planned road closures in Watford, Bushey, Croxley Green and Rickmansworth

Two cats named Ellie and Julian at the National Animal Welfare Trust, in Watford, Hertfordshire, are up for adoption together.

Old Gorhambury House is a free English Heritage site in Hertfordshire that is a great place for a walk.

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

Brett Ellis - Print magazines in the UK face decline as digital media rises, with niche titles like Cow Management and Starburst surviving

The ‘vital’ importance of Watford’s pubs in tackling loneliness has been highlighted through a new Watford Borough Council motion.

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

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was hit by a car in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

Frustration is growing as the Ebury Play Area has been left closed for more than a year while knotweed goes unaddressed.

Recent planning applications in Watford, Rickmansworth, Northwood and surrounding Hertfordshire areas, including extensions, loft conversions and tree works.

Herts Police have revealed why a helicopter circled over a Bushey park as “about six police cars” blocked all entrances.

A family home in Kings Langley can be turned into a HMO, the council has confirmed, despite controversy over the property.

The Ascot Road Morrisons has applied for permission to put up a large canopy for electric vehicle charging.

Latest Watford planning applications: home extensions, loft and garage conversions, and property alterations submitted to Watford Borough Council this week.

A driver was surrounded by a group on around 10 motorbikes who attacked her car in Bushey.

Old Gorhambury House is a free English Heritage site in Hertfordshire that is a great place for a walk.

A look back at the lost pubs of Elstree, including the Artichoke, the Holly Bush and the Plough, and what became of the buildings they occupied.

Flourish Bakery in Hertfordshire has been described by visitors as "beautiful" and "unreal". Find out why.

Watford FC launches REACT, a free group exercise programme for over-55s, improving mobility and social connection, funded by EFL Community Catalyst Fund.

Smallford Farm Shop has been described as “cute” and earned praise for its on-site café.

Major wildlife habitat restoration starts at Watford’s Radlett Road Recreation Ground as part of the River Colne project to boost biodiversity and river health.

Four-bedroom detached house on Park Drive, Marshalls Park, Romford, offering lake views, landscaped gardens, and modern family living for £895k.

Solicitors offices in Bushey and Bovingdon have been closed down over “suspected dishonesty” and failing to comply with rules at the wider firm, Hunter's.

A “sexual predator” who carried his intoxicated victim to a Hertfordshire Premier Inn room and raped her has been given four-and-a-half years’ prison.

Struggling pubs’ matchday trade has been slashed since Watford FC introduced its Family Zone with £3.50 pints at Vicarage Road stadium.

18 aerial photos showing Watford town centre, landmarks including YMCA and Watford Junction and surrounding areas in 1988.

Improvement was needed in all areas at The Victoria pub, which was rated 1/5 for food hygiene.

Ten people have been arrested in police raids, in Watford and Kings Langley, targeting three drug gangs operating in the area.

Plans for a Clarendon Road tower of flats to join Watford’s tallest buildings have been submitted.

Queens Road, Watford, has been upgraded with new lighting, repairs, and public art by Dave Parker, improving safety and celebrating local history.

Two Harlequin Watford retailers - Goldsmiths and Suit Direct - have temporarily closed for refurbishment.

The theft of a disabled woman’s from Chelmsford's mobility scooter has left her “stranded” in a Watford flat.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine champions local news in Parliament, stressing the importance of independent journalism to fight misinformation and support communities.

Within a decade of moving to Watford, SFA Saniflo is relocating to a much larger premises in the town.

Approval has been recommended for a 256-home plan to extend Carpenders Park.

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

Excavations have collapsed as Affinity Water works to repair a burst pipe in Aldenham Road, with the road closure causing Bushey Arches delays.

Traitors Uncloaked and Off Menu host Ed Gamble has announced he will be bringing his new tour to the Watford Colosseum next year.