Watford High Street transforms into a lively hub of entertainment whenever school holidays arrive, drawing families from across Hertfordshire into the centre of town.

There is heavy traffic on the anticlockwise M25 between junctions 24 and 25 at the edge of Hertfordshire amid flooding today.

Dubbed as the BEST hardy shrub for year-round colour, Nandina 'Fire Power' is on offer with You Garden this week.

A Watford teenager will appear in Harrow Crown Court accused of robbing four people.

A CCTV image has been shared after a reported sexual assault in an alleyway off Watford High Street.

Shenley Road, Borehamwood, has flooded after contractors struck a water main while replacing a sign.

Hertfordshire is set to be hit by 55mph winds and heavy rain tomorrow with a yellow weather warning for Storm Austen issued.

A motion to increase fly-tipping fines by more than eight times has been voted down by Watford Borough Council in a move labelled “complacent and out of touch”.

Shenley Road, Borehamwood, has flooded with water from underground pipes - with businesses forced to bar entrances with sandbags.

Repeated flooding has sparked a full inspection after Cardiff Road, Watford, was left underwater again this week.

Bovingdon residents may hear a helicopter circling overhead and “gunfire” sounds at night soon – here is why.

Fresh plans for a caravan site have been submitted more than a year after work began in Hempstead Road, Kings Langley.

National Highways is carrying out M1 maintenance in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire this week, with a series of scheduled closures.

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: Soak up all that Europe’s most cultured river has to offer, with its wealth of grand Baroque architecture, medieval cities, picture-perfect towns and the sights that inspired Strauss and Mozart.

Bushey's horse-riding community are hoping their “safe space” will not be turned into a housing development as an appeal verdict looms.

A car cleaning expert has highlighted five commonly missed areas motorists should check before presenting a car for its MOT.

A group of eight men reportedly went from pub to pub “looking to cause trouble” in Oxhey as CCTV shows “threatening behaviour”.

An Abbots Langley man is set to appear in crown court charged with child sexual offences.

All four tyres of a parked vehicle were reportedly stabbed with a knife before a home was ransacked the next day in Moor Park.

Detectives are appealing for information after Kelsey Smith, 36, died suddenly in Watford.

A new study has revealed the UK’s best and worst-rated Wetherspoon pubs — and how Hertfordshire’s pubs compare.

No action will be taken after visitors were almost locked inside Rickmansworth Aquadrome overnight, Three Rivers District Council has said.

Herts Police have shut down two Bushey properties after neighbours’ woes with anti-social behaviour.

Members of the public have been urged to keep an eye out as a 13-year-old girl from South Oxhey is missing.

It’s officially sock season!

Watford Velmurugan Temple has pleaded for more time to fundraise with just over 24 hours left to try and buy its building.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine visits Nisai Learning, supporting SEND pupils and others facing school barriers through live online education.

The Zombies’ Begin Here Festival returns to St Albans from October 30 to November 1, with a cathedral concert, fan events and band meet-and-greets.

Willmott Dixon and Ringway support West Herts College Group T Levels, giving students industry placements, workplace skills and routes into apprenticeships.

Hertfordshire’s Bricks for 26 pledge urges schools and families to delay smartphones, reduce online harm and improve children’s digital wellbeing from 2027/28.

Explore Victorian Christmas traditions at the Museum of Watford’s free family event in Cassiobury Park on November 28, with crafts, games and history.

Luxury three-bedroom flat for sale at £2.1m in Northwood’s Wildacre development, with private gym, parking and direct Underground links to central London.

Watford General Hospital ICU team saved Karen Faith after a major heart attack caused a hole in her heart, despite her 2 per cent chance of survival.

Four-bedroom detached house in Watford’s Cassiobury Estate listed for £1.3m, with three reception rooms, south-facing garden, garage and EV charging point.

Rickmansworth’s Royal British Legion launches Sunday Sessions, offering free live music slots for local soloists, bands, choirs and emerging performers.

Hertsmere planning applications this week include new homes in Radlett and Potters Bar, a Borehamwood leisure venue, extensions, an HMO and tree works.

Dacorum planning applications: two new homes in Bovingdon, extensions in Potten End, tree works and repairs at Ashridge House and historic buildings.

Latest planning applications in Rickmansworth and Carpenders Park, Hertfordshire, include a defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet.

Here are the latest planning applications validated by Watford Borough Council, including proposals for rear extensions, home alterations and new flats.

A teenager was assaulted during a robbery as his phone and wallet were stolen in Cassiobury Park.

The council has blocked Harlequin from expanding the number of signs amid concern over “harmful proliferation of advertisements”.

Plans for two homes behind a Grade II listed pub in Chipperfield have been proposed.

A teenage drug dealer from Bushey has been sentenced for intent to supply MDMA and cannabis to school children.

Just three per cent of Hertfordshire’s A roads are in a poor condition according to the DFT, among the lowest in the country.

Watford town centre pub Reveal Bar has launched its first food menu and significantly extended its opening hours.

Plans to refresh the look of a Tesco store in Radlett have been submitted, including a modernised frontage.

A 39-year-old Abbots Langley man has been charged with attempted child sexual offences after a paedophile-hunter sting.

As household costs rise, here's one bill you could keep fixed until 2028.

A specialist darts business is set to open at a former hairdressers unit in Oxhey “soon”.

Watford Diwali Festival of Lights on November 1, 2026, features free crafts, cultural performances, a parade, rangoli lighting and theatre.