New ONS data has revealed that Hertsmere is the UK's biggest business hotspot outside of London, with Watford sixth and Three Rivers fifth.

A Hertfordshire country pub route has been named among the UK's ten best Sunday walking routes.

Brett Ellis reflects on childhood memories as he realises he’s become the very “old codger” he once ignored.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine praises Watford General Hospital’s success in ending corridor care and improving ambulance handovers and waiting times.

A number of major shows released in recent have months have been filmed in Watford.

High track temperatures are causing disruption on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey this afternoon (May 24).

A 75-year-old woman has won £20,000 from a £1 casino bet.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on why The Three Crowns is one of Bushey and Hertfordshire's best boozers.

Enhanced police patrols have been promised in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour at Apsley Station.

Children from Hertfordshire are being sought for the filming of a new BBC show called Will You Be My Friend?

Hertsmere Borough Council has said it has no objection to plans for 70 homes on land to the left of Oxhey Lane near Watford Heath.

Plans for 54 homes in a village are among the latest public notices for the Watford area.

The best secondary schools in Hertfordshire have been revealed in national rankings by The Telegraph.

A four-bedroom detached family home on Little Bushey Lane in Bushey has been brought to market for £1,450,000.

Plans have been submitted to turn a former estate agent in Hemel Hempstead into a betting shop.

An award-winning nursery in Hemel Hempstead wants to expand by building a new modular classroom.

More than £50,00 has been raised to support a Watford dad as he battles a stage 4 brain tumour.

The full Ofsted report for St Meryl School in Carpenders Park has been published.

Staff and pupils at Croxley Green's York House School are celebrating after chicks hatched and lambs were born at its on-site farm.

Dacorum Borough Council has rejected plans to turn a home into Bovingdon into a six-person HMO.

The Watford Observer rounds up seven amazing car boot sales you can enjoy in Hertfordshire over the Bank Holiday weekend.

A man in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an attack in Little Billington.

Watford Junction passengers are facing disruption this morning as a result of animals on the track.

The Cotswolds market town of Tetbury, just two hours from Hertfordshire, has been used in the hit Disney+ show Rivals.

Leafy Oak Tea Room in Ware has been described as a "lovely" and a real "treasure" of Hertfordshire.

A teenage boy from Hertfordshire has appeared in court following allegations he was preparing to commit an act of terrorism.

Watford Palace Theatre is being used for rehearsal as a local act prepares for tomorrow’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final on ITV.

Police have confirmed that no arrests have been made following a stabbing in Watford earlier this month.

Dogs and a Herts Police helicopter were used as police tracked offenders through fields and woods near Watford last night.

An amber weather warning covering Watford and the rest of Hertfordshire is now in place with temperatures set to soar over the long weekend.

Firefighters had to recue a person from inside a Watford house on fire just before 5am.

Fellow diners were blown away as Premier League winner Mikel Merino celebrated his title victory with a visit to an Italian restaurant.

The £1.2 million project to reopen an Elstree pub is nearly complete, with a soft opening set for next week.

Three lanes are currently closed on the M25 in Hertfordshire as emergency services respond to a crash.

The end of the academic year will mark the "end of an era" for a Watford school as its head departs after 21 years at the helm.

Full details of the public inquiry over a rejected 256-home plan for Carpenders Park have been revealed as the applicant sets out its case.

Aldi has revealed that it is eyeing new Hertfordshire stores in St Albans, Harpenden, Ware, Rickmansworth and Hitchin.

Work has finally restarted at an Abbots Langley development left half-done for almost two years.

Watford's two Morrisons Daily stores face an uncertain future as the retailer reportedly plans to close 100 of its outlets.

Plans for a new Mexican and Turkish restaurant in Watford town centre have been refused by the borough council.

After falling into administration, Quiz has confirmed it will be shutting all 37 of its remaining stores, including in Watford's Harlequin shopping centre.

You Garden’s has some ace offers this week.

A nurse’s discrimination Watford Employment Tribunal claim against Watford General Hospital can go ahead despite an application to strike it out.

It's five years since Lesley Dunlop starting out on her regular history column for the Watford Observer - an anniversary worth marking.

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School in Elstree will close at the end of August, the county council has confirmed.

The new vicar for 88-year-old church St Oswald's, Croxley Green, is “delighted” to be joining the community.

Nine fire engines were sent to a sixth-floor flat fire which closed Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead.

Two Watford roads have been named among Hertfordshire’s worst for drivers running red lights, alongside a route in Hemel Hempstead.

A Rickmansworth property is set to be demolished and replaced after planning permission was granted by Three Rivers District Council.

Watford passengers have been warned to expect a "very limited service" as a walkout takes place over the weekend.