A Norwegian man has been jailed for multiple sexual offences committed during a family visit to Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Police have appealed for the public's help to find a "vulnerable" missing man last seen at his home in Bovingdon.

Rapidly expanding fish and chip shop chain Mother Hubbard's looks set to open a new location in St Albans Road, Watford.

This week, You Garden is offering the opportunity to Mix n Match across a range of their garden-ready bedding.

Former Watford High Street business TUI is reopening inside the Harlequin today after closing its old branch.

A four-bedroom semi-detached family home on High Road in Leavesden, Watford, has hit the market for £1,100,000.

Carpenders Park residents “refuse to give up” protecting the “thin green line” around their area from development ahead of a planning inquiry.

Closed down High Street retailer Evans' range is being brought back at the Harlequin Yours Clothing shop.

Two lanes of the M25 southbound are shut due to a crash on the carriageway near the M25 junction.

A baby tortoise has been found alive after all animals were thought to have died in a fire at a Buntingford, Hertfordshire, soft play centre.

Herts Police found a machete on an offender already banned from Watford for having an axe during an arrest over town centre shoplifting.

Firefighters tackled the blaze after a 306 bus caught light on its route through Bushey and "explosions" were heard.

“Extremely aggressive” behaviour from a fundraiser with no permit has led to seven code breaches being identified by the Fundraising Regulator.

A man killed by train in Hertfordshire after escaping from a court van on the A1(M) has been named at an inquest.

A Watford man is due in crown court over alleged GBH wounding and knife possession after a reported stabbing in Sheffield.

As a Berkhamsted attempted murder investigation continues, Herts Police are looking for a woman with links to Hemel Hempstead.

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: Enjoy a journey to explore clifftops and hillsides, wave-cut coastlines, and sun-soaked streets, all brimming with archaeological finds.

Bromet Primary School, on Oxhey Road, was visited by inspectors in April and received strong ratings across attendance, behaviour, early years provision and inclusion.

A Watford man is set to appear in crown court next month over drug supply offences.

Allwyn, the National Lottery operator based in Watford, has launched changes to its flagship Lotto draw, offering players two chances to win on every £2 line.

One of Watford’s major developments, delivering 225 homes in Sydney Road, has been sold as it nears completion.

Fire crews rushed to The Jungle Box, an indoorjungle-themed soft play playground on the Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford, just before 3.20am.

Herts Police and Herts Fire and Recue Firefighters with an aerial ladder platform were called out due to children “exploring” an abandoned Watford building.

The woman, a sex worker who cannot be named for legal reasons, was invited by Tapiwanashe Sibanda to a street near his home in Hatfield in August 2020.

Family members of retired Indian judge Gautam Patel have reportedly been targeted in a string of threats, assault, and burglary in Watford.

Everything you need to know as Aldi prepares to open its new Watford store later this month.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue has confirmed that all animals have been killed in a fire at a Buntingford industrial estate this morning (June 10).

“Misleading commentary” has been condemned amid plans for a mosque and community facility by Maxwell Park, Borehamwood.

Police have issued a warning to parents over parking on zig-zag lines outside Newberries Primary School in Radlett.

Everything you need to know including road closures ahead of this year's Abbots Langley Carnival, which takes place on Saturday (June 13).

Herts Police arrested a man after an “offensive racial term” was allegedly used at The Pennsylvanian pub in Rickmansworth High Street.

A Lidl supermarket is set to close early tonight and tomorrow night as upgrades are underway.

Ten fire engines have been sent to an industrial estate in Buntingford to tackle a fire in the early hours of this morning (June 10).

A business based in Harrow has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds for destroying 13 mature trees at a listed building in Chorleywood.

A vehicle fire is causing delays on the M25 anticlockwise in Hertfordshire this morning (June 10)

Those of a certain age will fondly remember SOCKSHOP...it was the place to go (and still is) for looking after your feet in style.

The Watford Observer understands that a revised plan to turn a Leavesden Road Baptist Church into a mosque is set to be submitted in the near future.

As part of the Museum of Watford’s transformation through the Re-imagine Watford Museum project, a new Learning & Engagement Volunteer role is now open.

More than 1,000 items destined for landfill have been given a second life thanks to the council’s Big Green Week on June 7.

A father has said he was left "terrified" after claiming he was wrongly put in handcuffs and threatened with a taser at Kings Langley station last week.

Motorists have been warned that they face hours of delays on the M25 in Hertfordshire between junctions 24 for Potters Bar and 25 for Waltham Cross due to an unplanned power cut.

Retrospective plans to demolish and replace a Croxley Green bungalow have been approved after “a greater extent of demolition” was done during an extension.

A Watford town centre unit that was once home to a brothel has been put on the market,

The Grove hotel will once again be providing a luxury outdoor cinema experience this summer, with the slate of films set to be shown revealed.

A man has been charged with attempted murder following an attack in Berkhamsted on Friday night (June 5).

One of Britain’s most iconic luxury trains, The Midland Pullman HST will set off from Watford Junction tomorrow.

The sun is set to return to Watford this weekend, with the current gloom forecast to make way for a warm weekend.

Police are growing "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a 14-year-old boy who was last seen in Watford on Monday morning (June 8) and may be trying to get to Birmingham.

Whether he’s the dad who has everything or you simply want to make life easier for the father figure in your life, knowing what to buy this Father’s Day can be quite a mission.

These five businesses in and around Watford have all been rated 1/5 for food hygiene in recent weeks.