There are long delays in Bushey after a crash was reported in the high street this morning.

Police have provided an update on a row in Watford High Street that saw young men throw metal chairs at each other.

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More than a week of filming for a new TV series is to shut Chorleywood's Christ Church Car Park.

A Rickmansworth man has been jailed for eight weeks after failing to comply with the requirements of being on the sex offenders register.

A bungalow will be knocked down for replacement with a two-storey house in Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth.

Admission places at Leavesden Green Primary School and Little Green Junior School could face a major cut.

Watford residents are invited to vote for their favourite name for The Parade event space.

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More than 400 Watford town centre organisations can now vote on a third BID term. A successful ballot would secure £3m reinvestment from 2026 to 2031.

Longwood School in Bushey is celebrating after being rated 'good' in all areas by Ofsted, having being graded 'requires improvement' just two years ago.

Our weekly round-up of the Watford cases heard in local magistrates' courts in the last week.

Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has submitted plans for an extra sound stage, amid HBO Max and other streaming services' high demand.

A bomb squad carried out the controlled detonation of a suspected WW2 shell in King George V Playing Field in Watford.

A Watford Observer photographer captures movie icon Britt Ekland opening nine-screen cinema at The Galleria, Hatfield, in 1991.

Plans to turn a house near Kings Langley Station into a nine-bedroom HMO have been submitted.

The founder of one of Watford’s biggest employers and former Hornets shirt sponsor, Loans.co.uk, is eyeing a return to business in the town.

Padel courts and a football pitch to be opened to the public next year will be built at Queens' School in a £2m project.

A man is to be sentenced next month after admitting to stealing a £200,000 Ferrari in Watford and dangerously driving the vehicle on the M25.

Watford Town Centre BID has announced the date that the town's Christmas lights will be switched on.

Plans to build a flat above a surgery in Bushey have been refused after objections from neighbours.

Watford Community Housing is in talks to merge with Thrive Homes, which could cause short term disruption.

The Better Lives Index has ranked Watford in the top 100 best places to be born.

On September 16, 2015, South Oxhey’s only car dealership and garage, RSC in Station Approach, faced demolition under regeneration plans for more than 400 homes and 30 new shops.

Watford Central Library will be closed until September 22 while electrical works take place.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to identify after an assault in Hemel Hempstead that left a victim with serious injuries.

New landlords have moved into a country pub as they look to become “totally immersed” in the “proper pub”.

A bus driving onto grass and boulders shoved into the road have been spotted as discontent over rocks on Croxley Green village green continues.

A new season is often a time for change — and if you’re hastily packing away your summer clothes and finding space is tight, now could be the perfect moment to take stock and declutter.

A vehicle fire has broken out on the M1 near Watford, closing lanes and causing congestion.

A Watford 45-year-old who took pictures of a 16-year-old while having sex with her has received a suspended sentence.

Herts Police have confirmed why a police helicopter was seen circling Watford Junction this afternoon.

Watford Market trader Korean Cup-Bap has been given a 0/5 food hygiene score.

Watford Borough Council has launched two new heritage trails along the River Colne, available via the TrailTale app, celebrating the town’s history, landscapes, and community through storytelling and local insights.

St George’s and union jack flags “really high up” on lampposts have spread to the Rickmansworth area.

Look back at the aftermath of a fire at Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley's Bar 92 in Rickmansworth High Street in 1991.

A fallen tree has blocked a road near a school amid an unplanned power cut in the Croxley Green.

Police are "increasingly concerned" about a missing 69-year-old man from Watford who was last seen this morning.

Closures for a major Watford route are set to start today, with buses and cars forced to divert around Hempstead Road resurfacing.

Plans have been approved for a HMO in The Avenues, Watford, to expand from housing six to eight people.

On this day in 2017, Radlett’s “White House” went on sale for £2.4m. Once home to lime cordial magnate Lauchlan Rose, the historic estate is steeped in wartime history and local legend.

A "highly rated" beauty salon in Chorleywood is up for sale, with the premises being marketed for around £60,000.

Whipsnade Zoo is to be closed today (September 15) due to the expected "adverse weather conditions".

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A summary of the latest applications received by Dacorum Borough Council.

In recent weeks flags have been covered a lot in the press, with the Union and St George’s flags appearing across the country.

Watford Observer local history columnist Lesley Dunlop looks at the origins of Oxhey's boundary markers and what happened to them.

The Watford skyline continues to undergo significant change as more tower blocks are built such as this one in the heart of town.

The Watford Observer has rounded up when several schools in our area will be holding their open days.