A cyclist has been seriously injured after colliding with a car near Hemel Hempstead yesterday.

Muddy Stilettos has published its list of the best places for afternoon tea in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Super snaps from China and Finland are among this week's selection of photos captured by members of the Watford Observer Camera Club.

From Christmas-themed events to looking at all those Christmas decorations, garden centres in Hertfordshire are amazing to visit during the festive season.

From the highest rated roast dinner to the top Indian restaurant, discover the 5 highest rated restaurants in Hertfordshire.

Watford Primark is “taking urgent steps” after a TikTok video appeared to show a mouse on the shop floor.

Herts Police have been told to review a suspected blackmail scheme after complaints over their response to a Chandler's Cross man's death.

West Herts Hospitals Charity has launched a silent auction featuring rare Spice Girls memorabilia, with all funds supporting its Caring For Generations Appeal and vital patient care projects.

These four Christmas adverts were all filmed in Watford or at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

A controlled parking zone implemented in a town in December 2024 is to be reviewed.

There are hour-long delays on the M25, according to National highways, after a crash near Maple Cross.

Two teens have been arrested over “weapons” after a woman’s phone was stolen in Queen's Road, near Watford town centre.

Benedict Cumberbatch features in a new World of Tanks advert that was filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

Hemel Hempstead's Abbot's Hill School has been named the independent 11 to 16 school of the year in the latest Sunday Times Parent Power Guide.

Plans for a Sam's Chicken shop in Watford High Street have been blocked by the council after an officer was "taken back" by the smell at another location.

Motorists are facing long delays in Hemel Hempstead this evening (December 4) amid reports of a crash.

Wing Yip, the largest Chinese supermarket chain in the UK, has opened in Watford's former Poundland unit.

Another business has announced it will be leaving Kings Langley High Street, as Scala Financial Services moves to Bushey.

The Liberal Democrats have held the seat of Tudor Ward on Watford Borough Council following a by-election triggered by the previous incumbent's resignation.

Watford and Chorleywood schools have been named in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026, with others nearby also featuring.

A four-bedroom detached home on Cassiobury Drive, Watford, has hit the market for £1.19m, offering three receptions, large gardens, outbuildings and excellent family potential.

If you’re already looking ahead to 2026 and particularly in your garden, then You Garden has some ‘sweet’ offers this week.

Watford High Street is reportedly closed due to a police incident.

Secretive filming which looks to be by Universal Studios, in central Watford, is set to last almost a week.

Immigration Enforcement have made two arrests after visiting a Watford Market trader on Wednesday (December 4).

The victim in a stabbing at the former Bushey Country Club site at the weekend has died, Herts Police have confirmed.

Postcodes in Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage and Borehamwood were among the winners in November's People's Postcode Lottery draws.

A house in Radlett is set to be knocked down for a larger replacement after a planning application was approved.

A South Oxhey home has been transformed into a wintry wonderland for a Christmas charity display.

A 13-year-old reportedly being beaten up and having his money stolen in Watford has sparked a police appeal for information.

A vehicle breakdown on the M1 between junctions 6 and 8 is blocking two lanes, with the closures expected to last for hours.

A Watford man has admitted having a gun and drugs for supply but denies further charges after armed police stopped a car in Radlett.

Planning officers have recommended that plans for nine homes on green belt land in Loudwater be refused amid more than 50 public objections.

A Watford pair have appeared in court accused of committing benefit fraud over a four-year period.

Tennis courts at Moor Park Golf Club are set to be replaced with padel facilities as the sport continues its rapid growth in the area.

Century-old Indian vegetarian food brand, Bikanervala, to open its second location in the heart of Southall.

Police are searching for a wanted man with links to Watford, St Albans, Luton and London.

Hemel Hempstead's newest burger restaurant marked its arrival with a wild "street party" and £2 burgers.

Watford Borough Council's development management committee has voted to scrap the promised 10 per cent affordable housing allocation from an 89-home scheme in the town centre.

A Bushey Heath man has admitted ABH but denies false imprisonment and threatening someone with a weapon.

Christmas is just 20 days away, so English Heritage is getting the whole family into the festive spirit and helping to save money too.

Watford Labour has reported the Liberal Democrats to Herts Police over an alleged offence with elections leaflets in Tudor Ward.

Plans to turn Leavesden Road Baptist Church into a mosque have been invalidated over a lack of information, with revisions to address this expected.

A look back at Watford's first bus when it was owned by well-known Watford firm Standard Range & Foundry Co Ltd.

A member of staff at Flower Pots Nursery in Kings Langley has admitted making and distributing indecent images of a child.

The identity of the business moving into the smaller part of Watford's former McDonald's unit has been revealed.

Businesses at the former Bushey Country Club have been given the go-ahead to reopen after an attempted murder investigation forced them to shut.

Sixteen formal complaints were levelled against Hertfordshire county councillors in 2024/25, but none were upheld, a new report has found.

The shortlist for this year's British Kebab Awards has been released, with several nominees making the cut from across Hertfordshire.

Two houses could soon be built in place of the garages at the back of existing Garston homes.