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National Highways has warned drivers about a series of overnight M1 closures in Hertfordshire for technology upgrades over the next fortnight

More than 3,500 residents have backed a petition calling for a Hertfordshire-wide referendum on any move by the county council to seek county of sanctuary status.

Plans to knock down a detached house and build a replacement two and a half times the size can go ahead.

A Watford man has admitted to seriously injuring a man by driving without due care and attention at St Albans Magistrates' Court.

Peter Taylor says Watford residents deserve reliable, affordable bus services and is urging passengers to share their experiences of delays, overcrowding and cancellations.

A major car park operator with more than 800 sites in the UK has entered administration again.

Criminal damage to a Watford church being converted into a mosque has seen a 16-year-old sentenced.

Herts Police have named eight people arrested over shoplifting in Watford town centre.

A firm has opened a new head office for more than 200 employees in Clarendon Road, Watford.

A cyclist was reportedly bitten by a dog then assaulted by a man while riding along a towpath in Croxley Green

A new look for a St Albans Road, Watford Tesco store has been approved.

Film crews will shoot a production on a Bushey road later this month, with traffic held temporarily.

The five Hertfordshire roads where the most drivers are caught on their phones at the wheel have been revealed, with the A414 at the top.

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A Watford home in the Nascot area was ransacked during a burglary.

The landlord of The Horse and Chains has reflected on a strong start but says more must be done to help pubs succeed.

“Horrible” new paths across woodland at Chipperfield Common have been slammed as “a scar on the landscape”.

A consultation covering all of Watford is among 12 proposals for 20mph zones across Hertfordshire.

A “warm and welcoming” Rickmansworth nursery is “so proud” after being judged as ‘strong’ in all areas.

A burglar who smashed into an elderly man’s home and fell asleep in a spare room wearing a balaclava has been jailed.

Herts Police have appealed for information after a masked gunman robbed a Watford Coral betting shop.

A driver caught speeding at 119mph on the A41 near Berkhamsted told police they “were just having fun”.

Were we really tougher as children? Brett Ellis recalls go-karts, stinging nettles and the remedies that fixed almost everything.

Hatter’s Farm in Essex is named the UK’s best pumpkin patch by the AA, with 100,000 home-grown pumpkins, Halloween activities and a Pumpkin Nights event.

A Croxley Green resident has scooped a £250,000 prize in the People's Postcode Lottery.

Discover how to spend a day in Berkhamsted, named Hertfordshire’s best place to live, with shopping, canal walks, castle history and Ashridge Estate.

The Watford Observer reviews Namaste, which is Watford's highest rated restaurant on Tripadvisor.

Two M25 lanes are currently closed in Hertfordshire after a fire broke out near the M1 and A405 junctions.

The business set to open in the former TUI unit on Watford High Street has been revealed as Mr Bull Noodle Bar.

The RSPCA has launched an appeal after a pony was “abandoned and left to die” in extreme pain near Bovingdon.

A sacked Watford PCSO kissed and pursued an inappropriate relationship with a child, it has emerged after he was sentenced yesterday.

Plans have been unveiled that could see 555 homes built on land near Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.

A Watford man has been sentenced for stalking and assault after repeatedly following and confronting a woman.

One Watford winner is among six lucky Hertfordshire areas in the latest People's Postcode Lottery draws.

A Herts Police PCSO who worked on youth crime in Watford has avoided jail after admitting misconduct involving communications with a child.

Police have confirmed details of a crash in Garston last night (October 1).

Warner Bros. has applied for permission for an extra sound stage which appears to be for the HBO Harry Potter TV series.

A Rickmansworth takeaway appears to have been taken back by its landlord after a possession notice was put up in the window.

New figures have shown how much Watford's population has grown over the last year.

A car crashed into a Watford garden early this morning after what an eyewitness described as a "police chase".

There is something particularly special about roses and You Garden’s Classic ‘Old English’ Shrub Rose Collection is certainly exceptional.

A masked gunman and a hammer-wielding thug are still on the loose after three businesses were targeted within hours in the same road in Watford and Bushey.

A drug-driver has been sentenced after causing a head-on crash on the M1 near Watford which left a motorcyclist with a broken neck.

"Characterful community pub” The Western in Rickmansworth is being marketed for a new operator to come in.

More than £10 million is being spent on major upgrades at Kings Langley station, including a new footbridge and lifts.

A new business plans to revive the name of Chorleywood’s historic Sportsman Hotel as The Sportsman – Coffee and More.

Herts Police are investigating arson after a property was set on fire in Tenzing Road, Hemel Hempstead.

A Radlett teacher who tied a boy to her bed and blindfolded him during repeated sexual abuse has been jailed.

Film crews have returned to the Abbots Langley roads where The Inbetweeners was filmed amid rumours they are shooting the new movie there.