With award-winning daisy-like blooms the Hardy Gerbera ‘Garvinea’ Bright Collection is a true breeding breakthrough for hardiness and huge flower size.

FindGreatSchools has ranked and graded Watford's secondary schools using government data.

Tributes to Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles are among the acts set to perform at Watford Colosseum in the coming weeks and months

Police have appealed for the public's help to find a wanted man with links to Watford.

Police have appealed for the public's help to find a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing from Watford.

Aldi's new Watford store has confirmed a June 24 opening.

A Watford pensioner has been scammed out of £500,000 after being tricked by a fraudster on WhatsApp.

A Watford pensioner has said he has been left feeling "unwanted" by the recent removal of seating from the Harlequin shopping centre's lower mall.

Traffic has been stopped on the M25 in Hertfordshire after a multi-vehicle crash involving an overturned vehicle.

Former Defence Secretary Liam Fox has added to calls for a public inquiry into the 1994 Chinook helicopter clash, which claimed the lives of 29 people including husband of a Watford woman.

Chinese car giant Geely has announced plans to open a new showroom in Watford by the end of this year.

The Southern Cross on Langley Road is back, reborn as Everest Southern Cross under new ownership and with a fresh Indian kitchen at its heart. Crucially, it will remain very much a pub for the local community, with the familiar bar atmosphere and spa...

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: Straddling both Italy and Switzerland, Lake Maggiore blends the clean air and majestic peaks of the Alps with the warm climate and azure waters of the Mediterranean.

Rickmansworth's Mexica Chinese Buffet - one of Hertfordshire's most popular Chinese restaurants - has been hit with a 1/5 food hygiene score.

Three Rivers District Council is currently taking action to further secure the Woodland Walk, following the discovery of high-risk asbestos near the path.

New parking restrictions could be introduced in a raft of Watford roads, with a consultation launched.

Inspectors have given Bushey's Sabores Restaurant a 1/5 food hygiene rating meaning 'major improvement' is needed.

Follow our live blog for the latest update following a crash on the M25 anticlockwise near Potters Bar

Former Watford, Liverpool and England star John Barnes has opened up about his battle with prostate cancer.

The IOPC has confirmed it will not be investigating the death of a man who was killed by a train after escaping from a court van.

Watford's Morrisons Daily stores are safe from the axe for now after the retailer announced the first seven stores that are set to close.

Follow our live updates after a sinkhole opened up in Rickmansworth High Street this morning.

After several scorching days…you’re probably looking at your options when it comes to keeping your home cool for the rest of the summer.

These seven people were all added to the Herts Police wanted list in May 2026.

Alchemist DB Limited fined after man drowns after falling into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death trap’, at a building site in Hertfordshire.

A woman who lost her mum before being diagnosed with a brain tumour herself is now taking on a 100km Ultra Challenge, so far raising over £20,000 for charity.

Three Rivers District Council will prepare a direction based on evidence to remove the development rights for HMOs with up to six occupants.

Plans to build a 25-storey tower block in Clarendon Road in Watford have been rejected by the borough council’s development management committee.

Astley Road in Hemel Hempstead is currently closed after a sinkhole formed in the road.

Plans have been submitted for 59 new homes as part of the Royal Connaught Park scheme in Bushey.

Our round up of eight Hertfordshire criminals jailed in May includes a Watford burglar sentenced over a drill attack and a paedophile school bus driver.

Co-founder of Oxhey Jets John Elliott has spoken about the impact of a huge fly-tip on the club's home.

A new list of the UK's speed camera hotspots has named Watford in the top 20.

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Watford Grammar School for Boys has been lavished with praise in a glowing new Ofsted report.

Five new padel courts have launched at Woodside Playing Fields, bringing the fast-growing sport to the area.

Popular Watford away pub The Oddfellows has unveiled a new-look beer garden ahead of what it hopes will be a "fantastic" summer.

TfL Tube strikes are set to affect Watford commuters this week, with two days of action scheduled for Tuesday (June 2) and Thursday (June 4).

Two people were arrested in Sarratt after a police search involving a helicopter and the dog unit.

British Transport Police has confirmed why armed officers were called to Kings Langley train station on Saturday evening (May 30).

The former St Hilda's Prep School site has been sold and the Watford Observer understands that it is set to become a children's nursery.

A casting call has gone out seeking body doubles who live within 45 minutes of Warner Bros. Studios. Leavesden, with rumours swirling that it could be for the the HBO adaptation of Harry Potter.

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The trial for the man charged with murdering Jeyanthan Ramachanthran outside Vu Lounge in Bushey begins today.

A packed programme of free and affordable events is returning to Watford this summer beginning on June 14.

Councillor Morris Bright MBE, of Hertsmere, accepted the role following unanimous support from colleagues.

Mark Riddington is using his own experience of limb loss to support others facing similar challenges at Watford General Hospital.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy, who plays Sonia Fowler in the long-running soap, is training to become a professional carer in the show Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Dacorum Borough Council this week.

Here are the latest planning applications validated by Three Rivers District Council this week.