Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Watford Borough Council.

A teenager's mother says he was "lucky to walk away" with only minor injuries after a hit-and-run in Watford.

A contemporary six-bedroom detached house has come to market on Hempstead Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, priced at £2,350,000.

Chipperfield, Cassiobury Park and Arundel Castle are among this week's photos celebrating springtime from the Watford Observer Camera Club.

Fly-tippers in Hertsmere could be identified on a 'wall of shame' and fines could more than triple to £1,000, if plans are agreed.

There will be a Star Wars theme when Watford Mencap’s 10K, 5K and 1K Fun Run returns to Cassiobury Park, Watford, on May 4.

Ayot Green has been described as "lovely" and peaceful and has previously been named among the best in Hertfordshire.

Eleven Hertfordshire buses are set to move onto new timetables from next week, including the 20, 322, and 302.

Bargain lovers in Bushey will be able to hunt for deals at a new location in Bushey from April 19.

A pair of Hertfordshire dads have won a combined £549,343.80 in National Lottery draws.

Residents were forced to evacuate as a fire broke out at a North Watford home.

Plans to knock down the Wellington Arms, Watford, and build a block of eight homes have gone in.

Terrorised Kings Langley High Street residents were forced to call police as drunken kids threw bottles, banged on doors, and made threats.

Space NK has officially opened in Watford, with shoppers queuing from as early as 3.30am.

Suit Direct has returned to Watford opening in the Harlequin today (April 10).

Caravans have pitched up beside a North Watford road – sparking a legal process to move them on.

A Kings Langley chief executive who blew the whistle on growing Chinese control of Imagination Technologies has been awarded nearly $2,000,000.

Watford has been named among 12 “property blackspots” by the Daily Mail as commuter town house prices fall, as St Albans also featured from Hertfordshire.

Watford’s remaining Claire’s store looks set to close after beginning a closing down sale.

Scores of customers are queuing up outside the Harlequin's new Space NK store as it is set to open in just under an hour.

A "dangerous individual" has been jailed for more than three years after committing a string of crimes in Hemel Hempstead.

Girls aged between nine and 12 "within travelling distance" of Watford are wanted for the filming of an "exciting TV project".

Watford Apprentice candidate Lawrence Rosenberg has been "fired" by Lord Sugar, narrowly missing out on a place in next week's final.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Opuz Kitchen & Bar in King Street.

Watford's Harlequin centre actually saw a boost in footfall after John Lewis closed, the centre's manager Simon Plumb told the town's MP Matt Turmaine.

Home grown lemons anyone?

Worshippers at All Saints Church in Leavesden received an extra special visit from the Easter Bunny on Sunday (5 April).

M&S Rickmansworth staff have celebrated a “brilliant” reopening after 10 weeks of extensive refurbishment.

Elstree Recycling Centre has been closed after a fire broke out among the rubbish.

A look back to when the pace of life in Watford High Street was much slower a century ago.

A man has been arrested after a Tesla reportedly crashed into two pedestrians in Theobald Street, Borehamwood.

Developers have revealed plans to build an 8,500-home "new town" on the Hertfordshire-Essex border.

A trailer "stolen" from Oh Crumbs! Coffee has been found damaged in Abbots Langley.

Harlequin store Suit Direct, which previously closed down, will return to the shopping centre tomorrow.

"Much loved” former Watford nurse Cheryl Atkins has retired after caring for patients over five decades.

The former Waterdell Nurseries site on green belt land between Garston and Bricket Wood has been put on the market for £1.6 million after the latest plan to build housing failed.

A popular cycle hub is gearing up for expansion with new job opportunities in the pipeline.

After being flipped over a car and fracturing his back in a sudden crash in Rickmansworth Road, Watford, a motorcyclist says he is lucky to be alive.

Volunteers are being sought to ensure a much-loved event in Abbots Langley is able to continue.

The classic 1920s Belmond British Pullman luxury train is set to pass through Watford Junction tomorrow morning (April 10).

Bradley Walsh is set to return home to Watford later this year for a pair of shows at the Watford Colosseum.

Costa Coffee has shared pictures from inside its new look Watford Arches Retail Park location following a “makeover”.

Lidl has said it expects to open more than 50 new stores in the next 12 months, including in Hunton Bridge near Watford.

Emergency services were called to Apsley on Wednesday afternoon (April 8) after a woman in her 80s drove a car into a wall by Next.

A dispersal order is currently in place for the Hertfordshire city of St Albans following a "disturbance" at St Albans Retail Park.

Police have confirmed that no arrests have been made after an "awful" attack near Watford's McDonald's that saw a 12-year-old boy repeatedly kicked in the head.

Fourteen sites in Bushey and Radlett have been eyed for around 6,000 homes as Hertsmere Borough Council publishes its longlist of sites being considered for inclusion in its local plan.

Responding to “urgent need”, Watford-based housebuilders Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes North Thames have donated £3,000 to Watford Foodbank.

A lick of paint on the inside walls of our home is a doable project but what about when it comes to the exterior of your property?

Sacred grounds that were once owned by The Beatles' George Harrison are to open to the public as part of a national garden scheme.