Plans for a new Mexican and Turkish restaurant in Watford town centre have been refused by the borough council.

After falling into administration, Quiz has confirmed it will be shutting all 37 of its remaining stores, including in Watford's Harlequin shopping centre.

You Garden’s has some ace offers this week.

A nurse’s discrimination Watford Employment Tribunal claim against Watford General Hospital can go ahead despite an application to strike it out.

It's five years since Lesley Dunlop starting out on her regular history column for the Watford Observer - an anniversary worth marking.

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School in Elstree will close at the end of August, the county council has confirmed.

The new vicar for 88-year-old church St Oswald's, Croxley Green, is “delighted” to be joining the community.

Nine fire engines were sent to a sixth-floor flat fire which closed Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead.

Two Watford roads have been named among Hertfordshire’s worst for drivers running red lights, alongside a route in Hemel Hempstead.

A Rickmansworth property is set to be demolished and replaced after planning permission was granted by Three Rivers District Council.

Watford passengers have been warned to expect a "very limited service" as a walkout takes place over the weekend.

A “real attempt to kill someone” with a homemade bomb in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, has landed a man a 29-year prison sentence.

New owners are hard at work creating a new-look garden complete with a live music stage in time for summer at The Coach and Horses in Croxley Green.

The long-serving head of Watford's Nascot Wood Infant & Nursery School is set to retire at the end of the school year.

A Hertfordshire school bus driver for a company providing Kings Langley and Chorleywood services has been jailed over child sexual offences.

Teenage boys living within 45 minutes of Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden are being sought for the filming of a production that may well be series two of the Harry Potter HBO adaptation.

Aldenham School has congratulated Arsenal star and ex-pupil Myles Lewis-Skelly after his Arsenal side won the Premier League title.

Herts Police now believe there may be two “dangerously out of control” dogs reportedly attacking other pets in King George Recreation Ground, Bushey.

The reopening date has been confirmed for Watford's White Lion pub after a new landlord was found.

Award-winning coffee shop My Coffee Affair has submitted an application for outdoor seating.

Police have ended their investigation without any arrests after a 15-year-old girl was forced to perform sexual acts on an unknown man in a park after being threatened with a "bladed article".

Rightmove data shows which of the Hertfordshire towns and villages surrounding Watford have the most eye-watering house prices.

The head of St Meryl's Primary School in Carpenders Park has said he is "incredibly proud" of its new Ofsted report.

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: There’s never been a better time to discover Canada’s east coast in all its glory.

A final decision on the future of St Nicholas Primary, in Elstree is set to be made at a meeting today (May 21).

Two lanes are closed on the M25 and drivers are warned of long delays following a crash.

A robbery at a convenience store in Chiswell Green, Hertfordshire, has prompted a police appeal for witnesses and information.

Teachers at Haberdashers Boys and Girls Schools have taken strike action after fire and rehire tactics soon to become illegal were used over staff pensions.

Knocking down a Wimborne Grove, Watford, bungalow to make way for a five-bedroom house has been proposed.

Temperatures are set to soar in Watford and across Hertfordshire as the government issued a five-day heat health warning.

A newlywed Met Police officer who groped a female colleague’s bottom at a work Christmas party at Aldenham Country Park has been sacked.

Nine neighbours in a Hemel Hempstead road have won £1 million in the Postcode Lottery, with a charity in the same road also benefitting.

Watford General has been featured on the national news after a turnaround that has seen it eradicate corridor care.

Motorists fear a “summer of chaos” on the main road through Kings Langley as more works have been confirmed.

Three Rivers District Council has recommended that planning permission be granted for a caravan site containing three gypsy pitches on green belt land between Kings Langley and Bedmond.

Herts Police are looking for a wanted man who allegedly ignored an order to keep out of the Three Rivers area and then dodged court.

Stevens Fun Fair is returning to Watford's Cassiobury Park from May 23-31.

Pop Specs: High quality, distinctive frames on your doorstep.

Watford business Sustain is celebrating after scooping three awards at the 2026 Greater London Energy Efficiency Awards.

The future of Watford's Halifax branch has been thrown into doubt amid reports that it could "disappear from the high street".

June is just around the corner and if you have a friend or loved one with a birthday, how about a piece of jewellery to mark their birthstone month?

A teacher is walking to several key locations in her niece's journey after she was diagnosed with a rare terminal illness.

Flexible workshop units are being offered to businesses this June through Wenta’s Watford Business Centre.

Hertsmere Borough Council has rejected a plan to turn a house in Bushey into a specialist home for vulnerable children.

Monopoly has relaunched its search for a Watford Old Kent Road after suggesting the town's resident's are too "polite" to nominate a location.

The latest government data reveals where the cheapest and most expensive petrol stations are around Watford, Rickmansworth, Bushey, and Kings Langley.

Watford's eagerly awaited new Aldi store has taken another step towards opening after plans were approved by Watford Borough Council.

Police have charged a man after seizing a knife and pepper spray from Watford town centre.

The remains of hundreds of people in Hertfordshire are set to be disturbed to make way for new burial sites.

Half term is almost upon us and what better way to spend some time with your children or grandchildren than making some tasty bakes.