Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery in St Albans is a Grade II listed site that lets you bake your own bread.

The Roald Dahl Museum is 30 minutes from Hertfordshire and is the perfect place for a family day out.

Omboo in Hertfordshire has been described as "exceptional and outstanding" by happy guests.

The driver in a Hertfordshire crash which killed 13-year-old Evelyn Haylock has been jailed for 12 years and eight months.

A Watford man is set to appear in crown court over alleged GBH in London.

Plans for 70 homes in Oxhey have been refused by a one-vote margin despite fears of a “slam dunk” case for appeal.

Six people arrested after police busted suspected a stolen vehicle ring in Oxhey have been named.

Thai restaurant Eat Nua has opened in Watford's former Colombia Press and Jardin unit.

Suspects have been identified after fireworks caused misery and wildfire fears in North Watford as Watford Borough Council and Herts Police clamp down.

The Watford Observer was granted a sneak peek at the new Anytime Fitness gym that is set to open in the town centre's former Pryzm building

Two people from Watford have pleaded guilty to an arson attack on the UK office of Iran International.

Destruction of a gas meter, a lorry being defaced, car thefts, and bike theft are among crimes recently reported in Watford, sparking Herts Police appeals.

Demolition is well underway ahead of construction of a Greenhill Crescent, Watford, data centre.

Videos of a crash on Cassiobury Drive in Watford were shown in court after a teen pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.

A Watford woman who developed a cough was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer - despite never having smoked.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after police seized £125,000 of plants from a cannabis farm in Watford.

An "exciting" afternoon featuring more than 20 classic vehicles has been promised ahead of a classic car festival near Watford over the Bank Holiday weekend.

A "spectacular" KATSEYE tribute act has been announced for the Watford Colosseum.

Grow your own citrus trees right here in the UK with the Citrus Grove Collection – Orange, Lemon and Lime.

The Essex Arms in Langley Way, Watford, has reopened following a refurb.

A two-bedroom detached bungalow in Homefield Road, Radlett, has been listed for sale at an asking price of £1.65m.

A fox bit a three-month-old child’s head after entering a bedroom inside her Watford home, a “horrified” mother has revealed.

Three times the national average number of GCSE entries have come back grade 9 at Royal Masonic School for Girls.

Westfield Academy has celebrated its highest ever maths results on GCSE results day 2026.

Independent school St Margaret's School, Bushey, has said it is "extremely proud" to announce its impressive GCSE results.

Rickmansworth School pupils have expressed their pride over GCSE results as their school believes it has produced its best ever grades.

Despite a slight drop in overall top grades for Watford, GCSE results day has brought heaps of successes amid “best ever” outcomes.

A Hemel Hempstead teacher accused of sleeping with two of her pupils "behaved like she was in a Sabrina Carpenter video", a court heard.

Outstanding individual success stories have been spotlighted as a school handed out GCSE grades this morning.

Top grades represented almost half of all entries at high performing school St Clement Danes.

The Grange Academy in Bushey has celebrated the best GCSE results in its history amid a "substantial rise" in top grades.

Three Rivers and Hertsmere have made the top ten nationwide for GCSE top grades.

Chorleywood pub The Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty is holding a car boot sale this weekend (August 22).

The second series of BBC series Ludwig starring David Mitchell is set to start airing this evening (August 20) following filming that took place in Rickmansworth, with locations in Radlett and Chorleywood also rumoured to be used.

KPop Demon Hunters will take over the Tesco Extra Watford café this summer and offer free food for kids.

Watford Grammar School for Girls is "incredibly proud" after more than half of results were top grades as GCSE results were handed out this morning.

CarFest 2026 with bp roars into Silverstone, the home of UK motorsport, across the August Bank Holiday weekend (28th–30th August), for three days of family fun that doesn't let up

Plans to turn the former St Hilda's Prep School in Bushey into a nursery have been submitted, ending speculation

Antisocial behaviour involving youths has led to a dispersal order being put in place by police in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

Pupils across Watford and southwest Hertfordshire are collecting their A-Level results today and you can follow this blog for the latest updates.

Police have confirmed that a cordon was put in place near the Hertsmere Borough Council offices in Borehamwood over two "suspicious packages".

Deal of the Week: Experience the Imperial Cities and Yuletide Markets on Riviera Travel’s festive river cruise along the magical Danube.

UK Lawyers for Israel has written to West Herts College over Watford and Hemel Hempstead staff reportedly wearing “pro-Palestinian” badges and lanyards at work.

Trevor Nelson has shared that he was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour, which is why he took a break from his radio work on the BBC

Watford MP Matt Turmaine has blasted CitiPark over out of order lifts at the car parks it manages in the town centre.

Watford’s most expensive school uniforms have been ranked as headteacher are urged to keep costs down.

Plans to turn a woodland clearing in Loudwater into a caravan site have been validated months after trees were reportedly torn down without permission.

After receiving the lowest possible Ofsted grade, Bushey nursery Step by Step has suddenly shut down.

Watford-based pub giant JD Wetherspoon has announced a ban on customers playing music or taking phone calls on speaker in its boozers.

Large numbers of private hire vehicles are reportedly being brought in by lorry and dumped on North Watford’s residential roads.