The HERT trackless tram route, which could transform the way people travel across Hertfordshire, has been showcased.

Watford celebrities Elton John and Anthony Joshua have made The Sunday Times Rich List 2026.

Nothing beats picking fruit and you can be growing your own with You Garden’s offers this week.

A summary of the latest planning applications validated by Three Rivers District Council.

A Grade II-listed 16th century cottage overlooking The Green in Croxley Green has hit the market with a guide price of £1m.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Watford Borough Council, featuring proposals for home extensions, signage, and work to existing brickwork.

Herts Police are investigating after a lamb died in Radlett from injuries believed not to have been caused by an animal.

A Reform candidate has been accused of calling a councillor in a mobility scooter a "cripple” and was subsequently "forcibly removed" from the Three Rivers vote count.

Herts Police officers investigating antisemitic graffiti in Rickmansworth have shared an image of a person they are looking to identify.

Two men who allegedly travelled from Watford “to meet children” have been released from bail – Hampshire Police are still investigating.

Planning officers have recommended that Watford Village Hotel in Elstree should be granted permission to build a 48-bedroom extension. 

A trio have admitted drug supply charges after a Durban Road West, Watford, house was raided by police.

An update has been issued by developer SEGRO, explaining ongoing works and providing further information that will affect Hertfordshire motorists.

A 14-year-old from London has been sentenced for stealing £2,820 worth of products from Boots in Watford.

No Southern Rail trains are set to run between Watford Junction and Shepherds Bush.

Riviera Travel’s Deal of the Week: Experience Europe’s finest medieval towns and imperial cities…all in one holiday.

Controversial plans for 28 new homes in Bushey have been recommended for approval ahead of a decision tonight.

A plaque has been unveiled at Watford General Hospital to honours those who lived and died at the Watford Union Workhouse from 1838 to 1930.

A woman in her 80s has died after a crash in Stevenage.

Netflix series Legends and Apple TV's Criminal Record both shot scenes at the former police station and magistrates' court in Watford.

Three weeks of closures have begun for a stretch of the M1 between Hemel Hempstead and Flamstead in Hertfordshire.

The Watford Observer sat down with Modestas Bukauskas ahead of his fight against Christian Edwards at the UFC Apex this weekend.

Two lanes of the anticlockwise M25 are currently blocked between junction 23 and 22, near St Albans, due to a vehicle fire.

Plans to build a new PE block at Kings Langley School have been approved.

New figures have revealed the Watford roads where the most parking fines are handed out.

The new name and logo for the combined Watford Community Housing and Thrive Homes association - Chime Housing - has been revealed.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine has signed a letter showing support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid questions over his leadership.

A Watford burglar who beat a victim over the head with a drill during a “shocking” break-in has been jailed.

Harlequin Watford has been chosen as one of four locations where Activate Games UK is set to launch new branches this summer.

Co-Space is set to run a new £10 million Innovation and Incubation Hub in Watford’s Town Hall Quarter.

A Hertfordshire County Council employee has been sentenced after he was found to be working another full-time job.

Merging with another Hertfordshire school will secure Charlotte House Preparatory School's future while remaining true to its founding ethos, it says.

Looking to try something new at home but don’t want to take on a full room makeover?

A “Nimby Watch” column has taken aim at an objection to a 1,300 home Hartsbourne Road, Bushey, housing development.

Here are the four businesses in the Watford area that have been rated 1/5 or worse for food hygiene in recent weeks.

The Load of Hay, The Railway Arms, The Rifle Volunteer, The Royal Oak, The Victoria, and The Villiers Arms took part in the Village Brewfest on May 9.

Lucy Michaels, from Rickmansworth, has joined Great Ormond Street Hospital as a specialist Roald Dahl nurse.

A “major” TV production filming at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has put out a casting call for children near the studios.

Plans to build a new car park with a drive-through and 24 electric vehicle chargers have been submitted for land between Rickmansworth and Maple Cross.

A Watford fare dodger has been ordered to shell out more than £1,800 after pleading guilty to the offence,

Watford-based DIY firm Wickes has reported a fall in sales after a wet start to 2026.

The grand reopening of Watford pub The Southern Cross, which had looked on the brink of being lost forever, is set for tomorrow.

There are fresh concerns over the future of Watford's TGJones - formerly WHSmith - after reports emerged about the fear of bailiffs raiding the chain's stores.

Swimmers will have the opportunity to compete in the Herts Open Water Race Day this May at Denham Waterski Lake.

No more waste can be brought onto Springwell Metal Recycling, where a huge fire broke out, by high court order.

Hertfordshire Police have released a video of a car with a football net on its roof, confirming that the motorist was fined £120.

Noodles in open cardboard boxes and cigarette butts in the staff area were found during a 1/5 hygiene rating inspection for Paya Radlett.

Motorists will need to find somewhere else to leave their vehicles as the Town Hall Car Park in Watford will be shut at the weekend.

A-list comedian Romesh Ranganathan has announced he will be testing new material at a trio of intimate "work in progress" shows in Hemel Hempstead.

New padel courts open to the public have opened at Queens' School after a £2 million investment.