Here are the latest planning applications registered with Watford Borough Council.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on The Estcourt Arms and its recently refurbished beer garden

Nine photos from the Watford Observer Camera Club on the theme of 'celebrating springtime'.

Two quiet Hertfordshire towns were used as backdrops in Edgar Wright's box office smash hit, The World's End.

Benington Lordship Gardens near Stevenage is a historic garden described as "wonderful".

Watford fans Carl and Callum James attacked a man at the Red Lion pub.

Stephen Akuoko had been supplying ready meals to supermarkets and corner shops across Watford.

New plans have been submitted for padel courts at Micklefield Hall in Rickmansworth.

New property figures have revealed that the average house price in Watford is 63 per cent higher than the national average.

B&M has opened its latest store in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.

Watford Borough Council has approved tweaks to an approved 247-home plan in Clarendon Road.

A Watford store is at risk after Topps Tiles announced cost-cutting measures that will see 23 stores close.

Watford's popular paddling pools in Cassiobury Park are set to reopen on May 1.

Watford Junction trains towards London Euston are cancelled for six days from today (Good Friday) with passengers set to face disruption.

Matty’s Kitchen in Bushey has gone viral on TikTok and has been visited by chart-smashing artist Ella Henderson.

A detached family home in has come onto the market in Nascot Wood Road, Hertfordshire with an asking price of £1,300,000.

A Tesco Express Esso petrol station in Bushey will close for a month-long refurbishment later this month.

While the spring flowers are in full bloom around us, we can always look ahead to the summer garden.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on St Michael's Catholic High School in Garston.

More than a dozen big-name retailers with Watford branches will be closed on Sunday, including Home Bargains, Tesco and Sainsbury's.

The manager of Letchmore Heath's The Three Horsehoes says he is "chuffed" to be nominated for a national award.

Herts Police have closed down a Kings Langley property linked to drug crime after reports of “shouting, violence, and intimidation”.

The proposed expansion of a Rickmansworth Road, Watford, HMO to 40 bedrooms would make it the town’s biggest.

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey visited Watford as part of the campaign for this year's local elections.

A Bushey rapist has been jailed for 20 years over a string of serious crimes.

Dividing up an empty 18th century Grade II listed building in Croxley Green into six flats has been approved.

Police have launched an appeal after a dog attack that hospitalised a woman in Watford.

Three Rivers District Council has launched a consultation over new double yellow line parking restrictions in several roads in Abbots Langley and Carpenders Park

Global firms and partners with major brands such as Marvel and Warner Bros are among seven to move to new Watford offices over the past year.

TV chef Gino D'Acampo's Hertfordshire home has been pulled from the market after the star reportedly struggled to sell the seven-bedroom townhouse.

West Watford residents have been “left in utter shock” after a man damaged around 10 vehicles in their road in broad daylight.

The Two Brewers Inn's planned refurbishment has been blocked by the council over potential “harm” to the Grade II listed building.

Plans to expand the size of a static caravan site in Bushey have been submitted.

The Watford Observer speaks to figures in Bushey's Jewish community about their struggles amid rising antisemitism locally and nationally.

These seven people have been added to the Hertfordshire Constabulary wanted list over the last month.

A generous donation from Out of Ashes, has helped Beechfield School brighten the day for young pupils and their families in Watford.

Rockschool Watford, part of a global network, has officially opened its new studio to the community.

Lisa Snowdon’s new Spring Edit is out now at Bonmarché.

Shocking dashcam footage shows a pickup truck crash head-on into a car before driving off, between Watford and Bushey.

Emergency services rushed to Watford town centre this afternoon amid multiple reports of concern for a woman’s welfare.

Avsar Restaurant & Bar has today (April 1) opened its doors in South Oxhey.

After trees in Loudwater were knocked down amid rumours of 10 caravans being moved across an earth bank, here is why creating an access there is not allowed.

A look back at The Elms, the house located where Watford Town Hall now stands, when a new roundabout was being built.

A Mercedes driver who drove off from police has been jailed for 12 months after being picked up on a Hertfordshire motorway.

A section of the M25 in Hertfordshire is one of the five worst areas for breakdowns, Freedom of Information request analysis has revealed.

Major disruption is impacting Southern and London Northwestern Railway trains between London Euston and Watford Junction

The Prince George in Watford is the latest boozer spotlighted as part of the Watford Observer's pub of the week.

Inspirational figures celebrated at the Watford FC charity gala dinner at Vicarage Road.

An investigation has been launched after a train travelling at 110mph killed a track worker between Radlett and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.

Herts Police have confirmed why “loads” of officers were called to a park yesterday evening.