Watford Woodside is preparing to welcome fans, collectors and families as two distinct pop culture events take over the sports venue next weekend!

From dazzling light displays, the chance to meet Father Christmas and the Walking with The Snowman™ Trail, this season will be ever more magical with events at English Heritage locations.

A Watford town centre bar's bid to open later on Fridays and Saturdays has been dealt a blow by neighbours who fear the impact of loud music on their sleep.

One of the best pubs in Hertfordshire is set to temporarily close for "essential works" later this month.

Comedians Richard Ayoade and Chris McCausland have both announced new shows at the Watford Colosseum.

Andy Burnham promised no further delays to the long-awaited rebuild of Watford General on a visit to the hospital this morning (November 9).

A suspected gunshot was fired through a home's window in Watford - sparking a police investigation. Here is what we know so far.

A person has died following a medical emergency at Bushey Leisure Centre.

A new supported living home has opened in Watford for adults with learning disabilities.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham pays a visit to Watford to promote a healthcare policy announcement

Motorists face more disruption at the Park Street Roundabout in Hertfordshire starting tonight (November 9).

Doctors are using a new trauma manikin to train for one of medicine’s most extreme emergencies.

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RefillAbell has opened a new zero-waste café in Watford after transforming a former garage with help from a £5,000 crowdfunding campaign.

Police have issued a warning to residents after an increase in residential burglaries across Hertfordshire this weekend.

Historic sites in and around Watford are at risk of being lost, according a new list compiled by Historic England.

Watford passengers are being warned of disruption after all Lioness line trains from Watford Junction were cancelled.

Cherries and Tea Cafe in Letchworth has been described by guests as "super" and "perfection".

Hemel Hempstead pub The Top of the World will shut for more than two weeks during a “large-scale refurbishment”.

Christmas at the Vic takes place at Vicarage Road on December 2, raising funds for West Herts Hospitals Charity’s Big Little Moments Appeal for young patients.

Three people have been arrested after a fight involving a machete and metal pole broke out in Stevenage.

The Hertfordshire village of Knebworth was recently named the UK's best place to live by Muddy Stilettos.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Ascot Road Primary School.

Brookmans pub has been described as "outstanding", and it's in the celebrity village loved by Bukayo Saka and Alexandra Burke.

CCTV captured a burglar rummaging through a Watford business after a string of overnight break-ins.

West Hertfordshire hospitals join an NHS England pilot offering MMR, flu, RSV, COVID-19, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines to patients during hospital care.

A Watford car thief caught with a balaclava, screwdriver, and cloned number plates has admitted four offences.

A Herts Police officer accused of sexually assaulting his male colleague on a Watford night out is “not romantically attracted to men”, a court has heard.

The final boulders have been removed from a village green more than a year after 170 of the “eyesores” caused uproar.

Police are no longer seeking a suspect following reports of a man being seen with weapons near a Hemel Hempstead primary school.

Watford businesses on Cassiobury Estate were targeted in early-morning burglaries on June 19. Police are investigating; no arrests have been made.

A Watford pharmacist wept as he admitted sexual communication with a “particularly vulnerable” child at St Albans Magistrates' Court.

A Luton man with Watford links has been missing for over a week, sparking a police appeal.

Ahead of tomorrow night's Cassiobury Park fireworks display in Watford, here is all of the information you need to know.

Hammond Academy School in Cambrian Way, Hemel Hempstead, followed “lockdown procedure” after a report that someone had weapons nearby.

No trains will run between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction this weekend (November 7 and 8).

Firefighters were called to a Watford house last night (November 5) to tackle an "intense" blaze.

Controversial plans for 700 homes in Bushey have been rejected by the planning committee.

Two garden classics are taking centre stage in You Garden’s offers this week.

“All good things must come to an end,” a 25-year Watford family business has said as it prepares to close.

An Ofsted report has praised nature-focused nursery Woodland Wanderers Montessori Forest School for preparing children “extremely well” for school.

They were known as the ‘Ghost Patrol’ by opposing Italian forces because the unit often appeared suddenly out of nowhere in the deep desert

Stevenage's Dunelm store was evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the building at Roebuck Retail Park, with two people taken to hospital.

A "weapons manhunt" is underway following the closure of a school in Hemel Hempstead.

A school in Hemel Hempstead is closed amid reports of a man with weapons

A man has been left with serious head injuries following an assault in Hemel Hempstead.

Taxpayers could face a £400,000 bill after plans to redevelop Bushey Golf and Country Club collapsed over “fundamental mistakes”.

Filming of The Batman: Part II was reportedly halted after a cast member was run over by the Batmobile at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

“Eyesore” Watford garages can be demolished to make way for three-storey homes after updated plans were approved.

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