HATCH in St Albans is regarded as one of the top spots for a burger in Hertfordshire. See what guests are saying about it.

The final selection of pictures from the Watford Observer Camera Club on the theme of our ever changing high streets.

Hatfield House in Hertfordshire has been described as "extraordinary" and "wonderful".

The village Kings Langley in Hertfordshire has a rich history and was once the home to kings.

Early morning and late evening journeys for two Watford bus routes, 322 and 20, are being axed in new route changes.

A rail worker died during urgent works near Radlett railway station and Elstree and Borehamwood station in Hertfordshire.

Tearing down trees to allegedly allow for caravans to be moved onto fields in Loudwater has sparked a planning enforcement complaint.

A video has emerged showing a fight between Watford and Stoke following the Championship game between the two clubs on Saturday (March 14).

The government has named two Watford-based carpenters in its 'name and shame' list of deliberate tax defaulters.

A Watford employer has been named and shamed by the government for underpaying a member of staff at his business

Wholesale retailer Rexel UK has opened a new store in Colonial Way, Watford.

A look back at the former Caledonian Hotel in St Albans Road, now occupied by The Quarters Watford.

A 64-year-old man was punched in the face by a stranger while sitting on a park bench in Radlett.

Motorists are reporting "cars everywhere" around Watford and Bushey Arches this afternoon.

A paedophile is to be released from prison after the appeals court overturned a judge's decision to jail him for 20 months.

Watford community venues, including Palace Theatre, Harebreaks Hub and Orbital Centre, receive major sustainability upgrades.

Concern for “historic” burial mounds continues amid ongoing work to create a caravan site in Kings Langley.

Watford-based pub giant JD Wetherspoon has warned that annual profit could fall short of market expectations

A Bushey High Street pub is seeking a new operator to take over according to a listing shared this week.

The 527 objectors to a 280-home Bushey planning application are “over the moon” it has been refused, but “the battle isn’t over”.

The Watford Observer has published four Watford-area death notices in the last seven days.

Herts Police have warned motorists to "avoid" the A1(M) at Bignell's Corner after a crash.

Building a 256-home development has been blocked amid fears of urban “sprawl” towards Bushey from South Oxhey.

Two men have been arrested after reports of bank cards being stolen at The Rutts Car Park in Bushey Heath.

Nowhere in Hertfordshire has been named among the UKs best places to live for the first time in five years, while Norwich came out on top.

Three-bedroom detached house on Bucknalls Lane, Watford, featuring high-spec interior, three bathrooms, two receptions, and garden access.

Cherry Tomato ‘Sungold SuperSweet’ – the sweetest tasting tomato ever – is the star of the show in this week’s offers from You Garden.

The brother of missing teenager, Declan Berry, has spoken to reporter, Sarah Cliss, at the scene of the fatal river crash at North Brink, near Wisbech.

Controversial plans to turn a Kingswood Estate, Watford, house into a seven-bedroom HMO have been shot down by the planning inspectorate.

A look back to the once common sight of a hay cart pulled up outside a Hempstead Road pub at Cassio Hamlet in Watford.

Herts Police say officers are not being taken off the beat amid a petition to keep a community’s police team in Abbots Langley.

Six sites have been lined up for housebuilding as the government steps in to order 4,153 more homes built in Three Rivers.

Watford Lions Club visited Hand on Heart Charitable Trust to support its 2026 spring campaign aiding homelessness across UK cities.

A major West Watford road has been closed for repairs to a sinkhole for a third time this year.

Watford Borough Council to create new allotments near Yeatman Court, boosting community gardening, sustainability, and wellbeing.

M1 traffic has been halted by emergency services on the edge of Hertfordshire and London.

A person died in an incident which shut lines between Watford Junction and London Euston for hours last night.

Two major planning applications that could bring more than 500 homes to the Watford area are set to be decided tonight (March 18).

The Watford Observer looks at the pub news that we have seen so far in 2026.

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There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Rickmansworth Aquadrome walking route which has been blocked off for two years.

Police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy was reportedly attacked by a group of males in Watford High Street.

Dozens of objections have poured in against plans for 145 homes on the edge of the village of Bovingdon.

A car park in Hemel Hempstead is set to close for months for a replacement to be laid.

A look back at Fishpools furniture store at junction of Exchange Road and Market Street, in Watford, now occupied by Cheatmeals.

A new children's play area is set to open within weeks, having been greenlit in a bid to address a deficit in available facilities.

A saleswoman is facing jail after she faked a doctor’s note about cancer treatment and lied about evidence of sexual assaults in two failed employment tribunals at Watford Employment Tribunal.

Bushey is set to get a new Post Office Drop and Collect branch, planned to open next week.

Two people were arrested after BCU Road Policing officers rammed an allegedly stolen car which had driven off from police against the flow of traffic.

An appeal has gone live over 600-home plans at the edge of Whippendell Wood, in Croxley Green.