A town in Hertfordshire is home to the county’s largest art collection and is a hot filming location, from British TV to Hollywood blockbusters.

A Watford‑based café known for its “five‑star birthday parties” and community feel is celebrating a successful first year in business.

Beautiful photos celebrating springtime from Watford Observer Camera Club featuring Cassiobury Park, Watford, Cliveden and Old Amersham

There is a stunning salt caves spa retreat in Hertfordshire, not far from Watford, that brings a touch of Romanian halotherapy to the county.

Watford Borough Council will plant more than 50 new trees across parks, open spaces, and along the River Colne this year, including a new community orchard.

Batchworth Lock House, on the Grand Union Canal in Rickmansworth, could be turned into five flats under newly unveiled plans.

Popular car show Classics on the Green in Croxley Green is set to return this year after four years away.

There will be no access to Watford High Street via Bushey Arches starting tomorrow.

Watford's secondary schools have been ranked by School Guide, using a range of official data

A Watford pet owner was asked “do you think you know better” than an “expert” officer as he denied having an XL bully in St Albans Magistrates' Court.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Parmiter's School in Garston.

Hemel Hempstead has launched a bid to to be the UK's Town of Culture.

A Bushey Heath man has been found guilty of false imprisonment and intentional strangulation.

Mark Gatiss features in a short film shot in Bushey Museum, by a local director shining a light on carers’ experiences.

A bankrupt dad from Hertfordshire has been jailed for more than two years for attempting to dodge debts owed to a private school in Ware.

Filming is set to close a fish and chip shop in Bricket Wood today (March 27) with filming set to take place.

A children's play area in Abbots Langley has reopened after "dozens of rats" forced its closure earlier this month.

A "prominent" parcel of lane near two "outstanding" schools with housebuilding potential is now "under offer"

Five new padel tennis courts are being built at Woodside Leisure Centre and Playing Fields in Watford, with two open‑air and three covered, floodlit courts.

Space NK is set to open in Watford on April 10 - here is everything you need to know.

A stunning five-bedroom detached house Cassiobury Drive, Watford, is on the market for £1.85m.

Imagine your garden filled with colour, your home filled with perfume, and friends asking how you did it… get the Ultimate Sweet Pea Collection from You Garden and the collection will reward all summer long.

The preferred route for the Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit (HERT) scheme is set to be published this summer (2026), the Local Democracy Reporting Service has learned.

This is how to add your favourite news sources to Google’s preferred sources and make sure you stay up to date with all the news happening near you.

A second woman has died after being airlifted to hospital following a crash near Mount Vernon Hospital which killed her mother and saw one man arrested.

A “bright and beautiful” girl has died in a horror crash in Hertfordshire, police have confirmed, as two others were seriously hurt and the driver arrested.

A look back at a view of King Street from Granville Road in the 1960s before the ring road was built in Watford.

Watford buses 602 and 635 could soon face disruption amid a strike balloting at an operator in Hertfordshire.

York House School near Croxley Green is launching a new wellbeing garden designed to help pupils connect with nature, improve focus and creativity.

Balaclava wearing youths on motorbikes have reportedly surrounded more vehicles in Bushey after a car was smashed up.

Highly rated restaurant Osteria Chipperfield has closed suddenly and “until further notice”.

CCTV footage showing the final moments of a “warm” family man killed by an unprovoked punch at Hemel Hempstead Football Club has been shared.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed that a fire in Market Street, Watford, was an accidental blaze with no injuries reported.

Residents in Carpenders Park and South Oxhey, which have been blighted by fly tipping, are “fed up” with repeat dumping.

One of Britain's best-known comedians Lenny Henry has announced he will be performing at the Watford Colosseum later this year, with tickets on sale tomorrow (March 27).

Young people in Watford can enjoy free gym and swimming sessions at Everyone Active’s Central and Woodside leisure centres from March 30 to April 10.

HBO has released the first trailer for its Harry Potter television reboot, filmed at Warner Bros, Studios Leavesden.

Emergency services were called to a fire in Market Street, Watford yesterday evening (March 25).

While the vast majority of Watford businesses have been praised for their "very good" food hygiene standards, some have been told the improve.

Japanese Knotweed and other invasive weeds are being cleared from Ebury Play Area in Rickmansworth, with soil replacement, landscaping and full reconstruction.

Is your wardrobe in need of a spring style update? It’s time to head to M&S.

Plans to double the number of ticket gates, expand the concourse, and improve accessibility at Watford Junction station have been welcomed by MP Matt Turmaine.

A former police officer who spat at and headbutted colleagues while off duty committed gross misconduct, a disciplinary panel has concluded.

Watford Junction trains towards London Euston will be cancelled during wide-ranging works on the railway set to begin next week.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a hit-and-run crash left an eight-year-old on a scooter injured in Croxley Green.

David Lewis, who threw an unprovoked punch which killed a “wonderful dad and loving husband” in Hemel Hempstead, has been jailed.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine has welcomed an additional £6 million to support SEND provision in Hertfordshire, bringing total investment to more than £17 million.

Alleged unauthorised conversion of a house in Carpenders Park into a HMO is being investigated after an enforcement complaint.

Two Trees Micro has been named as the town’s stand out “hidden gem” by The Great British Pub Crawl.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating Hertfordshire Constabulary’s handling of sex abuse allegations made against influencer Andrew Tate.