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.

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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Herts Police have shared a statement over the X symbols being cut into cars in Chester Road, Watford amid another wave of reports.

Decisions loom for two major planning applications that could bring 700 new homes and a £2.5 billion data centre to the Watford area.

Several planning proposals are being considered across the Watford area, here are three to be aware of.

Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a court trial

Two criminals from Watford who "hoped to make millions selling cocaine" have been jailed after an £80 million cocaine haul was recovered by police.

Performance data revealing a quarter of trains through Kings Langley are delayed or cancelled has been slammed as “simply not good enough”.

A recycling site in Kings Langley is among 21 in Dacorum which will shut down next month after dumping around the bins.

A Watford house could be turned into a HMO for up to six people under new plans.

A Herts Police officer put his hands down his colleague’s trousers and sexually assaulted him after a night out Watford, a court has heard.

A supply teacher who taught at schools in Watford has been banned from the classroom after making racial and threatening comments to pupils.

Jailed Bushey fraudster Mahendra Sarvendra funded “a luxurious lifestyle” with a £230,000 “bogus investments” scam.

Hemel Hempstead pub Greenacres II has a new operator after more than 20 years as a “thriving local institution” under the same manager.

Weekend engineering works will close The Lioness Line between Watford Junction and London Euston, with no trains to run.

Controversial plans for 280 homes on a green belt site in Bushey have been approved on appeal.

Traffic was brought to a "standstill" following a car fire on the Watford M1 this morning (November 4).

Follow live updates amid heavy traffic on the M1 in the Watford and St Albans areas of Hertfordshire following an "accident"

A historic Hertfordshire pub is set to reopen this month after a £500,000 investment.

Cleaning just got Christmassy.

Kings Langley's Oscars Pizza Co is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.

Watford homes to receive £100 energy support as Labour budget freezes fuel duty, cuts bus fares and extends help for shops, pubs and self-employed dads.

Four-bedroom detached house in Grove Farm Park, Northwood, priced at £1,295,000, with 2,000 sq ft, garden, garage and Metropolitan Line access.

Six-bedroom detached bungalow with self-contained annexe, 0.6-acre grounds and double garage on sale in Poleshill, Sarratt, near Rickmansworth, for £1,695,000.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Three Rivers District Council this week.