New café The Coffee Edit has opened today promising “good coffee, delicious food, and excellent chat”.

A man and woman have been released with no further action after an affray in Market Street, central Watford left two injured.

Prominent pub The Red Lion, in Bushey, has temporarily closed as its manager leaves after 10 years.

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Award-winning fish and chip shop The Corner Plaice has traded in Croxley Green for nearly 50 years but says the heatwaves have 'bounced us around'

A busy road in Rickmansworth has been blocked in both directions following a crash, with slow traffic reported in the area.

Two e-scooters and an e-bike have been seized by police following a series of anti-social behaviour reports around shops in Hemel Hempstead.

Watford pub restaurant Brewers Fayre will close on Monday as all the brand’s locations nationwide shut down.

The Bedford Arms was once owned by the Dukes of Bedford whose 15th Century seat was at nearby Chenies Manor is located in the beautiful Chiltern hills.

The A507 is closed following a serious crash at the A1 J10 interchange.

Hatch is a buzzing independent cafe that has earned rave reviews for its standout brunch and evening menus.

Discover this stunning forest walk in Hertfordshire which is the perfect place to explore.

Harlequin Watford has shared a casting call for kids to feature as models in its upcoming promotions.

The Tilbury in Datchworth is set on the edge of the village green and has earned two AA rosettes for its excellent food served by Tom and James Bainbridge.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on the recent success of Rickmansworth's RMS for Girls School.

The George Graveley in Hitchin has been described as "excellent" and serving the "perfect" Sunday roast.

Bletchley Park is less than an hour from Hertfordshire and has been described as "fascinating" by visitors.

A five-bedroom detached family home with a rear garden overlooking protected woodland is up for £1.425m in Wood End, Croxley Green.

Residents in a recently built nine-storey West Watford tower block have described their exhausting “nightmare” with lifts out of order for six weeks.

Change of use plans for the Andrew's fruiterers unit have been submitted months after it was “saved” in a last-minute U-turn.

Part of the original plan has gone back in after conversion of a Grade II listed church building in Leavesden Road, Watford, into a mosque was rejected.

The Post Office has provided an update on the future of its Watford town centre service following news that TGJones is set to close.

A new pizza restaurant will open at an unusual location in Rickmansworth next week.

The driver of a car which carried Anthony Joshua and killed two of his friends was reportedly attempting to overtake another car when it crashed.

Plans have been submitted for a major development in Hemel Hempstead that would include 700 homes, a primary school and care home.

A Watford man has been given a suspended sentence after admitting to having a knife in Market Street.

A person has died after being hit by a train at Welwyn North station.

The West Coast Mainline between London and Watford will close for emergency work as a bridge is completely removed.

Tesco and St Albans City and District Council are among the Hertfordshire employers who have been "named and shamed" by the government for underpaying staff.

Motorists around Radlett, Elstree, Shenley, and Borehamwood have had poor luck with roadworks as congestion is reported across the area.

Watford's Paddy Power branch faces an uncertain future after the firm confirmed it is mulling over closing up to 100 shops.

The fire service has confirmed the cause of a blaze which killed all but one animal at The Jungle Box in Buntingford earlier this year.

Watford's TGJones - formerly WHSmith - store is set to close in January 2027.

Providing bright, cheerful colours during cold winter and spring months when most other garden plants are dormant, Pansies are a much-loved favourite whatever the size of your garden.

“Massive unauthorised clearance” of Northwood woodland has raised fears of “inappropriate development” at the site.

A five-bedroom detached show home at Millside Grange in Croxley Green on the market for £1.7 million.

A major blaze at the Malibu Sun warehouse in Ventura Park, Colney Street, has been labelled “accidental”.

Thousands more cars are expected on the roads around Bushey this weekend as motorists are warned to expect heavier traffic.

It is “pandemonium” at a busy Elstree junction amid ongoing roadworks despite reports no one is actually working on site.

Six Watford firms including Majestic Wines have been fined for failing to pay workers a total of £27,922.

The grand opening of new Radlett pizza spot Stan's will see 100 free slices given away in three hours’ time.

Danny Boyle has confirmed his new film with Jack O'Connell, Ink, was shot at the Odhams print works shortly before it closed down.

Our weekly round-up of cases involving Watford-area residents or crimes that took place in the town.

Herts Police are looking for a robber on recall to prison who has links to the Watford area.

An MP has blasted a proposal for Hertfordshire to become a county of sanctuary as a “grandstanding gesture” in favour of illegal immigrants.

Herts Police are reviewing information about two Reform UK election candidates who did not submit their expenses forms by the deadline.

A person has died on the tracks at Cricklewood station, causing Thameslink delays through Hertfordshire.

A Rickmansworth nail technician was stunned to find out she had won a £59,000 Porsche Macan GTS through BOTB.

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A Bushey takeaway with a perfect set of five-star reviews has been hit with a 1/5 food hygiene score.