Lifestyle publication Muddy Stilettos has heaped praise on luxury Watford hotel The Grove in a new list of the best spots for afternoon tea on Mothers Day.

The car park at Apsley Station is set to be out of action for months while work takes place on a £8.9 million scheme to upgrade the station's faciltiies.

A four-bedroom detached house on the private road of Nancy Downs, Watford, has been listed for sale at £2.5m on Zoopla - with planning permission to build a bigger house on the plot.

A round-up of the latest public notices including planned road closures in Watford, Chorleywood, Mill End and South Oxhey.

Gizmo and Stripe, a bonded pair of three-month-old male guinea pigs, are seeking a loving UK home with NAWT.

A look back at how Hertfordshire's UK Town of Culture contender Letchmore Heath near Watford looked in 1993.

National Trust site Shaw’s Corner in Hertfordshire has been described as “lovely” and “unspoilt”.

Opinion: battling the “superflu” amid NHS inefficiency, highlighting issues with 111, ambulance delays, and organisational failures.

Latest planning applications to Hertsmere Borough Council include home extensions, tree works, and community space upgrades in Radlett, Bushey, Borehamwood and more.

A new 24/7 gym is set to open in Watford town centre tomorrow (March 1).

Hertfordshire County Council is to take independent legal advice as the saga of the proposed closure of an Elstree school continues.

Plans have been approved to demolish a house in Radlett for a two-storey replacement.

Latest planning applications to Three Rivers District Council include extensions, conversions, tree works and alterations across Hertfordshire towns this week.

The Telegraph has paid a visit to Watford after a previous article which previously branded it "the worst big town" in the country.

The team behind a Watford mosque has responded to Reform UK's Zia Yusuf's plans to ban churches being converted into places of worship for other faiths.

Mavis of Bushey is set to close tomorrow after 90 years in business.

Plans for 333 homes on the M25 in Hertfordshire have sparked 37 objections since being submitted earlier this month.

Latest Watford planning applications: home extensions, new eco-house, shop conversion to flat, and driveway proposals submitted to Watford Borough Council.

A new show has been announced for the Watford Colosseum as Elkie Brooks brings her farewell tour to the Rickmansworth Road venue in 2027.

Chipperfield Boot owners reflect on putting pub near Watford back on the map after two years of ownership and struggles facing others in the industry.

A final selection of nine photos taken by Watford Observer Camera Club members on the theme of 'unusual perspectives'.

The Farmhouse at Redcoats in Hitchin has been praised by visitors who have branded it “perfect in every way”.

These six men have been jailed for crimes across Hertfordshire in February 2026, including a daylight shooting on the A41 in Watford.

The tiny village of Ashwell has been described as “picturesque” and the perfect spot for nature lovers.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine visits Watford Women’s Centre to meet abuse survivors who volunteer on the National Lottery-funded 'My Ally' domestic abuse helpline.

Highways has suspended other roadworks after a burst water main turned Lower High Street, Watford, into a river.

No further action has been taken against the driver in a North Watford police chase yesterday, while the passenger appears to have escaped.

“There’s thirty grand in there and a handgun,” a drug dealer from Watford who has now been jailed told police officers who stopped his car.

A man has been arrested over alleged “racially aggravated” threats outside a Cafe Nero in Rickmansworth.

Amended plans have been submitted to turn a former North Watford bar into a religious education centre.

Long delays have been reported around Lower High Street, Watford, amid reports of a burst water main.

Three Rivers District Council's planning committee has voted to refuse plans for 75 homes in Maple Cross despite officers recommending approval.

A moped rider has been hospitalised after a crash with a van at a Bushey roundabout.

Herts Police and the East of England Ambulance Service were reportedly called to a crash at the roundabout where Aldenham Road meets Bushey Hall Road, in Bushey, this morning.

A “deathtrap” West Watford pothole will be repaired as residents are forced to swerve around it or face thudding drops into it.

The latest Home Office figures have revealed how many migrants are staying in hotels across Hertfordshire.

After more than two years of closure, work appears to be underway to reopen the former Barrio and Bosleys unit in The Parade.

Track maintenance work means that no trains will run on the Lioness Line between Watford Junction and London Euston this weekend (February 28 and March 1).

The Watford Observer has published 4 death notices in the last 7 days.

Plans to reduce the number of places available at primary schools in Croxley Green and Hitchin in Hertfordshire have been agreed.

Three Rivers District Council has approved controversial plans for 96 homes on the edge of Watford despite hundreds of objections.

Described as the largest home on the close, this four-bedroom family home in Garston with great links to schools and transport is on the market for £815,000

The reopening of iconic Watford pub The Horns has been delayed.

Hertfordshire County Council has responded to the latest crash at a known accident hotspot in Watford earlier this week.

Evergreen foliage and magnificent yellow blooms, there is lots to love about Flowering Mimosa Bush and it’s on offer via You Garden.

A £1.8 million plan to turn Clarendon Road, Watford, into a premier business location has been drawn up.

A look back at a different era of advertising in Watford with bill posters at corner of Radlett Road and Queens Road.

Cameras will be brought in to enforce a Watford bus gate almost 90 per cent of vehicles are using illegally.

“Use us or lose us,” pub landlords have warned as a popular Watford boozer shuts today.

Most of the roughly 1,000 jobs being axed at Ocado will be Hertfordshire based staff as the retail technology firm looks to slash costs by about £150 million as part of a wider restructure.