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The M1, A1(M) and M25 motorways are set for full closures on multiple days during ongoing works in Hertfordshire.

There are long delays on the M25 after a crash affecting traffic around Hertfordshire and London.

Musicians including Guy Garvey, Gruff Rhys, The Staves, and Jane Weaver paid an unexpected visit to a Watford pub.

Boris Johnson has called for action after The Mail traced two firms linked to alleged cigarette smuggling in Ukraine to a Watford address.

Food takeaway business Burger Mania has been rated 1/5 for hygiene in Hertsmere over its management of food safety.

Three vehicles in Watford were targeted by criminals over the weekend as one had a “brown liquid” poured over it and two were taken.

After a fire destroyed “well-loved” business Cramer Motor Engineers, the community has come together to raise more than seven times the target total.

A 13-year-old girl has not been seen since leaving her home in Hemel Hempstead on Friday afternoon.

Drone footage shows the extent of the devastation left by a huge field fire in Croxley Green.

For those summer essentials perfect for the garden, outdoor living, BBQs, and family fun in the sun, look no further than FabFinds.

Watford restaurant Rio Grande Steak House is seeking permission to operate outdoor seating through a pavement licence.

A stroke rehabilitation clinic can be built in Aldenham after Hertsmere Borough Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed to grant planning permission on Thursday (July 16).

Former England manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75, he's family has announced.

Brett Ellis returns from Spain to discover the flight home was the easy part, as Stansted Airport delivers queues, stress and a £10 pick-up charge.

Watford MP Matt Turmaine reflects on England’s World Cup campaign, progress at Watford General Hospital, protecting Sunday library opening and building safer communities.

New yellow lines will come into force at the end of this month as set out under the latest public notices for the Watford and Three Rivers areas.

After almost 40 years the Odhams building in Watford publishes copies of the Daily Mirror for the last time today.

A teenager has been left with life-threatening injuries after an A41 crash in Hertfordshire this morning.

Tree removal and excavation will be required before the closure of reportedly flooded Sarratt Road can be lifted.

M25 traffic has slowed to 5mph average speeds amid severe delays in Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire gastropub The Cock has been named in the Michelin Guide a year after opening its doors.

Work to turn the former St Thomas' United Reformed Church in Watford into a mosque will begin “immediately” after formal planning permission was secured.

After a very narrow vote, 28 homes can be built on a controversial Bushey site despite green belt fears.

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Storia Radlett, which was recently visited by Arsenal's Mikel Merino.

The Tilbury in Datchworth has been praised for its "wonderful" and "perfect" pub lunches at excellent prices.

Watford's MP Matt Turmaine visited the new scheme and donated a 5ft Jenga set in the process. Here's what makes it so great.

A four-bedroom detached home on Ormonde Road, within the Moor Park estate in Northwood, has hit the market for £2,150,000.

Watford and Croxley Green residents have shared images of a fire which spread across a field near Cassiobury Park this afternoon.

Herts Fire and Rescue has shared a statement after a field fire which spread “rapidly” towards Croxley Green homes.

Two crashes have been reported on the same stretch of the M25 near Rickmansworth, causing miles of queues.

Croxley Green residents have been evacuated from nearby homes as eight fire engines tackle a huge field fire.

Massive pillars of smoke can be seen over Cassioboury Park this afternoon as the fire service has reportedly been called out.

Essex Police investigating the murder of a 21-year-old man who was kidnapped and found in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, are trying to find his pair of £1,000 Louis Vuitton trainers.

Motorway traffic was brought to a halt as “around 10” emergency services vehicles attended a multi-car crash on the M1 near Watford.

HS2 works require a reduced service through Watford Junction and into London Euston across this weekend (July 17 and July 18).

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Kings Langley in Hertfordshire.

New parking restrictions are being proposed in Abbots Langley.

Standalone Farm in Letchworth Garden City is the perfect spot for a family day out, and even has its own Highland Cow.

Standstead Abbotts is a picturesque riverside village in Hertfordshire with great pubs.

Women's clothing store Vanilla has moved to a new unit in Watford's Harlequin shopping centre.

A Hemel Hempstead man has been jailed for 32 weeks over theft and burglary offences.

The developer behind a 280-home plan for Bushey's Harts Farm will have its appeal heard in September.

An Elstree family is inviting people into their home as they prepare to "do an Omaze" by raffling off their £1.6 million Hertfordshire home.

A £177,000 EuroMillions prize has gone unclaimed after a mystery winner bought a ticket in Watford.

Councillors have voted to reject plans that would have seen a Kings Langley caravan site double in size.

With their multi-seasonal colour transformations and compact and slow-growing habit, it’s easy to see why the Japanese Maple Acer is a popular choice with gardeners.

A four-bedroom detached home on Northwood’s Moor Park private gated estate has hit the market for £2,300,000.

The head of St Margaret's Junior School in Bushey is leaving to take up a new position at the helm of Felsted School in Essex.

A man suffered puncture wounds during an alleged attack after England's World Cup defeat last night. Police have appealed for witnesses.