Calcutta Cravings in Watford hopes its “excellent achievement” at the English Curry Awards will boost business after an “up and down” year.

Four Hertfordshire independent schools have been included in the top 100 of a new league table based on 2026 GCSE results.

PEACH in Hertford has been described as "exceptional" and "absolutely delicious" by happy visitors.

A Hertfordshire country pub route has been named among the UK's ten best Sunday walking routes.

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The Watford Observer reviews Mother Hubbard's fish and chip shop after its opening was met by two-hour queues.

Three teenagers have narrowly avoided tragedy after getting into trouble in Watford's River Colne.

Lightning strikes caused major disruption at an airport, leaving passengers stranded and flights grounded.

The Watford Observer has rounded up five car boot sales you can attend over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The government has fined Rickmansworth-based firm Plisi Contractors Limited £40,000 for employing illegal workers.

A man will stand trial accused of the kidnap and murder of a man who was found seriously injured in a Hertfordshire car park and later died.

Highly rated Watford store Martins Furniture looks set to close after launching an "everything must go" sale.

A trailing pansy that’s fragrant and flowers for ten months of the year? Yes, really, and it’s Pansy ‘Top Wave’ which is available from You Garden.

Three new supermarkets from Tesco, Lidl, and Sainsbury's are planned alongside upgrades to three more in Watford.

A four-bedroom detached family home in Williams Way, Radlett, is has hit the market for £1.695m.

There are long delays on the M1 after a broken down lorry has resulted in traffic queues.

Residents have attended a “very important” inquiry as the prospect of 600 new homes for Croxley Green hangs in the balance.

A Hemel Hempstead teacher has been convicted of having sexual relationships with two pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s.

A man has been charged with the kidnap and murder of a man who was found seriously injured in a Hertfordshire car park and later died.

Watford restaurant Beef King has been put up for sale less than a year after opening.

Plans have been submitted that would see a Radlett house demolished and five properties built to replace it in a road known for once being home to Vinnie Jones.

A business in The Parade, Watford, has been fined £40,000 over illegal working but denies “knowingly, routinely or systematically” employing illegal workers.

Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has issued a casting call seeking people to perform the role of Harry Potter Quidditch players.

Firefighters were called and nearby roads were closed during a fire at Bushey Old Jewish Cemetery.

Harlequin Watford owner SGS UK Retail has kept tight lipped amid reports the centre could be sold for £190 million plus.

A flood alert has been issued for the River Colne in Hertfordshire.

A drug dealer who sold cocaine in Watford has been jailed at Ipswich Crown Court for two years and could be deported.

Four Hertfordshire schools have made the top 100 in a new national league table following this year's A-levels.

A man has been bailed until November after a stabbing in Market Street, Watford, earlier this month.

The second series of hit BBC series Ludwig was filmed in several Hertfordshire locations, including Rickmansworth High Street and the historic Moor Park Golf Club.

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Watford's Diamonds and Strings strip club is facing objections in its bid to open later on certain days.

Herts Open Studios returns from September 5 to 27, with more than 330 artists taking part across 83 venues throughout Hertfordshire, including several in Watford.

A digger has reportedly turned up despite an ongoing enforcement case over plans to install caravans in a Loudwater clearing.

Nottinghamshire Police busted a “cunning scheme” to collect large sums of foreign currency from Marks and Spencer stores.

It was “standing room only” as Bovingdon residents rallied to “save our village” amid new plans for 125 homes.

A Met Police officer will appear in St Albans Magistrates' Court charged with rape allegedly committed in Hertfordshire tomorrow.

An Regulator of Social Housing report on Chime Housing viability and governance has been published after Watford Community Housing and Thrive Homes merged.

Residents have gathered in Watford to protest the planned removal of a "vital" footbridge.

More than £130,000 has been raised for a Watford father-of-two battling a grade 4 brain tumour.

Watford High Street shopping centre The Harlequin is reportedly set to be put up for sale at £190 million.

Nearly 1,400 people have backed a petition in just over 24 hours fighting plans for 600 homes near a Watford beauty spot.

A man faces 11 charges after a donkey being hit by a car in Watford sparked a police and vet visit to the Offa House site where it was kept.

JD Gyms has promised a "taste of what's to come" when it holds an event at the Harlequin in Watford on Saturday (August 29).

Neighbours in a Hertfordshire town have shared a £1 million jackpot after winning big on the Postcode Lottery.

A Marks & Spencer van driver has been hailed as a hero after a video of him getting out of his van to put out a fire on the M25 in Hertfordshire went viral.

Dacorum homes, particularly ground floor flats, are being sought as locations for an upcoming “exciting” TV production.

A man has been arrested after a "significant quantity" of drugs and cash were seized by police in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

A cyclist has been killed in a crash in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, with police arresting a 58-year-old man from Stevenage.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to danger life following a fire in Harefield that destroyed a mum's boat and left her feeling "lucky to be alive"