A development in Radlett which has caused considerable debate among residents was deferred at a Hertsmere Borough Council planning committee meeting tonight. A proposal to demolish a house on the site at 2 Shenley Hill, to make way for 12
A bus and push bike collision at Watford Field Road has brought Watford to a standstill this evening. Lower High Street is partially blocked, with traffic forced to queue. Emergency services were called to the scene 20 minutes ago and
A marked Police car has been left at the bottom of a Bushey estate since the end of last week. The car, a Vauxhall Corsa, is parked on the grass between Herne Road and Coldharbour Lane. One resident commented: "If I'd parked there my
Free taster sessions to have you dancing like a Bollywood star will take place at Westfield Community Technology College. Instructor Gopi Keilman hosts the session fusing Indian folk dance and Bhangra beats to create a fun dance and fitness
In an impressive game Kate Natkiel scored an equally impressive hat trick, bringing her tally to thirteen, in the match against the Charlton LFC Reserve team on Sunday where Leanne Jones made her goal scoring debut. With the quarter finals
Watford MP Claire Ward has made new waves in the ongoing free swimming row, this time using government figures to criticise Watford Borough Council. The council, which boasts some of the finest swimming facilities in the region, has so far
Creepy goings on are in store at Watford Museum when I Can't Believe We're Not Better theatre company take visitors through the town’s murky past. Scary ghouls will be popping up to share their gruesome tales at the High Street venue for
A number of bright and beautiful buds are to adorn All Saints Church in Kings Langley this weekend as the church celebrates its annual flower festival. Fantastic floral arrangements based on the theme “All Things Bright and Beautiful” will
The battle for public opinion between postal workers and Royal Mail bosses continued today as both sides made wildly differing claims about the impact of last week’s strikes. Sources inside Watford’s Ascot Road sorting office claim managers
A Watford man with a history of alcoholism has died of natural causes a coroner ruled today. Mr Stephen Wilde, 57, of Cross Roads House, Watford, was found dead in his bath by carers on June 11. Coroner Graham Danbury said: “Mr Wilde
Adults and children have turned out in force over the October half-term for the ever popular Family Learning Festival. More than 100 adults and children attended the free, two-day event, held at Kings Langley secondary school’s Specialist Art College
A woman who passed away suddenly at Watford General Hospital died of natural causes, a coroner ruled today. Lesley Holt, 52, of Farland Road, Hemel Hempstead, was found unconscious in her bed by her partner at their home. The ambulance
The South Oxhey Community Choir, which rejected a £1,000 grant from a British National Party (BNP) councillor earlier in the month, has received at least two replacement cash offers from readers of the Watford Observer. The choir, which
A footballer from Bushey is entering an event which will see him running for significantly longer than 90 minutes this Sunday. Ashley Freeman, of Montacute Road, is hoping to raise about £6,000 for the cancer charity Orchid when he runs the
Parents have been banned from watching their own children enjoy two council-run adventure play areas because they have not been vetted by police. Mums and dads have been told they will no longer be welcome in two play areas supervised by Watford
Police are hunting a flasher who indecently exposed himself to a young woman in the Oxhey area. The man, thought to be in early 20s, allegedly approached the woman in an alleyway off Silk Mill Road on the evening of Thursday, October 22 at
An Abbots Langley man died from his dependent abuse of drugs a coroner ruled today. Mr Clifford Jones, 45, of Spur Close, was found dead in his home on his sofa by a friend on August 22. Police called to the scene discovered numerous
A 56-year-old man’s night out with wife and friends ended at Watford General Hospital with a broken nose after he was attacked by a gang of young men on the dance floor. The man and his 52-year-old wife were on the dance floor of Chicago
Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter says his side "chucked the ball around like headless chickens" despite beating Leeds Carnegie to return to the top of the Guinness Premiership. The Men in Black made it six wins out of six after
I hate the way that Hallowe’en has become a tacky, tawdry tat-fest. Where once church bells clanged out across the land to ward off evil, the only ringing you hear these days comes from supermarket tills chinging up sales of purple child-sized
The owner of a Sarratt chicken farm has been criticised by councillors for allegedly turning a picturesque corner of the village into a “refugee camp”. Tim Norris, owner of Mulberry Bush Farm, in Dawes Lane, faced tough criticism at a meeting
Amateur photographers in Hertsmere can win £10,000 for photographs of wildlife and people looking after the environment. There are two prize categories in the competition organised by Hertsmere Borough Council: local landscape and wildlife
A homeowner in Croxley Green has overturned a council decision denying permission to extend her property. Three Rivers District Council ruled in February that her plans to build the single-storey extension and demolish and replace an outbuilding
A council meeting called to discuss extending a nightclub’s opening hours has been adjourned. Watford Borough Council’s licensing committee was due to rule this morning on an application by the Chicago Rock Café, in the Parade, to markedly
