A woman has tonight been taken to hospital after falling from the roof of multi-storey car park in Watford. Police were called to the Palace Car Park in Beechen Grove at 6pm to reports of a woman on top of the roof. She fell from the roof to
The upcoming General Election could be one of the closest fought elections for a number of years and, on the eve of the crucial vote, an author, political blogger and former politician from Croxley Green has released a humorous book examining the issues
See below for a comprehensive list of all the people fighting to become councillors at Watford Borough Council. Callowland Neil Punter- Conservative Party Joanne Norwood- Conservative Party Su Murray- Green Party Dorothy Nixon
The candidates standing in this year's Dacorum Borough Council elections have been announced. 170 candidates are standing for the 51 council seats, and polls will open on Thursday, May 7 from 7am to 10pm. The Kings Langley, Chipperfield, Bovingdon
There are six candidates standing in the Parliamentary election for the Hemel Hempstead Constituency. The candidates nominated are: Mike Penning - Conservative Alan Edmund Borgars - Green Tony Breslin - Labour Rabi
The UK is the first country to introduce a vaccine for the killer disease, meningitis. A vaccine for a type of meningitis, MenB (meningococcal group B), which has been the single largest cause of the disease in the UK for decades, was recommended
Four Roman coins believed to be around 2000 years old have been classified as treasure. Hertfordshire Coroners Court ruled four silver coins, which were found in Three Rivers on Thursday, August 21, were treasure because they are more than 90 per
The constituency of Watford is set to be one of the closest three-way marginal seats in the country and listed below are the candidates contesting the seat. In 2010, Richard Harrington won the seat- taking 34.9 per cent of the vote, while Sal Brinton
With the General Election less than four weeks away, the candidates for the south west Hertfordshire constituency have been unveiled. David Gauke won the seat in 2010, with 54.2 per cent of the vote and he is standing for re-election again this
A motorway slip-road which has been blocked since this morning should be re-opened before rush hour, a police officer has said. The slip-road on to the anti-clockwise M25, at junction 18, has been blocked since 7.30am after a lorry rolled onto
The Bushey Museum will be hosting film night at the Bushey Centre. Bob Redman, secretary of Elstree Screen Heritage will be introducing a film about the history of Elstree Studios. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at 8pm in the
Volunteers bidding to give young people a chance on the radio said they are hoping to bring it back later this year. A group of volunteers- including former radio professionals- came together over the Easter Weekend to give more young people a
Not so much proud grandparents as stunned. That was our reaction when we saw our youngest grand-daughter appear in her class production. We have nine grand-children and because of our living in France, we do not have the opportunity to see them in
Karl Burn has won the Men’s Division One medal at Little Hay Golf Club with a nett score of 68. Wayne Griffin was just behind in second with a nett of 72 on countback, whilst Ian Elbrough was third on 72. Division Two was won by Trevor V Sargent
There are very few 13-year-olds who have to make life-altering decisions but that is exactly what Ollie Taverner had to do last summer. He had two options. Stay at home with his family in Watford or move away to Devon in an attempt to fulfil his
Pupils from a Bushey school spent the night sleeping outside to raise money for a homeless charity. To mark the 25th anniversary of New Hope, 130 girls from St Margaret's School camped outside last week. The sleep out raised £3,400 and money
Each week we delve deep into our archives to bring you a selection of images taken in and around Watford by our staff photographers throughout the decades. We would love to hear from you if you are in any of these pictures. This week we take you back
Slavisa Jokanovic has warned his players there is no room for arrogance when Watford travel to Championship strugglers Millwall, with Hornets captain Troy Deeney claiming tomorrow’s match will be tougher than Monday’s crucial win over promotion rivals
There was a time, not that long ago, when Watford was awash with cinemas. Look through the pages of the Watford Observer in the 1930s and they were all there – including, from the late 1920s, the Plaza, sitting in the High Street at the corner
In Hertsmere there will also be a full council election on Thursday, May 7 and the results will be announced the following day. The candidates listed for election by ward are: Aldenham East (two councillors to be elected) Charles Goldstein
The candidates nominated for election for the Hertsmere constituency are: Oliver Dowden - Conservative Party Richard Butler -Labour Sophie Bowler - Liberal Democrats Frank Ward - UK Independent Party (UKIP)
Abbots Langley Cricket Club have appointed Barry Warner as their first team captain for the upcoming Herts League season. Matt Dunstone has stepped down from the role and Warner, who captained the side in the 1990s, has been placed in charge of
With voters facing one of the most unpredictable General Elections in a generation, there are also a number of council elections taking place in Three Rivers on May 7. Here is a list of candidates for each ward in Three Rivers: Abbots
A former military nurse suffering from ME is having her head shaved to raise £10,000 for research into the illness. Barbara Shuttleworth decided to go under the razor because her condition means she cannot do anything physically tiring to raise
An entry slip-road to the M25 is still closed after a lorry over-turned in Rickmansworth this morning. Hertfordshire Constabulary said the lorry rolled on to its side at around 7.30am this morning and police are still trying to recover the vehicle
A series of walks and volunteer days are being organised by Three Rivers District Council in conjunction with the Friends of The Withey Beds and the Friends of Croxley Common Moor. The first of the walks, at 10am on Sunday, April 19, will see Martin
The Hornets are planning to build a small spectator stand at their training ground so fans can watch games when the club joins the under-21 league structure. The Golden Boys have applied for Category 2 status as part of the Premier League’s Elite
A medical charity based in Northwood is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and is marking the milestone with the launch of an appeal to raise funds for a new state-of-the-art CT scanner. The Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, established by
More than 10,000 people were caught speeding in Hertsmere last year and a third of those were in Bushey. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the Watford Observer's sister paper, Borehamwood Times, show that a total of 10,034
If you’re sat comfy with your coffee and cornflakes I’ll begin?...although please try to crunch quietly. So, it’s been an eventful week, well, for someone with ME that is. Having uploaded my latest track TEARS to the BBC I had an email a few days
Somewhere in Essex or Hertfordshire, someone owns a new car – because of a big heart and a good sense of judgment. He, or she, is the winner in the car competition recently organised by the Society for the Aid of Thalidomide Children. Entrants
Watford captain Troy Deeney has won the Championship player of the month award for March after netting five times in as many outings. The 26-year-old forward beat off competition from Nottingham Forest’s Michail Antonio, Bournemouth’s Steve Cook
Watford are odds-on to maintain their automatic promotion push with a victory at third bottom Millwall this weekend. The Hornets are third in the Championship after losing just one of their last nine matches and impressed in a dominant home win
