More and more people have been scammed by being told they will be billed for an Amazon Prime subscription. Hertfordshire Constabulary says it has seen an increase in reports of people receiving the fraudulent phone messages across the county.
You might consider yourself a law-abiding citizen, but there are many crimes you are probably not aware of. We've compiled a list of offences that almost everyone will have committed at some point or other – without ever knowing they were crimes
Glass was left scattered on the floor after parts of a bus stop was smashed. A bus stop on St Albans Road just outside the North Watford Post office was left damaged with shattered shards of glass left by the bus stop on the evening of Wednesday
People would rather pay more council tax than lose services, a survey by Hertfordshire County Council suggests. The county council launched the survey in October as part of its annual budget-setting process. It asked residents if they would support
Hertfordshire County Council could increase its share of tax by 3.99 per cent in spring. The council revealed its plans for the 2020/21 financial year in a draft budget that has been backed by its cabinet and will be scrutinised in the next five
Arriva is looking for new drivers for its upcoming dial-a-ride service. Starting from March 23, Watford will have a flexible dial-a-ride minibus service using ArrivaClick. Seven private minibuses that can seat up to 15 people each will be operating
Watford’s Premier League clash with Leicester City at Vicarage Road in March has been moved forward for live domestic TV broadcast. The match will now kick-off at 12.30pm on Saturday, March 14, instead of 3pm, and will be shown on BT Sport.
Marvin Zeegelaar is an Udinese player once again, after completing a permanent move from Watford. The 29-year-old spent time on loan with the fellow Pozzo-owned club last season and the Watford Observer understands he has already travelled to Italy
As the death toll from the new coronavirus climbs, questions remain about how it spread to humans and how much of a threat it poses across the world. Cases have been confirmed in the US, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, while there are understood
A council claims it is being targeted by the Government to approve more and more planning applications because of the amount of brownfield land it has. Watford Borough Council says it has “limited scope” to turn down applications that sit in previously
The General Election result was devastating for Labour. The party lost the support of voters who have only ever voted Labour before. I first stood for election here in the European elections in 2009 and I have learnt much from promoting Labour in my
Watford midfielder Kaylen Hinds spoke of his pride at marking his senior debut in last night's FA Cup match with Tranmere Rovers with a goal, even though he ended up on the losing side. The 21-year-old was introduced at half-time in the third round
A former teacher and historian who was a guiding light of Three Rivers Museum was the “personification” of Rickmansworth community spirit. Barbara Owen died on December 23, 2019 aged 98 after spending her last few weeks at Watford General Hospital
Reducing waste collections to once fortnightly and imposing a charge for green bins makes no sense and points to a lack of insight into a fundamentally flawed system. Green waste is the one area the council could make profitable by turning waste
Links between Watford and Tottenham Hotspur defender Danny Rose are today being played down, but the Hornets could still be active in the market. Sky Sports is reporting that Watford are one of six Premier League clubs interested in the England
There will be no trip to Wembley for Watford this season after they fell at the first hurdle against League One Tranmere Rovers. While Premier League may be the priority for the Hornets this season, the game at Prenton Park will still be seen as
Nigel Pearson said his young Watford players who featured in the 2-1 extra-time FA Cup replay defeat at Tranmere Rovers were given an "introduction to men's football". The Hornets fielded a team mainly consisting of first-team fringe players and
Good morning, here are the traffic updates for this Friday. Traffic There are delays on the M25 approaching the roadworks anticlockwise between J25 A10 (Enfield) and J24 A111 / A1005 (Potters Bar). The A41 Southbound at M25 J20 also has
