Young people in Watford who are not in education, employment, or training, are being invited to join a free local programme run by the fire service. The Prince’s Trust free TEAM Programme is a 12-week course for 16-25-year olds to develop their
Bosses at a cancer centre are asking the public for their opinion in a review that could result in its relocation. Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood is continuing its review of services to modernise patient care and improve its facilities.
Police are investigating after wine, beer and a bunch of flowers were stolen from a service station. Hertfordshire Constabulary says the items were stolen from the BP service station on Uxbridge Road, Mill End, Rickmansworth, around 1.10pm on Sunday
A sea scout group that has made and distributed more than 1,800 face shields and two women who arranged food boxes and calls to the vulnerable have been nominated as community champions during the pandemic - but do you also know someone who has gone
A patient who has been at Watford General Hospital for more than two months has opened up on how he just wants to go home to his family. Rob Orton was admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 on November 4 and is on the slow road to recovery, but
Priti Patel said the UK has a “long way to go” before coronavirus restrictions can be eased. The Home Secretary said it was “too early” to discuss relaxing lockdown rules as Covid deaths and hospital admissions continue to surge across the country
A physician who faked insurance documents and “put patients at risk” will no longer be able to practise. Christopher Willis, 35, who formerly served as an Osteopath at The Better Health Clinic on Queens Road, has been removed from the Register
William Troost-Ekong has echoed the call of Watford head coach Xisco Munoz and urged the team to take their home form on the road. Speaking after last night's 1-0 victory over Barnsley, the Nigerian said that the team were aware of the importance
In recent weeks in the nostalgia pages of the Watford Observer, there have been numerous pictures as to how the pond in The Parade has changed since Queen Victoria was on the throne. Seeing pictures of the pond when it had a ramp sloping down from
Footage of platforms packed with commuters piling onto the London Underground has again emerged, raising questions about the safety of key workers. The images were taken on the Jubilee Line at East Ham on Monday morning, as rush-hour traffic congestion
Watford head coach Xisco Munoz has said he will stand by striker Andre Gray despite his continued poor run of form. The forward missed several good chances in the Hornets' 1-0 win over Barnsley on Tuesday night and has not scored since a win over
Several rapid coronavirus testing centres are opening in Hertfordshire from today for people with no symptoms of the disease. The council-run sites will offer free lateral flow tests which can detect whether someone has Covid within minutes.
A non-executive director on West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust's board has been promoted. Natalie Edwards has been appointed as a substantive non-executive director, giving her full voting rights. Her role is to hold executive directors
A man was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in the arm. Police were called to a parade of shops in Baldwins Lane in Croxley Green at around 2.30pm on Tuesday. A man was found injured and taken to hospital although his injuries are not
Almost half of all care homes in Hertfordshire are dealing with new outbreaks of Covid-19 – with 55 deaths recorded in the past week. That is not as high as at the peak of the first wave of the virus in April – when 169 care home residents died
Watford climbed up to third in the Championship with a battling 1-0 win over Barnsley at Vicarage Road. Here's how we rated their individual performances. Daniel Bachmann - 7.5 A calm and commanding performance from the keeper. Kiko
