Senior councillors have given the green light to push forward with plans to regenerate the area around Watford town hall. Watford Borough Council says its "ambitious" newly renamed Town Hall Quarter programme will "transform" the area around the
The Watford Observer has teamed up with Watford Museum and its curator Sarah Priestley to take a journey back to the town’s past through items or places of historical significance. The 21st item in ‘a history of Watford in 50 objects’ is a clue
Hertfordshire’s Liberal Democrat leader has welcomed Transport for London’s (TfL) U-turn on plans to make its stations cashless. Proposals to ban cash from all TfL stations – as a way of limiting the spread of Covid-19 – has been scrapped after
Glenn Murray is currently training alone with Watford as a solution to his future is sought. The striker signed on a season long loan from Brighton and Hove Albion at the beginning of the campaign, but is now looking to leave after being used sparingly
A Watford FC fan will be “showing love” for the NHS by running a socially distanced half marathon on Valentine's Day to raise money and awareness for it. Greg Bishop will be running across three hospitals in Hertfordshire on February 14 to show
Xisco Munoz has demanded "change" from his Watford players away from home as he looks to tackle their main issue this season. The Hornets’ home form is the best in the Championship, but on the road they have struggled, picking up just two wins so
A man recognised by millions, but known by few - the carrier of the placard ‘It’s Going to Get Worse’ - died last week at the age of 73. Bob Rogers was an unofficial custodian and historian of Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park, with where he has been
Adam Masina is seeking personal improvement, while hoping Watford gain enough confidence to produce better performances. Speaking ahead of a potentially tough trip to Stoke City tomorrow evening, the full-back said he was focused on improving his
Hundreds of BP customers may have accidentally won £2,000-worth of reward points, following a competition glitch. Customers for the oil and gas company were mistakenly given receipts claiming that they won 400,000 BP reward points as part of its
A council is urging people not to get complacent as coronavirus case rates continue to drop. England’s third national lockdown appears to be having a positive effect on the number of cases in Hertfordshire, with infection rates across the county
My late father worked for a dissolved Scottish transport company called Smith of Maddiston as a trunk driver based at Stockton on Tees in the north east. He worked constant nights in the late 1960s taking loads from Stockton to St Albans, then
Watford striker Stipe Perica is hoping to be available again early next month after returning to solo training. Last week head coach Xisco Munoz said he had hoped the Croatian would be available again sooner, but an injury update released by the
Police in Hertfordshire have been coughed on, spat at or bitten in more than 100 attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show. The Police Federation of England and Wales say the attacks show "we are living in a more violent society which
Parts of Hertfordshire County Council’s headquarters site could be sold off, leased or redeveloped as part of a review of working practices, it has emerged. Under normal circumstances, County Hall in Hertford is used by more than 2,000 council
