Around £1 million has been awarded by the Government to support the adult social care sector in Hertfordshire as Omicron continues to spread. It is part of a total of £60 million of additional funding that is being given to local authorities for
Division One Chess United’s title challenge charge continued, but only after they came from two goals down to beat SOCA 3-2. SOCA gave their best performance of the season for the first hour of the game before being thwarted by a Chess comeback
Watford have this evening played down links to Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu. Reports in France earlier today claimed that a £3million deal for the Nigerian was "close" but club sources have this evening told the Watford Observer that a winger is
Watford's Mayor has marked the town's 100th year of being a borough by lighting a commemorative beacon. Peter Taylor said he was “delighted” to light the beacon at Watford Museum, which will kick-off a year of events celebrating the last century
More than 10,000 households in Watford could see their heating bills slashed if a ‘Robin Hood’ tax is placed on the super-profits of oil and gas firms. That is according to the Liberal Democrats, who say the proposed one-off levy could raise over
Tiago Cukur has returned to Watford after his loan spell at Doncaster Rovers was cut short. The Turkish youngster joined the Hornets last January as a free agent following his release by AZ Alkmaar. He was then sent out on loan to Doncaster
Watford Borough Council is set to increase burial fees after rejecting calls to freeze them this year amid the pandemic. Labour councillor Asif Khan branded the planned rise "cruel" after his proposal was blocked at a finance scrutiny committee
Watford's Moroccan players Imran Louza and Adam Masina kicked off their involvement in the African Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Ghana. Both were part of the starting XI, although Louza was substituted five minutes before Sofiane Boufal scored
Watford has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Hertfordshire as cases slowly start to drop in the county, latest data shows. Covid rates still remain incredibly high across Herts, with every district seeing more than 1,000 cases per 100,000
A report regarding the history of silver screen cinemas in Watford in the Watford Observer was not entirely accurate. The report says the Carlton cinema in Clarendon Road opened in 1921, however, if fails to mention that the Carlton cinema building
Watford winger Ismaila Sarr has travelled to Spain just short of a week after he left the club to join up with Senegal at the African Cup of Nations. He is now under the care of Dr Ramon Cugat, a knee specialist in Barcelona, who will assess his
A trespasser is causing severe delays to tube services this morning (Tuesday). TFL says a person has got onto the tracks in the Bayswater area. As a result, passengers in Watford and Harrow are facing disruption to their travels on the Metropolitan
Members of the Watford Observer’s nostalgia Facebook group have been reminiscing about how part of the town centre once looked after this picture was shared, including memories of an air raid shelter. Linzi Alder posted the photo of the Parade
Hertsmere has become one of the first councils in the UK to partner with the Energy Saving Trust to provide an energy efficiency app to residents and help them make energy savings. The free Hertfordshire Energy Advice Tool (HEAT) app gives a virtual
A couple who were told by the council that their newly-painted home was "unacceptable" have launched an appeal. Last summer, Watford Borough Council failed to back a decision by the owners to turn the colour of the front of their house in Oxhey
Watford MP Dean Russell has hosted the first meeting of his new 'green team' initiative which aims to give young people an opportunity to discuss important issues that matter to them. The project has a focus on environmental concerns and was inspired
Drivers may face delays to their journeys this morning (Tuesday) due to a crash on the M25. The incident has occurred anticlockwise between Junction 17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) and Junction 16 / M40. The anticlockwise #M25 is now
HS2 trains will be powered using zero-carbon electricity to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Government has revealed. Andrew Stephenson, the minister responsible for the high-speed railway, announced the commitment alongside a series of new measures
A man has been fined after he damaged a perfume display stand at a Boots store in Watford. Dean Joseph vandalised the stand when he went to the shop on December 2, 2021. On the same day the 45-year-old also attacked someone and was found with
Police have released the CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following an incident of criminal damage in Watford. Hertfordshire Constabulary says signs were damaged near the town hall end of Hempstead Road just after 9pm on Wednesday
Hundreds of thousands of pounds of council money has been spent over nearly two decades protecting a former school site, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The site in question is Little Furze School in South Oxhey which shut down in
