The season may be only three games old but the qualities which pleased Rob Edwards most about Watford’s performance had a familiar ring to them following the 1-0 victory over Burnley. Tom Cleverley scored what proved to be the winner in first-half
Watford sit top of the early-season Championship table tonight after displaying plenty of character, grit and desire to hold on with ten men and beat Burnley 1-0. Captain and birthday boy Tom Cleverley scored what proved to be the winner in first-half
Watford striker Ashley Fletcher has completed a loan move to Wigan Athletic for the rest of the season. The Watford Observer reported earlier today that the 26-year-old was poised to move to the DW Stadium and the move has now been confirmed by
A criminal has been jailed after they changed their plea over an assault. Kerry Crossley-Reynolds, 39, admitted to the common assault of a man in South Oxhey on March 18. They changed their plea to guilty when they appeared in St Albans Magistrates
The family of a “multitalented” 14-year-old boy whose body was found in a Hertfordshire lake have paid tribute to him. Police were called to North Met Lake, off Cadmore Lane, Cheshunt, on Monday (August 8) to reports of the teenager not resurfacing
A former British embassy guard evacuated to the UK from Afghanistan has asked how much longer he can expect to live in a hotel with his heavily pregnant wife and toddler. Faiz Mohammad Seddeqi, 30, has been staying in a hotel within the Watford
A drought has been declared in Hertfordshire following the country’s driest summer for 50 years. The conditions, which have almost completely deprived some areas of rainfall, have prompted the National Drought Group (NDG) to move the county into
Watford striker Ashley Fletcher is set to join Championship rivals Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan, the Watford Observer understands. The former Middlesbrough forward has been looking for a new club since returning from New York Red Bulls
Pontus Dahlberg is happy to be home after completing a permanent move back to IFK Gothenburg. The 23-year-old goalkeeper left the Swedish club to move to Watford in January 2018 and his return for an undisclosed sum was confirmed yesterday, with
A keen walker teamed up with a rambling organisation to save community access to a treasured woodland. Back in 2015, the landowner of Park Wood, off Ragged Hall Lane in Chiswell Green, decided to enclose the woods and prevent access. Jeff Bates
Children have been left in tears as families were forced to give up their cats because they can no longer afford to look after them. Precious Paws Cat Rescue in Rickmansworth has taken in so many cats in recent weeks that it has had to close its
Watford are close to completing the signing of striker Keinan Davis on loan from Aston Villa. The 24-year-old is undergoing a medical at London Colney and the Watford Observer understands the forward is poised to complete a season-long switch to
Rob Edwards says the signing of Hamza Choudhury will be a huge boost to the club off the field as well as on it. The 24-year-old joined on a season-long loan on Wednesday from Leicester City, with Watford also having an option to buy. Another
A road is set to be closed for the next two weekends because of construction work on one of Watford's tallest towers. Clarendon Road will be shut this weekend as well as the following weekend near the junction with Watford ring road at Beechen
Watford’s Carabao Cup second round tie with MK Dons will be played on Tuesday, August 23 at Vicarage Road with a 7.45pm kick-off. Tickets for the first competitive meeting between the two clubs will be on sale to season-ticket holders from noon
Bus workers in Hertfordshire are set to strike, with “severe disruption” expected. Around 900 bus workers in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire voted to strike over pay. Unite said Arriva's offer to drivers, admin staff, engineers
The last few weeks have seen heat, sweat and dryness across Watford, with the Met Office placing another warning for extreme heat in the region, seeing hot temperatures continue. And as much as we might all like a break from the continued heat
Watford are continuing discussions with Nottingham Forest over the potential transfer of Emmanuel Dennis, but talks are not as far advanced as some outlets are suggesting, the Watford Observer understands. Although the striker has been expected
Rob Edwards is looking forward to locking horns with an international team-mate when Burnley visit Watford in the Championship. Vincent Kompany is the manager of the Clarets, the former Manchester City and Belgium star having been given the job
Dog walkers have cancelled walks and said it’s “absolutely mad” to take animals on pavements during the heatwave. Precious Pups Dog Walking Bushey announced on Facebook that “due to extreme temperatures, all walks are cancelled on Thursday and
A 32-year-old man who stole fuel on four separate occasions has been fined. Josh Cattemull took fuel without paying at the BP garage in Uxbridge Road in Mill End, Rickmansworth on March 23, May 2, May 11 and May 17 last year. Cattemull, of
Water company bosses are being urged to impose an England-wide hosepipe ban as Hertfordshire chalk streams are said to be “very low”. The Wildlife Trusts said action to reduce water use and pollution is needed to help the natural world, which has
