The ''Watford Observer'' is a weekly local newspaper, published by Newsquest. It serves the town of

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

in southwest Hertfordshire, as well as the surrounding area. The paper covers local news, politics and sport, including the town's largest football club Watford FC.

History

The ''Watford Observer and General Advertiser for Watford, Bushey and Rickmansworth'' was first published on 24 January 1863 by Samuel Alexander Peacock, the son of John Peackock, a local bookbinder. In the early years of the 20th century it took over a number of other local titles including ''The Watford Leader and West Herts News'' was renamed ''The West Herts and Watford Observer''. Its circulation covered Watford, Bushey, Rickmansworth, Harrow, St Albans, Tring and Chesham. The newspaper had a weekly circulation of 14,869 in the first six months of 2012. The ''Watford Observer'' also publishes a free paper, appropriately named the ''Watford Free''.

References

Companies based in Watford Newspapers published in Hertfordshire Newspapers published by Newsquest Newspapers established in 1863 Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1863 establishments in England {{UK-newspaper-stub