Watford went to the polls to elect a new mayor in May, and Liberal Democrat Peter Taylor emerged triumphant.

Mr Taylor replaced Dorothy Thornhill as the elected mayor of Watford, winning overall with 15,931 votes under the supplementary

voting system.

The first preference figures revealed he had 13,274 votes, Cllr Jagtar Singh Dhindsa has 9,223 and Mr Jabbour had 4,787 votes.

After the second count it was announced he was victorious after Cllr Singh Dhindsa received 9,951 second preference votes.

Campaigners called for cameras and a new crossing at a “dangerous” dual carriageway where a six-year-old

boy was hit by a car.

There were demands for safety measures, including a lower speed limit, on the A405 in Watford between the A41 and St Albans Road after a child suffered head injuries when he was hit by a car on the crossing near McDonald's.

Newly elected mayor Peter Taylor said a light rail or tram system could be built as an alternative to the Metropolitan Line Extension.

He said he was in discussions to look at alternative ways to create a transport link that runs all the way to Watford Junction.

It was revealed that nearly £1.5 million of developers’ cash to pay for infrastructure had been spent on the Met Line extension.

As the month ended, the Watford Observer launched a campaign to buy new cots for babies.

Katherine ward, the pre-natal ward at Watford General Hospital, needed to buy 26 new cribs as current ones are broken and old.

Each cot costs £500 to £700 and it could take around a year to raise the £18,000 we need to make a difference.

We pledged to help the woman who founded the project, healthcare assistant Jacqueline Fitzsimons, reach that target.