Watford and Hemel Hempstead make Top 10 in Lambert Smith Hampton’s UK Vitality Index for 2023 – an annual health check of towns and cities outside of London, which unveils the country’s best places to live and work, with the strongest growth prospects.

The £20m major redevelopment project of ‘Inspire’ at Watford Business Park is now underway, with works taking place over the next year to create workspaces fit for the future.

Two previously unused buildings on the Rothamsted campus in Harpenden have had a new lease of life, with support from LEP investment, as a world-class base for businesses in the growing agri-tech sector.