Sir Elton John has been presented with a medal by the US president for his work to end Aids and help those living with the condition.

Happy times, quiet times and sad times that are already assured of a place in history, the new challenge for Watford Observer Camera Club members is already being interpreted in a host of different ways.

Our front page story this week paints a bleak picture of what life in Watford town centre has become.

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If you have a loved one taking part in the London Marathon this October and want to find an easy way to see how they're getting on, then you are in luck.

Names are like the latest fashion trends in the way they become popular and work their way back around years later.

A fundraising event has collected £20,000 for people affected by the floods in Pakistan.

An injunction designed to block activists from carrying out “disruptive protests” on land along the entire route of the planned HS2 rail link has been granted by a High Court judge.

A man has been charged after armed police were called to reports of someone holding a gun by a busy roundabout.

Four high-end cars were stolen overnight in Bushey – sparking police to increase local night-time patrols.

Police have launched an investigation into a horrifying town centre assault in which a girl was repeatedly kicked in the head.

A primary school that had the worst possible Ofsted rating for three years has made some positive steps following another visit by inspectors.

The newly-appointed operator of the National Lottery has confirmed lottery headquarters will remain in Watford.

A Hertfordshire couple starred on Channel 4’s Grand Designs this week, which showed them levelling their £800k property and building a dream home.

A facelift for the heart of Watford, a second chance for the striker who would become a Hornets legend, plans to transform a former bank and a prize-winning bakery were among the stories making our headlines five and ten years ago this week.

Burglars broke into a mini-supermarket and got away with boxes of cash.

Two men have been arrested after reports of someone holding a gun by a busy roundabout in Hertfordshire.

A horrifying video has emerged of an assault on a young girl in Clarendon Road, while a group of kids stood around filming.

A crash has happened on a dual carriageway heading out of Watford this morning.

Another wave of changes to bus routes in and around the Watford area are set to take place next month.

Small business owners are forced to work 70-hour weeks past 60 to keep costs down as the government is forced to step in to halve bills.

A mum says her “mind has been blown” after she gave birth to both her daughters on her birthday 11 years apart.

Part of one of Watford’s busiest roads is among numerous streets in the town and surrounding areas set to be temporarily closed for roadworks.

A man has been arrested after 45 suspected stolen bikes were discovered in a Bushey garage.

New Ofsted reports have been released for primary schools in and around Watford with outcomes ranging from outstanding to requires improvement.

The tour marks the release of the band's seventh studio album 'The Car' which is set to be released on October 21. 

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has put an end to the top rate of income tax for the highest earners as he spent tens of billions of pounds in a “gamble” to increase growth during the cost-of-living crisis.

The drag performer George Ward, known by his stage name Cherry Valentine, has passed away at the age of 28, his family have announced.

Consumer expert Which? Money has reported that more than 50,000 Revolut customers have had their data exposed

Around a third of the 1,200 or so fines dished out to drivers caught by a new camera in Watford town centre were quashed.

The Watford Observer is again delighted to team up with its friends at Watford Museum to look at some structures or objects from the town’s past that have either disappeared or been relocated. Today we recall a farm that was located where two roads...

A Brit who was sentenced to death by pro-Russian forces after being captured in Ukraine is understood to be safely back in the UK.

Firefighters believe a blaze was "deliberate" after "swarming" Cassiobury Park to put it out.

A bus lane wrongly used by motorists that left one person fearing a child would be killed “will get an ANPR camera” introduced.

A man who needed years to recover from a brutal attack in Watford High Street is to take on the London Marathon in support of a hospital that saved his life.

A man has slammed police and the council over the “terrifying” lack of control and “unbearable” daily crime he has witnessed living in the town centre.

Thieves stole goods worth around £500 from a supermarket.

A Watford fast-food restaurant will host a grand opening with mystery guests.

One of Watford’s most highly rated restaurants has received a string of negative reviews with some branding its service “terrible”.

More than 1,000 fines were handed out in just a month to drivers who illegally entered a street in Watford.

A group of youths were seen throwing stones at passing cars before reportedly chucking them at a driver who confronted them.

New plans for a five-storey block of flats have been tabled after earlier designs were withdrawn amid fears of polluting water.

Your views could help to form bid proposals for financial support as the town looks to rejuvenate.

A father has slammed safety at an "extremely dangerous" junction after his children were left “petrified” by a horror crash.

The 80th Golden Globes are due to take place in 2023 and the exact date has now been revealed.

A great grandfather who enjoyed travelling and spending time with his family has died at the age of 93.

Many fans have already bought their copy of a book celebrating Watford’s centenary at Vicarage Road, but if you haven’t the pictures on this page give an indication of some of the great images it features.

Watford MP Dean Russell has been appointed to his first ministerial post.

Drivers are being warned of delays along one of Watford’s busiest roads because of roadworks.

Strict conditions have been revealed for a restaurant that was the subject of repeated noise complaints and alleged lockdown breaches to stay open.