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  • Deeney named in PFA Championship team

    Troy Deeney’s memorable weekend has continued after he was named in the Professional Footballers' Association Championship Team of the Year. Having captained and scored in Watford’s promotion-clinching 2-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion

  • Watford observed - April stories

    A Croxley Green pop singer was the hero of a dramatic bid to save the life of a man trapped inside a blazing bookmaker’s shop in Central London on Monday. Jakko Jakszyk, who lives in Durrants Drive, used a crowbar to smash the glass door of William

  • Watford 'in the best shape ever'

    Sir Elton John has spoken of his happiness at Watford winning promotion and believes the club “is in the best shape ever”. The music star and life-long fan was chairman when the Hornets embarked on their famous rise to the top tier of English football

  • Labour and Lib Dems in war of words over election leaflets

    A row has erupted between Labour and the Liberal Democrats over the election leaflets and letters being posted through voters’ doors. Labour said the Lib Dems had been "dishonest" in a letter to residents but the Lib Dems hit back and accused their

  • And the Beatles goes on...

    Twelve years on from the start of Beatlemania Derek Mead is still their number one fan. And to prove it he will play their records non-stop for four weeks when he makes an attempt on the world disco record. Amateur disc jockey Derek, 23, a carpenter

  • Watford woman shaves her head for charity

    A woman from watford shaved her head for two charities yesterday. Krissie Power, of Whippendell Road, decided to cut all her hair off after she raised more than £1,700 for her Dad's bucket list. Ms Power's father, who suffers from MS was recently

  • BALLOT: Who was your man of the match at Brighton?

    It was a team performance that fired Watford to a 2-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion and, ultimately, a return to the Premier League but there were a number of key individual displays that stood out in the victory. Skipper Troy Deeney again

  • Looking back: April 26, 1985

    Elton John is poised to sink another £1 million of his own money into Watford Football Club to help pay for the £3 million stand development at the club’s Vicarage Road ground. “My wife, my career and Watford Football Club are what my life is all

  • Ighalo backs Hornets to hold their own in the Premier League

    Odion Ighalo has achieved his dream of reaching the Premier League and the Watford striker believes the Hornets will be capable of remaining in the top flight. The Golden Boys clinched automatic promotion from the Championship yesterday after holding