First Page Of Watford Observer

This scanned image is from the first page of the Watford observer. When looking at this page there are the normal conventions, such as a the date line, page number, email adress, written in columns with the sub-headings larger and bolder than the article itself. This page is of the local crimes that have been committed in the past week, this is a very unconventional content in a newspaper, especially for the first page. There is an advertisement in the middle and top of the page of a Hair salon that is sponsoring this article, it stands out especially as it is the only image on the page that is in color. The two articles on the right side are also crime related, "praise for sharp-eyed neighbours" and "smoker is fined for dropped butt. This page gives the impression that this would be a rough area as there are this many crimes made in one week, it also gives the impression that the local people are interested in the crimes in there area.