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County steps up the search for new recycling centre site

County steps up the search for new recycling centre site

Discussions with landowners of industrial estates in Bishops Stortford have recently been commissioned.

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Two vans raided during the same day in Bishop's Stortford

Two vans raided during the same day in Bishop's Stortford

Two vans raided during the same day in Bishop's Stortford

One of the van owners lost his £1,000 collection of tools while parked in Grange Paddocks.

Great British Bake Off: Stortford florists provide bouquets for finalists

Great British Bake Off: Stortford florists provide bouquets for finalists

Great British Bake Off: Stortford florists provide bouquets for finalists

Elegant Stems daughter and mother Carla and Jan Zelezinski were given floral brief for finale of TV series filmed at Down Hall Hotel.

Police search for suspects and victim 'stabbed in leg' in fight in car

Police search for suspects and victim 'stabbed in leg' in fight in car

Police search for suspects and victim 'stabbed in leg' in fight in car

Officers were called with a report of a group of young men fighting in a car in the car park behind Tesco Express.

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Councils' £132,000 safer shopping measures for their town centres

Councils' £132,000 safer shopping measures for their town centres

Councils' £132,000 safer shopping measures for their town centres

As well as a Shop Safe Shop Local campaign, the money will pay for new planters, barriers, signs and sanitisers in East and North Herts.

Two police officers sacked for gross misconduct over WhatsApp messages

Two police officers sacked for gross misconduct over WhatsApp messages

Two police officers sacked for gross misconduct over WhatsApp messages

Essex duo Sgt Matthew Parker and PC Robert Fraser were part of group where discriminatory and derogatory images and memes were shared.

Tesco shopper loses £800 after pickpocket steals his wallet

Tesco shopper loses £800 after pickpocket steals his wallet

Tesco shopper loses £800 after pickpocket steals his wallet

An 89-year-old woman was the victim of a purse thief at Thorley Park Sainsbury's.

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Covid-19 disrupts postal deliveries as 37 Royal Mail staff sent home to self-isolate

Covid-19 disrupts postal deliveries as 37 Royal Mail staff sent home to self-isolate

Five staff at Sawbridgeworth sorting office tested positive, resulting in 37 colleagues being sent home and disruption to deliveries.

Give the gift of friendship in a shoebox for an elderly person this Christmas

Give the gift of friendship in a shoebox for an elderly person this Christmas

Give the gift of friendship in a shoebox for an elderly person this Christmas

We're looking for Indie readers to fill 140 shoeboxes with small treats and a message, to be delivered to the Welbeloved Club's elderly members.
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Blues get FA Trophy date as they prepare to restart season

Blues get FA Trophy date as they prepare to restart season

Bishop's Stortford are set to resume their campaign with a trip to Haringey Borough in the Buildbase FA Trophy on Tuesday December 8

Tom Coleman and Marcus Cattell ready for anything as 'one club' ethos keeps spirits high at BSRFC

Tom Coleman and Marcus Cattell ready for anything as 'one club' ethos keeps spirits high at BSRFC

Tom Coleman and Marcus Cattell ready for anything as 'one club' ethos keeps spirits high at BSRFC

Bishop's Stortford playing member and aspiring journalist Sam Watt catches up with the joint head coaches to discuss a tough first season in charge

Generous supporters throw Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club a vital crowdfunding lifeline

Generous supporters throw Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club a vital crowdfunding lifeline

Generous supporters throw Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club a vital crowdfunding lifeline

Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club, which has been operating in the town since 1884, is dreaming big again after raising vital funds to keep it afloat

Training videos on Facebook are giving Thorley Manor kids a lockdown boost

Training videos on Facebook are giving Thorley Manor kids a lockdown boost

Training videos on Facebook are giving Thorley Manor kids a lockdown boost

Thorley Manor players are keeping their eyes on the ball during lockdown thanks to the club's online Quick Coach training videos

Bishop's Stortford looking for new academy recruits as they develop next generation of stars

Bishop's Stortford looking for new academy recruits as they develop next generation of stars

Bishop's Stortford looking for new academy recruits as they develop next generation of stars

The programme, run in partnership with Birchwood High School, gives youngsters the chance to improve their skills and further their education
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No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

'Decadent and bawdy' cabaret-style show in Stortford features panto staples of comedy, song, dance and audience participation.

Great British Bake Off: Stortford florists provide bouquets for finalists

Great British Bake Off: Stortford florists provide bouquets for finalists

Great British Bake Off: Stortford florists provide bouquets for finalists

Elegant Stems daughter and mother Carla and Jan Zelezinski were given floral brief for finale of TV series filmed at Down Hall Hotel.

Sisters draw on their Audley End childhoods for their Christmas story

Sisters draw on their Audley End childhoods for their Christmas story

Sisters draw on their Audley End childhoods for their Christmas story

Amanda and Emma Neville co-write A Christmas Catastrophe in the Enchanted Audley End Woods, featuring their father's miniature railway.

Mind-boggling, eye-popping fact books are Christmas gifts that keep on giving

Mind-boggling, eye-popping fact books are Christmas gifts that keep on giving

Mind-boggling, eye-popping fact books are Christmas gifts that keep on giving

Weird But True and Ripley's Believe It or Not among the fact books recommended for Christmas by Bishop's Stortford College librarian Lizzie Hall

Nature Notes: Kingfisher on the Stort and a kestrel rescue in the Hadhams

Nature Notes: Kingfisher on the Stort and a kestrel rescue in the Hadhams

Nature Notes: Kingfisher on the Stort and a kestrel rescue in the Hadhams

Flock of siskins, first woodcock of the season and kingfisher highlights of Jono Forgham's return stroll from Twyford Locks to Great Hallingbury.
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LIFESTYLE

Give the gift of friendship in a shoebox for an elderly person this Christmas

Give the gift of friendship in a shoebox for an elderly person this Christmas

We're looking for Indie readers to fill 140 shoeboxes with small treats and a message, to be delivered to the Welbeloved Club's elderly members.

New parents able to meet for walks and talks in Bishop's Stortford

New parents able to meet for walks and talks in Bishop's Stortford

New parents able to meet for walks and talks in Bishop's Stortford

Ruth Bates leads a new NCT group which gives parents and carers the chance to meet for socially distanced strolls around Castle Park.

How I got round gym closure to give retired dentist a new exercise drill at home

How I got round gym closure to give retired dentist a new exercise drill at home

How I got round gym closure to give retired dentist a new exercise drill at home

Stortford movement specialist Michael Jelbart explains how, with a little education and support, home can be the perfect training zone.

Father Christmas returns to Jackson Square for 'gifts for seniors' scheme

Father Christmas returns to Jackson Square for 'gifts for seniors' scheme

Father Christmas returns to Jackson Square for 'gifts for seniors' scheme

Children are invited to take a gift for an older person to Santa's grotto and in return they will receive their own present.

High Wych couple spearhead Hertfordshire foster carers campaign

High Wych couple spearhead Hertfordshire foster carers campaign

High Wych couple spearhead Hertfordshire foster carers campaign

Foster carers Alan and Dawn Ashworth are joined in a video for new recruitment campaign by Luke, the first boy they helped, who's now 22.
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