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Fewer Covid-19 patients in PAH as cases drop in all five council areas it serves

Fewer Covid-19 patients in PAH as cases drop in all five council areas it serves

The general hospital for the Stortford area had 210 Covid patients on Jan 5 – double the number on Boxing Day – and on Jan 12 the number was 188.

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Flood wardens on standby again amid amber warning of heavy snow

Flood wardens on standby again amid amber warning of heavy snow

Flood wardens on standby again amid amber warning of heavy snow

Volunteers and Stansted Parish Council keeping an eye on water levels in village to avoid repeat of 2014 Lower Street floods.

Green light for garden waste collection charges in East Herts

Green light for garden waste collection charges in East Herts

Green light for garden waste collection charges in East Herts

Alongside the £49-a-year charge for households that opt in to the service, the council's focus will be on reducing residents' food waste.

Mum steps up to give support to heroic hospital staff

Mum steps up to give support to heroic hospital staff

Mum steps up to give support to heroic hospital staff

Leila-Marie Bruce appealed for donations for hospital staff after speaking to her friend, who works in Princess Alexandra's cancer unit.

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Community rallies after burglars steal food from village pub again

Community rallies after burglars steal food from village pub again

Community rallies after burglars steal food from village pub again

Intruders broke into Crown Inn in Elsenham for second time in a month, leaving publican despairing.

Award for police officer who led armed drugs raids in Sawbridgeworth

Award for police officer who led armed drugs raids in Sawbridgeworth

Award for police officer who led armed drugs raids in Sawbridgeworth

PC Shelley Marshall was honoured for an operation which resulted in two arrests and class A drugs, cash and phones being seized.

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jeremy Goldsmith was offered the animatronic prop used in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster for his House on the Hill Toy Museum.

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Parents' grateful for help after son falls in icy lake at Southern Country Park

Parents' grateful for help after son falls in icy lake at Southern Country Park

Parents' grateful for help after son falls in icy lake at Southern Country Park

When six-year-old Hillmead pupil Henry Fisk fell in the water, kind-hearted bystanders were quick to offer help.

Have your say on £56 Herts County Council tax rise

Have your say on £56 Herts County Council tax rise

Have your say on £56 Herts County Council tax rise

Householders have three weeks to take part in an online consultation before the precept is set on February 23.
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Tennis club's padel courts would bring the spirit of Acapulco to Bishop's Stortford

Tennis club's padel courts would bring the spirit of Acapulco to Bishop's Stortford

Founded on the beaches of Acapulco in Mexico by businessman Enrique Corcuera, the sport of padel is popular on the Continent

New Bishop's Stortford Golf Club junior captain George to show he's made of Wright stuff

New Bishop's Stortford Golf Club junior captain George to show he's made of Wright stuff

New Bishop's Stortford Golf Club junior captain George to show he's made of Wright stuff

George Wright has been named Bishop's Stortford Golf Club's new junior captain – and he wants to mark his year in charge with an international call-up

Blues could see their Isthmian League, Premier Division campaign declared null and void

Blues could see their Isthmian League, Premier Division campaign declared null and void

Blues could see their Isthmian League, Premier Division campaign declared null and void

Bishop's Stortford might not play another competitive match this season if the 2020-21 Isthmian League season is cancelled with immediate effect

Fencing club foiled as council parries bid to open base without planning consent

Fencing club foiled as council parries bid to open base without planning consent

Fencing club foiled as council parries bid to open base without planning consent

Stort Valley Sabre asked East Herts for certificate of lawfulness to use industrial unit in Stortford formerly used by tiling and flooring firm.

Third lockdown means BSCFC, Real Stortford and Thorley Manor youngsters back on sidelines

Third lockdown means BSCFC, Real Stortford and Thorley Manor youngsters back on sidelines

Third lockdown means BSCFC, Real Stortford and Thorley Manor youngsters back on sidelines

Boys and girls are once again facing an enforced break following the postponement of youth football fixtures.
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WHAT'S ON

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jeremy Goldsmith was offered the animatronic prop used in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster for his House on the Hill Toy Museum.

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

In the latest in our series of articles on items at Bishop's Stortford Museum, Colin Burrowes looks at documents from the early days of Kings Cottages

The children's and young adult page-turners that are certain to be real crowd-pleasers in 2021

The children's and young adult page-turners that are certain to be real crowd-pleasers in 2021

The children's and young adult page-turners that are certain to be real crowd-pleasers in 2021

The Lipstick, How Do You Make a Rainbow? and Johnny Ball: Undercover Football Genius among the children's books to look out for in 2021

Brohmon brings a taste of Bengal to Bishop's Stortford

Brohmon brings a taste of Bengal to Bishop's Stortford

Brohmon brings a taste of Bengal to Bishop's Stortford

Stansted restaurateur Karim Ullah: "We're delighted to finally have a place where we can serve our food to everyone in Bishop's Stortford."

Michelle releases first book – 9 years after being inspired at Stortford literature festival

Michelle releases first book – 9 years after being inspired at Stortford literature festival

Michelle releases first book – 9 years after being inspired at Stortford literature festival

Comedy novel is about a man called Terry Shufflebottom whose fridge freezer grants him magic powers.
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LIFESTYLE

Christmas shop window contest brings consolation for salon that's been shut more than it's been open

Christmas shop window contest brings consolation for salon that's been shut more than it's been open

Annabelle's, the High Street hair and beauty salon that opened 16 days before first lockdown, wins 11th annual contest in support of Isabel Hospice.

Picture special: Mother Nature at Father Christmas time in the Stortford area

Picture special: Mother Nature at Father Christmas time in the Stortford area

Picture special: Mother Nature at Father Christmas time in the Stortford area

A gallery of 18 photos taken by members of the Stortford Nature Facebook group in a five-mile radius of Bishop's Stortford over Christmas.

Toy appeal: Indie readers 'save Christmas' for more than 300 children

Toy appeal: Indie readers 'save Christmas' for more than 300 children

Toy appeal: Indie readers 'save Christmas' for more than 300 children

Community rallies to Sally Army's cry by donating thousands of toys and over £10,000 to provide Christmas dinner for 125 families.

Stortford café providing mental health support for teenagers in Covid crisis

Stortford café providing mental health support for teenagers in Covid crisis

Stortford café providing mental health support for teenagers in Covid crisis

Thirst Youth Café provides a safe space for young people to meet and make friends, helping to reduce social isolation.

Mistake on Stortford war memorial set to be fixed after 100 years

Mistake on Stortford war memorial set to be fixed after 100 years

Mistake on Stortford war memorial set to be fixed after 100 years

The century-old error concerning 21-year-old Charles Tharby on the Castle Gardens cenotaph was noticed during First World War research.
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