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Stortford surgeries team up to give 2,000 patients flu jabs at football club

Stortford surgeries team up to give 2,000 patients flu jabs at football club

Church Street and South Street practices to hold 'invitation only' vaccinations at Bishop's Stortford FC over three days.

Stortford GPs' crucial plea to residents as they brace for rise in Covid cases

Stortford GPs' crucial plea to residents as they brace for rise in Covid cases

Stortford GPs' crucial plea to residents as they brace for rise in Covid cases

Dr Sian Stanley: "We need patients to work with us to help us deliver the right care to the right patients at the right time."

Hunt for wanted Stortford man after car knocks police officer to the ground

Hunt for wanted Stortford man after car knocks police officer to the ground

Hunt for wanted Stortford man after car knocks police officer to the ground

Police appeal to trace Edward Price, 19, after vehicle is driven at officer in town centre on Thursday evening.

Gang who ran £60m drug smuggling ring from Hunsdon farm jailed for total of 50 years

Gang who ran £60m drug smuggling ring from Hunsdon farm jailed for total of 50 years

Gang who ran £60m drug smuggling ring from Hunsdon farm jailed for total of 50 years

Hertford ringleader, 50, who ran operation from Spain on encrypted phones which cost £15,000 per contract, sentenced to 21 years.

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Stansted school followed guidance after pupil's positive Covid test

Stansted school followed guidance after pupil's positive Covid test

Stansted school followed guidance after pupil's positive Covid test

The Year 6 boy had stayed at home to self-isolate so the school was advised it could keep the class bubble open.

Rising Covid-19 rates in Broxbourne prompt 'local lockdown' warning

Rising Covid-19 rates in Broxbourne prompt 'local lockdown' warning

Rising Covid-19 rates in Broxbourne prompt 'local lockdown' warning

Councils warn: “If we don't get a grip on the number of cases increasing in the district, then we may be forced to introduce tougher measures."

Stortford MP vows to repeat virtual jobs fair after inaugural event's 'triumph'

Stortford MP vows to repeat virtual jobs fair after inaugural event's 'triumph'

Stortford MP vows to repeat virtual jobs fair after inaugural event's 'triumph'

In all, 27 employers and support organisations were represented at Julie Marson's virtual employment and apprenticeships event.

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Woman moved by three deaths in 10 days to offer mental health 'first aid'

Woman moved by three deaths in 10 days to offer mental health 'first aid'

Woman moved by three deaths in 10 days to offer mental health 'first aid'

Elaine Knibbs formed volunteer group Let's Talk, Stansted! to be a 'first port of call' for those suffering alone with their mental health.

Parkinality: 'Thanks to those who helped out when we ate out'

Parkinality: 'Thanks to those who helped out when we ate out'

Parkinality: 'Thanks to those who helped out when we ate out'

Julie Walker, who lives with Parkinson's disease, reflects on her Eat Out to Help Out experiences, including a cocktail incident at Peach
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SPORT

Jack Giddens is Blues' penalty hero in FA Cup victory over Welwyn Garden City

Jack Giddens is Blues' penalty hero in FA Cup victory over Welwyn Garden City

Jack Giddens was the Bishop's Stortford hero as he helped them defeat Welwyn Garden City in the Emirates FA Cup, first qualifying round

Jack Mitchell secures Stansted a hard-fought FA Cup success at Coggeshall Town

Jack Mitchell secures Stansted a hard-fought FA Cup success at Coggeshall Town

Jack Mitchell secures Stansted a hard-fought FA Cup success at Coggeshall Town

Jack Mitchell struck just before half time as Stansted pulled off an excellent 1-0 win at Coggeshall Town in the FA Cup, first qualifying round

Former Birchwood High School student Ashley Sutton takes the BTCC lead at Thruxton

Former Birchwood High School student Ashley Sutton takes the BTCC lead at Thruxton

Former Birchwood High School student Ashley Sutton takes the BTCC lead at Thruxton

Ashley Sutton moved to the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship summit with a trio of top-five finishes at Thruxton

Roar-some young golfer Ben Stebbings beats Tiger Woods' hole-in-one feat at Ash Valley

Roar-some young golfer Ben Stebbings beats Tiger Woods' hole-in-one feat at Ash Valley

Roar-some young golfer Ben Stebbings beats Tiger Woods' hole-in-one feat at Ash Valley

Northgate Primary School pupil Ben Stebbings got one over legend Tiger Woods by bagging a hole in one at the age of just seven at Ash Valley Golf Club

Six-goal Tom goes Wild as BSCFC under-14 Wanderers give Biggleswade a 13-0 thrashing

Six-goal Tom goes Wild as BSCFC under-14 Wanderers give Biggleswade a 13-0 thrashing

Six-goal Tom goes Wild as BSCFC under-14 Wanderers give Biggleswade a 13-0 thrashing

Tom Wildman King hit Biggleswade for six as he led Bishop's Stortford Community Football Club under-14 Wanderers to a huge 13-0 win
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WHAT'S ON

Nature Notes: The Gibberd Garden serves up a real feast for the eyes

Nature Notes: The Gibberd Garden serves up a real feast for the eyes

Jono Forgham spots a host of birds and other wildlife on a walk around the landscape designed by one of the 20th century's greatest architects

Picture gallery: Art society's Eileen Valder lets her imagination run riot with colour

Picture gallery: Art society's Eileen Valder lets her imagination run riot with colour

Picture gallery: Art society's Eileen Valder lets her imagination run riot with colour

Bishop's Stortford Art Society club secretary and former hairdressing and beauty business owner Eileen Valder shares her love of painting

What to read to learn why being a bully at school is really not cool

What to read to learn why being a bully at school is really not cool

What to read to learn why being a bully at school is really not cool

Bishop's Stortford College Pre Prep School librarian Lizzie Hall gives her recommended reading to help children understand subject of bullying better

Plant to Plate: Sweetcorn provides a ray of sunshine on a host of dishes

Plant to Plate: Sweetcorn provides a ray of sunshine on a host of dishes

Plant to Plate: Sweetcorn provides a ray of sunshine on a host of dishes

Top chef Alistair Dibbs, from Little Hallingbury, shares his recipe for sweetcorn and basil soup with goats' cheese and pesto bruschetta

Saffron Hall to reopen for live classical and jazz performances

Saffron Hall to reopen for live classical and jazz performances

Saffron Hall to reopen for live classical and jazz performances

Saffron Walden concert hall to welcome back audiences from October 9 with aim of being 'beacon of hope' for performers and other venues.
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LIFESTYLE

Retune team's £40,000 app mission to bring mental harmony to millions

Retune team's £40,000 app mission to bring mental harmony to millions

Tom Ryder: "There's a massive problem in society, bigger than Covid-19, and most people either underestimate it or don't discuss it."

It's important we all stay close for our mental health - even if it's from a distance

It's important we all stay close for our mental health - even if it's from a distance

It's important we all stay close for our mental health - even if it's from a distance

Steve Bugeja and Jamie Fallon talk to Retune's Tom Ryder about the social side of the charity's SCALES system for good mental health

Take that first step to reach out with private practice Dynamic Counselling

Take that first step to reach out with private practice Dynamic Counselling

Take that first step to reach out with private practice Dynamic Counselling

Chris Donovan and Emma Warren at Stansted Mountfitchet-based private practice Dynamic Counselling can offer professional support when times get hard

Quirky staycation prayers answered: Camping in church in Berden and Stansted

Quirky staycation prayers answered: Camping in church in Berden and Stansted

Quirky staycation prayers answered: Camping in church in Berden and Stansted

The Champing season starts in March, but due to coronavirus opening was delayed and bookings are now being taken until the end of October.

American's mission to solve wartime romantic mystery of why his Texan dad kept Stortford photo of 'Olive'

American's mission to solve wartime romantic mystery of why his Texan dad kept Stortford photo of 'Olive'

American's mission to solve wartime romantic mystery of why his Texan dad kept Stortford photo of 'Olive'

'I've long... wondered if Olive or her family might appreciate the idea that a Yank far away forever carried her memory with him.'
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