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Art society still going strong after 90 years and keen to add new members

18 January 2025
Art society still going strong after 90 years and keen to add new members

Art society still going strong after 90 years and keen to add new members

18 January 2025

The first article of 2025 featuring work by Bishop’s Stortford Art Society members includes a picture by each of the 10 artists published in 2024


Author and illustrator taking up residence at library as part of community programme

17 January 2025
Author and illustrator taking up residence at library as part of community programme

Author and illustrator taking up residence at library as part of community programme

17 January 2025

A picture book author and illustrator is giving everyone the chance to get creative as part of a community arts scheme at Bishop’s Stortford Library


Don’t cry for me Saffron Walden: Musical theatre company staging Evita

17 January 2025
Don’t cry for me Saffron Walden: Musical theatre company staging Evita

Don’t cry for me Saffron Walden: Musical theatre company staging Evita

17 January 2025

A talented cast and an award-winning creative team are preparing to stage a musical that tells the story of a political leader, activist and actress


BID working on North Street pedestrian priority area and tackling retail crime

17 January 2025
BID working on North Street pedestrian priority area and tackling retail crime

BID working on North Street pedestrian priority area and tackling retail crime

17 January 2025

Bishop’s Stortford BID joint-manager Karen Burton explains what the organisation is and some of the things it is doing to improve the town centre


Saffron Screen gets smart glasses to enhance deaf audience members’ cinema experience

16 January 2025
Saffron Screen gets smart glasses to enhance deaf audience members’ cinema experience

Saffron Screen gets smart glasses to enhance deaf audience members’ cinema experience

16 January 2025

Saffron Screen has raised over £5,000 to fund cutting-edge technology that will increase accessibility for cinema-goers


Experience the sounds of the silver screen with orchestra’s blockbuster show

16 January 2025
Experience the sounds of the silver screen with orchestra’s blockbuster show

Experience the sounds of the silver screen with orchestra’s blockbuster show

16 January 2025

Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra will take the audience on a thrilling cinematic journey with a concert of iconic film scores at Saffron Hall


Admire the carpets of snowdrops at Gardens of Easton Lodge open days

13 January 2025
Admire the carpets of snowdrops at Gardens of Easton Lodge open days

Admire the carpets of snowdrops at Gardens of Easton Lodge open days

13 January 2025

The Gardens of Easton Lodge is opening its doors for guests to enjoy the carpets of snowdrops next month


‘Being an independent retailer is a tough business, but I still get that buzz’

12 January 2025
‘Being an independent retailer is a tough business, but I still get that buzz’

‘Being an independent retailer is a tough business, but I still get that buzz’

12 January 2025

Kate Peacock took a tour of the town to find out the hopes and fears of some of Stortford’s independent business owners as they look ahead to 2025


Culture Club phone among items in the running for museums’ annual crown

12 January 2025
Culture Club phone among items in the running for museums’ annual crown

Culture Club phone among items in the running for museums’ annual crown

12 January 2025

A naked mole-rat and a novelty telephone that plays Karma Chameleon are among the items vying to be named Hertfordshire’s Museum Object of the Year


‘Let’s cut screen access to give children more time in the real world’

12 January 2025
‘Let’s cut screen access to give children more time in the real world’

‘Let’s cut screen access to give children more time in the real world’

12 January 2025

Three Bishop’s Stortford mums are volunteering with Smartphone Free Childhood to raise awareness of the dangers of screens and social media for kids


Message Deleted is a brilliant thriller you’ll want to see in your inbox

12 January 2025
Message Deleted is a brilliant thriller you’ll want to see in your inbox

Message Deleted is a brilliant thriller you’ll want to see in your inbox

12 January 2025

Janet Gordon’s latest book reviews for the Indie include the ‘fiendishly clever chiller thriller’ Message Deleted by K. L. Slater


Horatio's horticultural success plants the seed for florist’s shield selection

09 January 2025
Horatio's horticultural success plants the seed for florist’s shield selection

Horatio's horticultural success plants the seed for florist’s shield selection

09 January 2025

Amy Saunders, owner of Floral Desire in Newtown Road, selects a flower show shield from 1905 as Bishop’s Stortford Museum’s Object of the Month


Listen to fan paint a picture of the life of prolific 20th-century artist Piper

09 January 2025
Listen to fan paint a picture of the life of prolific 20th-century artist Piper

Listen to fan paint a picture of the life of prolific 20th-century artist Piper

09 January 2025

A talk about a 20th-century English painter, printmaker and stained glass artist will take place in Great Dunmow on Wednesday January 15


Pianist 'close to all-round mastery of his repertoire’ to perform in Stansted

09 January 2025
Pianist 'close to all-round mastery of his repertoire’ to perform in Stansted

Pianist 'close to all-round mastery of his repertoire’ to perform in Stansted

09 January 2025

An internationally-renowned young pianist will deliver a fascinating afternoon of richly romantic Russian and Ukrainian music in Stansted this month


Stortford swimmers are Arena aces as they secure fine top-five finishes

07 January 2025
Stortford swimmers are Arena aces as they secure fine top-five finishes

Stortford swimmers are Arena aces as they secure fine top-five finishes

07 January 2025

Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club finishing as the highest-ranked Herts team in the National Arena League has been hailed an “outstanding achievement”


Beethoven, Vivaldi and more at first Music at St Michael’s recital of the year

06 January 2025
Beethoven, Vivaldi and more at first Music at St Michael’s recital of the year

Beethoven, Vivaldi and more at first Music at St Michael’s recital of the year

06 January 2025

A distinguished pianist and composer will be giving a free recital in Bishop’s Stortford on Sunday January 26


Dunham and Rushman clean up in the mud with county cross country titles

06 January 2025
Dunham and Rushman clean up in the mud with county cross country titles

Dunham and Rushman clean up in the mud with county cross country titles

06 January 2025

Luke Dunham and Brett Rushman struck gold at a muddy Hertfordshire Cross Country Championships


Community-minded bowls club would love people to pitch in for surface project

04 January 2025
Community-minded bowls club would love people to pitch in for surface project

Community-minded bowls club would love people to pitch in for surface project

04 January 2025

Bishop’s Stortford Bowling Club aiming to complete project to open a brand-new, seven-rink artificial outdoor surface this summer


‘Girls’ football gives me confidence, resilience and a sense of purpose’

03 January 2025
‘Girls’ football gives me confidence, resilience and a sense of purpose’

‘Girls’ football gives me confidence, resilience and a sense of purpose’

03 January 2025

Teenager Kitty Kiernan, who lives in Little Hallingbury and goes to Forest Hall School in Stansted, wants to inspire more girls to play football


Agency in the market for another 25 years of serving a wealth of businesses

02 January 2025
Agency in the market for another 25 years of serving a wealth of businesses

Agency in the market for another 25 years of serving a wealth of businesses

02 January 2025

A specialist marketing agency is celebrating its 25th anniversary by looking forward to another quarter-century operating in the community


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