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Second man killed on railway line in Bishop's Stortford area in 10 days

British Transport Police were called to a stretch of the London-Cambridge railway in Stansted following a report of a casualty on the tracks.

Man in his 20s found dead in Birchanger Woods

Man in his 20s found dead in Birchanger Woods

Vehicles from all three emergency services were parked in Hurn Grove, off Heath Row on the Parsonage estate.

Super stories to keep the reading fires burning over the summer holidays

28 June 2020

Super stories to keep the reading fires burning over the summer holidays

28 June 2020

Bishop's Stortford College prep school librarian Lizzie Hall's recommended books to get children inspired for the Summer Reading Challenge

Diet Talk: Alex Ballard debunks all of those myths around diabetes

Diet Talk: Alex Ballard debunks all of those myths around diabetes

In the first of a two-part series, Diet Talk columnist Alex Ballard irons out some of the uncertainties surrounding diabetes

'Get spending in Stortford and Sawbridgeworth to help get Britain moving'

'Get spending in Stortford and Sawbridgeworth to help get Britain moving'

In her latest column for the Indie, Hertford and Stortford MP Julie Marson encourages her constituents to shop locally.

Does opposing Black Lives Matter movement make me a racist?

24 June 2020

Does opposing Black Lives Matter movement make me a racist?

24 June 2020

Tom Clements, one of two counter-protestors at Saturday's BLM protest in Bishop's Stortford, writes about why he opposes the movement.

Chef and new Indie columnist Alistair Dibbs on how growing your own produce will expand your menu options

Chef and new Indie columnist Alistair Dibbs on how growing your own produce will expand your menu options

Top chef Alistair Dibbs, from Little Hallingbury, extols the virtues of growing, cooking and eating your own food in his new Plant to Plate column

'It's never too early to start talking to children about racism and inequality'

'It's never too early to start talking to children about racism and inequality'

Bishop's Stortford College Prep School librarian Lizzie Hall gives her suggestions for books to read about race

‘The amazing commitment of our carers has been key’

18 June 2020

‘The amazing commitment of our carers has been key’

18 June 2020

St Elizabeth's chief executive Adam Sampson on why he has been blown away by the bravery of the Much Hadham charity's staff in the coronavirus crisis

Diet Talk: Unbottling good bone health in National Osteoporosis Month

16 June 2020

Diet Talk: Unbottling good bone health in National Osteoporosis Month

16 June 2020

Specialist dietician Alex Ballard looks at bone health and why we need to protect all 206 of them from our head to our toes

Julie Marson: It's time for difficult, more impactful decisions in the climate emergency

15 June 2020

Julie Marson: It's time for difficult, more impactful decisions in the climate emergency

15 June 2020

In her latest column, Stortford MP Julie Marson says we have a chance to reset the agenda and shape a better and healthier planet of the future

Stansted man charged with urinating by memorial to police hero during London protests

Stansted man charged with urinating by memorial to police hero during London protests

Andrew Banks, 28, has been charged with outraging public decency and will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Green stories to inspire us to protect our beautiful, colourful planet

Green stories to inspire us to protect our beautiful, colourful planet

Lizzie Hall, the Bishop's Stortford College Prep School librarian, gives her recommended reading on the subject of the environment

Diet Talk: Keeping the glass half full while still following health guidelines on alcohol

Diet Talk: Keeping the glass half full while still following health guidelines on alcohol

Alex Ballard, who lives in Bishop's Stortford and works as a specialist dietician in West Essex, writes about how to reduce your alcohol intake

You're cordially invited to a garden picnic, I just need to weigh you first

You're cordially invited to a garden picnic, I just need to weigh you first