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NHS says ‘Help us help you’ over Christmas and New Year

23 December 2020
NHS says ‘Help us help you’ over Christmas and New Year

NHS says ‘Help us help you’ over Christmas and New Year

23 December 2020

NHS help is available to those in need throughout the holiday period, but patients are urged to use services wisely.


Fraudsters use delivery scam to target same Herts victims twice

22 December 2020
Fraudsters use delivery scam to target same Herts victims twice

Fraudsters use delivery scam to target same Herts victims twice

22 December 2020

Hertfordshire police have received a flurry of reports about fraudsters sending phoney texts and emails from parcel delivery companies.


Artist, West End writer and designer who moved to Stortford dies aged 85

21 December 2020
Artist, West End writer and designer who moved to Stortford dies aged 85

Artist, West End writer and designer who moved to Stortford dies aged 85

21 December 2020

Ken Lee was taught by Lucian Freud and rubbed shoulders with David Hockney, composer Michael Nyman and fashion designer Paul Smith.


Train passenger arrives back in Stortford to find vehicle stolen

20 December 2020
Train passenger arrives back in Stortford to find vehicle stolen

Train passenger arrives back in Stortford to find vehicle stolen

20 December 2020

The owner had left their Land Rover Defender 4x4 in the railway station car park for the day.


Christmas Carole: Town criers plan to guide Santa to Stortford on Christmas Eve

20 December 2020
Christmas Carole: Town criers plan to guide Santa to Stortford on Christmas Eve

Christmas Carole: Town criers plan to guide Santa to Stortford on Christmas Eve

20 December 2020

On December 24, residents are urged to ring bells and shine torches into the sky to help Father Christmas find his way.


Stortford company's £5,000 donation in memory of Madeleine

19 December 2020
Stortford company's £5,000 donation in memory of Madeleine

Stortford company's £5,000 donation in memory of Madeleine

19 December 2020

Daniel Robinson and Sons gave the money to St Clare Hospice, which cared for the partner of the funeral director's head of finance and operations.


14 windows smashed at Bishop's Stortford High School

19 December 2020
14 windows smashed at Bishop's Stortford High School

14 windows smashed at Bishop's Stortford High School

19 December 2020

A caretaker at the London Road secondary discovered the damage, which is estimated at £5,000.


A round of Santa-plause for Grove Cottage festive fun runners

18 December 2020
A round of Santa-plause for Grove Cottage festive fun runners

A round of Santa-plause for Grove Cottage festive fun runners

18 December 2020

82 students from The Bishop's Stortford High School, along with seven sixth-form helpers and 13 staff members, were among the 180 runners.


Your presents is requested for St Clare's festive fun run

18 December 2020
Your presents is requested for St Clare's festive fun run

Your presents is requested for St Clare's festive fun run

18 December 2020

The hospice's Santa Dash is taking place virtually and you can choose your own 5k route and the day you run it.


Tablers doing the Rounds with Santa's Sleigh in Stortford

17 December 2020
Tablers doing the Rounds with Santa's Sleigh in Stortford

Tablers doing the Rounds with Santa's Sleigh in Stortford

17 December 2020

Father Christmas will tour Bishop's Park, Stortford Fields and Cricketfield Lane on Friday then St Michael's Mead and Bishop's Gate on Saturday.


Parents' £1,775 thank-you to dance teacher for keeping kids going in lockdown

17 December 2020
Parents' £1,775 thank-you to dance teacher for keeping kids going in lockdown

Parents' £1,775 thank-you to dance teacher for keeping kids going in lockdown

17 December 2020

Jo Ellis's lessons via Zoom in spring were such a hit that she launched face-to-face classes under the banner of Chance2dance.


Campaign offers cash for illegal weapons under law change

17 December 2020
Campaign offers cash for illegal weapons under law change

Campaign offers cash for illegal weapons under law change

17 December 2020

Owners of rapid-firing rifles, knuckledusters and zombie knives are urged to surrender them to police and claim compensation.


Raising money to help give six-year-old Stortford boy Mason a future

16 December 2020
Raising money to help give six-year-old Stortford boy Mason a future

Raising money to help give six-year-old Stortford boy Mason a future

16 December 2020

Virtual Christmas market organiser Abi Baxter-Huggett first met Mason and his family in 2016 while she was at her own sick baby's hospital bedside.


Teenage motorist stopped by police in Stortford told them he had magic mushrooms

16 December 2020
Teenage motorist stopped by police in Stortford told them he had magic mushrooms

Teenage motorist stopped by police in Stortford told them he had magic mushrooms

16 December 2020

18-year-old arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal class A drug and drug-driving.


Designer glasses stolen from Stortford branch of Boots Opticians

15 December 2020
Designer glasses stolen from Stortford branch of Boots Opticians

Designer glasses stolen from Stortford branch of Boots Opticians

15 December 2020

Frames designed by Stella McCartney, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Michael Kors among burglar's haul.


Santa to take two-hour tour of Stortford in reindeer-drawn sleigh

15 December 2020
Santa to take two-hour tour of Stortford in reindeer-drawn sleigh

Santa to take two-hour tour of Stortford in reindeer-drawn sleigh

15 December 2020

Jingle Bell Sleigh on Friday arranged by funeral firm Barringtons will leave Hockerill at 4pm on non-stop tour of Parsonage, Havers and town centre.


Christmas classics, Oscar contenders and London stage shows on the big screen

14 December 2020
Christmas classics, Oscar contenders and London stage shows on the big screen

Christmas classics, Oscar contenders and London stage shows on the big screen

14 December 2020

Saffron Screen, the community cinema in Saffron Walden, has reopened after lockdown and released its Christmas and New Year schedule.


Children's book inspired by his granddaughter and in memory of his son

13 December 2020
Children's book inspired by his granddaughter and in memory of his son

Children's book inspired by his granddaughter and in memory of his son

13 December 2020

A flamboyance of flamingoes get up to all kinds of antics in the first book by grandad and former Stortford man Paul Joynson.


Rotary Club of Bishop's Stortford launches remote Christmas collection

12 December 2020
Rotary Club of Bishop's Stortford launches remote Christmas collection

Rotary Club of Bishop's Stortford launches remote Christmas collection

12 December 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Rotarians to reshape their December fundraising efforts.


Stortford artist Karen's the muse for floral designers across the world

11 December 2020
Stortford artist Karen's the muse for floral designers across the world

Stortford artist Karen's the muse for floral designers across the world

11 December 2020

Paintings by contemporary artist – and Waitrose parking warden – Karen Adams inspired florists as far afield as Australia in a global contest.


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