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False alarm over ‘gas works’ on Stortford shopping street

13 January 2025
False alarm over ‘gas works’ on Stortford shopping street

False alarm over ‘gas works’ on Stortford shopping street

13 January 2025

Signs stating work by Cadent Gas would start on January 20 and go on for four days were put in place in error.


Wife’s pick for new car in 1985 is now a rare model – 36 years after she went off it

10 January 2025
Wife’s pick for new car in 1985 is now a rare model – 36 years after she went off it

Wife’s pick for new car in 1985 is now a rare model – 36 years after she went off it

10 January 2025

Paul Carter’s wife was taken by the Vauxhall Nova Cabriolet displayed in a showroom, but soon changed her mind as the wind blew her hair around.


Aldi seeks consent for 256 solar panels at Stortford store

07 January 2025
Aldi seeks consent for 256 solar panels at Stortford store

Aldi seeks consent for 256 solar panels at Stortford store

07 January 2025

The German discount supermarket chain has applied to install the panels at its London Road store as part of a wider programme across its estate.


Three bicycles stolen after sheds in Stortford street targeted

06 January 2025
Three bicycles stolen after sheds in Stortford street targeted

Three bicycles stolen after sheds in Stortford street targeted

06 January 2025

A garden shed in Grange Road was targeted on Sunday night and another was broken into but nothing was taken.


New year, new road works: Stortford parents face school run jams

06 January 2025
New year, new road works: Stortford parents face school run jams

New year, new road works: Stortford parents face school run jams

06 January 2025

Affinity Water is back with “essential” work in Stansted Road and temporary multi-way signals at the junction of London Road and Thorley Hill.


‘Comfort and joy’ at seasonal party for Ukrainians in Stortford

06 January 2025
‘Comfort and joy’ at seasonal party for Ukrainians in Stortford

‘Comfort and joy’ at seasonal party for Ukrainians in Stortford

06 January 2025

Families were invited to a joint Christmas and New Year party at the Oasis Lounge in Bishop’s Stortford Methodist Church.


Book focuses on history of Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall

06 January 2025
Book focuses on history of Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall

Book focuses on history of Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall

06 January 2025

The book, by Pam and John Rider, details how the venue in The Forebury came about in 1948 and its development as an entertainment and community hub.


Alden proves he’s a cut above with £2,800 fundraiser for hospital

06 January 2025
Alden proves he’s a cut above with £2,800 fundraiser for hospital

Alden proves he’s a cut above with £2,800 fundraiser for hospital

06 January 2025

After being given the all-clear from a tumour, Alden Booth, 10, decided to fundraise for the hospital that treated him and donate his hair to charity.


Owner’s plea to trace ‘heroic’ woman who rescued her elderly dog from lake

06 January 2025
Owner’s plea to trace ‘heroic’ woman who rescued her elderly dog from lake

Owner’s plea to trace ‘heroic’ woman who rescued her elderly dog from lake

06 January 2025

When Michelle May’s 15-year-old Lola fell into Hatfield Forest lake, a woman took off her shoes, socks and trousers and got into the water.


Hospice champion Renee named in King’s New Year Honours

30 December 2024
Hospice champion Renee named in King’s New Year Honours

Hospice champion Renee named in King’s New Year Honours

30 December 2024

Renee Friend has raised £40,000 a year for Isabel Hospice through countless fundraising events and provided bereavement support for families.


New Year Honour for village stalwart who ‘just sort of organises things’

30 December 2024
New Year Honour for village stalwart who ‘just sort of organises things’

New Year Honour for village stalwart who ‘just sort of organises things’

30 December 2024

Margaret Lines, 84, the heartbeat of Hatfield Heath for almost 60 years, receives British Empire Medal in King’s New Year Honours.


OBE for engineer who made her mark in ‘a man’s world’

30 December 2024
OBE for engineer who made her mark in ‘a man’s world’

OBE for engineer who made her mark in ‘a man’s world’

30 December 2024

Sally Fenton’s New Year Honour is for services to net zero innovation, but she feels it is also for being a role model for women in engineering.


Charities benefit from ‘happy and tuneful’ carol singing event

30 December 2024
Charities benefit from ‘happy and tuneful’ carol singing event

Charities benefit from ‘happy and tuneful’ carol singing event

30 December 2024

Those gathered for Carols on Fair Green welcomed Great St Mary’s Church Choir and members of Epping Forest Band, to lead the carol singing.


O come ye, O come ye to... Carols on Fair Green

24 December 2024
O come ye, O come ye to... Carols on Fair Green

O come ye, O come ye to... Carols on Fair Green

24 December 2024

Half an hour of carols will be sung at the Rotary-organised event, led by Great St Mary’s Church choir and accompanied by Epping Forest Band members.


Police appeal over attack on woman in shopping centre car park

23 December 2024
Police appeal over attack on woman in shopping centre car park

Police appeal over attack on woman in shopping centre car park

23 December 2024

The woman was attacked by two women aged around 60 and wearing gold jewellery in the Jackson Square car park at around midday on Saturday October 12.


Church hosts a Ukrainian Christmas party for refugee families

23 December 2024
Church hosts a Ukrainian Christmas party for refugee families

Church hosts a Ukrainian Christmas party for refugee families

23 December 2024

The event at the Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church was enjoyed by 43 guests.


Time runs out for Leventhorpe pool as swimmers take a last dip

23 December 2024
Time runs out for Leventhorpe pool as swimmers take a last dip

Time runs out for Leventhorpe pool as swimmers take a last dip

23 December 2024

Last-minute funding lifeline fails to save pool and gym at school from closure after Government grant was withdrawn.


Tributes to legendary jazz band leader Bill Cornell after his death aged 96

23 December 2024
Tributes to legendary jazz band leader Bill Cornell after his death aged 96

Tributes to legendary jazz band leader Bill Cornell after his death aged 96

23 December 2024

Bill’s Golden Era Jazz Band played around Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden and he is credited with helping launch the career of young musicians.


Run, Rudolph, run! School’s sponsored street dash in memory of teacher

19 December 2024
Run, Rudolph, run! School’s sponsored street dash in memory of teacher

Run, Rudolph, run! School’s sponsored street dash in memory of teacher

19 December 2024

Almost 1,400 Herts & Essex High students took part in a Rudolph Run to support Isabel Hospice, which helped maths teacher Jo Watson, 37.


Supporters rally round to tackle storm damage at football club

17 December 2024
Supporters rally round to tackle storm damage at football club

Supporters rally round to tackle storm damage at football club

17 December 2024

Storm Darragh ripped through Sawbridgeworth Town FC’s Crofters End ground, destroying turnstiles, damaging seats in a stand and a supporting wall.


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