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Exotic animals used in children's parties perish in Cammas Hall Farm fire

25 May 2021
Exotic animals used in children's parties perish in Cammas Hall Farm fire

Exotic animals used in children's parties perish in Cammas Hall Farm fire

25 May 2021

Garg's Animal Parties entertainer Gareth Williamson 'heartbroken' after creatures that have brought joy to hundreds in the Stortford area perished.


Council holding up Little Waitrose revamp of Shell shut for two years

22 May 2021
Council holding up Little Waitrose revamp of Shell shut for two years

Council holding up Little Waitrose revamp of Shell shut for two years

22 May 2021

A Shell spokesman outlined the reasons for the latest delay to the refurbishment of Sawbridgeworth's only fuel stop.


Brownies jeer vandals as community appeal boosts their hut's security

22 May 2021
Brownies jeer vandals as community appeal boosts their hut's security

Brownies jeer vandals as community appeal boosts their hut's security

22 May 2021

Sawbridgeworth and High Wych District Guiding Group organisers were dismayed to discover their base had been targeted by vandals.


Historian focuses on schooldays for children in Sawbridgeworth

17 May 2021
Historian focuses on schooldays for children in Sawbridgeworth

Historian focuses on schooldays for children in Sawbridgeworth

17 May 2021

David Short will deliver a Zoom talk highlighting how children in the 19th and 20th centuries spent their schooldays.


Sawbridgeworth among towns targeted in thefts of 44 keyless vehicles

14 May 2021
Sawbridgeworth among towns targeted in thefts of 44 keyless vehicles

Sawbridgeworth among towns targeted in thefts of 44 keyless vehicles

14 May 2021

Six men charged and three 'chop shops' identified following series of high-end vehicle thefts across Herts and surrounding counties.


Fury as motorbike riders destroy bluebells in ancient Stortford woodland

13 May 2021
Fury as motorbike riders destroy bluebells in ancient Stortford woodland

Fury as motorbike riders destroy bluebells in ancient Stortford woodland

13 May 2021

Landowner and farmer Tom Streeter furious as Indie breaks news to him of damage to wood near Rushy Mead Nature Reserve.


Conservative wins town council by-election in Sawbridgeworth

08 May 2021
Conservative wins town council by-election in Sawbridgeworth

Conservative wins town council by-election in Sawbridgeworth

08 May 2021

Nathan Parsad polled 1,504 votes, with Liberal Democrat Emme Vandore second with 564 and Labour's Dawn Newell third with 445.


Conservative retains Sawbridgeworth seat on Herts County Council

08 May 2021
Conservative retains Sawbridgeworth seat on Herts County Council

Conservative retains Sawbridgeworth seat on Herts County Council

08 May 2021

Eric Buckmaster polled 2,795 votes, over 400 more than in the previous election in 2017, taking a 65% share of the vote, up 3%.


'Draconian' parking firm tickets residents despite permit delay

08 May 2021
'Draconian' parking firm tickets residents despite permit delay

'Draconian' parking firm tickets residents despite permit delay

08 May 2021

Residents of a Bishop's Stortford block of flats say a delay in reissuing permits led to them receiving multiple parking tickets.


Mum’s plea for help to fund life-changing surgery on teenage daughter's spine

08 May 2021
Mum’s plea for help to fund life-changing surgery on teenage daughter's spine

Mum’s plea for help to fund life-changing surgery on teenage daughter's spine

08 May 2021

The curvature in Leventhorpe student Holi Kingston’s spine has nearly doubled and her family are raising £33,000 for an operation in Germany.


East Herts Council ordered to pay £83,000 costs over couple's planning battle

07 May 2021
East Herts Council ordered to pay £83,000 costs over couple's planning battle

East Herts Council ordered to pay £83,000 costs over couple's planning battle

07 May 2021

Mike Tattum and Jane Bell challenged EHC over planning breaches by Connect Scaffolding and council's failure to use its enforcement powers.


Sawbridgeworth voters have choice of three in county and town polls

05 May 2021
Sawbridgeworth voters have choice of three in county and town polls

Sawbridgeworth voters have choice of three in county and town polls

05 May 2021

Residents in Sawbridgeworth will elect not just their Herts county councillor but also a new town councillor in a by-election.


Sweet pup from Stortford named Pudding to lead St Clare's Winter Walkies

03 May 2021
Sweet pup from Stortford named Pudding to lead St Clare's Winter Walkies

Sweet pup from Stortford named Pudding to lead St Clare's Winter Walkies

03 May 2021

Shetland sheepdog named hospice charity's Cutest Canine after winning its Facebook and Instagram photo competition.


Air ambulance's appeal to bikers to help keep emergency service flying

03 May 2021
Air ambulance's appeal to bikers to help keep emergency service flying

Air ambulance's appeal to bikers to help keep emergency service flying

03 May 2021

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust has had to cancel both of its fundraising motorcycle runs again because of the pandemic.


Warning over barbecues after tree burned in park blaze

01 May 2021
Warning over barbecues after tree burned in park blaze

Warning over barbecues after tree burned in park blaze

01 May 2021

A crew from Sawbridgeworth fire station attended the blaze in Newton Drive to find a small tree “well alight”.


Norma's on her business travels – from garden shed to high street

01 May 2021
Norma's on her business travels – from garden shed to high street

Norma's on her business travels – from garden shed to high street

01 May 2021

Norma Fenwick is migrating her travel agency business from the shed at the bottom of her garden to premises in Knight Street.


Oh deer! Buck rescued after being caught in Army camouflage netting

30 April 2021
Oh deer! Buck rescued after being caught in Army camouflage netting

Oh deer! Buck rescued after being caught in Army camouflage netting

30 April 2021

RSPCA officers were called to the training ground at Carver Barracks, near Saffron Walden, after a deer's antlers got caught in netting.


Welcome back! Revamped centre opens doors to senior citizens

25 April 2021
Welcome back! Revamped centre opens doors to senior citizens

Welcome back! Revamped centre opens doors to senior citizens

25 April 2021

The New Apton Centre welcomed people back with an extra new lounge furnished through donations from local firms.


Reopening of non-essential shops sparks boom time for charities

24 April 2021
Reopening of non-essential shops sparks boom time for charities

Reopening of non-essential shops sparks boom time for charities

24 April 2021

Scope has reported a 252% increase in predicted sales and 97% uplift in donations brought in to the shop in Devoils Lane, Bishop's Stortford.


River rats force Stortford's Wetherspoon pub to shut for two days after lockdown

22 April 2021
River rats force Stortford's Wetherspoon pub to shut for two days after lockdown

River rats force Stortford's Wetherspoon pub to shut for two days after lockdown

22 April 2021

Takeaway food litterbugs blamed as Port Jackson has to close and install measures just 48 hours into post-lockdown period.


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