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Town's farewell to servant who lived and died alone but was known and loved by all

17 April 2021
Town's farewell to servant who lived and died alone but was known and loved by all

Town's farewell to servant who lived and died alone but was known and loved by all

17 April 2021

Sawbridgeworth residents line streets for 'Terry the Sweep', whose funeral and burial were funded through £4,000 raised online.


Traders told to be proud as they get back to business

17 April 2021
Traders told to be proud as they get back to business

Traders told to be proud as they get back to business

17 April 2021

Cafés and pubs opened their doors for customers outside, while shops welcomed back regulars indoors.


Young Hattie cooks up a bake and run fundraiser for endangered wildlife

17 April 2021
Young Hattie cooks up a bake and run fundraiser for endangered wildlife

Young Hattie cooks up a bake and run fundraiser for endangered wildlife

17 April 2021

7-year-old Manor Fields pupil Hattie Webber held a bake sale and ran 5k after hearing of the fate of the white rhino and African elephants.


Firefighters called as vandals strike in Birchanger Wood

12 April 2021
Firefighters called as vandals strike in Birchanger Wood

Firefighters called as vandals strike in Birchanger Wood

12 April 2021

Children's dens set alight and seating vandalised in ancient woodland straddling A120 bypass between Birchanger and Bishop's Stortford.


'Great British summer' key to success of Stortford pubs' reopening

06 April 2021
'Great British summer' key to success of Stortford pubs' reopening

'Great British summer' key to success of Stortford pubs' reopening

06 April 2021

Pubs can open their beer gardens from Monday (April 12), with customers restricted to the rule of six and instructed to remain seated.


Town's churches sending families on the trail of Easter

02 April 2021
Town's churches sending families on the trail of Easter

Town's churches sending families on the trail of Easter

02 April 2021

Families are asked to look out for the Truth and Treasure Easter trail posters with QR codes centred around shops open in South Street.


RSPCA's appeal to public in bid to save animals from litter harm

30 March 2021
RSPCA's appeal to public in bid to save animals from litter harm

RSPCA's appeal to public in bid to save animals from litter harm

30 March 2021

Figures from the animal protection charity show its officers were called to 72 litter incidents in Hertfordshire in 2020.


Boy, 14, lay in pain for seven hours waiting for ambulance

30 March 2021
Boy, 14, lay in pain for seven hours waiting for ambulance

Boy, 14, lay in pain for seven hours waiting for ambulance

30 March 2021

Hockerill Anglo-European College student dislocated his knee in kick-about on sports pitch during break


How Willow the rescue hound turned autistic Matilda's life around

29 March 2021
How Willow the rescue hound turned autistic Matilda's life around

How Willow the rescue hound turned autistic Matilda's life around

29 March 2021

The 7-year-old Sawbridgeworth girl had an “indescribable, irrational and seemingly perpetual fear of all dogs”.


Stortford trio skewer places in Great British Kebab Awards semi-finals

29 March 2021
Stortford trio skewer places in Great British Kebab Awards semi-finals

Stortford trio skewer places in Great British Kebab Awards semi-finals

29 March 2021

Restaurants Skew and Pircio and takeaway Shekos are short-listed in various categories.


Walkies! Dog owners will have a spring in their step for hospice fundraiser

27 March 2021
Walkies! Dog owners will have a spring in their step for hospice fundraiser

Walkies! Dog owners will have a spring in their step for hospice fundraiser

27 March 2021

St Clare Hospice's annual Winter Walkies will be held in May after it was postponed due to the coronavirus since February.


'Being told I'll never be the person I was was hard to hear'

26 March 2021
'Being told I'll never be the person I was was hard to hear'

'Being told I'll never be the person I was was hard to hear'

26 March 2021

Stortford man James Gavin, 44, was diagnosed with crippling neurological disorder FND – and now his family's world has changed forever.


Roofer aims to be on top of the world by rowing solo across the Atlantic

26 March 2021
Roofer aims to be on top of the world by rowing solo across the Atlantic

Roofer aims to be on top of the world by rowing solo across the Atlantic

26 March 2021

Pete Beatty, 58, hopes to complete the 3,540-mile voyage from Portugal to French Guiana in 100 days and raise £100,000 for charity.


Now you can recycle your used, disposable face masks at Wilko

22 March 2021
Now you can recycle your used, disposable face masks at Wilko

Now you can recycle your used, disposable face masks at Wilko

22 March 2021

Masks are shredded into raw materials which can be refashioned into products ranging from building materials to public space furniture.


'Roads around Stortford are worst I've known for 50 years'

21 March 2021
'Roads around Stortford are worst I've known for 50 years'

'Roads around Stortford are worst I've known for 50 years'

21 March 2021

Cycling UK launched Pothole Watch Week and revealed that of the cases dealt with by its legal service, 15% were due to road defects.


'I made a film with a message that I really should have been telling myself'

20 March 2021
'I made a film with a message that I really should have been telling myself'

'I made a film with a message that I really should have been telling myself'

20 March 2021

Bishop's Stortford teenager and movie fan Matthew Goodeve exorcised his Covid worries in a thought-provoking short film.


Stortford skate park revamp: Getting users on board does the trick

20 March 2021
Stortford skate park revamp: Getting users on board does the trick

Stortford skate park revamp: Getting users on board does the trick

20 March 2021

Revamp is part of £200,000 project which also includes parkour, zip line, timber adventure play features, gym equipment and climbing wall.


Staff turn care home green for St Patrick's Day celebrations

19 March 2021
Staff turn care home green for St Patrick's Day celebrations

Staff turn care home green for St Patrick's Day celebrations

19 March 2021

Hazel End Care Home celebrated with Irish bar, costumes, music, food tasters, themed games, riverdance contest and mini Guinnesses.


Trading standards warning over Census 2021 'fine' scam

15 March 2021
Trading standards warning over Census 2021 'fine' scam

Trading standards warning over Census 2021 'fine' scam

15 March 2021

A caller claiming to be from the council suggested the Census form had been completed incorrectly and a fine had to be paid.


Man's robbery ordeal after being pulled into car and attacked with knife

15 March 2021
Man's robbery ordeal after being pulled into car and attacked with knife

Man's robbery ordeal after being pulled into car and attacked with knife

15 March 2021

Victim, 20, was walking through Link Road car park when two males pulled him into a silver/grey, five-door hatchback.


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