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A festive weekend of cheer to banish the grimness of 2020

04 December 2020
A festive weekend of cheer to banish the grimness of 2020

A festive weekend of cheer to banish the grimness of 2020

04 December 2020

Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church is holding a Christmas carols event with local schools and a performing arts group.


Charlie Chaplin mural evokes memories of star's family link to Stortford

30 November 2020
Charlie Chaplin mural evokes memories of star's family link to Stortford

Charlie Chaplin mural evokes memories of star's family link to Stortford

30 November 2020

Artwork featuring legendary silent movie star in a Covid mask appeared overnight on an alleyway wall next to WHSmith.


Fate of old phone box on the line

28 November 2020
Fate of old phone box on the line

Fate of old phone box on the line

28 November 2020

The classic K6 kiosk was adopted by Sawbridgeworth Town Council and repurposed as a tourist information point before being vandalised.


Developer eyes January to start building 200 new homes in Sawbridgeworth

28 November 2020
Developer eyes January to start building 200 new homes in Sawbridgeworth

Developer eyes January to start building 200 new homes in Sawbridgeworth

28 November 2020

News that development work is to begin on land off West Road has sparked concerns among residents.


N-ice one, sir! Head's stunt helps school charity week top £8,000

28 November 2020
N-ice one, sir! Head's stunt helps school charity week top £8,000

N-ice one, sir! Head's stunt helps school charity week top £8,000

28 November 2020

Pre-recorded events were shown at virtual assemblies and included Leventhorpe head Malcolm White plunging into a wheely bin of ice.


‘Resilient’ businesses in Sawbridgeworth set out stalls for online market

27 November 2020
‘Resilient’ businesses in Sawbridgeworth set out stalls for online market

‘Resilient’ businesses in Sawbridgeworth set out stalls for online market

27 November 2020

Traders are being helped by a virtual Christmas market and a Shop Local campaign launched by the town council.


Stortford schoolchildren step up to help Covid community lifeline scheme

27 November 2020
Stortford schoolchildren step up to help Covid community lifeline scheme

Stortford schoolchildren step up to help Covid community lifeline scheme

27 November 2020

Faye Cornell galvanised students and pupils at Birchwood High and Richard Whittington Primary into action for Operation CommUNITY.


Computer firm chips in with lockdown help for charities

20 November 2020
Computer firm chips in with lockdown help for charities

Computer firm chips in with lockdown help for charities

20 November 2020

HardSoft Computers, based at The Square, has provided free laptops to a Harlow secondary school and now are offering their vans for charities to use.


Woman falls into river after slipping on ‘treacherous’ path

20 November 2020
Woman falls into river after slipping on ‘treacherous’ path

Woman falls into river after slipping on ‘treacherous’ path

20 November 2020

The woman, believed to be in her late 70s, was heard crying out for help after falling into the Stort in Sawbridgeworth.


Dad who appreciates his life launches Christmas toy appeal for needy families

17 November 2020
Dad who appreciates his life launches Christmas toy appeal for needy families

Dad who appreciates his life launches Christmas toy appeal for needy families

17 November 2020

Stortford production manager Mick Currie, who grew up in a single mother family, first ran his appeal last year.


Seven-year hitch? Park friends' frustration over nature reserve bid

13 November 2020
Seven-year hitch? Park friends' frustration over nature reserve bid

Seven-year hitch? Park friends' frustration over nature reserve bid

13 November 2020

Pishiobury Park friends group chairman Bob Reed revealed an application for Local Nature Reserve status had been made in 2013.


Sawbridgeworth Guides and Brownies make sure they remember the fallen

10 November 2020
Sawbridgeworth Guides and Brownies make sure they remember the fallen

Sawbridgeworth Guides and Brownies make sure they remember the fallen

10 November 2020

Guides and Brownies took part in activities leading up to Remembrance Sunday and a wreath laying was held on Saturday at Sawbridgeworth airfield.


Sawbridgeworth remembers the 'incredible sacrifice of so many'

09 November 2020
Sawbridgeworth remembers the 'incredible sacrifice of so many'

Sawbridgeworth remembers the 'incredible sacrifice of so many'

09 November 2020

New vicar of Great St Mary's, Fr Simon Vivian, revealed wreaths would be laid over the days leading up to Armistice Day "without fanfare".


Town council backs call for curb on pavement parking

07 November 2020
Town council backs call for curb on pavement parking

Town council backs call for curb on pavement parking

07 November 2020

Vehicles blocking paths were in the top five of people’s complaints to Herts county councillor Eric Buckmaster.


Care home residents get their teeth into a jelly good Hallowe'en party!

06 November 2020
Care home residents get their teeth into a jelly good Hallowe'en party!

Care home residents get their teeth into a jelly good Hallowe'en party!

06 November 2020

Residents at Bupa's Premier Court in Bishop's Stortford donned fancy dress and carved pumpkins in readiness for a party thrown by staff.


Action man Sam to take on non-stop 24-hour ride for 7-year-old cancer victim

06 November 2020
Action man Sam to take on non-stop 24-hour ride for 7-year-old cancer victim

Action man Sam to take on non-stop 24-hour ride for 7-year-old cancer victim

06 November 2020

Second lockdown meant Sam Faulkner had to drop the Ironman-style event he was planning in aid of 'Warrior Princess' Edie Jackson.


Hairdresser warns over cuts to Government lockdown aid

06 November 2020
Hairdresser warns over cuts to Government lockdown aid

Hairdresser warns over cuts to Government lockdown aid

06 November 2020

Stephen Ruddock says grants won't cover rents, and employers must pay NI contributions and pensions in the latest furlough scheme.


Orange Tree chef patron picks up 'Hero' award for his Covid response

30 October 2020
Orange Tree chef patron picks up 'Hero' award for his Covid response

Orange Tree chef patron picks up 'Hero' award for his Covid response

30 October 2020

Gareth Davies has been named a Hero of Hertfordshire for his service to the community during the coronavirus crisis.


Dyouthinkhesaurus! Kids in half-term hunt for Buster the dinosaur

30 October 2020
Dyouthinkhesaurus! Kids in half-term hunt for Buster the dinosaur

Dyouthinkhesaurus! Kids in half-term hunt for Buster the dinosaur

30 October 2020

Retail trail involves children solving clues to identify five shops then spotting Sawbo’s fluffy green dinosaur mascot in their windows.


Hark! Churches plan to stream carols live after community campaign

30 October 2020
Hark! Churches plan to stream carols live after community campaign

Hark! Churches plan to stream carols live after community campaign

30 October 2020

Abi Roberts called for a doorstep carols event after the pandemic put paid to Sawbridgeworth and District Rotary Club’s Carols On Fair Green.


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