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Neighbours divided by new ban on commuter parking

24 July 2020
Neighbours divided by new ban on commuter parking

Neighbours divided by new ban on commuter parking

24 July 2020

Yellow lines have been painted in The Four Acres, Meadow Way and Ash Groves, banning parking from 10am to 11am, in a bid to deter train commuters.


Diana raises £5,000 for neuro centres by keeping quiet for eight hours

17 July 2020
Diana raises £5,000 for neuro centres by keeping quiet for eight hours

Diana raises £5,000 for neuro centres by keeping quiet for eight hours

17 July 2020

“Even when the gas boiler broke down, I just reached for a piece of paper and wrote a note to my husband to call British Gas.”


Young Sawbridgeworth author spreads 'be yourself' message in his well-received first children's book

11 July 2020
Young Sawbridgeworth author spreads 'be yourself' message in his well-received first children's book

Young Sawbridgeworth author spreads 'be yourself' message in his well-received first children's book

11 July 2020

Sawbridgeworth author and former Leventhorpe School student Charlie Mills earning rave reviews for his children's book It's Cool To Be Me


Hollywood star Rocks to the sound of Stortford musician's band

10 July 2020
Hollywood star Rocks to the sound of Stortford musician's band

Hollywood star Rocks to the sound of Stortford musician's band

10 July 2020

Paul Richmond alerted Dwayne Johnson to some of his band's songs on YouTube and the Jumanji star checked them out.


Rate My Bake: Cub Scouts rise to mayor's baking challenge

10 July 2020
Rate My Bake: Cub Scouts rise to mayor's baking challenge

Rate My Bake: Cub Scouts rise to mayor's baking challenge

10 July 2020

Sawbridgeworth mayor Annelise Furnace asked people to create a dish and get friends and family to rate it out of 10.


Pubs' raft of restrictions as police warn of 'perfect storm' on reopening day

03 July 2020
Pubs' raft of restrictions as police warn of 'perfect storm' on reopening day

Pubs' raft of restrictions as police warn of 'perfect storm' on reopening day

03 July 2020

Publicans in Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth will be bringing in stringent restrictions when they reopen on Saturday (July 4).


New group gives notice of a sustainable future for Sawbridgeworth

29 June 2020
New group gives notice of a sustainable future for Sawbridgeworth

New group gives notice of a sustainable future for Sawbridgeworth

29 June 2020

Sustainable Sawbridgeworth was launched with Gravelle’s Budgens providing a space for a dedicated noticeboard.


Tributes to council duo after awards of ‘life saver’ grants

26 June 2020
Tributes to council duo after awards of ‘life saver’ grants

Tributes to council duo after awards of ‘life saver’ grants

26 June 2020

Town project manager Joanne Sargant and Cllr Greg Rattey have been working tirelessly to ensure businesses can avail themselves of Government grants.


'Non-essential' traders in cautious reopening in Sawbridgeworth

19 June 2020
'Non-essential' traders in cautious reopening in Sawbridgeworth

'Non-essential' traders in cautious reopening in Sawbridgeworth

19 June 2020

There were reports of queues outside some of the bigger chain stores in England, but in Sawbo things were a little more sedate.


Secondary schools prepare for limited return of Years 10 and 12 students

09 June 2020
Secondary schools prepare for limited return of Years 10 and 12 students

Secondary schools prepare for limited return of Years 10 and 12 students

09 June 2020

The Government has issued guidance that from Monday (June 15) schools can offer face-to-face support for a quarter of the Year 10 and 12 cohort.


Little Hadham: Victim’s fury at sentence for thug who tried to stab him

09 June 2020
Little Hadham: Victim’s fury at sentence for thug who tried to stab him

Little Hadham: Victim’s fury at sentence for thug who tried to stab him

09 June 2020

Mick Mahon was speaking after Titus Paul was jailed for 17 months for affray and a homophobically aggravated public order offence.


Youngsters get online for town’s annual talent contest

08 June 2020
Youngsters get online for town’s annual talent contest

Youngsters get online for town’s annual talent contest

08 June 2020

Sawbo’s Got Talent has been a fixture in the town’s events calendar since 2013, but this year it was held online.


Council and businesses gear up for new post-Covid world

05 June 2020
Council and businesses gear up for new post-Covid world

Council and businesses gear up for new post-Covid world

05 June 2020

Town councillors heard Hertfordshire County Council would be producing a traffic management scheme for Bell Street.


‘Messy’ end to year but outgoing mayor speaks of 'precious experience'

29 May 2020
‘Messy’ end to year but outgoing mayor speaks of 'precious experience'

‘Messy’ end to year but outgoing mayor speaks of 'precious experience'

29 May 2020

Cllr John Burmicz was forced to cancel events which would have boosted his chosen charity, 309 (Sawbridgeworth) Squadron air cadets.


'Civic picnic' on the cards as new mayor looks to get creative

29 May 2020
'Civic picnic' on the cards as new mayor looks to get creative

'Civic picnic' on the cards as new mayor looks to get creative

29 May 2020

Cllr Annelise Furnace’s ingenuity and imagination will be tested as she holds the chain of office in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.


Nurse visiting her poorly daughter fined £160 for parking in layby

26 May 2020
Nurse visiting her poorly daughter fined £160 for parking in layby

Nurse visiting her poorly daughter fined £160 for parking in layby

26 May 2020

Deborah Austin, a practice nurse at South Street Surgery, had parked in a layby on Stortford Fields to tend to her ill daughter and grandchild.


New mayor: Town's sense of community strengthened by pandemic

23 May 2020
New mayor: Town's sense of community strengthened by pandemic

New mayor: Town's sense of community strengthened by pandemic

23 May 2020

Cllr Annelise Furnace, who was elected at a virtual town council meeting held via Zoom, said Sawbridgeworth has an "amazing sense of community".


Woman who came to town with Good Intent marks 100th

23 May 2020
Woman who came to town with Good Intent marks 100th

Woman who came to town with Good Intent marks 100th

23 May 2020

Dorothy came to the town in 1942 when she married Alfred Blackaby and, with her parents, ran the Good Intent pub in Station Road.


Team GB hopeful swaps saddles for lockdown challenge in aid of NHS

22 May 2020
Team GB hopeful swaps saddles for lockdown challenge in aid of NHS

Team GB hopeful swaps saddles for lockdown challenge in aid of NHS

22 May 2020

Para dressage rider Kyrby Brown decided to do 2.6 miles a day for 10 days on racerunner bike on country lanes near Sawbridgeworth.


Children left scared by racist yob's coronavirus tirade at their Chinese heritage dad

19 May 2020
Children left scared by racist yob's coronavirus tirade at their Chinese heritage dad

Children left scared by racist yob's coronavirus tirade at their Chinese heritage dad

19 May 2020

Father and his children, aged seven and five, subjected to racist verbal abuse outside primary school in Bishop's Stortford.


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