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Hockerill Street shut as ‘sinkhole’ appears but drivers ignore closure signs

30 July 2024
Hockerill Street shut as ‘sinkhole’ appears but drivers ignore closure signs

Hockerill Street shut as ‘sinkhole’ appears but drivers ignore closure signs

30 July 2024

An emergency closure of the downhill stretch was put in place but Herts Highways failed to install signs alerting drivers approaching the junction.


Hockerill emergency road closure due to ‘void’ caused by water leak

29 July 2024
Hockerill emergency road closure due to ‘void’ caused by water leak

Hockerill emergency road closure due to ‘void’ caused by water leak

29 July 2024

The westbound downhill stretch of Hockerill Street was subject to ‘emergency road closure’ on Saturday, but Herts CC initially knew nothing about it.


Woman appeals for information after car windscreen smashed

29 July 2024
Woman appeals for information after car windscreen smashed

Woman appeals for information after car windscreen smashed

29 July 2024

The Fiat 500 was discovered damaged while it was parked in Brunel Drive near Bishop’s Stortford railway station.


Watch as driver reverses through barrier to evade approaching train

29 July 2024
Watch as driver reverses through barrier to evade approaching train

Watch as driver reverses through barrier to evade approaching train

29 July 2024

Network Rail video of incident at Sawbridgeworth level crossing shows driver of black car ignore flashing lights and drive onto track.


Hockerill ‘emergency’ road closure sparks crash peril – but it’s a mystery to council

29 July 2024
Hockerill ‘emergency’ road closure sparks crash peril – but it’s a mystery to council

Hockerill ‘emergency’ road closure sparks crash peril – but it’s a mystery to council

29 July 2024

Westbound Hockerill Street closed at junction with Dunmow Road, London Road and Stansted Road with barriers around cone on top of manhole cover.


Patrick cracks it! Bletchley Park veteran celebrates 98th birthday

29 July 2024
Patrick cracks it! Bletchley Park veteran celebrates 98th birthday

Patrick cracks it! Bletchley Park veteran celebrates 98th birthday

29 July 2024

Members of Bishop’s Stortford Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club sang Happy Birthday and presented Patrick Field with a cake.


Rivers Hospital surgeon honoured for changing lives on his holidays

28 July 2024
Rivers Hospital surgeon honoured for changing lives on his holidays

Rivers Hospital surgeon honoured for changing lives on his holidays

28 July 2024

For 20 years, head and neck surgeon Leo Cheng has been spending his annual leave doing life-changing surgery for international charity Mercy Ships.


Hoodoo Radio: Couple conjuring up music magic from their boat on the Stort

27 July 2024
Hoodoo Radio: Couple conjuring up music magic from their boat on the Stort

Hoodoo Radio: Couple conjuring up music magic from their boat on the Stort

27 July 2024

Dan and Faye Starr have high hopes their shared passion for music will be communicated through online station Hoodoo Radio.


Air cadet Charlotte flying high after winning national award

25 July 2024
Air cadet Charlotte flying high after winning national award

Air cadet Charlotte flying high after winning national award

25 July 2024

Cadet Warrant Officer Charlotte Perry of 309 (Sawbridgeworth) Squadron was described as being “a source of inspiration to her peers”.


Revamped Castle Park in Stortford given Green Flag status

23 July 2024
Revamped Castle Park in Stortford given Green Flag status

Revamped Castle Park in Stortford given Green Flag status

23 July 2024

The park, off The Causeway, has undergone a £3.5m transformation funded by the town and district councils and a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.


Construction of £12m Lidl store in Stortford yet to start – three years on

23 July 2024
Construction of £12m Lidl store in Stortford yet to start – three years on

Construction of £12m Lidl store in Stortford yet to start – three years on

23 July 2024

The discount supermarket chain announced in August 2021 that it wanted to make a “multi-million-pound investment” in the site in Stansted Road.


Muriel McKay: Police end unsuccessful search for remains and investigation is over

22 July 2024
Muriel McKay: Police end unsuccessful search for remains and investigation is over

Muriel McKay: Police end unsuccessful search for remains and investigation is over

22 July 2024

Family had urge Met police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to ask Home Office to lift deportation order so killer could help pinpoint burial site.


Picture special: 1,800 flock to Stortford fire station open day

22 July 2024
Picture special: 1,800 flock to Stortford fire station open day

Picture special: 1,800 flock to Stortford fire station open day

22 July 2024

The event at the station in Patmore Close raised £700 for The Fire Fighters Charity.


Pub reopens almost nine months after it was flooded

22 July 2024
Pub reopens almost nine months after it was flooded

Pub reopens almost nine months after it was flooded

22 July 2024

The 16th-century Three Horseshoes in Spellbrook was inundated after Storm Ciarán hit the South East on the night of November 1-2.


GP practices still affected by IT outage that caused worldwide chaos

22 July 2024
GP practices still affected by IT outage that caused worldwide chaos

GP practices still affected by IT outage that caused worldwide chaos

22 July 2024

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board said on Monday (July 22) access to patient records and appointment information were still affected.


Early-morning mooing sends police on trail of ‘escaped’ bull

22 July 2024
Early-morning mooing sends police on trail of ‘escaped’ bull

Early-morning mooing sends police on trail of ‘escaped’ bull

22 July 2024

Essex police attended Sheering Lower Road in the early hours of Monday after residents reported hearing moos.


Children’s stories blossom at Sawbridgeworth church flower festival

22 July 2024
Children’s stories blossom at Sawbridgeworth church flower festival

Children’s stories blossom at Sawbridgeworth church flower festival

22 July 2024

The likes of Room on the Broom, Thomas the Tank Engine and The Secret Garden will be told through “stunning” arrangements at Great St Mary’s Church.


Families urged to tuck in to church’s ‘make lunch’ sessions during holidays

20 July 2024
Families urged to tuck in to church’s ‘make lunch’ sessions during holidays

Families urged to tuck in to church’s ‘make lunch’ sessions during holidays

20 July 2024

The free initiative at Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church, London Road runs on Wednesdays from July 24 to August 28 from 11.30am to 1pm.


High Wych man wins lifelong learning award after ‘eye-opening’ course

20 July 2024
High Wych man wins lifelong learning award after ‘eye-opening’ course

High Wych man wins lifelong learning award after ‘eye-opening’ course

20 July 2024

Cornelius Keating won a Lifelong Learning Award as ACL Essex celebrated its learners, staff and apprentices in a ceremony in Chelmsford.


Hospice teams up with gallery to broach ‘unspoken conversation’ about death

20 July 2024
Hospice teams up with gallery to broach ‘unspoken conversation’ about death

Hospice teams up with gallery to broach ‘unspoken conversation’ about death

20 July 2024

Creative art workshops at Parndon Mill will explore personal and cultural responses to bereavement in local ethnic minority communities.


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