Author - Hollie Ryder

£5 junk shop chair sells for £16,250 at auction in Stansted

The original 1902 elm and wicker piece was found in a shop in Brighton and was bought at auction by an Austrian dealer on the phone.

The picture that earned Hatfield Heath photographer international award

The picture that earned Hatfield Heath photographer international award

Rachel Sloan entered her striking image in the Master Photographer Association International Awards and beat thousands of entries.

School goes into emergency lockdown and police called over intruder

School goes into emergency lockdown and police called over intruder

Staff at Newport's Joyce Frankland Academy initiated a 30-minute lockdown while police were called to deal with the 'student age' person.

Assault in baker's shop sparked by man eating sausage roll

Assault in baker's shop sparked by man eating sausage roll

A man and a woman who argued with staff at Sawbridgeworth branch of Dorringtons about eating in the shop are being sought by police.

Hare coursing crackdown will help rid rural Uttlesford of 'heinous' activity

22 January 2022

Hare coursing crackdown will help rid rural Uttlesford of 'heinous' activity

22 January 2022

The Government proposals will give police and courts more powers to target criminals who trespass on rural land to chase hares with dogs.

Police seek pair in high-value alcohol theft from supermarket

Police seek pair in high-value alcohol theft from supermarket

The four-figure haul of booze was stolen from Tesco in Saffron Walden on Wednesday January 12.

Police want to speak to three youths after damage to widow's home

Police want to speak to three youths after damage to widow's home

Pamela Budden, 86, was getting ready for bed when stone-throwing yobs targeted her home in Elsenham at midnight, breaking her bedroom window.

Free tree giveaway in Stansted to help tackle climate change

Free tree giveaway in Stansted to help tackle climate change

The parish council will have around 200 saplings and shrubs up for grabs on Saturday morning on a first come, first served basis.

Man knocked unconscious in bar and friend attacked in the street

Man knocked unconscious in bar and friend attacked in the street

Police believe a Saturday night assault in Bacchus is linked to violence 90 minutes later outside The Port Jackson pub.

Shoplifter 'empties shelves' of £700 beauty products at Boots

Shoplifter 'empties shelves' of £700 beauty products at Boots

Two men also stole nicotine products, baby milk, toothbrush heads and food items from Waitrose in Bishop's Stortford.

Daughter campaigns for defibrillator at spot in Stansted where her dad died

15 January 2022

Daughter campaigns for defibrillator at spot in Stansted where her dad died

15 January 2022

Rebecca Bowles fundraising in memory of father Simon, who was just 54 when he suffered a cardiac arrest at the BP fuel station.

WI thanks Elsenham post office for its first-class fundraising support

WI thanks Elsenham post office for its first-class fundraising support

Elsenham Women's Institute has raised £667 for its Friendship Fund thanks to help from the village post office which hosted its pop-up shop

Conservative Stansted councillor who raised bullying claims quits his parish role

Conservative Stansted councillor who raised bullying claims quits his parish role

A vacancy has arisen on Stansted Parish Council following the resignation of Conservative member Paul Davies due to a 'family crisis'

West End plays and Royal Opera House ballet to hit Saffron Screen

West End plays and Royal Opera House ballet to hit Saffron Screen

Tickets now on sale for screenings of sell-out plays Leopoldstadt and The Book of Dust – Belle Sauvage and Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet.

Friends' 16-hour karaoke in support of Stortford couple battling leukaemia

Friends' 16-hour karaoke in support of Stortford couple battling leukaemia