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Police probe crash involving bus and four cars in Stortford

10 November 2024
Police probe crash involving bus and four cars in Stortford

Police probe crash involving bus and four cars in Stortford

10 November 2024

Emergency services called at around 5.50pm on Friday with reports of collision in Northgate End outside Glyn Hopkin Nissan dealership.


Mayor undergoes emergency surgery after falling ill in Spain

07 November 2024
Mayor undergoes emergency surgery after falling ill in Spain

Mayor undergoes emergency surgery after falling ill in Spain

07 November 2024

Sawbridgeworth mayor Cllr Reece Smith was diagnosed with appendicitis after falling ill while attending a work conference in Barcelona.


Shoplifter jailed for stealing alcohol from Sainsbury’s

05 November 2024
Shoplifter jailed for stealing alcohol from Sainsbury’s

Shoplifter jailed for stealing alcohol from Sainsbury’s

05 November 2024

Muzammil Salauroo, 28, from Harlow, was jailed the day after he was caught stealing from the Jackson Square branch.


Online grooming of children almost double since offence first came into force

01 November 2024
Online grooming of children almost double since offence first came into force

Online grooming of children almost double since offence first came into force

01 November 2024

Data compiled by NSPCC show 314 offences committed in Essex last year, up from 60 recorded in 2017-18, while Herts has seen 77% rise from 48 to 85.


‘I didn’t realise I’d been Mum’s carer. I worked in mental health for years without knowing it’

31 October 2024
‘I didn’t realise I’d been Mum’s carer. I worked in mental health for years without knowing it’

‘I didn’t realise I’d been Mum’s carer. I worked in mental health for years without knowing it’

31 October 2024

Jo Clack, who is running a free six-week course in Bishop’s Stortford for unpaid mental health carers, talks about his own experience with his mother.


Curry chef from Stortford restaurant crowned region’s King of Spice

31 October 2024
Curry chef from Stortford restaurant crowned region’s King of Spice

Curry chef from Stortford restaurant crowned region’s King of Spice

31 October 2024

Abdul Kuddus, from the Mint Leaf in Southmill Road, named East of England Chef of the Year at London ceremony held by Bangladesh Caterers Association.


‘I want to read my Stortford Indie on paper, not online’

30 October 2024
‘I want to read my Stortford Indie on paper, not online’

‘I want to read my Stortford Indie on paper, not online’

30 October 2024

Reader Kate Birbeck: ‘In an age where apparently everyone has lots more choice, it seems I don’t have any choice about not accepting technology.’


Former Essex police officer who shared photos of death scenes jailed

28 October 2024
Former Essex police officer who shared photos of death scenes jailed

Former Essex police officer who shared photos of death scenes jailed

28 October 2024

Russell Hinkins, who was a PC in a response team based in the west of the county, also shared sensitive information about operational activity.


Hallowe’en and Fireworks Night: Police’s warning to children over anti-social behaviour

28 October 2024
Hallowe’en and Fireworks Night: Police’s warning to children over anti-social behaviour

Hallowe’en and Fireworks Night: Police’s warning to children over anti-social behaviour

28 October 2024

Uniformed and plain-clothes officers to increase patrols and take “robust approach” to youngsters involved in anti-social behaviour.


Valuable jewellery and watches stolen from house near vets

28 October 2024
Valuable jewellery and watches stolen from house near vets

Valuable jewellery and watches stolen from house near vets

28 October 2024

Appeal for information and footage following burglary in Rye Street, Bishop’s Stortford, on Friday night (October 25).


Julia’s among the draws at Big Makers Fair at South Mill Arts

25 October 2024
Julia’s among the draws at Big Makers Fair at South Mill Arts

Julia’s among the draws at Big Makers Fair at South Mill Arts

25 October 2024

Bishop’s Stortford artist and designer Julia Fonnereau creates elegant, sophisticated artwork and patterns inspired by her love of plants and animals.


Youths let off fireworks in car park and trigger fire service response from Stevenage

24 October 2024
Youths let off fireworks in car park and trigger fire service response from Stevenage

Youths let off fireworks in car park and trigger fire service response from Stevenage

24 October 2024

Smoke seen billowing from top of Northgate End multi-storey and group of dozen teenage boys and girls seen leaving soon after loud bang.


Stortford man Colin James convicted of multiple child sex offences

21 October 2024
Stortford man Colin James convicted of multiple child sex offences

Stortford man Colin James convicted of multiple child sex offences

21 October 2024

James, 50, is known to hundreds of train passengers as a member of Greater Anglia staff in the ticket office at the town’s railway station.


Free course for unpaid mental health carers in Bishop’s Stortford

21 October 2024
Free course for unpaid mental health carers in Bishop’s Stortford

Free course for unpaid mental health carers in Bishop’s Stortford

21 October 2024

Rethink Mental Illness and Carers in Herts offering six-week course at Bishop’s Stortford Baptist Centre every Monday from November 11 to December 16.


Motorists face Monday misery from road closures in South Street and Windhill

20 October 2024
Motorists face Monday misery from road closures in South Street and Windhill

Motorists face Monday misery from road closures in South Street and Windhill

20 October 2024

Stretch of South Street from junction with Stort Road to National Tyres shut for up to three days and Windhill remains closed at St Michael’s Church.


Gordon has the formula for success in Cambridge University challenge

18 October 2024
Gordon has the formula for success in Cambridge University challenge

Gordon has the formula for success in Cambridge University challenge

18 October 2024

Herts and Essex High School Year 13 student Gordon Chan won a top award in Cambridge University’s Chemistry Challenge.


Miss Disco release debut single ahead of Hallowe’en gig at South Mill Arts

17 October 2024
Miss Disco release debut single ahead of Hallowe’en gig at South Mill Arts

Miss Disco release debut single ahead of Hallowe’en gig at South Mill Arts

17 October 2024

The band teamed up with veteran songwriter-producer and broadcaster Mark Wesley to record One Step (After Another) – 50 years after he wrote it.


Bishop’s Stortford Recycling Centre to shut for eight weeks for improvements

17 October 2024
Bishop’s Stortford Recycling Centre to shut for eight weeks for improvements

Bishop’s Stortford Recycling Centre to shut for eight weeks for improvements

17 October 2024

Work starts October 27 and, once complete, there will be more containers and more than double the current number of parking spaces available.


Braintree Town bring Bishop’s Stortford’s Emirates FA Cup run to an end

12 October 2024
Braintree Town bring Bishop’s Stortford’s Emirates FA Cup run to an end

Braintree Town bring Bishop’s Stortford’s Emirates FA Cup run to an end

12 October 2024

A goal after just six minutes gave the Iron a 1-0 win in the fourth qualifying round tie at the Rare Breed Meat Co Stadium in front of 1,258.


Lights, camera, action! 18 Indie readers’ photos of the Northern Lights

11 October 2024
Lights, camera, action! 18 Indie readers’ photos of the Northern Lights

Lights, camera, action! 18 Indie readers’ photos of the Northern Lights

11 October 2024

Just like buses, you wait a lifetime for the Northern Lights to dazzle in Bishop’s Stortford, then they turn up twice in five months – to the day!


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