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Eurovision SuRie: Stortford girl with BSMTC, Cantate, Jenny Myhill and PQA links to sing for UK

08 February 2018
Eurovision SuRie: Stortford girl with BSMTC, Cantate, Jenny Myhill and PQA links to sing for UK

Eurovision SuRie: Stortford girl with BSMTC, Cantate, Jenny Myhill and PQA links to sing for UK

08 February 2018

You can't say there were nil pointers to Bishop's Stortford-bred SuRie's success last night in winning the competition to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.


On Your Bike: Early-bird offer for Isabel Hospice's Bishop's Stortford ride

07 February 2018
On Your Bike: Early-bird offer for Isabel Hospice's Bishop's Stortford ride

On Your Bike: Early-bird offer for Isabel Hospice's Bishop's Stortford ride

07 February 2018

Isabel Hospice's annual sponsored bike ride in Bishop's Stortford is back for a ninth year, offering something for every level of cycling prowess.


Stortfords Chimichanga restaurant shuts

04 February 2018
Stortfords Chimichanga restaurant shuts

Stortfords Chimichanga restaurant shuts

04 February 2018

Tex-Mex restaurant Chimichanga in Bishops Stortford has closed its doors for good after six years.


Festival at Rhodes showcases Stortford's playwriting talent

04 February 2018
Festival at Rhodes showcases Stortford's playwriting talent

Festival at Rhodes showcases Stortford's playwriting talent

04 February 2018

The third annual Herts and Essex Playwriting Festival, Write Here Write Now, takes place at Rhodes in Bishop's Stortford this week.


Bishop's Stortford to get new £1m bowling alley

31 January 2018
Bishop's Stortford to get new £1m bowling alley

Bishop's Stortford to get new £1m bowling alley

31 January 2018

The tenpin bowling centre at the Anchor Street leisure complex in Bishop's Stortford which has been vacant for almost four-and-a-half years is to be brought back to life.


Two-day winter ale festival in Stortford starts today

29 December 2017
Two-day winter ale festival in Stortford starts today

Two-day winter ale festival in Stortford starts today

29 December 2017

Possibly the antidote to post-Christmas blues or an alternative to shopping at the sales, a beer festival is being held in Bishop's Stortford today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday).


BBC Young Musician winner in Stortford charity concert

28 December 2017
BBC Young Musician winner in Stortford charity concert

BBC Young Musician winner in Stortford charity concert

28 December 2017

A former BBC Young Musician winner is to perform in Bishops Stortford in January in a charity concert organised by Great Hadham Country Club as part of its 2018 silver anniversary celebrations.


Newsjack host and BBC New Comedy Award winner Angela Barnes to headline comedy club

28 December 2017
Newsjack host and BBC New Comedy Award winner Angela Barnes to headline comedy club

Newsjack host and BBC New Comedy Award winner Angela Barnes to headline comedy club

28 December 2017

Dunmow Comedy Club kicks off its 2018 calendar with a bill headlined by former BBC New Comedy Award winner and BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack host Angela Barnes.


Wilko Johnson, The Bluetones and The Rolling Clones at Stortford Music Festival

14 December 2017
Wilko Johnson, The Bluetones and The Rolling Clones at Stortford Music Festival

Wilko Johnson, The Bluetones and The Rolling Clones at Stortford Music Festival

14 December 2017

The Stortford Music Festival, aka The Bish Bash, makes a welcome return in 2018 - and there's a family ticket reader offer available exclusively in this week's edition (Dec 13-19) of the Bishop's Stortford Independent.


School closures in the Bishop's Stortford area

12 December 2017
School closures in the Bishop's Stortford area

School closures in the Bishop's Stortford area

12 December 2017

As a result of sub-zero temperatures overnight, headteachers of a raft of schools in the Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted area have decided to close today (Tuesday).


Stortford have to settle for draw in thrilling comeback

25 November 2017
Stortford have to settle for draw in thrilling comeback

Stortford have to settle for draw in thrilling comeback

25 November 2017

Bishop's Stortford 22, Darlington Mowden Park 22, National League 1


Nations united in Bishop's Stortford by a feast for all families

23 November 2017
Nations united in Bishop's Stortford by a feast for all families

Nations united in Bishop's Stortford by a feast for all families

23 November 2017

More than 40 Bishop's Stortford families representing about 20 countries came together for a feast of food and fun.


Rhodes audience rejoices as Sister Act cast excel - bar nun

14 November 2017
Rhodes audience rejoices as Sister Act cast excel - bar nun

Rhodes audience rejoices as Sister Act cast excel - bar nun

14 November 2017

Unlike the church threatened with closure which is the setting for Sister Act, there is no danger of the auditorium at Rhodes being short on attendance numbers this week.


Stortford stay sixth after fifth win on the bounce

12 November 2017
Stortford stay sixth after fifth win on the bounce

Stortford stay sixth after fifth win on the bounce

12 November 2017

Bishop's Stortford 24 Esher 17, National League 1


Stortford golfer Max Hopkins wins Telegraph tournament in Portugal

10 November 2017
Stortford golfer Max Hopkins wins Telegraph tournament in Portugal

Stortford golfer Max Hopkins wins Telegraph tournament in Portugal

10 November 2017

Max Hopkins, the 14-year-old Bishop's Stortford Golf Club member, today (Friday) became the youngest boy ever to win the Telegraph Vitality Junior Golf Championship.


Stortford pull off sensational victory at Blackheath

04 November 2017
Stortford pull off sensational victory at Blackheath

Stortford pull off sensational victory at Blackheath

04 November 2017

Blackheath 19 Bishop's Stortford 21, National League 1


Bishop's Stortford overturn 9-point deficit to beat Herts rivals Old Albanians

28 October 2017
Bishop's Stortford overturn 9-point deficit to beat Herts rivals Old Albanians

Bishop's Stortford overturn 9-point deficit to beat Herts rivals Old Albanians

28 October 2017

Bishop's Stortford 18 Old Albanians 14, National League 1


Heath Players tackle Pulitzer Prize winner Proof

27 October 2017
Heath Players tackle Pulitzer Prize winner Proof

Heath Players tackle Pulitzer Prize winner Proof

27 October 2017

Well-known local actor and director Bernard Moule is taking the reins for the award-winning Heath Players' next production.


Stortford gran slides down Orbit after going up O2

06 October 2017
Stortford gran slides down Orbit after going up O2

Stortford gran slides down Orbit after going up O2

06 October 2017

A grandmother of four from Bishop's Stortford has gone down the Orbit slide in London's Olympic Park to raise money for St Clare Hospice.


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