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St Mary’s Catholic School head in surprise immediate resignation

03 April 2024
St Mary’s Catholic School head in surprise immediate resignation

St Mary’s Catholic School head in surprise immediate resignation

03 April 2024

Deputy head Deirdre McHugh, who has been at the Windhill secondary for 13 years, takes over as interim headteacher.


Super Waterboys: 11 young friends raise £2,500 on walk for water charity

03 April 2024
Super Waterboys: 11 young friends raise £2,500 on walk for water charity

Super Waterboys: 11 young friends raise £2,500 on walk for water charity

03 April 2024

Five-year-old Zorawar Malah got a group of friends together to do a sponsored Water Walk after seeing a TV advert for a water charity one day.


Magnificent seven: Herts & Essex High students heading for Oxbridge

03 April 2024
Magnificent seven: Herts & Essex High students heading for Oxbridge

Magnificent seven: Herts & Essex High students heading for Oxbridge

03 April 2024

Maria Carter, Ursula Chinsky, Beth Hannant, Sophie Stewart and Joe Thomas have Cambridge offers; Martha Gray and Francesca Hammonds are Oxford bound.


Free crazy golf in Stortford town centre from Thursday to Saturday

02 April 2024
Free crazy golf in Stortford town centre from Thursday to Saturday

Free crazy golf in Stortford town centre from Thursday to Saturday

02 April 2024

Pop-up 9-hole course on former Charringtons car park will be open Thursday to Saturday (April 4-6), 10am to 4pm each day, no booking required.


Couple jailed for stealing goods worth over £3,000 at Stansted Airport

01 April 2024
Couple jailed for stealing goods worth over £3,000 at Stansted Airport

Couple jailed for stealing goods worth over £3,000 at Stansted Airport

01 April 2024

A man, 43, and woman, 37, were jailed the day after stealing perfume, aftershave and cosmetics from World Duty Free.


Car stolen from Bishop’s Stortford recovered in Essex

28 March 2024
Car stolen from Bishop’s Stortford recovered in Essex

Car stolen from Bishop’s Stortford recovered in Essex

28 March 2024

A Toyota RAV4 was stolen from Thorley Park on Thursday night.


Police close property that was home to anti-social behaviour, drug use and noise

28 March 2024
Police close property that was home to anti-social behaviour, drug use and noise

Police close property that was home to anti-social behaviour, drug use and noise

28 March 2024

Despite warnings to occupant, problems at the property in Stockmen Field, St Michael’s Mead, continued and police attended 18 incidents in six months.


Govt’s £6.735m boost for Herts to roll out electric vehicle charging

28 March 2024
Govt’s £6.735m boost for Herts to roll out electric vehicle charging

Govt’s £6.735m boost for Herts to roll out electric vehicle charging

28 March 2024

Following approval of first five council applications in February, payments worth over £185m to 44 more – including Herts – have now been approved.


Woman in her 70s dies in crash on A120 near Stansted Airport

28 March 2024
Woman in her 70s dies in crash on A120 near Stansted Airport

Woman in her 70s dies in crash on A120 near Stansted Airport

28 March 2024

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the pensioner died at the scene of Wednesday’s collision, which closed both carriageways.


Police appeal after common assault on woman in town centre

27 March 2024
Police appeal after common assault on woman in town centre

Police appeal after common assault on woman in town centre

27 March 2024

Police say victim was made to feel uncomfortable by a man who was asking her age and then grabbed a lanyard that was around her neck.


A120 between Dunmow and Takeley reopens after serious collision

27 March 2024
A120 between Dunmow and Takeley reopens after serious collision

A120 between Dunmow and Takeley reopens after serious collision

27 March 2024

Police urged motorists, including those travelling to Stansted Airport, to find other routes and avoid the area if they could.


‘Drastic’ drop in calls to police about anti-social drivers in town centre

27 March 2024
‘Drastic’ drop in calls to police about anti-social drivers in town centre

‘Drastic’ drop in calls to police about anti-social drivers in town centre

27 March 2024

Police dispersal order resulted in three drivers being ordered to leave the area and the discovery of drugs and an offensive weapon.


Stortford tame Leicester Lions with crucial win in fight to avoid the drop

23 March 2024
Stortford tame Leicester Lions with crucial win in fight to avoid the drop

Stortford tame Leicester Lions with crucial win in fight to avoid the drop

23 March 2024

Bishop’s Stortford took a big step towards securing National 1 survival by beating fellow relegation-threatened visitors 39-12 win at Silver Leys.


Trains through Stortford lag behind the rest of Greater Anglia’s network

22 March 2024
Trains through Stortford lag behind the rest of Greater Anglia’s network

Trains through Stortford lag behind the rest of Greater Anglia’s network

22 March 2024

Greater Anglia extends ‘excellent’ performance record with February figures showing punctuality across its network averaged 93.9% – despite storms.


Hockerill Anglo-European College principal resigns

22 March 2024
Hockerill Anglo-European College principal resigns

Hockerill Anglo-European College principal resigns

22 March 2024

David Woods will leave at the end of 2024, after four years in post, “to pursue further opportunities in education”.


Police issue dispersal order in crackdown on street racing in Stortford

22 March 2024
Police issue dispersal order in crackdown on street racing in Stortford

Police issue dispersal order in crackdown on street racing in Stortford

22 March 2024

Police crack down on anti-social drivers by issuing dispersal order for town centre this weekend, following “multiple incidents” since start of year.


Four times the limit: M11 lorry driver slumped over wheel with near-empty whiskey bottle

22 March 2024
Four times the limit: M11 lorry driver slumped over wheel with near-empty whiskey bottle

Four times the limit: M11 lorry driver slumped over wheel with near-empty whiskey bottle

22 March 2024

Gheorghe-Daniel Cristea, 34, narrowly avoided prison when he appeared for sentencing for dangerous driving and driving while four times the limit.


Free crazy golf in Bishop’s Stortford town centre over Easter

21 March 2024
Free crazy golf in Bishop’s Stortford town centre over Easter

Free crazy golf in Bishop’s Stortford town centre over Easter

21 March 2024

Pop-up 9-hole course on former Charringtons car park will be open Thursday to Saturday (April 4-6), 10am to 4pm each day, no booking required.


Thaxted murder: Kevin Horswill, 51, charged after man dies in garden

20 March 2024
Thaxted murder: Kevin Horswill, 51, charged after man dies in garden

Thaxted murder: Kevin Horswill, 51, charged after man dies in garden

20 March 2024

Essex Police was called to reports of a man in his 50s assaulted in a garden in Orchard Close, Thaxted, at about 12.35am on Monday (March 18).


HSBC says ‘We’re staying in Stortford’ as branch closes for ‘refresh’

19 March 2024
HSBC says ‘We’re staying in Stortford’ as branch closes for ‘refresh’

HSBC says ‘We’re staying in Stortford’ as branch closes for ‘refresh’

19 March 2024

The branch shuts on Wednesday (March 20) and is expected to reopen Friday April 5 – a week before Barclays closes its North Street branch.


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