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Police find £400,000 stolen cars and parts at ‘chop shop’ near Stansted Airport

18 December 2024
Police find £400,000 stolen cars and parts at ‘chop shop’ near Stansted Airport

Police find £400,000 stolen cars and parts at ‘chop shop’ near Stansted Airport

18 December 2024

Two men from Romford, aged 35 and 38, arrested on suspicion of theft of vehicles and handling stolen goods.


Five arrested after teenagers’ electric bike stolen in highway robbery

18 December 2024
Five arrested after teenagers’ electric bike stolen in highway robbery

Five arrested after teenagers’ electric bike stolen in highway robbery

18 December 2024

A car stopped in front of them at Spellbrook, a person got out, armed with a weapon, and rode off on the bike after threatening them to hand it over


Three arrested, including man aged 78, in Herts car theft scam

13 December 2024
Three arrested, including man aged 78, in Herts car theft scam

Three arrested, including man aged 78, in Herts car theft scam

13 December 2024

Hertfordshire police are warning owners looking to sell their cars about a scam which has led to five vehicles, mostly Mercedes, being stolen.


Two people square up with knives and baseball bat in Waitrose

12 December 2024
Two people square up with knives and baseball bat in Waitrose

Two people square up with knives and baseball bat in Waitrose

12 December 2024

Man, 18, in police custody after altercation outside the YMCA continued inside the supermarket round the corner.


Event to celebrate Herts and Essex High life of beloved teacher

12 December 2024
Event to celebrate Herts and Essex High life of beloved teacher

Event to celebrate Herts and Essex High life of beloved teacher

12 December 2024

Herts and Essex High School is to celebrate Jo Watson, the maths teacher who died from bowel cancer at 37 – and the dress code is Christmas jumpers.


Traffic gridlock because of broken cover on A120

12 December 2024
Traffic gridlock because of broken cover on A120

Traffic gridlock because of broken cover on A120

12 December 2024

Emergency temporary two-way lights installed just past Tesco roundabout at Bishop’s Park for telecoms firm Openreach to repair ‘carriageway box’.


Two cars stolen from Stortford estate in space of 48 hours

10 December 2024
Two cars stolen from Stortford estate in space of 48 hours

Two cars stolen from Stortford estate in space of 48 hours

10 December 2024

Toyota Rav 4 stolen from Northolt Avenue under cover of Storm Darragh followed by a BMW from Parsonage Lane.


Cash boxes stolen in late-night raid on Co-op

08 December 2024
Cash boxes stolen in late-night raid on Co-op

Cash boxes stolen in late-night raid on Co-op

08 December 2024

Raiders forced open shutters of Hatfield Heath store, 90 minutes after closing time, and drove off in dark-coloured vehicle towards Sheering.


Three men arrested after serious assault at Black Lion

08 December 2024
Three men arrested after serious assault at Black Lion

Three men arrested after serious assault at Black Lion

08 December 2024

A man was taken to hospital with facial injuries after being assaulted by three others in the pub in the early hours of Sunday December 1.


The fast and the glorious: Birchwood’s dragster contest clean sweep

06 December 2024
The fast and the glorious: Birchwood’s dragster contest clean sweep

The fast and the glorious: Birchwood’s dragster contest clean sweep

06 December 2024

Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 teams from Birchwood, Bishop’s Stortford College, Hockerill and Leventhorpe took part in the Rotary club’s technology contest.


Man jailed for stealing alcohol from stores eight times in three weeks

05 December 2024
Man jailed for stealing alcohol from stores eight times in three weeks

Man jailed for stealing alcohol from stores eight times in three weeks

05 December 2024

Rory Brytz, 33, was charged with eight counts of theft from a shop, including five from Waitrose in a week, and possessing cannabis.


23-year high for new homes built in Herts – and East Herts led the way

04 December 2024
23-year high for new homes built in Herts – and East Herts led the way

23-year high for new homes built in Herts – and East Herts led the way

04 December 2024

Councils across the county delivered 5,387 new homes in 2023-24 – and East Herts accounted for more than a quarter of them.


Man taken to hospital after GBH in Black Lion

03 December 2024
Man taken to hospital after GBH in Black Lion

Man taken to hospital after GBH in Black Lion

03 December 2024

Victim suffered facial injuries after being assaulted by three others in the Bishop’s Stortford pub in the early hours of Sunday (December 1).


Josh Dean: ‘The lifeline that could keep pool afloat’

02 December 2024
Josh Dean: ‘The lifeline that could keep pool afloat’

Josh Dean: ‘The lifeline that could keep pool afloat’

02 December 2024

In his latest column in the Indie, Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean writes on the fight for Leventhorpe pool plus the historic assisted dying vote.


Duran Duran join Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs as headliners at Essex festival

02 December 2024
Duran Duran join Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs as headliners at Essex festival

Duran Duran join Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs as headliners at Essex festival

02 December 2024

The Birmingham quartet’s appearance at Chelmsford City Live on Friday July 4 will be one of only two UK headline shows in 2025.


Man arrested at services by police in hare coursing probe

01 December 2024
Man arrested at services by police in hare coursing probe

Man arrested at services by police in hare coursing probe

01 December 2024

Police received reports of suspect on foot on southbound M11, disrupting drivers, before getting into the back of a van and travelling to junction 8.


Airport ‘meet and greet’ driver who caused woman’s death gets 28 months

28 November 2024
Airport ‘meet and greet’ driver who caused woman’s death gets 28 months

Airport ‘meet and greet’ driver who caused woman’s death gets 28 months

28 November 2024

Naeem Shahani was driving customer’s Range Rover involved in head-on crash near Takeley that killed Phyllis Willis, 84, and seriously injured driver.


Indie Christmas Dinner Appeal: Help us give 120 elderly people a festive feast

27 November 2024
Indie Christmas Dinner Appeal: Help us give 120 elderly people a festive feast

Indie Christmas Dinner Appeal: Help us give 120 elderly people a festive feast

27 November 2024

Once again we’re supporting the Welbeloved Club in giving socially isolated old folk a Christmas boost – and we’re requesting readers’ help.


Trains resume after Storm Bert wind damage repairs but still major disruption

25 November 2024
Trains resume after Storm Bert wind damage repairs but still major disruption

Trains resume after Storm Bert wind damage repairs but still major disruption

25 November 2024

Greater Anglia said due to number of incidents it did not expect to run trains between Harlow and Cambridge, including Stansted Airport, until 5pm.


Woman scratched and car damaged by tree falling across road in Stortford

25 November 2024
Woman scratched and car damaged by tree falling across road in Stortford

Woman scratched and car damaged by tree falling across road in Stortford

25 November 2024

A woman was slightly injured and a car was damaged when a tree fell across Stortford Hall Park in Sunday’s high winds from Storm Bert.


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