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32 people with links to Herts named in King’s New Year Honours

30 December 2024
32 people with links to Herts named in King’s New Year Honours

32 people with links to Herts named in King’s New Year Honours

30 December 2024

OBE for former police and crime commissioner David Lloyd and CBE for county council’s head of adult care services, Chris Badger.


Driver arrested after car hits property and electricity pole

30 December 2024
Driver arrested after car hits property and electricity pole

Driver arrested after car hits property and electricity pole

30 December 2024

The B1256 road leading to Takeley from the M11 junction 8 roundabout was shut at Takeley Street on Monday after a car crash late on Sunday night.


‘Lefties’ get it right to win schools public speaking contest

27 December 2024
‘Lefties’ get it right to win schools public speaking contest

‘Lefties’ get it right to win schools public speaking contest

27 December 2024

A Bishop’s Stortford High School team won the town Rotary club’s Youth Speaks senior category with their talk about the merits of left-handedness.


Officer who spent his first 10 years as beat bobby is new Chief Constable of Herts

20 December 2024
Officer who spent his first 10 years as beat bobby is new Chief Constable of Herts

Officer who spent his first 10 years as beat bobby is new Chief Constable of Herts

20 December 2024

Andy Prophet, who is currently Deputy Chief Constable of Essex, is due to start in January, replacing the retiring Charlie Hall.


Reopening of recycling centre delayed until the new year

20 December 2024
Reopening of recycling centre delayed until the new year

Reopening of recycling centre delayed until the new year

20 December 2024

Council said Stortford’s waste tip would shut from October 27 “for about eight weeks” – but it still does not have an opening date fixed.


Boys aged 15 among three teens arrested within two hours of Stansted car theft

19 December 2024
Boys aged 15 among three teens arrested within two hours of Stansted car theft

Boys aged 15 among three teens arrested within two hours of Stansted car theft

19 December 2024

Officers traced Land Rover Discovery to Chelmsford, where occupants fled on foot, but, with help from police helicopter, were arrested


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.


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