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Sinead Corr has been news editor of Iliffe Media's Bishop's Stortford Independent since its launch in October 2017. She started in journalism in 1987 and was previously chief reporter, news editor and a sub-editor on the now defunct Herts & Essex Observer.

Clock ticking as Herts County Council urges families to apply for primary school places

07 November 2025
Clock ticking as Herts County Council urges families to apply for primary school places

Clock ticking as Herts County Council urges families to apply for primary school places

07 November 2025

Last year, nearly 98% of children in Hertfordshire were allocated one of their four ranked primary, junior or middle schools.


Award for ‘kind, calm and professional’ Princess Alexandra Hospital cancer nurse

07 November 2025
Award for ‘kind, calm and professional’ Princess Alexandra Hospital cancer nurse

Award for ‘kind, calm and professional’ Princess Alexandra Hospital cancer nurse

07 November 2025

Joscelyn Sequeria, from Harlow, works in the Williams Day Unit and has cared for patients through “extremely difficult times”.


Runway runners raise £9,000 for Stansted Airport’s charity partners

07 November 2025
Runway runners raise £9,000 for Stansted Airport’s charity partners

Runway runners raise £9,000 for Stansted Airport’s charity partners

07 November 2025

Around 200 runners, joggers and walkers gathered at 1am - when no flights were scheduled - to take on the 5km (3.1-mile) challenge.


Stansted and Birchanger residents rally to fight 480-home scheme

07 November 2025
Stansted and Birchanger residents rally to fight 480-home scheme

Stansted and Birchanger residents rally to fight 480-home scheme

07 November 2025

Opponents fear City & Country’s proposals could merge Stansted Mountfitchet and Birchanger with Bishop’s Stortford.


Town council by-election victory for R4U – and Tory beats Reform

07 November 2025
Town council by-election victory for R4U – and Tory beats Reform

Town council by-election victory for R4U – and Tory beats Reform

07 November 2025

Reform UK trailed in last when residents of Saffron Walden’s Shire ward went to the polls to elect a new town councillor.


MP hears the story behind 8-year-old author’s book as he opens school’s £12,000 library

07 November 2025
MP hears the story behind 8-year-old author’s book as he opens school’s £12,000 library

MP hears the story behind 8-year-old author’s book as he opens school’s £12,000 library

07 November 2025

Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean officially opened the space at Thorn Grove Primary, which was financed by the school’s parent teacher association.


Gold award for Bishop’s Stortford College’s geography lessons

06 November 2025
Gold award for Bishop’s Stortford College’s geography lessons

Gold award for Bishop’s Stortford College’s geography lessons

06 November 2025

The Gold Primary Geography Quality Mark recognises quality and progress in geography leadership, curriculum development, learning and teaching.


Reform councillor on a drive to clear signage clutter from streets around Stortford

06 November 2025
Reform councillor on a drive to clear signage clutter from streets around Stortford

Reform councillor on a drive to clear signage clutter from streets around Stortford

06 November 2025

Cllr Graham McAndrew is committed to clearing outdated or unnecessary signage – including a four-year-old one announcing Little Hadham bypass opening!


MPs Dean, Vince and Hinchliff welcome national curriculum changes

06 November 2025
MPs Dean, Vince and Hinchliff welcome national curriculum changes

MPs Dean, Vince and Hinchliff welcome national curriculum changes

06 November 2025

The Government is making changes for the first time in a decade based on work over the past year by a panel of experts led by Professor Becky Francis.


Avian flu prompts ban on keeping birds outside in Herts and Essex

06 November 2025
Avian flu prompts ban on keeping birds outside in Herts and Essex

Avian flu prompts ban on keeping birds outside in Herts and Essex

06 November 2025

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has imposed a mandatory housing order covering the whole of England from Thursday November 6.


Village’s MP urges Herts County Council to give school chance to survive

06 November 2025
Village’s MP urges Herts County Council to give school chance to survive

Village’s MP urges Herts County Council to give school chance to survive

06 November 2025

Two primary schools in MP Chris Hinchliff’s North East Herts constituency face the axe because of falling rolls.


Before and after: Join environmentalists for River Stort restoration walk and talk

06 November 2025
Before and after: Join environmentalists for River Stort restoration walk and talk

Before and after: Join environmentalists for River Stort restoration walk and talk

06 November 2025

Environment Agency and council staff who have been working on the project will lead the walk, starting at Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre.


North East Herts MP proposes community rights to combat politics of fear and division

05 November 2025
North East Herts MP proposes community rights to combat politics of fear and division

North East Herts MP proposes community rights to combat politics of fear and division

05 November 2025

“We must address the sense of powerlessness driving people to Farage. Labour values are about redistributing power to the majority.”


New app reminds East Herts residents about rubbish collections

05 November 2025
New app reminds East Herts residents about rubbish collections

New app reminds East Herts residents about rubbish collections

05 November 2025

The authority recognises that the new timetable it introduced in August, along with extra recycling, has created challenges for some households.


New National Express services between Stansted Airport and London from December

05 November 2025
New National Express services between Stansted Airport and London from December

New National Express services between Stansted Airport and London from December

05 November 2025

From December 8, there will be an additional departure from London Liverpool Street, providing up to four services an hour.


IB blow: Labour cuts set to end Hockerill’s alternative to A-levels

04 November 2025
IB blow: Labour cuts set to end Hockerill’s alternative to A-levels

IB blow: Labour cuts set to end Hockerill’s alternative to A-levels

04 November 2025

MP Josh Dean challenges Government over changes set to cost Bishop’s Stortford state secondary £200,000.


Delay in opening of one-stop shop for testing in Epping

04 November 2025
Delay in opening of one-stop shop for testing in Epping

Delay in opening of one-stop shop for testing in Epping

04 November 2025

The CDC was to open in January, but it is now set to welcome patients in the spring to accommodate “a short extension to the scope of work required”.


Playground surprise for pre-school pupils after half-term break

04 November 2025
Playground surprise for pre-school pupils after half-term break

Playground surprise for pre-school pupils after half-term break

04 November 2025

Tots at Blues Pre-school Nursery returned after the autumn half-term break to find their muddy outdoor area had been transformed.


New depot for Wren Kitchens among plans validated by Uttlesford District Council in October

04 November 2025
New depot for Wren Kitchens among plans validated by Uttlesford District Council in October

New depot for Wren Kitchens among plans validated by Uttlesford District Council in October

04 November 2025

The development is part of wider proposals for an industrial estate off Third Avenue at Stansted Airport.


Every Sawbridgeworth planning application validated by East Herts Council in October

03 November 2025
Every Sawbridgeworth planning application validated by East Herts Council in October

Every Sawbridgeworth planning application validated by East Herts Council in October

03 November 2025

Eight planning applications for Sawbridgeworth, including proposals to expand a cafe, were validated by East Herts Council during October.


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