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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.

Bluetongue disease confirmed at two Hertfordshire farms

11 October 2024
Bluetongue disease confirmed at two Hertfordshire farms

Bluetongue disease confirmed at two Hertfordshire farms

11 October 2024

Bluetongue does not affect people or food safety but can be fatal for livestock such as sheep, cattle, goats and camelids (llamas and alpacas).


Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with ‘potentially life-threatening’ injuries after collision with lorry on M11

11 October 2024
Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with ‘potentially life-threatening’ injuries after collision with lorry on M11

Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with ‘potentially life-threatening’ injuries after collision with lorry on M11

11 October 2024

Officers investigating how pedestrian was injured in crash on M11 near Stansted Airport appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage.


Actor and activist kicks off new cultural diversity programme in Stortford

11 October 2024
Actor and activist kicks off new cultural diversity programme in Stortford

Actor and activist kicks off new cultural diversity programme in Stortford

11 October 2024

Town councillors have backed cultural diversity in Bishop’s Stortford with a £1,700 Brazier Trust grant to the East Herts Black Parents Assembly.


10,000 free bus tickets available to use across Hertfordshire

11 October 2024
10,000 free bus tickets available to use across Hertfordshire

10,000 free bus tickets available to use across Hertfordshire

11 October 2024

The offer enables residents and visitors to use the new Intalink Connect all-zone daily ticket, which provides unlimited all-day travel.


Crash closes M11 in both directions between Stortford and Harlow

11 October 2024
Crash closes M11 in both directions between Stortford and Harlow

Crash closes M11 in both directions between Stortford and Harlow

11 October 2024

A lorry crash at Stortford soon after 9am on Friday shut the motorway between junctions 8 and 7a but the northbound carriageway has reopened.


The boy fighting for justice after botched surgery by ‘bad apple’ Great Ormond Street doctor

11 October 2024
The boy fighting for justice after botched surgery by ‘bad apple’ Great Ormond Street doctor

The boy fighting for justice after botched surgery by ‘bad apple’ Great Ormond Street doctor

11 October 2024

Rogue surgeon Yaser Jabbar has destroyed 16-year-old George Davison’s trust in the NHS.


‘Bin it!’ Councillor calls history society’s blue plaque plan ‘waste of money’

10 October 2024
‘Bin it!’ Councillor calls history society’s blue plaque plan ‘waste of money’

‘Bin it!’ Councillor calls history society’s blue plaque plan ‘waste of money’

10 October 2024

Labour’s Cllr Alex Chapman spoke out at a meeting of the Brazier Trust where members considered a £3,000 grant request from the history society.


Herts Chief Constable confirms action against illegal e-scooters

10 October 2024
Herts Chief Constable confirms action against illegal e-scooters

Herts Chief Constable confirms action against illegal e-scooters

10 October 2024

"This year so far we've seized 22 e-scooters, Last year it was over 30 and the year before that it was also 30.”


Have your say on services provided by Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

10 October 2024
Have your say on services provided by Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Have your say on services provided by Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

10 October 2024

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust patient panel is visiting Bishop’s Stortford in November.


Engineering work to disrupt Greater Anglia trains over Christmas and New Year

10 October 2024
Engineering work to disrupt Greater Anglia trains over Christmas and New Year

Engineering work to disrupt Greater Anglia trains over Christmas and New Year

10 October 2024

“Essential upgrade work” includes strengthening work on the Bishopsgate Tunnel and renewal of the signalling system in the Cambridge area.


Director of 16,000-home Harlow and Gilston Garden Town steps down

10 October 2024
Director of 16,000-home Harlow and Gilston Garden Town steps down

Director of 16,000-home Harlow and Gilston Garden Town steps down

10 October 2024

Naisha Polaine will leave the project - one of the biggest regeneration and development initiatives in the country - at the start of December.


2.71 million passengers make it record September for Stansted Airport

10 October 2024
2.71 million passengers make it record September for Stansted Airport

2.71 million passengers make it record September for Stansted Airport

10 October 2024

Short breaks and late sun fuelled demand, with Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Malaga, Faro and Antalya the most popular sunshine destinations.


Takeley women’s rights activist takes campaign to Watford and Burundi

10 October 2024
Takeley women’s rights activist takes campaign to Watford and Burundi

Takeley women’s rights activist takes campaign to Watford and Burundi

10 October 2024

Women of Grace founder Valerie Lolomari is determined to end female genital mutilation.


Bishop’s Stortford youth project to celebrate 10th birthday with Winter Ball

10 October 2024
Bishop’s Stortford youth project to celebrate 10th birthday with Winter Ball

Bishop’s Stortford youth project to celebrate 10th birthday with Winter Ball

10 October 2024

The black-tie event at the Manor of Groves Hotel in High Wych will mark the foundation of Thirst Youth Café.


Award for compassionate Princess Alexandra Hospital nurse’s care for the dying

10 October 2024
Award for compassionate Princess Alexandra Hospital nurse’s care for the dying

Award for compassionate Princess Alexandra Hospital nurse’s care for the dying

10 October 2024

Interim chief nurse Giuseppe Labriola presented accident and emergency department charge nurse Steven Hart with a prestigious DAISY Award.


The Hundred Parishes Society ready to clean up with new Quiet Lane Walks

10 October 2024
The Hundred Parishes Society ready to clean up with new Quiet Lane Walks

The Hundred Parishes Society ready to clean up with new Quiet Lane Walks

10 October 2024

Quiet Lane Walks will appeal to anyone who does not like cleaning boots, families, people with mobility problems or less-energetic cyclists.


Ambulance service for Herts and Essex plumps for Renaults over Mercs

09 October 2024
Ambulance service for Herts and Essex plumps for Renaults over Mercs

Ambulance service for Herts and Essex plumps for Renaults over Mercs

09 October 2024

Twelve new Renault Master ambulances were bought last year and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has added a further 40.


Cancellations and delays between Liverpool Street and Cambridge after person hit by train

09 October 2024
Cancellations and delays between Liverpool Street and Cambridge after person hit by train

Cancellations and delays between Liverpool Street and Cambridge after person hit by train

09 October 2024

Greater Anglia journeys via Broxbourne, including those to and from Stansted Airport, were affected by the incident at around 6.43am.


Touchdown! American football teams land at Stansted for NFL London Games series

08 October 2024
Touchdown! American football teams land at Stansted for NFL London Games series

Touchdown! American football teams land at Stansted for NFL London Games series

08 October 2024

The London Games series brings together some of the top teams from the NFL for three exciting matches every year.


MP joins East of England Ambulance Service paramedics for shift

08 October 2024
MP joins East of England Ambulance Service paramedics for shift

MP joins East of England Ambulance Service paramedics for shift

08 October 2024

Andrew Lewin, a former Bishop’s Stortford High School student, won Welwyn Hatfield for Labour, beating Tory former Defence Secretary Grants Shapps.


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