Armed Forces

Flight Lieutenant Andrew Passfield was invited to the Polish Embassy in London to receive his prestigious award and meet Polish dignitaries.

Visitors to Sawbridgeworth air cadets open evening can meet cadets and staff and experience some of the activities on offer.

The diary belonging to Sgt George West from Felsted was found on a book shelf in a St Clare Hospice shop and handed back to his granddaughter.

The plane was flying from Iceland to Kenya via Southend when the pilot failed to respond to air traffic control.

Music, poetry, videos and powerful personal testimonies conveyed the horror of the past 12 months, moving those present to tears.

Former mayor Keith Barnes said of Steven Gutteridge: "He was a well-meaning volunteer for many associations and good causes."

Warrant officer Charles Riley served with the 494 (Stansted Airport) Squadron Air Training Corps for 23 years.

The Ministry of Justice has proposed a training prison and a resettlement prison, each with around 1,700 prisoners, at Wethersfield.

John Robinson, president of Bishop's Stortford's Royal British Legion branch, was lead speaker at a ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Wreaths were laid at the airfield memorial by representatives of groups including Hertfordshire Airfield Memorial Group and No 2 Squadron RAF Marham.

The Bishop's Stortford Armed Forces Breakfast Club received £699.50 for promotional flags and a club standard while the air ambulance received £1,000.

Hundreds gathered in the village memorial gardens for the service of remembrance and wreath laying ceremony.

People lined the route of the parade from the Link Road car park to Castle Gardens, where crowds gathered for the service led by the Rev Tim Weeks.

Among those in the parade were two Ukrainian Brownies from Sawbridgeworth and High Wych District Guiding Group carrying their country's flag.

Pupils from Thorn Grove, Summercroft and Windhill21 primary schools spoke after the two minutes' silence at the war memorial on Friday at 11am.

"I decided to research and record these details in an effort to ensure that these service personnel are more than just names on a memorial."

The crocheted creation appeared on top of the post box on the corner of The Forebury and Knight Street in time for Remembrance Day.

Bishop's Stortford prepares for Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday ceremonies following launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Town council rejects plea to take responsibility for staging Armed Forces Day in Stortford – but will support an event organised by veterans.

How Kyiv coffee entrepreneur Vadym Granovskiy, who is staying in Sawbo, discovered he could play a role in bolstering Ukrainian soldiers' morale.