Bishops Stortford

The town's annual Christmas spectacular takes place from 9.30am until 4.30pm – and a variety of acts will be performing throughout the seven hours.

Hertfordshire Constabulary assures public it is taking the matter seriously and will continue surveillance, working in partnership with Essex Police.

The 24 boys and girls aged 8-10 created a main course of vegetable kidney bean stew and dessert of bread and butter pudding for the first guests.

The town council's annual Christmas fayre, from 9.30am until 4.30pm, will extend from North Street to Market Square, Potter Street and South Street.

Christmas carols, a reading and lighting-up of the tree in Isabel Hospice's annual Lights of Love remembrance ceremony in Market Square.

Avid readers got a chance to talk to the writers and learn more about their work as well as buy their self-published books

The marshals who started patrols on Black Friday – when Jackson Square car park was shut for 15 minutes – are to return for Christmas fayre duty.

Herts & Essex High School has invited Year 12-13 students to Thursday's forum – five days before the candidates face voters at a hustings on Tuesday.

Hertfordshire County Council is inviting Bishop's Stortford Independent readers to name one of its fleet of 58 gritters.

Around 70 grassy sites in rural areas of the county will be cut in a different way to encourage the growth of native flora and fauna.

The event at All Saints' Church on Saturday raised £1,300 to help illuminate pathways at the Hockerill place of worship

Just after 9.45pm last night, Air Force One landed on Stansted's northside, which is home to a number of private jet centres.

Costumed appearances in Jackson Square, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted provide alarm call to community that Sleeping Beauty's opening night is near.

Town centre GPs' practice is front runner to switch to new health centre and negotiations are under way for occupiers of nursery and care home.

Three teenage boys have admitted public order offences arising from attack on ex-Stortford resident and Ryanair worker, and her US girlfriend.

Stalls manned by students will be selling food and gifts from around the world, including beeswax wraps, Nigerian pies and upcycled dog bandanas.

Indie readers, businesses and 25 volunteers lay on turkey treat with all the trimmings for socially isolated senior citizens at Welbeloved Club.

The food bank, which feeds an average of 60 people a month, has drawn up a Christmas list of items it needs which can be donated at supermarkets.

The 22-year-old former Birchwood student is joining the food vendors at Eat17 in Potter Street on Tuesday (December 3).

Mayor Norma Symonds, who presented the raffle prizes, said: "I couldn't answer many of the questions but really loved the singing."