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Poppy Appeal in Bishop’s Stortford raises £1,733 on launch day

Poppy Appeal in Bishop’s Stortford raises £1,733 on launch day

Poppy Appeal in Bishop’s Stortford raises £1,733 on launch day

28 October 2024

Veterans, service personnel, cadets and civic leaders including mayor Cllr Richard Townsend gathered in Jackson Square to mark the occasion.


Families join 12-mile bike ride around Bishop’s Stortford for charity

Families join 12-mile bike ride around Bishop’s Stortford for charity

Families join 12-mile bike ride around Bishop’s Stortford for charity

25 October 2024

The 12-mile ride started and finished at the Terrace Park Café & Kitchen in Castle Park.


Race night a good bet as vital work on Stansted Windmill is under way

Race night a good bet as vital work on Stansted Windmill is under way

Race night a good bet as vital work on Stansted Windmill is under way

23 October 2024

Stansted Millers organised a race night at the village bowls club to help fund major brickwork repointing project on the 1787 mill.


Council ponders National Lottery bid to ease Citizens Advice cash woes

Council ponders National Lottery bid to ease Citizens Advice cash woes

Council ponders National Lottery bid to ease Citizens Advice cash woes

23 October 2024

East Herts Council is working with the district’s cash-strapped Citizens Advice charity with a view to bidding for National Lottery funding.


Turn up for Ted fundraising walk remembers ‘smiling’ young man

Turn up for Ted fundraising walk remembers ‘smiling’ young man

Turn up for Ted fundraising walk remembers ‘smiling’ young man

23 October 2024

Around 80 villagers dressed in bright clothes walked two miles around Stansted visiting Ted’s favourite spots


Hockerill students celebrate Black History Month through music, dance, poetry and fashion

Hockerill students celebrate Black History Month through music, dance, poetry and fashion

Hockerill students celebrate Black History Month through music, dance, poetry and fashion

21 October 2024

Musical selections spanned genres and eras, with performances inspired by Erykah Badu, Sam Cooke, Rihanna and Count Basie.


Stortford’s Poppy Appeal begins with hopes of beating record total

Stortford’s Poppy Appeal begins with hopes of beating record total

Stortford’s Poppy Appeal begins with hopes of beating record total

21 October 2024

Last year, the appeal raised more than £55,000 and Royal British Legion organiser Paul Vile hopes for similar success this year.


The sky’s the limit for fundraisers from Home Instead

The sky’s the limit for fundraisers from Home Instead

The sky’s the limit for fundraisers from Home Instead

21 October 2024

Eight workers jumped from 15,000ft at Chatteris Airfield in Cambridgeshire and generated £4,000, exceeding their target by £1,000.


Calling all bakers – your Stortford Country Market needs you!

Calling all bakers – your Stortford Country Market needs you!

Calling all bakers – your Stortford Country Market needs you!

17 October 2024

The volunteer-run stall sells fresh produce, baked goods and crafts from its home at the rear of The Star in Water Lane.


Saddle up for 12-mile family-friendly bike ride around Stortford

Saddle up for 12-mile family-friendly bike ride around Stortford

Saddle up for 12-mile family-friendly bike ride around Stortford

14 October 2024

The Sunday morning (Oct 20) ride starts and ends at Terrace Park Café & Kitchen in Castle Park and is in aid of 12 children’s charities in Herts.


Indies Child of Courage Archie Wilks successfully completes cancer treatment in America

Indies Child of Courage Archie Wilks successfully completes cancer treatment in America

Indies Child of Courage Archie Wilks successfully completes cancer treatment in America

14 October 2024

Parents Simon and Harriet said: “Archie's final scans were all OK...suggesting everything inside him is stable and nothing nasty is lingering.”


MP raises spirits at Breathe Easy Group fundraiser in Stortford

MP raises spirits at Breathe Easy Group fundraiser in Stortford

MP raises spirits at Breathe Easy Group fundraiser in Stortford

14 October 2024

Josh Dean donated a bottle of House of Commons whisky which the mayor auctioned off for the group’s running costs for the next year.


Councillors back cultural diversity in Stortford with grant to Black Parents Assembly

Councillors back cultural diversity in Stortford with grant to Black Parents Assembly

Councillors back cultural diversity in Stortford with grant to Black Parents Assembly

11 October 2024

The assembly’s aim is to create “inclusive and positive social spaces that allow all residents to feel part of the Bishop’s Stortford community”.


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

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

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.


Sunflower Community Hub launched to help ease anxiety

Sunflower Community Hub launched to help ease anxiety

Sunflower Community Hub launched to help ease anxiety

10 October 2024

The Sunflower Community Hub was launched on Saturday at Allen House with the aim to connect with people through creativity and counselling.


MP and mayor to support Breathe Easy Group’s cake and coffee fundraiser

MP and mayor to support Breathe Easy Group’s cake and coffee fundraiser

MP and mayor to support Breathe Easy Group’s cake and coffee fundraiser

07 October 2024

East Herts Council vice-chair Cllr Martin Adams will also attend the event at South Mill Arts on Thursday October 10.


Find out how you can support night shelter for the homeless

Find out how you can support night shelter for the homeless

Find out how you can support night shelter for the homeless

07 October 2024

Holy Trinity Night Shelter & Community Outreach in Bishop’s Stortford will showcase its achievements over the past year at an open day on October 19.


Rock choir to perform in concert for Teenage Cancer Trust

Rock choir to perform in concert for Teenage Cancer Trust

Rock choir to perform in concert for Teenage Cancer Trust

07 October 2024

Bishop’s Stortford Rock Choir members will join other rock choirs and Military Wives Choirs for the event in Cambridge on October 29.


Grieving mum determined to honour son for Baby Loss Awareness Week

Grieving mum determined to honour son for Baby Loss Awareness Week

Grieving mum determined to honour son for Baby Loss Awareness Week

07 October 2024

A year ago, cancer survivor Ellie Argent was looking forward to the birth of her miracle baby, but her dream of motherhood was shattered.


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