18 May 2018
Bishop's Stortford is gearing up this Sunday for its fourth May Games festival.
08 May 2018
Stortford Music Festival stalwart, freelance photographer Steve Beeston, was at Sworder's Field for both days of the Bish Bash 2018.
03 May 2018
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Prices are: Sat – adult £13, children aged 5-17 £4.50, family (2 adults + 2 children) £30.50; Sun – adult £21, children £7.50, family £49.50; weekend – adult £31, children £10.50, family £72.50.
Gate ticket prices are: Sat – adult £15, children £5, family £35; Sun – adult £25, children £10, family £60; weekend – adult £35, children aged 5-17 £15, family £80.
Under-5s free. All under-18s must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian over 21. No dogs allowed, except registered guide dogs.
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20 April 2018
If you're looking for inspiration for alternatives to a 24-hour TV sports marathon for this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals and the London Marathon, here are 12 highlights from our weekly in-paper Listings guide to tempt you elsewhere - including a couple of premature St George's Day events! The weather forecast is for sunny intervals and temperatures of 21C (70F) in the Stortford area for both Saturday and Sunday.
12 February 2018
The 2018 Bishop's Stortford College Festival of Literature closed last Thursday with a discussion between feminist writer Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, and Stortford employment lawyer and novelist Hina Belitz. College student Lucy Betser was there..
07 February 2018
Bishop's Stortford College student Sam Gallagher was entertained for an hour by one of the funniest people he has ever met when poet Ian McMillan performed at the school's Festival of Literature on Monday evening. Here's his review..
07 February 2018
What a wonderful way to begin the Bishops Stortford College Festival of Literature 2018, with an evening of music incorporated with art.
05 February 2018
Watching Gyles Brandreth leap up on stage was impressive for a man who is almost 70.
04 February 2018
The third annual Herts and Essex Playwriting Festival, Write Here Write Now, takes place at Rhodes in Bishop's Stortford this week.
24 January 2018
An ad-hoc opera about Bishop's Stortford may seem like an unlikely proposition, but the 'Bard of Barnsley' relishes a challenging subject.
20 January 2018
Celebrity chefs James Martin and John Torode are on the menu for the Essex Fine Food Show.
29 December 2017
Possibly the antidote to post-Christmas blues or an alternative to shopping at the sales, a beer festival is being held in Bishop's Stortford today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday).
14 December 2017
The Stortford Music Festival, aka The Bish Bash, makes a welcome return in 2018 - and there's a family ticket reader offer available exclusively in this week's edition (Dec 13-19) of the Bishop's Stortford Independent.
03 November 2017
It's Bonfire Night on Sunday, but the organised fireworks festivities get under way today (Friday). The big event in Bishop's Stortford, for the 15th year in succession, is at the rugby club, but it's by no means the only light show in town. Here's our round-up of displays between Harlow and Saffron Walden...
11 October 2017
Brews from the UK as well as Australia, USA, South Africa, Sweden and Spain will feature in a beer festival at The Port Jackson in Bishop's Stortford.
