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Mayor joins greyhounds on visit to Bishop's Stortford care home

Mayor joins greyhounds on visit to Bishop's Stortford care home

Mayor joins greyhounds on visit to Bishop's Stortford care home

05 September 2019

Ace Hounds Friendship Dogs took two retired greyhounds to Conewood Manor as part of a weekly initiative


Snatched back from the brink of oblivion by the most magnificent Team PAH

Snatched back from the brink of oblivion by the most magnificent Team PAH

Snatched back from the brink of oblivion by the most magnificent Team PAH

31 August 2019

Chas Gill observed the NHS at Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital at close quarters after a close call with sepsis led to him spending 11 days there


Stortford dad's book about 4-year-old daughter's vegan views is food for thought

Stortford dad's book about 4-year-old daughter's vegan views is food for thought

Stortford dad's book about 4-year-old daughter's vegan views is food for thought

31 August 2019

Young Wren-Ophelia Claydon, who starts at Manor Fields school soon, has never eaten any animal product and always checks if food “has animals in it”


National award for Bishop's Stortford man's hearing loss campaign

National award for Bishop's Stortford man's hearing loss campaign

National award for Bishop's Stortford man's hearing loss campaign

29 August 2019

Brent Stanbridge, 67, was presented with the charity's People's Champion title at the charity's national volunteer awards ceremony.


Grange Paddocks to be demolished after £22m replacement opens in 2021

Grange Paddocks to be demolished after £22m replacement opens in 2021

Grange Paddocks to be demolished after £22m replacement opens in 2021

27 August 2019

Work is set to begin in February next year and be completed by August 2021.


Our special family time together is something I value so much more since my diagnosis

Our special family time together is something I value so much more since my diagnosis

Our special family time together is something I value so much more since my diagnosis

26 August 2019

Beth Purvis, aka Bowel Warrior, reflects on her summer holiday in the sun – including a little kick in the stomach from her cancer


Friends and family ready to ride from London to Brighton in memory of Stortford mum Sue

Friends and family ready to ride from London to Brighton in memory of Stortford mum Sue

Friends and family ready to ride from London to Brighton in memory of Stortford mum Sue

26 August 2019

A group of 26 are in training for the event on September 15 with the support of businesses in and around the town.


Council to extend blue badge parking permit to include mental health conditions

Council to extend blue badge parking permit to include mental health conditions

Council to extend blue badge parking permit to include mental health conditions

22 August 2019

About 2.35mn people in the UK have permits because they have physical mobility difficulties or are registered blind.


Judges praise Just Talk campaign to boost boys' mental health

Judges praise Just Talk campaign to boost boys' mental health

Judges praise Just Talk campaign to boost boys' mental health

22 August 2019

Just Talk is in the running for Mental Health Innovation of the Year at this year's HSJ (Health Service Journal) Awards.


Princess Alexandra Hospital's neo-natal unit in running for award

Princess Alexandra Hospital's neo-natal unit in running for award

Princess Alexandra Hospital's neo-natal unit in running for award

21 August 2019

The department at the Harlow hospital is one of just three in the UK short-listed from 350 nominations to international baby charity Bliss


New 'primary care network' set to improve surgery services in Bishop's Stortford

New 'primary care network' set to improve surgery services in Bishop's Stortford

New 'primary care network' set to improve surgery services in Bishop's Stortford

21 August 2019

The aim is longer opening hours, a wider range of health services – such as physios and pharmacists – and better links to community support


Clampdown on over-the-counter drugs saves £500,000 for NHS in Herts

Clampdown on over-the-counter drugs saves £500,000 for NHS in Herts

Clampdown on over-the-counter drugs saves £500,000 for NHS in Herts

20 August 2019

Dr Prag Moodley said: “It costs the NHS much more money than it would cost someone to buy them from a shop or pharmacy."


Being a star is just routine for beaming gymnastics ace Nina

Being a star is just routine for beaming gymnastics ace Nina

Being a star is just routine for beaming gymnastics ace Nina

20 August 2019

A 12-year-old gymnast with an immensely rare genetic disorder has demonstrated what can be achieved with some hard work and positivity


Former patient's plea to help keep Helen Rollason Cancer Centre in Stortford

Former patient's plea to help keep Helen Rollason Cancer Centre in Stortford

Former patient's plea to help keep Helen Rollason Cancer Centre in Stortford

18 August 2019

A woman who has been receiving care from HRCC for nine years has spoken out in its support following the news that it needs to find a new home


Can you loan Stortford's Learners Community Library a new home?

Can you loan Stortford's Learners Community Library a new home?

Can you loan Stortford's Learners Community Library a new home?

14 August 2019

The resource for families and for people with dementia has been told it must leave its base of seven years at Herts and Essex Hospital by December


'If I can get both my children to adulthood before cancer kills me, that would be an achievement'

'If I can get both my children to adulthood before cancer kills me, that would be an achievement'

'If I can get both my children to adulthood before cancer kills me, that would be an achievement'

12 August 2019

Beth Purvis, aka Bowel Warrior, a 40-year-old mother of two from Elsenham, writes for the Indie every fortnight about living with stage 4 cancer


Widow Karen urges other grieving families to donate organs

Widow Karen urges other grieving families to donate organs

Widow Karen urges other grieving families to donate organs

08 August 2019

Mick Lambert gave a second chance of life to three desperately ill people when his kidneys and liver were transplanted.


Fit, Fed and Read: The Stortford summer holiday activity programme with a difference

Fit, Fed and Read: The Stortford summer holiday activity programme with a difference

Fit, Fed and Read: The Stortford summer holiday activity programme with a difference

06 August 2019

Free activities for children aged 8-11 are being held at the fire station to tackle holiday hunger, physical inactivity and social isolation


The Stortford bar incident that made me angry on behalf of everyone with an invisible disability

The Stortford bar incident that made me angry on behalf of everyone with an invisible disability

The Stortford bar incident that made me angry on behalf of everyone with an invisible disability

04 August 2019

'The security guard... had taken one look at me and decided I was not disabled'


Binman to the rescue as Bishop's Stortford tot suffers seizure

Binman to the rescue as Bishop's Stortford tot suffers seizure

Binman to the rescue as Bishop's Stortford tot suffers seizure

04 August 2019

Distressed mum Lara Horrax ran out of her home and into the street with her unconscious son Noah, 2, to find help when he appeared lifeless


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