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Legend of Brent Pelham dragon slayer and giant inspires Stortford school dad's new book

Legend of Brent Pelham dragon slayer and giant inspires Stortford school dad's new book

Legend of Brent Pelham dragon slayer and giant inspires Stortford school dad's new book

02 September 2019

Journalist Christopher Hadley, a Stortford rugby club coach, has been working on his epic read about Piers Shonks for a decade


Residents raise money to buy 'Stortford king' Harold II's silver penny

Residents raise money to buy 'Stortford king' Harold II's silver penny

Residents raise money to buy 'Stortford king' Harold II's silver penny

23 August 2019

The penny will go on show for the first time at Saffron Walden Museum on Saturday August 24


Birchwood the destination for Bishop's Stortford Railway Society's model exhibition

Birchwood the destination for Bishop's Stortford Railway Society's model exhibition

Birchwood the destination for Bishop's Stortford Railway Society's model exhibition

23 August 2019

Model railway displays set around the world are the platform for friendly club to attract new members


Dig up some surprises at Castle Park archaeology sessions

Dig up some surprises at Castle Park archaeology sessions

Dig up some surprises at Castle Park archaeology sessions

22 August 2019

There will be digs from Monday August 26 to Friday August 30 and again from Monday September 2 to Friday September 6


Gone to Pot? Dogs Head paint job shows it’s not easy being green

Gone to Pot? Dogs Head paint job shows it’s not easy being green

Gone to Pot? Dogs Head paint job shows it’s not easy being green

18 August 2019

'It might look better... on the seafront at Hastings, but I’m less convinced that it’s perfect for the centre of our conservation area'


Town councillors back £1m four-year funding plan for Rhodes

Town councillors back £1m four-year funding plan for Rhodes

Town councillors back £1m four-year funding plan for Rhodes

01 August 2019

The finance and policy committee has recommended that the agreement should be renewed next year and the centre’s annual £255k grant should continue.


Baroosh in Bishop's Stortford to close and then reopen as The Dogs Head

Baroosh in Bishop's Stortford to close and then reopen as The Dogs Head

Baroosh in Bishop's Stortford to close and then reopen as The Dogs Head

10 July 2019

Owner McMullen says it is 'giving a second life' to one of the town's oldest watering holes


Eel Festival falls hook, line and sinker for crier Carole

Eel Festival falls hook, line and sinker for crier Carole

Eel Festival falls hook, line and sinker for crier Carole

14 May 2019

She beat 11 other criers at the city’s Eel Festival with her shouted advert for Bishop’s Stortford and its characters.


Sowing seeds with love over six decades

Sowing seeds with love over six decades

Sowing seeds with love over six decades

20 April 2019

A blooming lovely bunch of floral fanatics from the Herts & Essex Boundary Flower Club are celebrating their diamond anniversary this spring.


Rare coin found in Ugley represents intriguing link with Stortford's Saxon buried royalty

Rare coin found in Ugley represents intriguing link with Stortford's Saxon buried royalty

Rare coin found in Ugley represents intriguing link with Stortford's Saxon buried royalty

18 April 2019

The silver penny of Harold II, rumoured to be buried in St Michael's Church in Windhill, is rare because he ruled for less than a year.


Norway-plus means a springtime trip to Kristiansand from Stansted Airport

Norway-plus means a springtime trip to Kristiansand from Stansted Airport

Norway-plus means a springtime trip to Kristiansand from Stansted Airport

11 March 2019

News editor Sinead Corr takes a two-hour direct flight away with Widerøe for a walk on the wild side in Norway


Castle Park set to become Bishop's Stortford's crowning glory

Castle Park set to become Bishop's Stortford's crowning glory

Castle Park set to become Bishop's Stortford's crowning glory

19 February 2019

Steps to the top of the ruins, which some historians believe may have originally been a Celtic burial mound, will be clad to improve public access.


Blooming marvellous! £2m lottery grant for Castle Park improvement project

Blooming marvellous! £2m lottery grant for Castle Park improvement project

Blooming marvellous! £2m lottery grant for Castle Park improvement project

17 January 2019

Vision includes new events area, cafe, toilets, tennis courts, recreation space for teens, castle mound improvements and new bridge over River Stort


Time flies – Stansted Airport's history in pictures

Time flies – Stansted Airport's history in pictures

Time flies – Stansted Airport's history in pictures

01 January 2019

As Britain's fourth busiest airport looks to the future, a photographic archive showcases its past.


Stortford's former Royal British Legion site for sale for more than £1m

Stortford's former Royal British Legion site for sale for more than £1m

Stortford's former Royal British Legion site for sale for more than £1m

06 November 2018

Bishop's Stortford's iconic former Royal British Legion club, which was bought for £3,000 in 1948, is on the market for offers in excess of £1m.


Town council backs Stortford's May Games and mental health music project with grants

Town council backs Stortford's May Games and mental health music project with grants

Town council backs Stortford's May Games and mental health music project with grants

22 February 2018

Grants to support the May Games and a new mental health project in Bishop's Stortford have been approved by the town council.


Town council completes work on hidden Stortford park

Town council completes work on hidden Stortford park

Town council completes work on hidden Stortford park

09 October 2017

A £10,000 upgrade of a hidden Bishop's Stortford oasis is almost complete.


Historic phone box set to become Stortford lifeline

Historic phone box set to become Stortford lifeline

Historic phone box set to become Stortford lifeline

09 October 2017

A redundant telephone box in the heart of Bishop's Stortford is set to become a potential lifeline for residents.


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