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Grange Paddocks dig puts Bishop's Stortford on the Roman map

Grange Paddocks dig puts Bishop's Stortford on the Roman map

Grange Paddocks dig puts Bishop's Stortford on the Roman map

02 January 2023

Digging for Britain, in which presenter Professor Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, featured discoveries at Grange Paddocks.


Hark! Carols on Fair Green raises record amount for charities

Hark! Carols on Fair Green raises record amount for charities

Hark! Carols on Fair Green raises record amount for charities

02 January 2023

The Christmas Eve event, organised by Sawbridgeworth and District Rotary, was back to pre-Covid pandemic attendance levels.


Children show their love for toddler who died 95 years ago

Children show their love for toddler who died 95 years ago

Children show their love for toddler who died 95 years ago

25 December 2022

Jackie Matthews died aged two on October 3 1927 and his grave at Great St Mary’s churchyard attracted children's interest and love


RAF veteran tells Rishi Sunak of his memories of nuclear weapons tests

RAF veteran tells Rishi Sunak of his memories of nuclear weapons tests

RAF veteran tells Rishi Sunak of his memories of nuclear weapons tests

13 December 2022

John Robinson, president of Bishop's Stortford's Royal British Legion branch, was lead speaker at a ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum.


Citizens Advice still going strong despite farewell to Stortford premises

Citizens Advice still going strong despite farewell to Stortford premises

Citizens Advice still going strong despite farewell to Stortford premises

08 December 2022

Citizens Advice East Herts opens the doors of 74 South Street for the last time on Tuesday (Dec 13), but is still here for local people needing help.


Sawbridgeworth residents invited to join in with Carols on Fair Green

Sawbridgeworth residents invited to join in with Carols on Fair Green

Sawbridgeworth residents invited to join in with Carols on Fair Green

07 December 2022

The Rotary Club of Sawbridgeworth hosts the annual event on Christmas Eve from 6.30pm and says everything is set for this year.


Time for clock to be fixed? Town council ponders repair costs

Time for clock to be fixed? Town council ponders repair costs

Time for clock to be fixed? Town council ponders repair costs

04 December 2022

The clock that adorns register office Riverside House was rescued from a nearby riverside wharf before demolition early in the last century.


Centenary celebration marks town's sporting life and honours major contributor

Centenary celebration marks town's sporting life and honours major contributor

Centenary celebration marks town's sporting life and honours major contributor

03 December 2022

Peter Reed presented a summary of the development of Sawbridgeworth Sports Association and the contribution of Sir Arthur Cutforth.


Birchwood, Grove Cottage, tennis club and church win big with council grants

Birchwood, Grove Cottage, tennis club and church win big with council grants

Birchwood, Grove Cottage, tennis club and church win big with council grants

22 November 2022

Stortford town council comes up with top 10 community projects and awards them grants totalling £313,000, including four of £50,000 each.


Nostalgia Day gives guests chance to remember - and be entertained

Nostalgia Day gives guests chance to remember - and be entertained

Nostalgia Day gives guests chance to remember - and be entertained

18 November 2022

Wreaths were laid at the airfield memorial by representatives of groups including Hertfordshire Airfield Memorial Group and No 2 Squadron RAF Marham.


TV's Antiques Roadshow expert to give talk to local history group

TV's Antiques Roadshow expert to give talk to local history group

TV's Antiques Roadshow expert to give talk to local history group

18 November 2022

Mark Smith, the medals expert on the BBC One programme, will discuss whether the men who won the Victoria Cross are "something different".


Bishop's Stortford Remembrance Sunday service and parade in pictures

Bishop's Stortford Remembrance Sunday service and parade in pictures

Bishop's Stortford Remembrance Sunday service and parade in pictures

14 November 2022

People lined the route of the parade from the Link Road car park to Castle Gardens, where crowds gathered for the service led by the Rev Tim Weeks.


Picture special: Sawbridgeworth Remembrance Day parade and service

Picture special: Sawbridgeworth Remembrance Day parade and service

Picture special: Sawbridgeworth Remembrance Day parade and service

14 November 2022

Among those in the parade were two Ukrainian Brownies from Sawbridgeworth and High Wych District Guiding Group carrying their country's flag.


Stortford schoolchildren read out poignant poems for Armistice Day

Stortford schoolchildren read out poignant poems for Armistice Day

Stortford schoolchildren read out poignant poems for Armistice Day

11 November 2022

Pupils from Thorn Grove, Summercroft and Windhill21 primary schools spoke after the two minutes' silence at the war memorial on Friday at 11am.


Community orchard scheme in Stortford starts to blossom

Community orchard scheme in Stortford starts to blossom

Community orchard scheme in Stortford starts to blossom

08 November 2022

Bishop’s Stortford Community Orchard Group has received a grant of £2,830 from East Herts Council to plant 30 fruit trees in Northern Parkland.


Woman offers reward for return of family heirloom lost in Stortford

Woman offers reward for return of family heirloom lost in Stortford

Woman offers reward for return of family heirloom lost in Stortford

07 November 2022

Carol Russell mislaid the treasured locket, which belonged to her grandmother, after attending a physiotherapy appointment in March.


Up for auction: Rare toadstone ring once believed to hold magical powers

Up for auction: Rare toadstone ring once believed to hold magical powers

Up for auction: Rare toadstone ring once believed to hold magical powers

04 November 2022

Sworders jewellery expert Catriona Smith came across the ring, a fossilised fish tooth, while sorting through items in a jewellery box.


Town council in the frame to take over churchyard

Town council in the frame to take over churchyard

Town council in the frame to take over churchyard

04 November 2022

An application was made for transfer by Sawbridgeworth Parochial Church Council because there was no more space for burials.


The final Christmas stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II

The final Christmas stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II

The final Christmas stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II

03 November 2022

Royal Mail has unveiled the last festive stamps to feature the late Queen's silhouette, which show the Christmas story.


Planning application raises questions over future of Indian restaurant

Planning application raises questions over future of Indian restaurant

Planning application raises questions over future of Indian restaurant

26 October 2022

East Herts Council has been told that The Mountbatten, the Viceroy’s Lounge in Hazelend Road is “soon to be vacant”.


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