Opinion

In his latest Indie column, Stortford MP Josh Dean reflects on Holocaust Memorial Day and discusses Labour plans to break down barriers to employment

Kate Birbeck, who lives in a village near Bishop’s Stortford, writes about the problems she and her husband had with BT when hoping to change contract

Chas Gill takes a nostalgic musical trip back in time – and, looking ahead, does not find much hope for his home town 500 years from now.

Nine-year-old Grace Kanabahita, who lives in Sawbridgeworth, laments closure of the town’s swimming pool in an article for the Indie.

Disappointment at the town council’s cancellation of Bishop’s Stortford Christmas Fayre was transformed by collaboration and a can-do attitude.

Daniel Brett on Affinity Water and Cadent, the Chuckle Brothers of digging holes, united by their love of road works and inability to finish anything.

In his latest column in the Indie, Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean writes on the fight for Leventhorpe pool plus the historic assisted dying vote.

Bishop’s Stortford BID joint manager Karen Burton says there’s convenience in clicking, but there’s real value in connecting with people and places.

In a recent Indie, Angela Barton asked: “What’s going on with the TK Maxx site [as it’s] gone suspiciously quiet?” Cllr Yvonne Estop answers...

Reader Kate Birbeck: ‘In an age where apparently everyone has lots more choice, it seems I don’t have any choice about not accepting technology.’

Josh Dean, Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford, writes a fortnightly column for the Indie about his activities in the Commons and the community.

High Wych’s Theo van de Bilt, whose sister in his native Netherlands applied for ‘legalised euthanasia’, responds to the vicar of St Michael’s Church.

The first in a series of fortnightly columns for Bishop’s Stortford Independent readers by Josh Dean, MP for Hertford and Stortford.

Brian Percival, who stood as an Independent for Hertford and Stortford in the 2019 General Election, on Labour’s ‘toxic’ winter fuel payment policy.

Reader’s letter: Cllr Yvonne Estop says not only has Greater Anglia not invested in the station’s public areas, but it barely maintains them.

David James was made redundant in September as the Bishop’s Stortford Indpendent’s editorial assistant – so now he’s volunteering instead.

Green Party General Election candidate and East Herts councillor Nick Cox unpicks the narratives dominating discussions about the housing crisis.

‘Council’s noise rating calculator requires a standard 50 times more demanding than the Government’s national standard’

Teddy the Pug’s recent Indie column on Stortford’s Wood Grill becoming dog-friendly has prompted a few letters on the subject of dogs in restaurants.

When racists and fascists attacked communities in a rolling riot across England and Northern Ireland, Stansted’s Daniel Brett sought his MP’s views.