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Chas Gill: Illuminated sign decision has left me totally in the dark

Chas Gill: Illuminated sign decision has left me totally in the dark

Chas Gill: Illuminated sign decision has left me totally in the dark

09 May 2020

Columnist Chas Gill 'finds the disdain implied by the inspector for our local plan insulting' as Hotel Chocolat gets green light for illuminated sign


Parkinality: I'll do the Time Warp again, but I'd rather not have to repeat lockdown

Parkinality: I'll do the Time Warp again, but I'd rather not have to repeat lockdown

Parkinality: I'll do the Time Warp again, but I'd rather not have to repeat lockdown

04 May 2020

Parkinality columnist Julie Walker on doing her best Rocky Horror dance and the challenges living with Parkinson's disease during lockdown


Teething troubles are all in a day's work as an MP in the online world

Teething troubles are all in a day's work as an MP in the online world

Teething troubles are all in a day's work as an MP in the online world

01 May 2020

In her latest Indie column, Julie Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford, discusses her first Facebook Live Q&A and provides Covid-19 dental advice


Clap for the 'forgotten regiment' in this war: Our first port of call... the true front line

Clap for the 'forgotten regiment' in this war: Our first port of call... the true front line

Clap for the 'forgotten regiment' in this war: Our first port of call... the true front line

30 April 2020

Chas Gill says primary care teams – our doctors' surgeries – are just as necessary and heroic as the rest of the NHS and must not be ignored.


'Something out of Mortal Kombat': Bowel Warrior Beth's still kicking cancer's arse

'Something out of Mortal Kombat': Bowel Warrior Beth's still kicking cancer's arse

'Something out of Mortal Kombat': Bowel Warrior Beth's still kicking cancer's arse

30 April 2020

Beth Purvis, aka Bowel Warrior, writes about her latest hospital visits in her fight against cancer, a home spa day and her choice of face gear


'Should we clear the Monopoly board and start again after the coronavirus crisis?'

'Should we clear the Monopoly board and start again after the coronavirus crisis?'

'Should we clear the Monopoly board and start again after the coronavirus crisis?'

05 April 2020

With big sums of money being thrown at the economic problems being caused by the pandemic, Indie columnist Chas Gill does a little local contemplation


MP Marson: The challenge is coordinating the huge number of offers of coronavirus help

MP Marson: The challenge is coordinating the huge number of offers of coronavirus help

MP Marson: The challenge is coordinating the huge number of offers of coronavirus help

01 April 2020

In her latest Indie column, Stortford MP Julie Marson discusses the incredible response by the community in adversity


'Please, please do us all a favour and follow the coronavirus guidelines'

'Please, please do us all a favour and follow the coronavirus guidelines'

'Please, please do us all a favour and follow the coronavirus guidelines'

30 March 2020

Indie columnist Chas Gill, who is self-isolating with his wife Rosemary at their Stortford home, calls on people to 'starve coronavirus to oblivion'


'It's like being trapped in an abusive game of Heads We Win, Tails You Lose'

'It's like being trapped in an abusive game of Heads We Win, Tails You Lose'

'It's like being trapped in an abusive game of Heads We Win, Tails You Lose'

02 March 2020

A Bishop's Stortford mother writes anonymously about her three-year battle with Herts CAMHS to get help for her son's mental health issues...


Sickened by the way hospital is making money out of the disabled

Sickened by the way hospital is making money out of the disabled

Sickened by the way hospital is making money out of the disabled

02 March 2020

Chas Gill is livid about the introduction of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.


Taking a turn through town to spot some urban dwellers

Taking a turn through town to spot some urban dwellers

Taking a turn through town to spot some urban dwellers

19 January 2020

Nature Notes writer Jono Forgham strolls into Stortford town centre and spots plenty of wildlife - even if the subjects don't always pose for photos


2020 vision: Car park marshals in Lurex, armour plating for cars and Waitrose profit wobbles

2020 vision: Car park marshals in Lurex, armour plating for cars and Waitrose profit wobbles

2020 vision: Car park marshals in Lurex, armour plating for cars and Waitrose profit wobbles

04 January 2020

Indie columnist Chas Gill presents his Old Charlie’s Almanac, taking a light-hearted look at what the new year might have in store for Stortford.


Put reducing food waste at the top of your wishlist for a happy Christmas

Put reducing food waste at the top of your wishlist for a happy Christmas

Put reducing food waste at the top of your wishlist for a happy Christmas

25 December 2019

Green Watch correspondent Louise Tennekoon gives her top tips for reducing food waste and helping the planet this Christmas


A land with hope and glory in short supply

A land with hope and glory in short supply

A land with hope and glory in short supply

22 September 2019

Whatever the outcome, the Brexit debacle has deeply damaged our society... whoever ‘wins’, the resentment of the losers will linger for generations.


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


Parkinality columnist Julie Walker switching off (and on again)

Parkinality columnist Julie Walker switching off (and on again)

Parkinality columnist Julie Walker switching off (and on again)

05 April 2019

Watch Julie Walker's video as she captures what it is like when Parkinson's disease causes her to 'switch off' during a shopping trip


Northgate End multi-storey: Online petition serves the interests of a disaffected minority who cannot accept need for change

Northgate End multi-storey: Online petition serves the interests of a disaffected minority who cannot accept need for change

Northgate End multi-storey: Online petition serves the interests of a disaffected minority who cannot accept need for change

19 July 2018

Indie columnist Chas Gill says an online petition against the proposed 546-space car park at Northgate End is all well and good, but what about the silent majority?


Silenced over our opposition to Northgate End multi-storey

Silenced over our opposition to Northgate End multi-storey

Silenced over our opposition to Northgate End multi-storey

19 July 2018

Jill Goldsmith, a member of Bishop's Stortford Climate Group and an opponent of the plan to build a six-storey car park at Northgate End, writes on how the town's residents were under-represented at Wednesday evening's East Herts Council planning meeting..


We want a vote on Brexit terms - with the option of staying in the EU'

We want a vote on Brexit terms - with the option of staying in the EU'

We want a vote on Brexit terms - with the option of staying in the EU'

22 February 2018

The organisation East Herts for Europe (EHfE) will be holding a social evening for members and new people interested in its aims at Baroosh in Bishop's Stortford on Monday (Feb 26) at 8pm. But what is EHfE all about? Co-chair Stephen Skinner, who lives in Stortford, explains..


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