Opinion

East Herts Council deputy leader Cllr Mione Goldspink updates Indie readers on the authority’s proposed Old River Lane development.

East Herts Council’s Green and Liberal Democrat administration has once again hit the pause button for Bishop’s Stortford.

Louise Tennekoon says Rishi Sunak should ease the burden on households by kickstarting a programme of home insulation and energy efficiency.

Indie correspondent Stephen Cronie says motorists must be forced to use the Northgate End multi-storey – by banning long-stay parking elsewhere.

Olivia Singh, a 20-year-old university student from Bishop’s Stortford, recalls her own A-level results day at Birchwood High School.

Bishop’s Stortford High School A-level student Alex Banhidai takes up the Indie’s challenge to write about his 10 favourite places in Stortford.

Fatima Patel, a resident of Bishop’s Stortford with her young family, writes for the Indie on what the Muslim celebration Eid means to her...

Columnist Louise Tennekoon on why she thinks joining Extinction Rebellion protest The Big One in London in April is so important

Chas Gill attended nine Bishop's Stortford annual town meetings in his time as a councillor – this time he went as a member of the public.

A self-confessed "recovering" ex-BBC journalist from Bishop's Stortford says the mood among former colleagues is 'mutinous'.

Columnist Chas Gill says phased development of retail and residential first will create financial elbow room for an eventual permanent arts centre.

Occasional Indie columnist and former mayor of Bishop's Stortford Chas Gill on why East Herts Council must go back to the drawing board on ORL.

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon looks at how we can act collectively to start disrupting the system and cure our addiction to fossil fuels

"I urge everyone to look out for the consultation on the application, which, as a part of the statutory planning process, will open for 21 days."

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan writes as part of Journalism Matters, the media industry's annual week-long campaign to champion journalism.

First-time voter Anna Combes, from Stortford, gets a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Westminster shadowing the Daily Telegraph's Camilla Tominey.

Life with Leukaemia columnist Amy Atkinson on how her family's cautious approach to going out more is like coming out of lockdown

Bishop’s Stortford political pundit Nick de Bois on why Liz Truss won and Rishi Sunak lost the race to be Prime Minister.

Life with Leukaemia columnist Amy Gannon on her big day as she marries Joel Atkinson at a small ceremony at Down Hall before receiving some good news

Parkinality columnist Julie Walker hopes being 'switched on' after brain operation will help her to do much more than just taking out the rubbish