Opinion

'I have a rechargeable handset which my consultant will connect by bluetooth to the battery pack under the skin on my chest and I will be switched on'

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon says the actions we take in the next eight years will determine how high global temperatures go

As temperatures hit record levels, Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon hails the Bishop's Stortford groups doing their bit in the climate crisis

Ex-Harlow MP Jerry Hayes runs a ruthless rule over the Tory leadership contenders and says why he backs his own MP, Saffron Walden's Kemi Badenoch.

On May 5, Bishop's Stortford woman Denise Leach gave a home to three Ukranian refugees. Their predicament inspired her to write...

A Bishop's Stortford family's story of navigating the emotional, physical and financial challenges of living with blood cancer, by Amy Gannon

The Indie's Parkinality columnist Julie Walker looks at the many different ways you can get help and support after a Parkinson's diagnosis

'We still hold on to the idea that driving is convenient, quick and cheap. But this doesn’t really hold up in the Bishop’s Stortford of today'

Rev Gill Hulme, Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church minister and current chair of Churches Together Bishop's Stortford, on the cost-of-living crisis.

'This battle highlights the wonders of everyday life. It's taught us to be truly grateful for all the little things that make living life so precious'

Indie columnist Julie Walker, who writes about living with Parkinson's disease, reflects on her mixed Bish Bash experience...

Parkinality columnist Julie Walker on the postponement of her seven-hour brain operation using deep brain stimulation (DBS)

A Bishop's Stortford family's story of navigating the emotional, physical and financial challenges of living with blood cancer, by Amy Gannon

Andrew Urquhart, of Bishop’s Stortford Climate Group, on why East Herts Council must give permission for the solar farm on the outskirts of the town.

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon looks ahead to the Festival of Cycling in Sworder's Field and a public talk on how households can save energy

Political pundit, author, former Tory MP and Bishop's Stortford resident Nick de Bois makes an impassioned defence of the House of Commons.

'Every morning I open my eyes and our reality hits me. Every morning I have to process it again, accept it all over again. Joel has cancer'

Award-winning Economics in Ten podcaster Gavin Simpson, who was born and brought up in Stortford, delves into the housing development issue...

The Indie's Parkinality columnist Julie Walker on the items and services that can make staying active and mobile with Parkinson's disease a bit easier

Amy Gannon writes a Life with Leukaemia column documenting her family's story of navigating all of the challenges of living with blood cancer