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Julie Marson MP: Talking about our mental health is vital in lockdown

21 January 2021

Bishop's Stortford MP Julie Marson on the mass vaccination programme, Blue Monday, Thames Water and subtitles on children's TV.

'When it's possible it could be your last Christmas, the gift of time is incredibly precious'

05 January 2021

Last May, Beth Purvis, 41, ended her Indie Bowel Warrior column about life with stage 4 bowel cancer after the cancer spread to her brain...

'New year heralds unwelcome sense of déjâ vu, but there's cause to be positive'

05 January 2021

Hertford and Stortford MP Julie Marson on the latest lockdown, remote learning for schoolchildren and the EU trade deal.

'When is R4U not for you? When you live in Stansted, Elsenham and Henham!'

31 December 2020

Daniel Brett says costly multiple planning issues raise fundamental questions about the chaos of the R4U regime running Uttlesford District Council.

Julie Marson MP: There's hope at the end of a rotten 2020

30 December 2020

Hertford and Stortford MP Julie Marson on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, tier 4 restrictions and trade deals in her look ahead to 2021

Julie Marson MP: 'A whirlwind of a first year and still more to achieve'

11 December 2020

Stortford MP Julie Marson reflects on her first year in the job and says there is still so much more she wants to achieve for her constituents

Julie Marson: 'Light at the end of the Covid tunnel but still a long way to go'

27 November 2020

Stortford's MP on vaccines, meeting with Priti Patel and Boris Johnson's 10-point plan for the environment.

'Overwhelmed NHS was real possibility if Govt had not brought in Lockdown 2'

12 November 2020

In her latest Indie column, Stortford MP Julie Marson says "stark evidence" was the reason she supported the Government over the new national lockdown

Stortford MP: 'We can still reflect on heroes' efforts this Remembrance Sunday'

30 October 2020

Julie Marson on Remembrance Sunday, Covid-19 tiers and flooding in Bishop's Stortford in her latest Indie column.

Green Watch: Shining a light on why our new homes don't have solar panels

26 October 2020

Indie columnist Louise Tennekoon tackles the question she gets asked the most: Why don't all new houses in Bishop's Stortford have solar panels?

Parkinality: Getting the support you need and exercise in these tough times is vital

19 October 2020

Julie Walker on how to get support and exercise when living with Parkinson's disease during the coronavirus pandemic

'Why I'm calling it a day after three years of writing my Indie column'

19 October 2020

Chas Gill pens his last Indie column with a call for positivity, co-operation and effective communications to get the Bishop's Stortford we want.

MP on flooding, NHS upgrades and schools in Stortford – and breast cancer awareness

16 October 2020

Hertford and Stortford MP Julie Marson updates Bishop's Stortford Independent readers on what she's been up to.

Hey Baby - We're here to offer reassurance at time you'll want it most

13 October 2020

Daniele Hammond, from Hey Baby, the 4D baby scanning clinic in Stortford, on how her business can help you get the most out of your pregnancy journey

‘I’m very excited about Old River Lane and the opportunities it will bring to Stortford’

12 October 2020

In the first in a regular series, East Herts Council leader Cllr Linda Haysey updates Indie readers on the authority's flagship project in Stortford.

New homes and 'inadequate' infrastructure: How does Govt plan to improve the situation?

12 October 2020

Indie columnist Chas Gill on how proposals in the Government's Planning for the Future White Paper could ease communities' infrastructure concerns.

NHS Test and Trace app's development should have been left to the experts

09 October 2020

'Government should not see IT projects as something they can make in their sheds at the weekend and are best left to those who do it for a living'

'The chocolate box that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth'

05 October 2020

Indie columnist Chas Gill on how people power could help the rebirth of the 'once-beautiful market town' that never actually was

Access to testing must improve ahead of second coronavirus wave, says St Elizabeth's chief executive

02 October 2020

St Elizabeth's chief executive Adam Sampson writes about the challenges and frustrations around coronavirus testing at the Perry Green centre

Marson: 'I hold Government to account but pandemic justifies exceptional powers'

01 October 2020

Stortford MP Julie Marson says she will use her best judgement to balance the need for effective Government intervention and civil liberties.

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Julie Marson MP: Talking about our mental health is vital in lockdown

Julie Marson MP: Talking about our mental health is vital in lockdown

'When it's possible it could be your last Christmas, the gift of time is incredibly precious'

'When it's possible it could be your last Christmas, the gift of time is incredibly precious'

'New year heralds unwelcome sense of déjâ vu, but there's cause to be positive'

'New year heralds unwelcome sense of déjâ vu, but there's cause to be positive'

'When is R4U not for you? When you live in Stansted, Elsenham and Henham!'

'When is R4U not for you? When you live in Stansted, Elsenham and Henham!'

Julie Marson MP: There's hope at the end of a rotten 2020

Julie Marson MP: There's hope at the end of a rotten 2020

Julie Marson MP: 'A whirlwind of a first year and still more to achieve'

Julie Marson MP: 'A whirlwind of a first year and still more to achieve'

Julie Marson: 'Light at the end of the Covid tunnel but still a long way to go'

Julie Marson: 'Light at the end of the Covid tunnel but still a long way to go'

'Overwhelmed NHS was real possibility if Govt had not brought in Lockdown 2'

'Overwhelmed NHS was real possibility if Govt had not brought in Lockdown 2'

Stortford MP: 'We can still reflect on heroes' efforts this Remembrance Sunday'

Stortford MP: 'We can still reflect on heroes' efforts this Remembrance Sunday'

Green Watch: Shining a light on why our new homes don't have solar panels

Green Watch: Shining a light on why our new homes don't have solar panels

Parkinality: Getting the support you need and exercise in these tough times is vital

Parkinality: Getting the support you need and exercise in these tough times is vital

'Why I'm calling it a day after three years of writing my Indie column'

'Why I'm calling it a day after three years of writing my Indie column'

MP on flooding, NHS upgrades and schools in Stortford – and breast cancer awareness

MP on flooding, NHS upgrades and schools in Stortford – and breast cancer awareness

Hey Baby - We're here to offer reassurance at time you'll want it most

Hey Baby - We're here to offer reassurance at time you'll want it most

‘I’m very excited about Old River Lane and the opportunities it will bring to Stortford’

‘I’m very excited about Old River Lane and the opportunities it will bring to Stortford’

New homes and 'inadequate' infrastructure: How does Govt plan to improve the situation?

New homes and 'inadequate' infrastructure: How does Govt plan to improve the situation?

NHS Test and Trace app's development should have been left to the experts

NHS Test and Trace app's development should have been left to the experts

'The chocolate box that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth'

'The chocolate box that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth'

Access to testing must improve ahead of second coronavirus wave, says St Elizabeth's chief executive

Access to testing must improve ahead of second coronavirus wave, says St Elizabeth's chief executive

Marson: 'I hold Government to account but pandemic justifies exceptional powers'

Marson: 'I hold Government to account but pandemic justifies exceptional powers'

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