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Lights, camera, action! 18 Indie readers’ photos of the Northern Lights

Lights, camera, action! 18 Indie readers’ photos of the Northern Lights

Lights, camera, action! 18 Indie readers’ photos of the Northern Lights

11 October 2024

Just like buses, you wait a lifetime for the Northern Lights to dazzle in Bishop’s Stortford, then they turn up twice in five months – to the day!


Flood alleviation works in pipeline for Stansted’s Church Road

Flood alleviation works in pipeline for Stansted’s Church Road

Flood alleviation works in pipeline for Stansted’s Church Road

09 October 2024

Essex County Council is drawing up a scheme to cure the road of persistent flood water which collects around traffic calming-chicanes.


Gritters on standby for seven months as council braces for winter in Herts

Gritters on standby for seven months as council braces for winter in Herts

Gritters on standby for seven months as council braces for winter in Herts

01 October 2024

County council’s fleet of 58 gritters will cover nearly half of Hertfordshire’s road network – more than 1,500 miles (2,500km).


260 flood reports across Herts, but Stortford escapes worst of the weather

260 flood reports across Herts, but Stortford escapes worst of the weather

260 flood reports across Herts, but Stortford escapes worst of the weather

23 September 2024

North and west of Herts worst hit as county council highways teams and fire and rescue service respond to reports after heavy and prolonged rain.


Stansted Airport team prepares for snow with training sessions in the sun!

Stansted Airport team prepares for snow with training sessions in the sun!

Stansted Airport team prepares for snow with training sessions in the sun!

23 September 2024

As temperatures hit the mid-20s, the team responsible for clearing runways, taxiways and aircraft has been fine-tuning plans.


Bishop’s Stortford broadcaster rallies fellow Poles to help flood victims

Bishop’s Stortford broadcaster rallies fellow Poles to help flood victims

Bishop’s Stortford broadcaster rallies fellow Poles to help flood victims

18 September 2024

Aleksandra Fiddler, married with a teenage son, runs an independent news show on Facebook with an audience of 180,000 Polish people living in the UK.


Pub reopens almost nine months after it was flooded

Pub reopens almost nine months after it was flooded

Pub reopens almost nine months after it was flooded

22 July 2024

The 16th-century Three Horseshoes in Spellbrook was inundated after Storm Ciarán hit the South East on the night of November 1-2.


It’s official: Bishop’s Stortford’s carnival parade spirit is waterproof!

It’s official: Bishop’s Stortford’s carnival parade spirit is waterproof!

It’s official: Bishop’s Stortford’s carnival parade spirit is waterproof!

18 June 2024

The theme was ‘Best of British’ – and while the worst of the British weather rained on the parade, it failed to dampen spirits at Saturday’s carnival.


The night the north came south: Northern Lights over Bishop’s Stortford

The night the north came south: Northern Lights over Bishop’s Stortford

The night the north came south: Northern Lights over Bishop’s Stortford

11 May 2024

Residents of the Stortford area were treated to an extraordinary celestial spectacle as Aurora Borealis made a rare appearance at the weekend.


Mild winter cuts Herts County Council’s gritting runs by more than half

Mild winter cuts Herts County Council’s gritting runs by more than half

Mild winter cuts Herts County Council’s gritting runs by more than half

08 May 2024

The gritting team was in action 38 times in winter – fewer than half of the 80 outings it did in the previous salting season.


Historic thatched pub that’s been shut since flooding is in line for refurb

Historic thatched pub that’s been shut since flooding is in line for refurb

Historic thatched pub that’s been shut since flooding is in line for refurb

17 April 2024

The interior of the listed 16th-century Three Horseshoes in Spellbrook Lane East was flooded after Storm Ciarán hit five months ago.


Passengers evacuated from Stortford train after tree falls on wires and catches fire

Passengers evacuated from Stortford train after tree falls on wires and catches fire

Passengers evacuated from Stortford train after tree falls on wires and catches fire

16 April 2024

Ashley Samways boarded the 11.15am to Stratford, but just after Roydon it became stranded when the tree fell, leaving passengers stuck for two hours.


No trains through Stortford after rail line blocked by fallen tree

No trains through Stortford after rail line blocked by fallen tree

No trains through Stortford after rail line blocked by fallen tree

15 April 2024

Greater Anglia says services to Bishop’s Stortford may be cancelled, delayed or revised, and major disruption is expected until the end of the day.


Wettest February prompts Herts to spend further £3m on road repairs

Wettest February prompts Herts to spend further £3m on road repairs

Wettest February prompts Herts to spend further £3m on road repairs

15 March 2024

The additional money, reprioritised from the 2025-26 budget, will support existing plans to maintain 5,000 km of roads and 5,500 km of footpaths.


Met Office issues warnings for heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday

Met Office issues warnings for heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday

Met Office issues warnings for heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday

21 February 2024

The Gardens of Easton Lodge has cancelled its snowdrop open day – and half-term activities at Hatfield Forest and Audley End could be at risk.


Flooding brings major disruption to trains through Bishop’s Stortford

Flooding brings major disruption to trains through Bishop’s Stortford

Flooding brings major disruption to trains through Bishop’s Stortford

18 February 2024

Signalling problems in tunnel outside Stansted Airport caused by flooding “severely disrupting” services, and railway also flooded at Audley End.


Gym flooded, parkrun cancelled and flood alert issued for River Stort

Gym flooded, parkrun cancelled and flood alert issued for River Stort

Gym flooded, parkrun cancelled and flood alert issued for River Stort

09 February 2024

Almost an inch of rain falls in 24 hours, flooding the gym at Manor of Groves and forcing Castle Park parkrun to be called off.


Main road between Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford blocked by fallen tree

Main road between Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford blocked by fallen tree

Main road between Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford blocked by fallen tree

22 January 2024

Police hoped to be able to reopen the A1060, the main road between Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford, by 6am.


Essex Police appeal to public ahead of Storm Isha

Essex Police appeal to public ahead of Storm Isha

Essex Police appeal to public ahead of Storm Isha

21 January 2024

Essex and Herts are not covered by Met Office’s amber warnings of wind for much of the UK through Sunday night, but gales and heavy rain are expected.


Developers’ consortium says key roads on Stortford Fields will be gritted

Developers’ consortium says key roads on Stortford Fields will be gritted

Developers’ consortium says key roads on Stortford Fields will be gritted

16 January 2024

The Bishop’s Stortford North Consortium will act after protests about the salting of Newland Avenue near schools.


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