Weather

After heavy rain, flooding made platforms one to 12 at the London terminus inaccessible.

The authority is also offering supplies to resident and community groups, and district, town and parish councils

Four people from the town were among the eight-strong Herts Boat Rescue crew that was drafted in for the six-day emergency flood prevention operation

Operator Greater Anglia has suspended all trains between London and Cambridge because of the extreme heat and is advising passengers not to travel

As temperatures climb towards a possible UK record high, train passengers, motorists and shoppers are already feeling the heat

Temperatures in Bishop's Stortford are set to hit to 32C (90F) on Wednesday and rise to 35C (95F) on Thursday

Hertfordshire's fleet of 58 gritters clocked up more than 65,000 miles over winter – equivalent to more than twice round the Earth

Health bosses welcome expansion of county councils' gritting networks to help residents get to GP surgeries.

According to the Essex Weather Centre, snow on Tuesday night could be the first of three potential heavy falls affecting Herts and Essex this week

The county council got £7.892m from the Government's 'pothole fund' in November – the money must be spent by the end of March.

Provisional statistics for last winter show a significant rise in winter deaths across the region.

The county council's highways team have fixed almost 24,000 potholes so far this year.

Hertfordshire's highways authority adds key locations to its winter gritting network.

The Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' weather warning for Hertfordshire and Essex on Monday - the last day of April - amid forecasts of heavy rain, strong winds and unseasonable cold.

Organisers of three regular Saturday outdoor events in Bishop's Stortford have called them off for this weekend as Met Office weather warnings for the area signal that the wintry spell is to continue into the weekend.

This 4-minute video of a snowy yet sunny Bishop's Stortford town centre was shot today (Thursday) by Ben Dellow using a drone.

The 'Beast from the East' weather system, which has made itself felt in neighbouring Essex since Monday, has finally had an impact in Bishop's Stortford today (Wed).

The last day of February tomorrow (Wednesday) will be heralded by one of the coldest nights for many years, according to the Essex Weather Centre.

The Bishop's Stortford area is bracing itself for the"beast from the east- a prolonged spell of severe weather from Russia which the Essex Weather Centre (EWC) says we could be"talking about for decades to come".

As a result of sub-zero temperatures overnight, headteachers of a raft of schools in the Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted area have decided to close today (Tuesday).