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Nominate an NHS or care home hero to win Stortford make-up artist's £100 prize

Nominate an NHS or care home hero to win Stortford make-up artist's £100 prize

Sue Tillet runs All About You from her home in Thorley Hill and has more than 20 years' experience in fashion, beauty and special occasion make-up.

Young women launch new Lower Street tanning business

Young women launch new Lower Street tanning business

Young women launch new Lower Street tanning business

Stansted friends bring ray of sunshine to village with launch of new tanning and beauty salon in Lower Street.

Stortford style among the Hollywood glamour and glitz at the Oscars

Stortford style among the Hollywood glamour and glitz at the Oscars

Stortford style among the Hollywood glamour and glitz at the Oscars

High Street designer Alexandra Wood dresses director of Oscar winner Renee Zellweger for awards season – plus Indie editor for London Fashion Week!

Stortford fashion show in aid of hospice and mayor's charity fund

Stortford fashion show in aid of hospice and mayor's charity fund

Stortford fashion show in aid of hospice and mayor's charity fund

The event at Rhodes Arts Complex is being held in association with North Street preloved clothes shop Friends Dress Agency.

Vintage fashion shop brings new life to high street in Sawbridgeworth

Vintage fashion shop brings new life to high street in Sawbridgeworth

Vintage fashion shop brings new life to high street in Sawbridgeworth

Jo West quit her job in a Bishop's Stortford charity shop to open Bell Street Vintage, a bijou store selling pre-loved clothes

Solving a hair-raising issue is knot a problem

Solving a hair-raising issue is knot a problem

Solving a hair-raising issue is knot a problem

Sawbridgeworth reporter Emma Vandore on learning how to manage Afro hair as the white mum of a mixed race daughter

Passion for fashion: Genevieve has crafted a career out of her 'uncool' childhood hobby

Passion for fashion: Genevieve has crafted a career out of her 'uncool' childhood hobby

Passion for fashion: Genevieve has crafted a career out of her 'uncool' childhood hobby

“I never thought as a schoolgirl I’d be living and working in New York, Lake Como and running my own business, but here I am,” says knitwear designer

FOOD AND DRINK

Plant to Plate: The humble cucumber really does have lots to offer

Plant to Plate: The humble cucumber really does have lots to offer

Plant to Plate: The humble cucumber really does have lots to offer

Top chef Alistair Dibbs says it's a myth that cucumbers are difficult to grow - and they have a huge variety of uses in the kitchen

Plant to Plate: Courgette is a vegetable that's just so versatile

Plant to Plate: Courgette is a vegetable that's just so versatile

Plant to Plate: Courgette is a vegetable that's just so versatile

Courgettes are super-easy to grow and, in the kitchen, can be a main ingredient, an accompaniment and even a cake

Diet Talk: It's time for a fresh approach when it comes to managing diabetes

Diet Talk: It's time for a fresh approach when it comes to managing diabetes

Diet Talk: It's time for a fresh approach when it comes to managing diabetes

Alex Ballard, who lives in Stortford and works as a specialist dietician in West Essex, pens the second part of her Diet Talk column on diabetes
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SHOPPING

'I went shopping looking like I was about to brave a snowstorm during a penalty shootout'

'I went shopping looking like I was about to brave a snowstorm during a penalty shootout'

'I went shopping looking like I was about to brave a snowstorm during a penalty shootout'

Cate Wilson dons goalkeeper gloves and a woolly face muffler for a food shopping expedition having forgotten to book that all-important delivery slot

Rosey Lea to serve up its first ever Christmas shopping event

Rosey Lea to serve up its first ever Christmas shopping event

Rosey Lea to serve up its first ever Christmas shopping event

There will be plenty of opportunity to eat, drink and be merry when the café and tea room at Wickham Hall plays host to about 15 local businesses.

Goody bags and free samples for first Hotel Chocolat customers

Goody bags and free samples for first Hotel Chocolat customers

Goody bags and free samples for first Hotel Chocolat customers

The British chocolatier and cocoa grower is opening in Bishop's Stortford this week.

Exciting vision of more shops and restaurants in Stortford town centre

Exciting vision of more shops and restaurants in Stortford town centre

Exciting vision of more shops and restaurants in Stortford town centre

Chas Gill continues his look at the Town Centre Planning Framework, dealing with what Stortford needs to offer to compete with nearby towns.
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