NEWS

Long-suffering residents kept awake by invasion of M11 lorries

The motorway was closed overnight between Harlow and Bishop's Stortford for up to seven weekdays.

Father and son put aside rivalry for trek for Grove Cottage

Former Stortford rugby club president Russell Cattell and son Tommy to tackle 24.5-mile Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in under 12 hours.

Queen's Birthday Honours in Essex: MBE for PAH breast surgeon

Ashraf Patel has treated hundreds of women in the Stortford area for breast cancer in 28 years and helped to raise £4.5m for research.

Queen's Birthday Honours in Herts: Retiring fire chief's warm send-off

A year after he joined the service, Darryl Keen was one of over 200 firefighters involved in tackling the 1992 Windsor Castle blaze.

Queen's Birthday Honours: Top civil servant from Stortford named a dame

Solicitor Elizabeth Gardiner, who was appointed by David Cameron, was the first woman to hold her post of First Parliamentary Counsel.

Three arrested and drugs, cash and vehicle seized in police raid

A warrant was executed at an address in Crofters End in Sawbridgeworth on Friday morning.

Pub's anger at being told to wait up to a week for power cut repairs

No kitchen ovens, lights or hot water, but defiant Brewery Tap is still serving drinks and cooking pizzas in its outside oven.

PEOPLE

Father and son put aside rivalry for trek for Grove Cottage

Former Stortford rugby club president Russell Cattell and son Tommy to tackle 24.5-mile Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in under 12 hours.

A true love story: Widower, 92, publishes tribute to 'great love of his life for 44 years'

John and Jean Simkins came together through the shared experience of the loss of their first spouses, both of whom had multiple sclerosis.

Council proposes calendar of events as part of 'refreshed' equalities strategy

Councillors set to approve new equalities strategy "to ensure diversity and inclusion" after leader admits current one "is in urgent need of refresh".

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999 AND CRIME

Queen's Birthday Honours in Herts: Retiring fire chief's warm send-off

A year after he joined the service, Darryl Keen was one of over 200 firefighters involved in tackling the 1992 Windsor Castle blaze.

Three arrested and drugs, cash and vehicle seized in police raid

A warrant was executed at an address in Crofters End in Sawbridgeworth on Friday morning.

New eye in the sky for Herts emergency services

Drone will be used by police and fire service to help find missing people, photograph crime scenes and monitor major incidents.

BMWs stolen from same street on same night in Bishop's Stortford

Police said the keyless-entry BMWs, both grey, were taken from a road on the Bishop's Park estate near Tesco.

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