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How town council and BID are making Bishop’s Stortford safer at night

How town council and BID are making Bishop’s Stortford safer at night

How town council and BID are making Bishop’s Stortford safer at night

Town council cash covers Christmas taxi marshals at railway station rank while BID part-funds ID scanners at licensed premises.


Police search for blonde with grey dog after man bitten in Sawbridgeworth

Police search for blonde with grey dog after man bitten in Sawbridgeworth

Police search for blonde with grey dog after man bitten in Sawbridgeworth

The canine culprit is believed to be a small grey animal being walked on a retractable lead.


Misogynistic Herts PC nicknamed ‘Chris Casanova’ and ‘Predator Kelly’ loses his job

Misogynistic Herts PC nicknamed ‘Chris Casanova’ and ‘Predator Kelly’ loses his job

Misogynistic Herts PC nicknamed ‘Chris Casanova’ and ‘Predator Kelly’ loses his job

PC Christopher Kelly was dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel’s ruling but had already resigned.


Two boys robbed of phones by hooded and masked trio in Stortford

Two boys robbed of phones by hooded and masked trio in Stortford

Two boys robbed of phones by hooded and masked trio in Stortford

The robbery happened on the riverside path from Grange Paddocks to Sworder’s Field on Saturday (November 25) between 4pm and 6.30pm.


Oops! Car ‘stolen’ from car park next to police station had been moved by owner’s partner

Oops! Car ‘stolen’ from car park next to police station had been moved by owner’s partner

Oops! Car ‘stolen’ from car park next to police station had been moved by owner’s partner

Owner told police his black Peugeot 3008 SUV had been taken from Basbow Lane car park on Friday night into Saturday morning (November 24-25).


Bus driver chases and fights with cashbox robbery passenger in Stortford

Bus driver chases and fights with cashbox robbery passenger in Stortford

Bus driver chases and fights with cashbox robbery passenger in Stortford

A man in his 20s grabbed the cashbox from behind the driver’s seat on an Arriva bus travelling from Bishop’s Stortford to Sawbridgeworth.


Stortford man, 93, conned into paying £50,000 for minor roof repairs

Stortford man, 93, conned into paying £50,000 for minor roof repairs

Stortford man, 93, conned into paying £50,000 for minor roof repairs

Police make four arrests as two elderly men, one with dementia, are charged a total of £54,000 for work on their Stansted Road and Parsonage homes.


Six new on-call firefighters join Essex fire and rescue service

Six new on-call firefighters join Essex fire and rescue service

Six new on-call firefighters join Essex fire and rescue service

The emergency service’s latest recruits will continue their training at Dunmow, Braintree, Brentwood, Hawkwell and Manningtree fire stations.


Medal for Hertfordshire’s Reqs, Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog

Medal for Hertfordshire’s Reqs, Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog

Medal for Hertfordshire’s Reqs, Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog

The 12-year-old Lab became the 42nd recipient of the PDSA Order of Merit for his devotion to duty in a career in which he attended over 500 incidents.


Great train robbery: Toy missing from station ticket office’s festive display

Great train robbery: Toy missing from station ticket office’s festive display

Great train robbery: Toy missing from station ticket office’s festive display

The model engine was part of a snowy scene in the fireplace at Stansted Mountfitchet station’s ticket office set up by Michael King.


Herts police issue e-scooter Christmas present warning to families

Herts police issue e-scooter Christmas present warning to families

Herts police issue e-scooter Christmas present warning to families

Anyone who rides an e-scooter on the streets of Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and elsewhere in Herts is breaking the law.


Police linking burglaries in Thorley Park and Cricketfield Lane areas

Police linking burglaries in Thorley Park and Cricketfield Lane areas

Police linking burglaries in Thorley Park and Cricketfield Lane areas

The occupants of homes in Walnut Drive and Carters Ley were away when burglars smashed their way in through back doors.


Police target knife crime in Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth

Police target knife crime in Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth

Police target knife crime in Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth

Officers conducted a joint operation with colleagues from British Transport Police at Bishop’s Stortford railway station.


‘Squatters’ occupy former cinema after bowling alley break-in

‘Squatters’ occupy former cinema after bowling alley break-in

‘Squatters’ occupy former cinema after bowling alley break-in

Hertfordshire Constabulary said: “The premises were cleared on Saturday night and have been secured by police.”


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