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Boss says Stansted Airport is ready to take off again

Boss says Stansted Airport is ready to take off again

MAG's (Manchester Airports Group) optimism has been sparked by the easing of Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Covid with Parkinson's: A 'blue light' ambulance, lost voice and hospital fears

Covid with Parkinson's: A 'blue light' ambulance, lost voice and hospital fears

Covid with Parkinson's: A 'blue light' ambulance, lost voice and hospital fears

'I'd picked up some sign language phrases from Rose and Giovanni on Strictly, but I didn't think the sign for 'applause' would be useful in hospital'

Virtual jobs fair to highlight hundreds of vacancies at Stansted Airport

Virtual jobs fair to highlight hundreds of vacancies at Stansted Airport

Virtual jobs fair to highlight hundreds of vacancies at Stansted Airport

MAG vacancies in security, engineering, customer service and car parking plus openings at Ryanair, Jet2.com, Menzies, Boots and Pret a Manger.

'Immediate and dramatic' spike in bookings for Stansted Airport airline

'Immediate and dramatic' spike in bookings for Stansted Airport airline

'Immediate and dramatic' spike in bookings for Stansted Airport airline

Covid travel rules change sparked 150% rise in demand for flights and holidays packages with Stansted's second largest operator, Jet 2.

Greater Anglia to bring in 'Sunday-style' service from Monday

Greater Anglia to bring in 'Sunday-style' service from Monday

Greater Anglia to bring in 'Sunday-style' service from Monday

The train operator for the London-Cambridge line through Stortford has made further temporary timetable changes in response to pandemic.

Parking three-for-all! Causeway bays free from 3pm Tuesdays for three months

Parking three-for-all! Causeway bays free from 3pm Tuesdays for three months

Parking three-for-all! Causeway bays free from 3pm Tuesdays for three months

Bishop's Stortford BID, which supports traders, is funding spaces in the town centre car park every Tuesday afternoon until April.

Stansted boss welcomes testing rules shot in the arm for travel industry

Stansted boss welcomes testing rules shot in the arm for travel industry

Stansted boss welcomes testing rules shot in the arm for travel industry

New rules for England, which came into force on Friday (Jan 7), mean fully vaccinated people no longer have to test before they travel to UK.

Walk-in Covid jab clinic at football club – 'It's not too late to catch up'

Walk-in Covid jab clinic at football club – 'It's not too late to catch up'

Walk-in Covid jab clinic at football club – 'It's not too late to catch up'

Pfizer vaccine for first, second and booster immunisations will be available to anyone aged 16 and over on Sunday (Jan 9).

Trouble coming down the track for train travellers in Stortford

Trouble coming down the track for train travellers in Stortford

Trouble coming down the track for train travellers in Stortford

Passengers in Stortford, Stansted and Sawbridgeworth face a January of disruptions because of engineering works between London and Cambridge.

Cash for Community First Responders and congratulations for Company at Christmas

Cash for Community First Responders and congratulations for Company at Christmas

Cash for Community First Responders and congratulations for Company at Christmas

Cllr Keith Warnell's term of office has been extended to 18 months rather than the customary year by the coronavirus crisis.

New Year Honour for Stortford woman who enabled start of UK's Covid vaccination programme

New Year Honour for Stortford woman who enabled start of UK's Covid vaccination programme

New Year Honour for Stortford woman who enabled start of UK's Covid vaccination programme

Dr June Raine named a dame along with actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave, and record Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Laura Kenny.

Fuel poverty a factor in 520 excess winter deaths in Hertfordshire

Fuel poverty a factor in 520 excess winter deaths in Hertfordshire

Fuel poverty a factor in 520 excess winter deaths in Hertfordshire

ONS figures show there were 520 excess deaths in the county in the four months leading into the coronavirus pandemic – excluding Covid-19.

Visitors come from near and fir for Christmas tree festival

Visitors come from near and fir for Christmas tree festival

Visitors come from near and fir for Christmas tree festival

The event at St Mary's Church in Farnham returned after being cancelled in 2020 because of coronavirus.

Covid jabs: Stortford GP appeals for unvaccinated patients to come forward

Covid jabs: Stortford GP appeals for unvaccinated patients to come forward

Covid jabs: Stortford GP appeals for unvaccinated patients to come forward

Football club walk-in clinics on two afternoons next week and appointments for first, second and booster jabs there available on NHS online service.

Stortford Covid boosters: 1,181 jabbed in a day – and more sessions announced

Stortford Covid boosters: 1,181 jabbed in a day – and more sessions announced

Stortford Covid boosters: 1,181 jabbed in a day – and more sessions announced

Three more appointment-only sessions at football club vaccination clinic before the year's end – plus a half-day walk-in clinic.

Marson: 'Despite Christmas gloom, there are strong grounds for optimism about 2022'

Marson: 'Despite Christmas gloom, there are strong grounds for optimism about 2022'

Marson: 'Despite Christmas gloom, there are strong grounds for optimism about 2022'

Julie Marson, Conservative MP for Hertford and Stortford, with her final column for the Bishop's Stortford Independent in 2021.

Online survey to assess Covid-19 impact across Hertfordshire

Online survey to assess Covid-19 impact across Hertfordshire

Online survey to assess Covid-19 impact across Hertfordshire

The county’s Community Reassurance Cell has set up the questionnaire to understand the needs, challenges and aspirations of residents and groups.

Hospital outpatients in Stortford, Harlow and Epping must take Covid-19 tests

Hospital outpatients in Stortford, Harlow and Epping must take Covid-19 tests

Hospital outpatients in Stortford, Harlow and Epping must take Covid-19 tests

Anyone with an appointment at Herts and Essex, PAH and St Margaret's must complete lateral flow test day before and show evidence of negative result.

Long Covid sufferer Lisa's wish for a Merry Christmas for kids in need

Long Covid sufferer Lisa's wish for a Merry Christmas for kids in need

Long Covid sufferer Lisa's wish for a Merry Christmas for kids in need

Bishop's Stortford paramedic Lisa Merry is dressing up in festive outfits to run 24 miles by Christmas Eve for Barnardo's.

Hospital staff cancel Christmas parties amid Omicron surge

Hospital staff cancel Christmas parties amid Omicron surge

Hospital staff cancel Christmas parties amid Omicron surge

Teams at Princess Alexandra Hospital said they were grateful to restaurants and other venues which have issued refunds or postponed bookings.

'Testing requirements undermining strong recovery we were starting to see'

'Testing requirements undermining strong recovery we were starting to see'

'Testing requirements undermining strong recovery we were starting to see'

Manchester Airports Group chief executive Charlie Cornish says remaining travel testing requirements should be removed.

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