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Work begins on 10 new affordable homes for Hatfield Heath

Work begins on 10 new affordable homes for Hatfield Heath

Work begins on 10 new affordable homes for Hatfield Heath

The scheme is for people working in the village, those with close family in the area, or those forced out by lack of affordable housing.


Essex County Council launches consultation on £2 billion budget spending

Essex County Council launches consultation on £2 billion budget spending

Essex County Council launches consultation on £2 billion budget spending

The council is warning that the financial outlook for the county and for local authorities in general is “highly uncertain”.


Remembrance is not lost on the young: Sunday’s service in pictures

Remembrance is not lost on the young: Sunday’s service in pictures

Remembrance is not lost on the young: Sunday’s service in pictures

The annual commemoration is organised by Bishop’s Stortford’s branch of the Royal British Legion and the town council.


Funding crisis forces Isabel Hospice to cut ‘essential lifelines’ for many in community

Funding crisis forces Isabel Hospice to cut ‘essential lifelines’ for many in community

Funding crisis forces Isabel Hospice to cut ‘essential lifelines’ for many in community

Axing children’s services and the Living Well and Compassionate Communities initiatives is to safeguard long-term financial sustainability.


Thorley Cricket Club aims to open new £150,000 clubhouse at start of next season

Thorley Cricket Club aims to open new £150,000 clubhouse at start of next season

Thorley Cricket Club aims to open new £150,000 clubhouse at start of next season

Chair Tim Lamb said: “We are keen to see how local businesses can help with materials, fixtures and fittings.”


Armistice Day: Pupils in ‘moving, respectful reminder of why Remembrance matters’

Armistice Day: Pupils in ‘moving, respectful reminder of why Remembrance matters’

Armistice Day: Pupils in ‘moving, respectful reminder of why Remembrance matters’

Avanti Meadows, Northgate, St Joseph’s, St Michael’s, Summercroft, Thorn Grove, Windhill21 and The Bishop’s Stortford High School took part.


Timetable changes ahead for Greater Anglia trains through Stortford

Timetable changes ahead for Greater Anglia trains through Stortford

Timetable changes ahead for Greater Anglia trains through Stortford

Most services between Liverpool Street and Cambridge will depart 2-4 minutes earlier and most peak services will leave 2-10 minutes earlier.


Green councillor challenges Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean to protect environment

Green councillor challenges Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean to protect environment

Green councillor challenges Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean to protect environment

Cllr George Williams urged Mr Dean to vote for his constituency’s wildlife when MPs consider amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.


Furneux Pelham riding school arsonist, 16, awaits sentencing

Furneux Pelham riding school arsonist, 16, awaits sentencing

Furneux Pelham riding school arsonist, 16, awaits sentencing

The teenager will appear at Stevenage Youth Court on November 20 following a bin fire at Brook Cottage Farm Riding School on October 6.


Avanti schools in Bishop’s Stortford scoop clutch of awards

Avanti schools in Bishop’s Stortford scoop clutch of awards

Avanti schools in Bishop’s Stortford scoop clutch of awards

Avanti Grange, the Stortford Fields secondary, won six titles and Avanti Meadows Primary School picked up one at the 2025 Edurio Awards.


Former detective guilty of gross misconduct for ‘inappropriate sexualised behaviour’

Former detective guilty of gross misconduct for ‘inappropriate sexualised behaviour’

Former detective guilty of gross misconduct for ‘inappropriate sexualised behaviour’

An Essex Police hearing concluded that former detective constable Tony Arthur would have been dismissed immediately had he not already resigned.


‘Are Dunmow Road resurfacing works a sign that we’ve turned a corner?’

‘Are Dunmow Road resurfacing works a sign that we’ve turned a corner?’

‘Are Dunmow Road resurfacing works a sign that we’ve turned a corner?’

When Indie reader Peter Latham received a letter informing him of “carriage resurfacing works to the A1250 in Bishop’s Stortford”, he felt conflicted.


Crackdown on illegal trade in tobacco and vapes nets £75,298 of goods from high street businesses in Essex

Crackdown on illegal trade in tobacco and vapes nets £75,298 of goods from high street businesses in Essex

Crackdown on illegal trade in tobacco and vapes nets £75,298 of goods from high street businesses in Essex

Major operation involving police, trading standards, Border Force and National Crime Agency targeted 36 premises including in Harlow.


Eyes right: Stortford’s Remembrance Sunday 2025 parade in pictures

Eyes right: Stortford’s Remembrance Sunday 2025 parade in pictures

Eyes right: Stortford’s Remembrance Sunday 2025 parade in pictures

Parade participants from young Squirrels, Rainbows and Beavers to veterans marched from the Link Road car park to the Castle Gardens war memorial.


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