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Indies Child of Courage winner gets star treatment on prize West End trip

Chauffeur-driven trip to see Dear Evan Hansen is Birchwood student Katie Callaghan's reward for supporting other sick children.

Holocaust survivor who saw her mother murdered talks to Stortford students

Polish-born Hannah Lewis, 82, returned to The Bishop's Stortford High School as students prepared to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

How charities bring mum Maddy respite in her five-year cancer battle

The 51-year-old Sawbridgeworth woman revealed her body “went into slow mo except for a hamster wheel of black thoughts incessantly whirling round”.

Treatment trial brings new hope for family of four-year-old cancer patient Archie

In January 2019, a large mass was found around his kidney, then another on his spine, and the disease has spread to his bones and bone marrow.

New group to help foreigners feel at home in Stortford is ticking over nicely

English O’Clock is a conversation group set up by Stortford residents to help people from all over the world improve their English language skills.

New Year's Day baby: Leaving on the midnight chime for Georgia

As clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, first-time mum Amberley Hamilton was heading to Princess Alexandra Hospital to give birth to baby girl.

Best friend's mum's cancer battle inspires Sam's 1,000-mile charity bike ride

Former Leventhorpe student Sam Faulkner, 24, is taking on the challenge of cycling from John o' Groats to Land's End in aid of Isabel Hospice.

New Year hope of Stortford parents who couldn't bring their son home from hospital for Christmas

Three-year-old Jacob Taylor spent Christmas in isolation in Great Ormond Street hospital because of his rare and life-threatening health condition.

The mother and daughter Tapping into the heart of their community

Gill Mullins meets Ebe and Lucy Bonner as they mark the first anniversary of their first venture in the pub trade – their own local, The Brewery Tap.

62 years on, the sun's still shining on Stortford diamond wedding couple

Peter Scarlett proposed to Kath on Boxing Day 1957 beneath clear blue skies on a park bench in front of King's College Chapel beside the River Cam.

Toddlers visit care home as friendships are made across the generations

Residents at a Bishop's Stortford care home have been reaching out across the generations in a bid to break down barriers between young and old

Creative young put on killer of a performance for diners in Sawbridgeworth

Youth CREATE took over the Villa Italia in Bell Street for an interactive murder mystery event for 80 guests.

Sawbridgeworth deaf rugby player in plea for sponsors for England duty

Lynn Bryant, who has delivered mail in Sawbo for 14 years, needs to raise £1,500 to take part in the World Deaf XV championships in South Africa.

Lift failure leaves elderly residents stranded in their homes

Man with one leg and woman recovering from cancer op among residents of Bishop's Stortford sheltered housing block affected by breakdown.

Why being told I had bowel cancer at 37 did not come as a shock

'The five months of prodding, poking and waiting for results was far worse than the actual diagnosis'

Cubs cook for homeless at Stortford's winter night shelter

The 24 boys and girls aged 8-10 created a main course of vegetable kidney bean stew and dessert of bread and butter pudding for the first guests.

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Indies Child of Courage winner gets star treatment on prize West End trip

Indies Child of Courage winner gets star treatment on prize West End trip

Holocaust survivor who saw her mother murdered talks to Stortford students

Holocaust survivor who saw her mother murdered talks to Stortford students

How charities bring mum Maddy respite in her five-year cancer battle

How charities bring mum Maddy respite in her five-year cancer battle

Treatment trial brings new hope for family of four-year-old cancer patient Archie

Treatment trial brings new hope for family of four-year-old cancer patient Archie

New group to help foreigners feel at home in Stortford is ticking over nicely

New group to help foreigners feel at home in Stortford is ticking over nicely

New Year's Day baby: Leaving on the midnight chime for Georgia

New Year's Day baby: Leaving on the midnight chime for Georgia

Best friend's mum's cancer battle inspires Sam's 1,000-mile charity bike ride

Best friend's mum's cancer battle inspires Sam's 1,000-mile charity bike ride

New Year hope of Stortford parents who couldn't bring their son home from hospital for Christmas

New Year hope of Stortford parents who couldn't bring their son home from hospital for Christmas

The mother and daughter Tapping into the heart of their community

The mother and daughter Tapping into the heart of their community

62 years on, the sun's still shining on Stortford diamond wedding couple

62 years on, the sun's still shining on Stortford diamond wedding couple

Toddlers visit care home as friendships are made across the generations

Toddlers visit care home as friendships are made across the generations

Creative young put on killer of a performance for diners in Sawbridgeworth

Creative young put on killer of a performance for diners in Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth deaf rugby player in plea for sponsors for England duty

Sawbridgeworth deaf rugby player in plea for sponsors for England duty

Lift failure leaves elderly residents stranded in their homes

Lift failure leaves elderly residents stranded in their homes

Why being told I had bowel cancer at 37 did not come as a shock

Why being told I had bowel cancer at 37 did not come as a shock

Cubs cook for homeless at Stortford's winter night shelter

Cubs cook for homeless at Stortford's winter night shelter

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