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Picture gallery: Pets and landscapes just the tip of the iceberg for Hazel

Picture gallery: Pets and landscapes just the tip of the iceberg for Hazel

Hazel Adlam is the featured artist in the latest in our series of photo galleries highlighting Bishop's Stortford Art Society members.

The top authors, poets and illustrators helping with home schooling

The top authors, poets and illustrators helping with home schooling

The top authors, poets and illustrators helping with home schooling

Bishop's Stortford College's Lizzie Hall rounds up resources from popular writers, illustrators and publishers to help keep your kids occupied.

The children's and young adult page-turners that are certain to be real crowd-pleasers in 2021

The children's and young adult page-turners that are certain to be real crowd-pleasers in 2021

The children's and young adult page-turners that are certain to be real crowd-pleasers in 2021

The Lipstick, How Do You Make a Rainbow? and Johnny Ball: Undercover Football Genius among the children's books to look out for in 2021

Michelle releases first book – 9 years after being inspired at Stortford literature festival

Michelle releases first book – 9 years after being inspired at Stortford literature festival

Michelle releases first book – 9 years after being inspired at Stortford literature festival

Comedy novel is about a man called Terry Shufflebottom whose fridge freezer grants him magic powers.

X Factor rapper Honey G signs memoirs deal with Stortford publisher

X Factor rapper Honey G signs memoirs deal with Stortford publisher

X Factor rapper Honey G signs memoirs deal with Stortford publisher

The singer, who came fifth in the 2016 competition, has lost two stone since the country was plunged into lockdown in March.

It's quizmas time! Put your festive book knowledge to the test

It's quizmas time! Put your festive book knowledge to the test

It's quizmas time! Put your festive book knowledge to the test

Bishop's Stortford College Prep School librarian Lizzie Hall tests your Christmas literary knowledge with her festive quiz

Unwind as a family by unwrapping a picture book full of festive fun and frivolity

Unwind as a family by unwrapping a picture book full of festive fun and frivolity

Unwind as a family by unwrapping a picture book full of festive fun and frivolity

There's an Elf in Your Book, Santa Post and Merry Christmas Baked Potato among the books on Lizzie Hall's recommended festive reading list

COMEDY

Stand-up Steve's video series for those at a loss when it comes to economics

Stand-up Steve's video series for those at a loss when it comes to economics

Stand-up Steve's video series for those at a loss when it comes to economics

Comedian and Bishop's Stortford High School old boy Steve Bugeja hopes viewers will profit from his YouTube series Economics To Go.

Britain's Got Talent star to headline comedy night at South Mill Arts in Stortford

Britain's Got Talent star to headline comedy night at South Mill Arts in Stortford

Britain's Got Talent star to headline comedy night at South Mill Arts in Stortford

2018 runner-up Robert White will be joined by Mark Simmons, Aaron Twitchen and Jack Gleadow for the November gig.

South Mill Arts to host live stream of Ruby Wax's latest show

South Mill Arts to host live stream of Ruby Wax's latest show

South Mill Arts to host live stream of Ruby Wax's latest show

How To Be Human will be broadcast to homes via a link on the South Road centre's website.
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MUSIC

Stortford singers keeping the dream alive for Christmas number one

Stortford singers keeping the dream alive for Christmas number one

Stortford singers keeping the dream alive for Christmas number one

17 members of Stortford’s Rock Choir joined forces with more than 4,500 UK choristers to record an uplifting track.

Emily's star quality shines in virtual Christmas concert

Emily's star quality shines in virtual Christmas concert

Emily's star quality shines in virtual Christmas concert

Professional singers, community bands, primary school choirs and a pipe major feature in Stort Valley Rotary's Virtual Christmas Carol Show.

Herts & Soul Community Choir fundraising for Isabel Hospice with Virtual Christmas Concert

Herts & Soul Community Choir fundraising for Isabel Hospice with Virtual Christmas Concert

Herts & Soul Community Choir fundraising for Isabel Hospice with Virtual Christmas Concert

Watch Herts & Soul Community Choir perform a mix of traditional songs and carols with seasonal pop, rock and folk in Virtual Christmas Concert

Out with the afros as disco band Uncle Funk reveal new show and new look

Out with the afros as disco band Uncle Funk reveal new show and new look

Out with the afros as disco band Uncle Funk reveal new show and new look

Uncle Funk's Disco Inferno will be streamed exclusively to online ticket holders for 10 nights from December 23 until New Year's Day.
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PLACES TO GO

Nature Notes: Unkempt and unmanaged habitats can be a real treasure trove

Nature Notes: Unkempt and unmanaged habitats can be a real treasure trove

Nature Notes: Unkempt and unmanaged habitats can be a real treasure trove

Jono Forgham enjoys a five-and-a-half-mile circular wander taking in parts of Birchanger Wood and the Flitch Way

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jeremy Goldsmith was offered the animatronic prop used in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster for his House on the Hill Toy Museum.

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

In the latest in our series of articles on items at Bishop's Stortford Museum, Colin Burrowes looks at documents from the early days of Kings Cottages
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Theatre

Covid brings down the curtain early on week-long show at South Mill Arts

Covid brings down the curtain early on week-long show at South Mill Arts

Covid brings down the curtain early on week-long show at South Mill Arts

The Revellers Society was supposed to run for seven nights but it fell victim to an unfavourable review – of Covid tiers!

West End actor looks back at the loves of his life ahead of Stortford show

West End actor looks back at the loves of his life ahead of Stortford show

West End actor looks back at the loves of his life ahead of Stortford show

Peter Land, married to star choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne for 38 years, speaks ahead of his appearance in The Revellers Society at South Mill Arts.

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

No panto this year, so Revel in a new-style show at South Mill Arts for Christmas

'Decadent and bawdy' cabaret-style show in Stortford features panto staples of comedy, song, dance and audience participation.

Brace yourself – magician Tom's got a host of new tricks up his sleeve

Brace yourself – magician Tom's got a host of new tricks up his sleeve

Brace yourself – magician Tom's got a host of new tricks up his sleeve

How can a magician put on a live show when the dreaded coronavirus keeps getting in the way? Tom Brace has come up with the answer.
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TV AND FILM

Emotional Pieces of a Woman performance puts Vanessa Kirby in Oscars contention

Emotional Pieces of a Woman performance puts Vanessa Kirby in Oscars contention

Emotional Pieces of a Woman performance puts Vanessa Kirby in Oscars contention

Indie film reviewer Charlie Hughes says Vanessa Kirby could be in Oscars contention for her performance in Pieces of a Woman

Government grants for Empire and Saffron Screen cinemas

Government grants for Empire and Saffron Screen cinemas

Government grants for Empire and Saffron Screen cinemas

Eligible cinemas were able to apply for safety grants to help venues meet the immediate costs of implementing Covid-secure measures.

Masterchef champion Alex cooking Christmas dinner at Dunmow's Square 1

Masterchef champion Alex cooking Christmas dinner at Dunmow's Square 1

Masterchef champion Alex cooking Christmas dinner at Dunmow's Square 1

Ex-Helena Romanes boy Alex Webb, 25, is head chef at the Dunmow High Street restaurant where he started his career as a schoolboy kitchen hand.
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