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Family travels in the Far East inspire Sawbridgeworth dad's new book

Of Sweat and Other Joys tells the story of a family and their journeys over the course of several years to Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Ghostly goings-on at Bishop's Stortford woman's childhood home inspire first novel

Named after a cafe in St Albans, the book Pilgrims Rest explores the 16th-century building’s mysterious tunnel to the city’s cathedral.

Does your face fit at the new Saffron Walden Museum exhibition?

The show aims to explore the many faces of portraiture, from stamps and coins, diaries and death masks to fingerprints and photographs.

He created a fantasy home – now he's created a fantasy world

John Tarrow turned a former Dunmow council semi into a labyrinth of 13 themed rooms – now it's the inspiration for his children's fantasy novel

Legend of Brent Pelham dragon slayer and giant inspires Stortford school dad's new book

Journalist Christopher Hadley, a Stortford rugby club coach, has been working on his epic read about Piers Shonks for a decade

Six writers including the Indie's Sawbo correspondent to read at Harlow Playhouse

Join six writers – including New Statesman editor Jason Cowley and the Indie's Emma Vandore – for free Vanguard Readings event in Harlow

Stortford dad's book about 4-year-old daughter's vegan views is food for thought

Young Wren-Ophelia Claydon, who starts at Manor Fields school soon, has never eaten any animal product and always checks if food “has animals in it”

Kieran Anthony Follett releases debut novel: Sidewards

A 25-year-old author, who started writing his own short stories when he was a pupil at Richard Whittington Primary, has unveiled his literary debut

Julie's spreading awareness of Parkinson's through poetry

First there was the blog, then the Indie column... now Stortford's Julie Walker has had The Parkinality Poetry Book published

Others aren't a Patch on Elmer as he packs his trunk for Rhodes trip

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Show is coming to Rhodes on August 9. It is based on the classic book series by author and illustrator David McKee.

Curtain up on Rhodes receptionist Liz's collection of short stories

Dust and Glitter author Elizabeth Montague is commonly known in Stortford as Liz Murphy, the friendly face at Rhodes Arts Complex's reception desk

If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood... it's probably in Stortford ghost writer’s new book

Have a hankering to explore hundreds of haunted sites in Herts and Essex? Check them out in Bishop’s Stortford author Jenni Kemp's latest tour guide

Karen drawing a line under paint demos

Karen Adams: "All good things have to come to a end and it's like knowing when to finish a painting"

Henry Moore's assistant John Farnham reflects on the master's influence

John Farnham is showing a series of works based on human and animal forms, complemented by new paintings by his Austrian wife Lotte

Black Grape album art has Hockerill Street origins

Although Sunday is the first time Shaun Ryder and co will have played in Bishop’s Stortford, the town has already had a part to play in their career

Tiger Who Came to Tea is the cat’s whiskers

Olivia Vandyk on a wonderful performance at Rhodes Arts Complex in Bishop's Stortford that’s faithful to a childhood favourite

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Art and Literature

Stortford author engineers sequel to his book about compassionate terrorist

Family travels in the Far East inspire Sawbridgeworth dad's new book

Family travels in the Far East inspire Sawbridgeworth dad's new book

Ghostly goings-on at Bishop's Stortford woman's childhood home inspire first novel

Ghostly goings-on at Bishop's Stortford woman's childhood home inspire first novel

Does your face fit at the new Saffron Walden Museum exhibition?

Does your face fit at the new Saffron Walden Museum exhibition?

He created a fantasy home – now he's created a fantasy world

He created a fantasy home – now he's created a fantasy world

Legend of Brent Pelham dragon slayer and giant inspires Stortford school dad's new book

Legend of Brent Pelham dragon slayer and giant inspires Stortford school dad's new book

Six writers including the Indie's Sawbo correspondent to read at Harlow Playhouse

Six writers including the Indie's Sawbo correspondent to read at Harlow Playhouse

Stortford dad's book about 4-year-old daughter's vegan views is food for thought

Stortford dad's book about 4-year-old daughter's vegan views is food for thought

Kieran Anthony Follett releases debut novel: Sidewards

Kieran Anthony Follett releases debut novel: Sidewards

Julie's spreading awareness of Parkinson's through poetry

Julie's spreading awareness of Parkinson's through poetry

Others aren't a Patch on Elmer as he packs his trunk for Rhodes trip

Others aren't a Patch on Elmer as he packs his trunk for Rhodes trip

Curtain up on Rhodes receptionist Liz's collection of short stories

Curtain up on Rhodes receptionist Liz's collection of short stories

If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood... it's probably in Stortford ghost writer’s new book

If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood... it's probably in Stortford ghost writer’s new book

Karen drawing a line under paint demos

Karen drawing a line under paint demos

Henry Moore's assistant John Farnham reflects on the master's influence

Henry Moore's assistant John Farnham reflects on the master's influence

Black Grape album art has Hockerill Street origins

Black Grape album art has Hockerill Street origins

Tiger Who Came to Tea is the cat’s whiskers

Tiger Who Came to Tea is the cat’s whiskers

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