Essex Police search for wanted man expands into Hertfordshire
THE police hunt for a wanted man who is believed to have shot two men on farmland in west Essex has expanded into Hertfordshire.
View ArticleWhy Stortford MP Mark Prisk voted for possible military action in Syria
EAST Herts Conservative MPs Mark Prisk and Oliver Heald last night (Thursday, August 29) voted in favour of a Government motion which could have seen military action taken in response to the chemical...
View ArticleAmbulance service may have to make compulsory redundancies
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) Trust bosses have said they may be forced to make redundancies.
View ArticleUpdate: Woman suffers burns as two barns and 700 bales of straw continue to...
SIX fire crews are tackling a blaze in Great Hallingbury this afternoon (Friday, August 30) involving 700 bales of straw and two barns.
View ArticleMan who caused fatality in M25 multi-vehicle smash jailed
A LORRY driver from Germany who caused a fatality when he crashed into multiple vehicles on the M25 in Essex was today (Friday, August 30) jailed for four and a half years after pleading guilty.
View ArticleStortford schoolboy suffers severe injuries after hitting pothole and falling...
A SCHOOLBOY is recovering at his home in Bishop’s Stortford after sustaining life threatening injuries when he hit a pothole and fell from his bicycle near to Birchanger Woods.
View ArticleBrewing up support for Stortford's Starlight Walk in aid of St Clare Hospice
PROMOTING the forthcoming Starlight Walk in aid of St Clare Hospice is proving thirsty work so it is no wonder Clare the Bear stopped for a well-earned cuppa while she was out in Bishop’s Stortford
View ArticleEssex music festival fan dies after being hit by at least four cars
A MAN attending an Essex music festival this weekend where several bands from the Bishop's Stortford area are performing has been killed in a road accident.
View ArticleMusic festival drug warning as Essex man dies after being taken ill
POLICE have issued an urgent drug warning following the death of a man who attended a music festival in Essex where several bands from the Bishop's Stortford area are performing.
View ArticleUpdate: Firefighters remain on site following barn blaze in Great Hallingbury
FIREFIGHTERS remain at the scene this morning (Monday, September 2) after a huge fire broke out on farmland in Great Hallingbury three days ago.
View ArticleBody at Lister Hospital confirmed as Stortford's Becky Jones
THE funeral of a 23-year-old Bishop's Stortford woman who was found dead in the grounds of the Lister Hospital in Stevenage will take place on Thursday, September 12.
View ArticleHerts bids for top tourism title
HERTS residents are being urged to join a campaign to have the county voted the UK’s top tourist destination.Let us know where you think is worth a visit in the shire and why by commenting on this...
View ArticleHunt for train passenger who touched Stortford station worker ‘inappropriately’
TRANSPORT police are appealing for information after a worker at Bishop’s Stortford railway station was touched “inappropriately” by a passenger on the Stansted Express.
View ArticleStortford woman incites her dog to attack chihuahua
A CHIHUAHUA owner claims that a fellow dog walker incited her own animal to attack the pet.
View ArticleWoman caught attempting to steal from Tesco in Bishop’s Stortford
A 38-YEAR-OLD woman was given an £80 fixed penalty notice after she was caught attempting to steal several items, including face scrub, from Tesco in Bishop’s Stortford.
View ArticleTributes are paid to Stan Brownridge, a retired headteacher and councillor
STAN Brownridge, a retired headteacher, local councillor and stalwart of Bishop’s Stortford, has died at the age of 94.
View ArticlePolice appeal to reunite stolen property with possible owners in Hertfordshire
POLICE in Hertfordshire are once again asking burglary victims to view photos released last year in a final attempt to reunite the owners with their stolen items.
View ArticleFew tickets remaining for Stortford mayor's charity boxing night at Rhodes
THERE are still a few tickets remaining for a charity boxing event which will be hosted by Stortford mayor Janice Elliott this Saturday (September 7).
View ArticleVolunteers sought to join Bishop's Stortford's Crime Prevention Panel
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to join the Bishop's Stortford Crime Prevention Panel.
View ArticleStortford store's student 'survival kit' includes condoms and pregnancy test
A STORTFORD store is boasting it has produced a low-cost university survival kit - including a supply of condoms and a pregnancy test - for the town's students.
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