SLIDESHOW: Heroes celebrated at Mercury and Observer Community Awards
The glittering ceremony, held at the beautiful Marriott Hanbury Manor, aims to recognise and reward ordinary people for extraordinary things.
View ArticleWoman’s bag stolen from Bishop’s Stortford pub
A WOMAN’S handbag containing cash and an iPhone 5 was stolen after it was left unattended at The Bridge House pub in Bishop’s Stortford.
View ArticleWoman in hi-vis jacket targets Stortford shop
SOCKS, boots and a jumper were stolen from Store 21 in Bishop’s Stortford town centre.
View ArticleWin £100 in vouchers through the Uniquely Stortford snowman competition
SHOPPERS will have the chance to win a £100 voucher to spend at a selected Bishop’s Stortford store of their choice during the town’s Christmas shopping event this weekend.
View ArticleRemember lost loved ones at Isabel Hospice's Lights of Love ceremony
ISABEL Hospice will hold its annual Lights of Love ceremonies in Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth this weekend.
View ArticleBirthday buzz for Busy Bees in Stortford
TINY tots were buzzing with excitement as they – and staff at the Busy Bees Day Nursery in Turners Crescent, St Michael’s Mead, Bishop’s Stortford – dressed up as bees to celebrate
View ArticleEast Herts under fire over crunch 2,200 homes planning meeting
BISHOP'S Stortford Civic Federation has voiced its opposition to arrangements for the biggest planning meeting in the town for three decades.
View ArticleEast Herts officers recommend approval for 2,200 Stortford North homes
OFFICERS at East Herts District Council have recommended that plans for up to 2,200 homes at Bishop's Stortford North (BSN) be approved – even though they agree opponents are right and congestion
View ArticleWalkers in step with Stortford North campaigners
CAMPAIGN groups battling plans from the Bishop's Stortford North Consortium (BSNC) for 2,200 homes have been given a cash boost by walkers.
View ArticleSteph's Wishes' auction in association with the Mercury and Observer...
Help raise money in memory of Stephanie Knight
View ArticleHerts health monitor calls for action on ambulance staff shortages
THE East of England Ambulance Service, which covers Herts and Essex, needs 421 extra staff and 50 ambulances in the next four years to cope with rising demand.
View ArticleOff-duty paramedic aids stricken Stortford pensioner
SHOPPERS and staff rallied to help an elderly man who collapsed in Stortford's QD Stores at lunchtime today (Thursday, November 28).
View ArticleOne year into Herts road repairs contract, Tories admit to ‘concerns’
LIBERAL Democrats on Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) are claiming victory following a heated debate about problems with highway repairs.
View ArticleStortford Cubs sell toys to aid typhoon victims
STORTFORD Cub Scouts are working hard this weekend to raise cash for the victims of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines earlier this month with a car boot sale and a Christmas fair stall.
View ArticleChance to win £100 on Sunday at Stortford’s Christmas shopping event
SHOPPERS will have the chance to win a £100 voucher to spend at a selected Bishop’s Stortford store of their choice during the town’s Christmas shopping event this Sunday.
View ArticleStortford mother's Avon work turns her children's lives around
TO go from sofa surfer to an established Avon sales leader in four years is no mean feat, but Vanessa Jackson has done that - working three to four hours a week.
View ArticleSing carols and see Santa ... 10 things to do this weekend
1. Go shopping in Stortford and win a £100 voucher!
View ArticleNew charity challenge beckons for Stortford’s double cancer survivor Jon Wright
WHAT better time than the end of Movember, when men's health has been at the forefront of hearts and minds, to catch up with Jon Wright, the Stortford man who battled testicular cancer twice - and then
View ArticleHerts residents urged to report drink-drivers via new phone line and web page
RESIDENTS are being urged to report drink-drivers with the launch of a new phone line and web page today (Sunday December 1).
View ArticleHertfordshire's police and crime commissioner David Lloyd wants views of...
HERTFORDSHIRE'S police and crime commissioner has outlined his plans to protect local policing in the county in an open letter that seeks the views of residents.
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