Stortford mum ready to run marathon for St Clare Hospice
A BISHOP'S Stortford mum who took up running only two years ago is taking on her first ever marathon in aid of St Clare Hospice.
View ArticleTesco launches drive-through shopping service at Bishop's Park
TESCO in Bishop’s Stortford has opened the town's first drive-through supermarket.
View ArticleTickets on sale for Stortford charity quiz night
TICKETS are on sale for a quiz night which it is hoped will raised £2,000 for the Apton Centre, a meeting place for the elderly and base for social activities for the over 55s in Bishop’s Stortford.
View ArticleThe restaurants, takeaways and pubs in Stortford that need ‘major...
ALMOST a dozen places to eat in Bishop's Stortford need to make “major improvements” to their hygiene standards, according to food safety inspectors.
View ArticleStortford set to take almost a third of 15,000 new homes for East Herts
BISHOP’S Stortford should take the lion’s share of the 15,000 new homes East Herts needs over the next 17 years – with 4,634 earmarked for the town by the district council.
View ArticleZumbini classes – Zumba for babies and toddlers – to start in Stortford and...
TWO local Zumba instructors are the first to bring a new spin-off of the dance fitness craze to Hertfordshire.
View ArticleTrain delays of up to an hour for Stortford passengers after overhead wire...
OVERHEAD wire problems are causing delays of up to an hour for passengers on trains between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge through the Observer patch this morning (Thursday, January 9).
View ArticleMet Office issues warning over ice in Herts and Essex tonight
GRITTING lorries will be out in Herts and Essex this evening as the Met Office issued a severe weather warning for ice across the East of England overnight.
View ArticleFormer Stortford schoolboy Sam Smith collects Brit Award and then wins BBC...
STORTFORD singing sensation Sam Smith looks set for a spectacular 2014 after following up his Brit Award success by winning the BBC Sound of 2014 poll.
View ArticleWaltham Abbey teenager Jordan Michaelson, 15, is missing
A TEENAGER is missing from his home in Waltham Abbey.
View ArticleProperty stars Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp find couple's dream Canfield...
A FAMILY are settling into a dream home in Little Canfield this week, thanks to Location Location Location property gurus Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp and a "cheeky" Bishop’s Stortford estate
View ArticleStortford town council to debate 400 homes plan for ASR 5
PLANS for more than 400 homes on Bishop's Stortford's fifth ASR will be discussed by Bishop's Stortford Town Council's planning and development committee this month.
View ArticleOwner of photograph lost in Bishop's Stortford is traced
THE owner of a treasured family photograph which was lost in Bishop's Stortford has been traced following an appeal by the Observer.
View ArticleRSPCA Stort Valley branch offers free neutering for female cats
RSPCA Stort Valley Branch is launching a free spaying scheme in an effort to reduce the huge number of stray and unwanted pregnant cats.
View ArticleFunding boost for Stortford’s Choices Crisis Pregnancy Centre
THE Choices Crisis Pregnancy Centre will be able to advertise its services more widely thanks to a grant from one of Bishop’s Stortford’s Herts county councillors.
View ArticleStortford jeweller FJ Zelley to collect further funds for Grove Cottage...
FJ Zelley, the 104-year-old jeweller in Stortford’s Market Square, has become an official collection point for the Observer’s £30,000 fund-raising holiday appeal in aid of Grove Cottage.
View ArticleHerts County Council nominated for Local Government Chronicle Awards
HERTS County Council has been shortlisted in two categories in the prestigious Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards 2014.
View ArticleNSPCC warning to Herts and Essex parents after rise in youngest sex abuse...
THE NSPCC is urging parents in Herts and Essex to protect their children after obtaining figures which reveal paedophiles are abusing younger victims.
View ArticleMet Office issues another warning over ice in Herts and Essex tonight (Monday)
GRITTING lorries are likely to be required across Herts and Essex tonight (Monday, January 13) as the Met Office has issued another severe weather warning for ice across the East of England.
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