Race for places in our golf classic for Grove Cottage is on
THE race for places in this year’s Herts & Essex Newspapers Charity Golf Classic is being led by the boys from Buntingford.
View ArticleHerts County Council asks residents to 'read, reuse, recycle'
A BOOK reuse scheme has been rolled out across Hertfordshire after a successful trial which saw over 17 tonnes of books collected.
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Your 'no make-up’ selfies ... plus men in make-up!
THE selfie has reached a new high this week, thanks to the "No Make-up Selfie for Cancer Awareness" campaign, which has brought a £2m windfall for Cancer Research UK in the space of just a few days.
View ArticleFashion shop Monsoon shuts to make way for new Accessorize in Stortford
INTERNATIONAL fashion store chain Monsoon is quitting Bishop's Stortford town centre.
View ArticleEvent offers safety advice to older people in East Herts
OLDER people in East Herts are being invited to a special event to help keep them safe, secure and confident.
View ArticleStortford's home of Mencap steps in to save Saffron Walden branch from closure
GROVE Cottage, Stortford's home of Mencap, has stepped in to save the Saffron Walden branch from closure.
View ArticleLaptop and watch stolen during burglary at Bishop’s Stortford home
A LAPTOP and a watch were stolen during a burglary at a home in Bishop’s Stortford.
View ArticleSalon offering treatments for donations in aid of Grove Cottage
PATRICK and Zoe Dee Hair & Beauty, based in Bishop's Stortford, is committing again to raising money for the Observer's £30,000 holiday appeal in aid of Grove Cottage.
View ArticleNine manhole covers stolen from St James Way in Bishop’s Stortford
NINE manhole covers, worth around £500, have been stolen from a stretch of road on the outskirts of Bishop’s Stortford.
View ArticleSchools in Herts and Essex border area set to escape effects of teachers'...
SCHOOLS in the Observer's circulation area of the east Herts and north-west Essex border region look set to be largely unaffected by industrial action by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) today...
View ArticleCommuters forced to miss Liverpool Street train because of 'disruptive...
COMMUTERS watched in frustration as a rush-hour train heading for London passed through their stations without stopping as scheduled because of "disruptive passengers" this morning (Wednesday).
View ArticleHerts fire service to change the way it responds to automatic fire alarms
HERTFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is changing the way it responds to automatic fire alarms.
View ArticlePoppy makes herself poppy-lar with new classmates by winning private...
YOUNG Poppy Elton Shewan may be new to her school in Bishop's Stortford – but she has no shortage of friends after winning a private screening of the Muppets Most Wanted movie.
View ArticleEast Herts backs Bishop’s Park residents over Tesco’s bid to remove ‘boy...
BARRIERS will remain in place at Tesco’s main Stortford store after residents convinced East Herts District Council that removing them would return householders to a “nightmare”.
View ArticleJackson Square car park in Stortford closed by car fire
A CAR fire has resulted in the Jackson Square car park in Bishop's Stortford being shut this lunchtime (Friday, March 28).
View ArticleBarnardo's opens new donation centre at Bishop's Park
CHILDREN'S charity, Barnardo’s opened the doors of its newest donation centre in Bishops Stortford this week.
View ArticleSend us your photos – selfies included – of you and your mum for Mother’s Day
DO you want to tell your mum how much you love her this Mother’s Day? Then we’d love you to do it through the Herts & Essex Observer.
View ArticleVIDEO: Stortford shoppers support Miss UK Kirsty Heslewood's London Marathon...
MISS UK Kirsty Heslewood showed off her fitness for shoppers at Sainsbury's supermarket in Stortford's Jackson Square - and was rewarded with £170 for her chosen charity.
View ArticleStortford couple describe their ordeal at the hands of telephone tricksters
AN elderly Stortford couple, targetted by the telephone tricksters who have been preying on pensioners across Herts and Essex, give a disturbing account of how they became victims.
View ArticleHerts fire service urges residents to take the 'Tick, Tock, Test' as the...
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to test their smoke alarms when they change their clocks at the weekend.
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