Guard of honour at the funeral of retired Stortford firefighter Albert Camp
FIREFIGHTERS will form a guard of honour at the funeral of Albert Camp – a retired Bishop's Stortford fireman who worked on the front line of firefighting operations in the town for more than three
View ArticleHousing minister Kris Hopkins announces funding to help older East Herts...
HOUSING minister Kris Hopkins has today (Tuesday, April 15) announced that the government is offering extra support to allow ex-servicemen and women in East Herts to stay independent in their homes in
View ArticleBin catches fire in Stortford's Potter Street
FIREFIGHTERS from Bishop's Stortford were called to the town centre this afternoon (Tuesday, April) after a fire broke out in a bin.
View ArticleIncrease in number of Hertfordshire children being offered a place at...
THE number of children in Hertfordshire being allocated a place at one of their preferred primary, junior or middle schools has risen this year, despite a large increase in the number of applications.
View ArticleNew Stansted Airport services as Greater Anglia secures franchise for trains...
THE Government has extended Abellio Greater Anglia's franchise to provide rail services into London Liverpool Street for commuters across the Observer patch.
View ArticleInvestor pledges long-term commitment to £105m Old River Lane scheme for...
BISHOP’S Stortford retail revolution is a step closer this week, with confirmation that Henderson Global Investors is pressing ahead with its ambitious plans for shops, restaurants and homes in a
View ArticleEast of England Ambulance Service urges caution after 400 extra calls a day...
THE region’s ambulance service is calling for residents to prevent an increase in call-outs by putting safety first this Easter bank holiday weekend.
View ArticleStortford's outgoing mayor Cllr Janice Elliott reflects on her year in office
OUTGOING Stortford mayor Cllr Janice Elliott has rounded off a year of fund-raising by presenting a cheque for £4,500 to Isabel Hospice.
View ArticleHerts taxpayers to bear brunt of nearly £1m Bilderberg Conference policing cost
Taxpayers in Hertfordshire are to bear the brunt of the £990,000 policing cost for last year’s secretive Bilderberg Conference.
View ArticleHerts taxpayers to bear brunt of nearly £1m Bilderberg Conference policing cost
HERTS taxpayers are to bear the brunt of the £990,000 policing cost for last year’s secretive Bilderberg Conference.
View ArticleHeavy rain warning for Easter Sunday across Observer area
A RETURN to heavy rain is being forecast for the Observer patch on Easter Sunday (March 20).
View ArticleEast Herts’ Easter leisure facilities, parking charges and bin collections...
EAST HERTS residents will see changes to the schedules of leisure facilities, waste collections, and parking charges over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
View ArticleFrom egg hunts to lawn green bowls ... 10 things to do this Easter weekend
1. Hunt an egg through history
View ArticleMeet the team behind this year's Stortford Music Festival
WITH just over two weeks to go until the Stortford Music Festival, the Observer meets the team behind this year’s event...Annabel Cowley and Twig Smith - Festival directors
View ArticleStortford's new Water Lane Bar and Restaurant set to open on May 10
BUILDERS and decorators are putting the finishing touches to Stortford's Water Lane Bar and Restaurant before it officially opens on Saturday, May 10.
View ArticleStortford's Scott Benham is training for ultimate Ironman challenge
FORMER Grange Paddocks lifeguard and swimming teacher Scott Benham is in training for his toughest challenge yet – IronmanUK 2014.
View ArticleAnimal Rescue Charity taking its furry friends to Sainsbury's in Stortford...
FURRY friends from the Animal Rescue Charity in Bishop's Stortford will be meeting shoppers in Sainsbury's tomorrow (Saturday, April 19).
View ArticlePolice release e-fit of robber who stole cash from Sawbridgeworth man
POLICE have today (Sunday, April 20) issued an e-fit picture of a man they want to identify in connection with a street robbery in Harlow earlier this month.
View ArticleStortford gardening gurus create NSPCC exhibit for Hampton Court Palace...
THE Observer's gardening gurus Adam Woolcott and Jonathan Smith have been selected to create a garden on behalf of the NSPCC at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
View ArticleStortford Pharmacy urges residents to spring clean medicine cabinets
A STORTFORD Pharmacy is urging Herts residents to spring clean their medicine cabinets, as part of a campaign to help patients improve their health.
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