Latest Bishop's Stortford Headlines
Stortford party supplies shop to shut
PARTY supplies shop Pure Party in Bishop's Stortford is to close following the demise of parent company Clinton Cards.
Lead thief caught by head teacher must pay compensation to Stortford college
THE head of Bishop's Stortford College caught a lead thief involved in causing £30,000 damage to the school's roof.
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It's Local Newspaper Week (May 21-28) and we would like you to send us photos celebrating your local area.
Council puts plan to raise car park charges down to the environment
PLANS to hike parking charges in Bishop's Stortford town centre to £6 a day are environmentally friendly, according to East Herts District Council.
Kenya kidnap widow could testify by video
KIDNAP victim Judith Tebbutt, from Bishop's Stortford, could give evidence by video link at the trial in Kenya of a man accused of involvement in her abduction and her husband David's murder.
VIDEO: Breast cancer fashion show is runway success
MANY of the audience of 480 were in tears as women with breast cancer joined others who have beaten the disease on the catwalk to raise money for charity.
Motorists turned away from Grange Paddocks car park in Stortford
THE only free car park in Bishop's Stortford - Grange Paddocks, off Rye Street - was gated off and closed this morning (Monday May 21).
New mayor's vision for a better Stortford
BRINGING the community together through volunteering is the main aim of Bishop's Stortford's new mayor.
Death, divorce and debt moving property market
A MARKET dictated by death, divorce and debt means Bishop's Stortford residents are having to drop property prices to secure sales, two of the town's leading estate agents agreed this week.
Child porn arrest doctor from Stortford surgery charged
A BISHOP'S Stortford GP has been charged with five counts of possessing child pornography.
Apton Road car park to close for resurfacing
EAST Herts District Council is closing Bishop's Stortford's Apton Road car park next week for resurfacing work - forcing drivers to find an alternative. The 96 bays will be out of use from Monday (May
National News
MorePub pushes boat out for Jubilee
It's all aboard at a pub which has been turned into a ship to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
Double-killer mother loses appeal
A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against her sentence.
Boy, seven, dies after house fire
A seven-year-old boy has died after being rescued from a house fire.
Government defends energy reforms
Reforms to the electricity market will reduce the impact of rising energy bills for consumers, the Government has claimed.
Dunmow & Stansted
MoreInquest is told that alcohol was a factor in Elsenham man's death in house blaze
A VERDICT of accidental death was recorded by a coroner today (Tuesday, May 22) at the inquest of an Elsenham man who died when the fire in the hearth at his home spread to a woodpile.
Florida firm set to create Stansted Airport jobs
UP to 100 new jobs are set to be generated by the arrival of a Florida-based company at Stansted Airport.
Ryanair slams baggage handlers' strike at Stansted
BUSINESS as usual is being predicted at Stansted Airport tomorrow (Wednesday, May 23) during strike action by baggage handlers, which is set to continue over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
Sheering tree wrangle ends in massive bill for council
TAXPAYERS must foot a legal bill of up to £80,000 after a 67-year-old Sheering woman was taken to court by her local council.
Jail for Nigerian woman at centre of Stansted Airport scam
A NIGERIAN woman who arranged for fellow Africans to travel illegally around Europe in a scam centred on Stansted has been jailed for two years.
