Saturday 4 February 2012

Hertfordshire and Essex Headlines

Dunmow & StanstedBishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford

Obesity and crime high on agenda as civic leaders gauge the state of Herts

UNEMPLOYMENT and the recession were just two of the issues under the spotlight when experts gathered to assess 'The State of Hertfordshire'.

Stansted Airport mobilises for 4in of snow on Saturday

Stansted Airport

STANSTED Airport is gearing up for up to 4in (10cm) of snow on Saturday (February 4).

Stortford girl begs killer for dad's head

KILLER: Douglas Binet

A BISHOP'S Stortford teenager and her sisters have pleaded with their father's killer to reveal where he dumped their dad's head.

Crash raises fears over community hall entrance site

ACCIDENT: Senior doctor Jeffrey Phillip arrives at the scene of the overturned car on Clavering Road in Manuden (s)

A CAR ended up on its roof following a crash in Manuden - at the proposed site of the entrance to a new £1m community hall, sports pavilion and housing development.

TV's Rhod Gilbert announces surprise Stortford show

Rhod Gilbert

AWARD-winning comedian and television star Rhod Gilbert will be making an unexpected stop-off in Stortford at the end of the month, it has been announced.

School's tribute to tragic Bishop's Stortford rail death victim Katie

REMEMBERING A FRIEND: Students at Herts & Essex High School lay floral tributes to Katie - from left, Abbie Mole, Lois McCallum and Caitlin Lammin 	Photo: OBS0801501

FLORAL tributes to Katie Littlewood blossomed in the courtyard of the school where she touched so many lives.

Suspended sentence for fireman who beat up colleague he found in girlfriend's bed

A FIREMAN from Hatfield Broad Oak who beat up a work colleague he found in his girlfriend's bed has been given a 12-month jail sentence suspended for 18 months with 18 months' supervision.

Bid to improve Stortford area's GP service

Health

TALKS about surgery services in the Bishop's Stortford area were just what the doctor ordered.

Serial Stortford burglar jailed for four years

scales of justice

A BISHOP'S Stortford burglar responsible for more than 100 break-ins took police on a guided tour of the homes he raided.

Features

  • Cricketing legend turned blues star comes to High Barn

  • Six of the best kitchen gadgets

  • National Apprentice Week: Get involved!

  • Practical macs for kids

  • Environmental nappy group may have to fold

  • Are you fit for Kate's bootcamp challenge?

  • Half Moon tuning up for live Indie night

  • Why immunisation is the best health option for kids

  • Children recognised by Anglia in Bloom

  • Town's first wedding fair shows a lot of promise

  • Double bill of comedy nights

  • Swinging sixties make-up trends

  • Wrap up against poverty

  • New NHC salons means real work experience for students

  • Don't flush away your toilet worries

  • Jack and Jill (PG, 90 mins)

  • Roses in Rome wrestle soundtrack win

  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG, 94 mins)

  • Chronicle (12A, 83 mins)

  • Carnage (15, 79 mins)

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Video & Image Gallery

  • Slideshow: New arrivals make it a Christmas to remember

  • VIDEO: Stortford composer's Olympics masterpiece to be performed by 3,000 youngsters

  • Video: Stortford cabbie strips off for charity

  • Video: Appeal for homes after Stortford sanctuary is inundated

  • Kim Wilde guest stars on new Herts crime advice video

  • SLIDESHOW: Festive fun hits Stortford as Rhodes panto launches

  • VIDEO: Observer area schools shut as public sector strike bites

  • VIDEO: New single for Stortford's Charli XCX

  • VIDEO: Panto stars hit the high street

  • VIDEO: Cheers and tears as the Observer celebrates our community champions

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Stortford to Cambridge train delayed by almost an hour (Jan 31)

A TRAIN from Bishop's Stortford to Cambridge was delayed by 50 minutes this morning (Tuesday, January 31).

Cambridge trains delayed this morning (Jan 26)

A TRAIN to London was cancelled and two more to Cambridge delayed following a "train fault" on the Observer area's lines this morning (Thursday, January 26).

Minor delays on trains this morning (Jan 25)

TRAINS to Cambridge and London were delayed this morning (Wednesday, January 25) because of congestion on the line.

Disruption after multi-vehicle crash on M11

Police

Motorists faced "widespread disruption" after 11 vehicles were involved in a crash which closed the M11 southbound earlier today (Monday, Jan 23).

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Mutt of the month

Can you give Socks a home?

Can you give Socks a home?

Meet Socks, a 3-year-old female border collie , who is looking for a new home after being taken to the Animal Rescue Charity.

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