Thursday 17 May 2012

Hertfordshire and Essex Headlines

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Shu-up! Hallingbury dog sanctuary to star on ITV's TOWIE

CAMERA crews and stars of hit ITV show The Only Way Is Essex have been filming at Uttlesford dog sanctuary Mutts In Distress, the charity announced today (Wednesday, May 16).

Family pay tribute to couple found dead at Stortford house

The house in Norman Avenue, Thorley Park, where Ronald and Christine Pearmain were found dead

TRIBUTES have been paid to a "lovely" couple who were found dead at their home in Bishop's Stortford.

Crash blocks A120 near Stansted Airport

A MOTORIST was seriously hurt after a three-vehicle crash on the A120 near Stansted Airport this morning (Wednesday, May 16).

Tack and garden gear stolen in £10,950 Albury break-ins

HORSE tack and gardening equipment worth £10,950 was stolen during three burglaries on the same night in Albury.

Find out more about Foster Care Fortnight (May 14 - 27)

In Essex, every 15 hours, one child comes into care, with 1,498 children in the system at the end of March. The number of children in care across the country has been rising steadily since 2007, which

Woman, 92, is victim of £1,750 Stortford con

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CON men stole £1,750 from a 92-year-old Bishop's Stortford woman after tricking their way into her home.

Stortford singer Shakila returns to London roots

Shakila Karim

A TALENTED Bishop's Stortford teenager will be returning to her East End roots when she plays at the Bangladeshi community's biggest UK event.

Penalty for Canfield man who crashed into Bardfield home

scales of justice

A LITTLE Canfield driver has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work and pay £620 legal costs after his car careered off the road and hit a Little Bardfield house causing £20,000 damage.

Baby steps can win the race...

Steve and his wife during the London Marathon

It's as much about mental strength... as physical fitness... I'm so proud to say that in this, the London Olympic year, my wife Susanne completed her first London Marathon.

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Video & Image Gallery

  • Slideshow: Runner or spectator - tell the Observer your London Marathon story

  • Video: Air ambulance touches down at Little Hadham Primary School

  • Slideshow: Labrador takes orphaned duckling under his wing

  • VIDEO: Leventhorpe students solve 'crime' at their own school

  • SLIDESHOW: Frank Bruno in surprise Stortford outing for Sport Relief

  • Video: Former Bishop's Stortford schoolboy Adam's terrifying leap of faith

  • Slideshow: Uttlesford choirs shine at sold-out Olympics concert

  • Video: Holly the horse clears ancient woodland at Stansted Airport

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Delays on M11 at Junction 8

RUSH-hour drivers are facing delays of up to 40 minutes on the M11 southbound between Junction 10 and Junction 8 at Start Hill near Bishop's Stortford tonight (Tuesday, April 10) because an over-turned vehicle has closed one lane.

Delays on M11 after crash between Stortford and Newport

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TWO lorries collided on the M11 this morning (March 22), trapping one of the drivers.

Two hurt in crash on B183 near Takeley

TWO women suffered head and neck injures in a road crash between Takeley and Hatfield Broad Oak this morning (Tuesday March 13). The accident, which left a car in a hedge, happened on the B183 shortly

M11 hold-ups after crash shuts two lanes

DELAYS of up to 15 minutes are expected on the northbound M11 after an earlier crash shut two lanes of the carriageway between junction 8 and 9.The Highways Agency expects the congestion to lift by

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Mutt of the Month

Could you give Holly a home?

Holly needs a home - can you help?

MEET Holly. In the five months she has been at the Animal Rescue Charity, her wonderful personality has emerged and she has blossomed from a nervous stray into a sweet girl.

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