Page 3 model's TV wedding test

By Web Reporter

A FORMER Page 3 model is set to compete in a new reality TV show, pitting her £77,000 wedding at Down Hall in Hatfield Heath against those of three other brides to win her dream honeymoon. (03/07/2009) [Read More]

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Stortford schools 'running out of space'

By Sinead Holland

A SECONDARY school places crisis is looming for Bishop's Stortford parents and pupils. All five of the town's state schools and Sawbridgeworth's Leventhorpe are full from September for Year 7, with no spaces left for further admission of 11-year-olds once the autumn term starts.
(03/07/2009) [Read More]

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Herts County Council overpays £930,000

By Catherine Lofthouse

COUNTY Hall has come in for criticism after more than £930,000 was overpaid in a year to past and present employees. (03/07/2009) [Read More]

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Uncertainty over local rail franchise

By Catherine Lofthouse

THE train operator which runs services through Sawbridgeworth, Stortford and Stansted is facing uncertainty over one of its franchises. (02/07/2009) [Read More]

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Row over unofficial Herts and Essex High School prom

By Elizabeth Reeve

END-of-exam celebrations for Bishop's Stortford students ended in a row over drink, drugs and a missing mobile phone. (02/07/2009) [Read More]

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Stortford's feeling the heat!

By Web Reporter

SUN worshippers in Bishop's Stortford have been feeling the heat as temperatures continue to soar. The scorching summer sunshine peaked on Monday when, according to the Met Office, temperatures topped a sizzling 27.3C (81.1F).
(02/07/2009) [Read More + SLIDESHOW]

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Stortford teen charged with arson

By James Burton

A BISHOP'S Stortford teenager appeared before magistrates on arson charges this morning (July 1) following a late-night house fire over the weekend. (01/07/2009) [Read More]

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Joint firearms unit to be launched

By Gemma Gardner

A “GROUNDBREAKING” joint firearms support unit for Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary will launch tomorrow (Wednesday July 1). (30/06/2009) [Read More]

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Stortford couple's pet dog savaged

By James Burton

A BISHOP'S Stortford couple are warning dog owners to be on their guard after their beloved pet was savaged while out walking. Michael Griffin, 77, who lives with wife Elisabeth in Warwick Road, was taking 13-year-old Jack Russell cross-breed Bonny along the River Stort towpath just south of London Road on Monday, June 22, when a much larger, black dog attacked the terrified pet. (30/06/2009) [Read More]

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Jigsaw murder accused in court

By Web Reporter

A COUPLE appeared in court via video link today (Monday, June 29) accused of the "jigsaw" murder of a man whose body parts were dumped in the countryside around Bishop's Stortford and beyond. (29/06/2009) [Read More]

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'Lenient' sentences for banker Frank McGarahan's killers

By Web Reporter.

THE family of Much Hadham good Samaritan Frank McGarahan have denounced the “lenient sentences” given to the two brothers who killed him. (29/06/2009) [Read More]

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Legal blunder over Stortford town centre parking fines

By James Burton

A LEGAL blunder means that car drivers who park in loading bays in Bishop's Stortford town centre can escape fines, it emerged this week. (29/06/2009) [Read More]

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Angry diner strips off in the middle of Stortford restaurant

By Elizabeth Reeve

A MAN dropped his trousers in the middle of Bishop's Stortford restaurant The Lemon Tree, souring a couple's silver wedding celebrations.

Pictured is Lemon Tree chef patron Luke Fishpool. (26/06/2009) [Read More]

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Stortford ram-raiders hit forklift

By Elizabeth Reeve

RAM-RAIDERS narrowly missed being speared by the prongs of a forklift truck when they smashed their way into a Bishop's Stortford firm. (26/06/2009) [Read More]

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Prisk hits out at expenses censorship

By Sinead Holland

MP Mark Prisk has hit out at heavy-handed censorship of his Parliamentary expenses after details of a purchase he made from John Lewis in Welwyn Garden City were blacked out.
(25/06/2009) [Read More]

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Herts school closes over swine flu

By Catherine Lofthouse

A SCHOOL in Herts has been closed after the total number of swine flu cases in the county rose to 21. Six new cases have been confirmed and one is a pupil from Queen's School in Bushey, which has closed to all pupils except those who are taking examinations. (24/06/2009) [Read More]

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Sawbridgeworth driver bailed after pensioner's death

By James Burton

A SAWBRIDGEWORTH man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a 71-year-old pedestrian, pictured, was hit and killed. (24/06/2009) [Read More]

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Herts police get £900k from car thieves

By Catherine Lofthouse

ALMOST £900,000 has been clawed back by Hertfordshire Police from a gang caught shipping stolen high-value cars to Kenya. () [Read More]

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God save the Queen - and her two attendants!

By Eleanor Patmore

ALL rise as the Observer reveals Bishop's Stortford's very own royal family. () [Read More]

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