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Herts’ 11 main councils tell Govt they could be replaced by up to four new authorities

Herts’ 11 main councils tell Govt they could be replaced by up to four new authorities

Herts’ 11 main councils tell Govt they could be replaced by up to four new authorities

The county council, 10 district and borough councils and Police and Crime Commissioner agree joint interim submission on local government shake-up.


Co-op’s golden ticket shopper will celebrate with champers

Co-op’s golden ticket shopper will celebrate with champers

Co-op’s golden ticket shopper will celebrate with champers

Central Co-op is bringing its golden ticket giveaway to Sawbridgeworth and one lucky shopper will win six bottles of champagne.


The ‘hidden’ businesses that call Stortford’s high street their home

The ‘hidden’ businesses that call Stortford’s high street their home

The ‘hidden’ businesses that call Stortford’s high street their home

Have you ever wandered along the town’s high street and really thought about what’s there, asks Bishop’s Stortford BID joint manager Karen Burton.


‘Food adventurer’ Max s-mashes pie eating record at Stortford restaurant

‘Food adventurer’ Max s-mashes pie eating record at Stortford restaurant

‘Food adventurer’ Max s-mashes pie eating record at Stortford restaurant

Max vs Food dropped into F. Cooke Pie & Mash in South Street to take on the task of eating eight pies, eight portions of mash and eight of liquor.


Karate girl’s success means the chop for parents’ Stortford restaurant

Karate girl’s success means the chop for parents’ Stortford restaurant

Karate girl’s success means the chop for parents’ Stortford restaurant

Michal and Nuch Wegryzn make “difficult decision” to close One Thai as 15-year-old daughter Nada’s international karate career takes off.


Makeover for Northgate End car park will take ‘several months’

Makeover for Northgate End car park will take ‘several months’

Makeover for Northgate End car park will take ‘several months’

The multi-storey at Northgate End is getting a paint job, automated main doors, artwork and an office on top of the Welcome Rangers already on duty.


Toxic jewellery containing harmful metals seized at Stansted Airport

Toxic jewellery containing harmful metals seized at Stansted Airport

Toxic jewellery containing harmful metals seized at Stansted Airport

Trading standards officers tested large consignment of earrings and found one design contained more than 7,000 times the maximum cadmium content.


Partners get set to reopen The Gate pub in Sawbridgeworth

Partners get set to reopen The Gate pub in Sawbridgeworth

Partners get set to reopen The Gate pub in Sawbridgeworth

Damien Devine says the London Road pub is undergoing extensive refurbishment by pub chain Stonegate before he and partner Noel Wright can reopen it.


New Swedish-themed coffee shop has community at its heart

New Swedish-themed coffee shop has community at its heart

New Swedish-themed coffee shop has community at its heart

Dominic Pegg teamed up with friend Mark Gostello to bring the shop at 1 Havers Lane Parade back to life after being empty for more than five years.


‘Variety is the spice of Stortford, whatever the armchair critics say’

‘Variety is the spice of Stortford, whatever the armchair critics say’

‘Variety is the spice of Stortford, whatever the armchair critics say’

BID joint-manager Karen Burton attempts to bust the myth that Bishop’s Stortford town centre is ‘just coffee shops and hairdressers’


British Gas to carry on paying energy bills for thousands of customers who need help

British Gas to carry on paying energy bills for thousands of customers who need help

British Gas to carry on paying energy bills for thousands of customers who need help

Help for hard-up householders with energy debt as multi-million-pound scheme is extended.


Town centre traders launch petition over ‘exorbitant’ parking rises

Town centre traders launch petition over ‘exorbitant’ parking rises

Town centre traders launch petition over ‘exorbitant’ parking rises

East Herts Council’s executive agreed a raft of rises from April, with all tariffs at Bell Street car park going up, apart from all day parking.


Shock £24,000 water bill for primary school after leak

Shock £24,000 water bill for primary school after leak

Shock £24,000 water bill for primary school after leak

Thorn Grove head Peter Luck said: “Castle Water has now demanded full payment… showing a complete lack of concern for the impact on our school.”


It’s good to talk? Yeah, right: Villagers in BT contract nightmare

It’s good to talk? Yeah, right: Villagers in BT contract nightmare

It’s good to talk? Yeah, right: Villagers in BT contract nightmare

Kate Birbeck, who lives in a village near Bishop’s Stortford, writes about the problems she and her husband had with BT when hoping to change contract


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