Bishop's Stortford Independent

20/12/2024

A new addition to the museum! ☺️

Julia Fonnereau Design commissioned work ‘Seeing Stortford’ ‘Where nature meets the town’, is now on display on the first floor of the museum. 🖼

Her work celebrates several different locations in Bishop’s Stortford including the Museum, the Corn Exchange and the Maltings to name a few. 🌳

Visit the museum to see which other Bishop’s Stortford locations, foliage and fauna you can spot! 🍃

📆 The museum is open 10am-5pm Monday-Friday and 10am-4pm Saturday.

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20/12/2024

The town’s teenagers were more enthusiastic about plans for a £1.5m piazza on the Causeway site, replacing proposals for a £15.5m arts centre.

20/12/2024

The under-14s have booked their place in the regional round of the England Netball School Nationals for the first time in Felsted School’s history

20/12/2024

Andy Prophet, who is currently Deputy Chief Constable of Ess*x, replaces Charlie Hall, who is retiring

Andy Prophet, who is currently Deputy Chief Constable of Ess*x, is due to start in January, replacing the retiring Charlie Hall.

20/12/2024

In mid-October, Hertfordshire County Council said that Bishop’s Stortford's tip would shut from October 27 “for about eight weeks” – that's this weekend - but...

Council said Stortford’s waste tip would shut from October 27 “for about eight weeks” – but it still does not have an opening date fixed.

20/12/2024

20/12/2024

For 35 years the Church farming family of Broxted have helped put in place the Norwegian spruce that is gifted each Christmas by Norway to Britain in a tradition dating back to just after the Second World War...

For 35 years the Church family of Broxted have helped put the Norwegian spruce in place in the London landmark for the festive season.

20/12/2024

Students who left at the end of Year 13 in the summer got a first glimpse of the new campus at St James’ Park when they received their A-level certificates and prizes for academic achievement and extra-curricular activities

Head Dale Reeve said: “It is always a wonderful evening to celebrate with students who left last summer.”

20/12/2024

More than 50 women have applied to join a new independent advisory group to help shape how Hertfordshire police officers respond to crimes which disproportionately affect women and girls, such as domestic abuse, r**e and child s*xual abuse

The new advisory group will help shape how officers respond to crimes that disproportionately affect women, such as domestic abuse and s*x offences.

20/12/2024

Molehill Green mum Hollie Edridge has founded Much Loved Teddies in aid of The Blossom maternity bereavement suite at Chelmsford's Broomfield Hospital, where in October 2020 she spent five days in peace and tranquillity after the devastating ordeal of giving birth to Alfie, her third child, who was born sleeping...

A mum from Molehill Green who experienced baby loss is appealing for donations of teddy bears to support the bereavement team that gave her comfort

20/12/2024

Counting down to Christmas Eve Eve on Monday at 5pm

The Christmas Eve Eve community sing-along at the bandstand in Sworder’s Field raises money for the food bank and night shelter in Bishop’s Stortford.

19/12/2024

19/12/2024

Featuring works by Barbara Anderson, Abbi Blakey, Susan Couzens, Carole Crosby, Margery Maskell, Jo Sinclair, Eileen Valder, Gabrielle Vickery Art and Jon Warren

Works by Barbara Anderson, Abbi Blakey, Susan Couzens, Carole Crosby, Margery Maskell, Jo Sinclair, Eileen Valder, Gabrielle Vickery and Jon Warren.

19/12/2024

Bishop's Stortford Sinfonia and Amici Cantate presented an evening of Mozart which also raised money for Red Kite, a charity founded in Bishop’s Stortford to support survivors of r**e and s*xual abuse

Bishop’s Stortford Sinfonia and Amici Cantate “came together to provide a most delightful and memorable evening” for Mozart fans.

19/12/2024

Someone has suffered a medical episode in South Street - traffic is stretching back to Station Road so try to avoid the area

19/12/2024

The Government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill - heralded as the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade - had a second reading in the House of Commons on Monday

The Labour MP said sewage dumping in his Hertford and Stortford constituency rose by 54% in 2023 compared to the previous year.

19/12/2024

36 members of Bishop's Stortford Scouts' Aztec troop were given three categories: they could carry out a random act of kindness to a stranger, to others in their community or to themselves...

In all, 36 members of Bishop’s Stortford’s Aztec Troop took part in the compassionate campaign over 10 weeks.

19/12/2024

A bobbing mass of red antlers was seen dashing through the... streets of Stortford as almost 1,400 Herts & Ess*x High School students took part in their annual Rudolph Run in memory of beloved teacher Jo Watson, who died from bowel cancer at 37

Almost 1,400 Herts & Ess*x High students took part in a Rudolph Run to support Isabel Hospice, which helped maths teacher Jo Watson, 37.