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BIRCHANGER: New hotel for M11 services

8:50am Tuesday 23rd September 2008

MOTORWAY service area operator Welcome Break is investing more than £3m on a new hotel development at its Birchanger Green site on the M11 near Stansted Airport.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD: Footpath fear over schools merger plan

10:21am Monday 22nd September 2008

A KEY footpath will be affected should plans go ahead to merge two Bishop’s Stortford schools on one site, it is claimed.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD: Screening date for film-makers

9:32am Monday 22nd September 2008

IT is lights, camera, action for budding young film-makers from Bishop’s Stortford whose blockbuster will be shown at a prestigious national film festival.

River set for clean-up

10:33am Thursday 18th September 2008

BRITISH Waterways, police, East Herts Council staff and community groups will join forces as part of Bishop Stortford’s ‘Environment Day’ on Saturday to clean sections of the River Stort towpath from Station Road down towards the Iron Bridge.

Award for long-serving firefighter

9:51am Thursday 18th September 2008

A FIREFIGHTER with 20 years in the fire and rescue service says the proudest moment in his career was emulating his great grandfather and becoming a Station Officer.

Reprieve for threatened post office

9:35am Thursday 18th September 2008

BISHOP'S Stortford's axe-threatened post-office has been given a confusing reprieve.

02 ignores phone mast objectors

9:30am Wednesday 17th September 2008

MOBILE phone firm O2 has pushed ahead with an appeal against the rejection of plans to put a phone mast in Bishop’s Stortford, despite a growing tide of concern from people living near the site.

Pensioners to get free bus travel

9:20am Wednesday 17th September 2008

PENSIONERS in the Uttlesford district will soon be able to enjoy free bus travel from 9am thanks to a deal negotiated by Uttlesford District Council and other Essex local authorities.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD: Coffee and cakes to boost cancer charity

4:00pm Monday 15th September 2008

A COFFEE morning is being held at Bishop’s Stortford Tourist Information Centre, in the Old Monastry, Windhill, on Friday, September 26 as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD: Swing night at Rhodes

3:21pm Monday 15th September 2008

SWING music is making a comeback at a venue in Bishop's Stortford when two musicians put on their show 'Five Star Swing.'


National News

Talks aimed at averting rail strike

The platform of Edinburgh's Waverley station after Network Rail workers walked out

Updated 6:40am Wednesday 8th October 2008

Union leaders and rail bosses are to meet for fresh talks as the first strike on Scotland`s train network draws to a close.


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