Sinead Corr

3 weeks ago | bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk | Sinead Corr

Fraudsters posing as police officers have been targeting Bishop’s Stortford residents. Across Hertfordshire during the last week of May, the scammers conned £12,00 in total from six victims by persuading them to hand over bank cards or money. Residents were targeted in Bishop’s Stortford, Letchworth, Rickmansworth, Kings Langley and Radlett. One Letchworth resident lost £8,000 and another resident from Rickmansworth lost £4,000.

3 weeks ago | bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk | Sinead Corr

Bishop’s Stortford Food Bank is appealing for apples ahead of Bishop’s Stortford Carnival this month. The charity, based at the Methodist Church in South Street, wants the fruit as a healthy treat to hand out to youngsters during the event’s parade through the town centre on Saturday, June 21. Earlier this month, the food bank celebrated the contribution made by its dedicated volunteers by treating them to afternoon tea in the church’s community cafe space, The Oasis Lounge.

3 weeks ago | bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk | Sinead Corr

East Herts Council has been awarded £1.5 million from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as part of the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme. This funding will support energy-saving improvements in eligible homes across the district over the next three years. The grants aim to help low-income households reduce fuel bills with upgrades such as insulation, low-carbon heating measures, and other energy-efficiency improvements.

3 weeks ago | bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk | Sinead Corr

A new look council tax support scheme in East Herts could mean some of the most disadvantaged households in the district are exempt. However, the executive member for finance, Cllr Carl Brittain (Green, Hertford Kingsmead), told colleagues at a meeting on Tuesday (June 3) that the scheme remains “a work in progress”. It is set to be introduced on April 1, 2026, and will now be subject to consultation.

3 weeks ago | bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk | Sinead Corr

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics and police officers rushed to a Bishop’s Stortford residential street this morning. A spokesman for Hertfordshire Constabulary confirmed: “Police were called at around 9.27am today (Thursday, June 5) following reports of a concern for welfare at an address on Highfield Avenue. “Officers attended with colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service.