Postal services in the Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted area continue to be disrupted this week after staff at a sorting office had to self-isolate following five workers testing positive for Covid-19. It is believed that up to 37 people operating out of the Sawbridgeworth sorting office in Station Road …
Read More »Woman falls into River Stort in Sawbridgeworth after slipping on ‘treacherous’ towpath
An elderly woman fell into the River Stort after slipping on a stretch of towpath in Sawbridgeworth which had been highlighted as being “extremely dangerous” and “treacherous”. The woman, believed to be in her late 70s, was walking along the path between Station Road and Sheering Mill Lock with a …
Read More »Greater Anglia welcomes train service changes as Government scraps franchises
In the biggest change to the country’s railways in a quarter of a century, the Government scrapping of franchises to restructure services has been welcomed by local train operator Greater Anglia. On Monday (Sept 21), Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the privatisation model which has operated for the past 25 …
Read More »East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust appoints Nicola Scrivings to chair its board
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has appointed Nicola Scrivings to chair its board. She succeeds interim chair Nigel Beverley, who has been with the trust since July. Ms Scrivings joins EEAST from Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, where she has been chairwoman since January 2015. Nicola …
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