Darcy Edwards played a key role as she helped Knole Park triumph at the women’s national finals to complete a treble just before starting her GCSEs. The Year 11 Herts and Essex High School student scored in the final as her Sevenoaks-based club side beat Swindon 4-3 in the final at the Lee Valley Olympic Park. Edwards, 15, has been juggling school, revision and training in a packed schedule so was delighted to see her commitment pay dividends. And the tournament victory came after the teenager and her Knole Park colleagues had secured both the league title and the indoor national title earlier...
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A drug dealer who ran a cocaine network in East Hertfordshire and Broxbourne has been jailed for nine years. Kyle Murphy’s County Lines operation supplied the Class A narcotic between August 2022 and August 2023. The 25-year-old, of South Road, Ware was one of four people - three men and a woman - arrested by Hertfordshire Constabulary’s specialist County Lines gangs team, Operation Mantis, in August 2023. The officers conducted a series of warrants and proactive stops and also seized cocaine with a potential street value of more than £7,000, over £90,000 in cash along with high-value watches ...
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Peter Scofield came third at the Eleiko British Junior Championships to complete a superb sporting spring. The Felsted School student, 17, claimed a bronze medal and set new regional records in the 93kg-105kg weight class as an under-18 athlete at Gymshark Lifting Club in Solihull. His achievement came after he had scored a try at Twickenham to help his school’s rugby team win the Continental Tyres National Schools Vase in March. Scofield, who was sidelined for six months due to injury last year, took on lifts such as squat, bench and deadlift in front of three judges at the event organised by...
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Luke Dunham clocked the fastest 3,000m time in the UK in his age group at an open event in Watford. The Bishop’s Stortford High School student and Herts Phoenix AC member, who competes in the under-17 category, crossed the line in 8min 32sec. The time also meant he beat his Ware-based club’s under-17 record over the distance by four seconds. Dunham followed it up with another impressive run in Stevenage as he took the Hertfordshire under-17 1,500m title in a time of 4.12. The youngster’s Herts Phoenix clubmate and fellow Stortfordian Steve Prosser was also in action at the Watford meet and reg...
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Hertfordshire Constabulary is investigating claims officials at the county council are guilty of misconduct in public office because of how the authority handles assessments for Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The probe was triggered by a parent who alleges that the number of requests for assessment for EHCPs that are rejected is “not by accident”. He suggests it is a deliberate ploy to manage demand. The parent – who has asked the police to investigate – says that the council’s statutory duty for EHC (education, health and care) provision should be needs and not resources-led. The pa...
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Herts and Essex High School students Gracie Smith and Ella Bloomfield-Bowmaker helped their club side claim a national trophy. They featured for Turnford under-16s as they went unbeaten to triumph at the two-day England Netball National Club Championships in Sunderland. Smith and Bloomfield-Bowmaker, who are in Year 10 and 11 respectively at the Warwick Road secondary, played their part as the team topped their opening group thanks to victories over Kent County and Chevrons before wins against Grangetown and Ryland saw them finish first in the next pool stage. Kingsway Power and Eagles were se...
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Windhill21 were crowned girls’ Years 5-6 champions for the first time when Kitteridge All Sports and Manuden Junior Football Club held its annual festivals featuring more than 250 children from primary school teams in the Bishop’s Stortford area. They got the better of Thorn Grove on penalties in the final to spark wild celebrations at Manuden Community Centre. Also claiming glory were Northgate and Thorley Hill as they won the tournaments for Years 3-4 and 5-6 respectively. The girls’ event featured 12 teams, with eight emerging from the group stages to compete in quarter-finals. Windhill21 a...
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East Herts Council is urging residents to apply for grants to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. The government-backed Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme is designed to help eligible householders save hundreds of pounds a year in fuel bills. Councillor Tim Hoskin, executive member for environmental sustainability, said: “Studies show that there is a correlation between households on low incomes who suffer from long-term health conditions and hard-to-heat homes. “This scheme can make a real difference by helping low-income households save money and keep their home warm, cool or d...
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Uttlesford women eligible for breast screening are being invited for a mammogram in Bishop’s Stortford. Patients aged between 50 and 70 at The Eden Surgeries in Hatfield Heath, Stansted Surgery and Elsenham Surgery will be notified about their appointment at the mobile unit. It will be parked at the Herts and Essex Hospital from May until the end of August, ready to screen around 3,700 women eligible for their three-yearly mammogram. The service is provided by The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) and nationally it is estimated that 1,400 lives will be saved each year by the screeni...
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Bishop’s Stortford have not yet finalised their new manager - despite somebody saying they had got the job earlier this week. The Blues are looking for a new boss after majority shareholder Steve Smith stepped down from the role at the end of the season. And former Braintree Town manager Ryan Maxwell said he was taking charge at the RDA Stadium in an interview on Sittingbourne’s website following his resignation from the Kent club at the weekend. But Stortford chairman Ian Kettridge has said they are aiming to wrap up their search soon and make an official announcement next week. “The board ha...
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