Local Links

Government Organisations

Website Description
Bishop's Stortford Official Town Website An attractive and well maintained website full of useful local information.
East Herts District Council A comprehensive guide to the services of the East Herts District Council.
Hertfordshire County Council The Herts Direct website - a gateway to the services of Hertfordshire County Council.
Government Office for the East of England The Government Office for the East of England covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. It brings together into a single operation the varied regional activities of a range of Government departments with the aim of making the region a better place to live and work in.

Local Interest  Top 

Website Description
Bishop's Stortford and Thorley - A History and Guide An excellent site outlining the history of the town in considerable detail. Highly recommended!
Bishop's Stortford Chamber of Commerce A good guide to business services in Bishop's Stortford.
Herts and Essex Observer - Electronic Edition New! Read the complete paper from your screen. The electronic edition of the Herts and Essex Observer is normally published about a day after the printed edition.
Herts and Essex News Online The website for the local daily newspaper, the Herts and Essex Observer. It contains a few selected stories from the paper. This website was completely redesigned in the summer of 2007.
The Rhodes Arts Complex and Bishop's Stortford Museum This site lists what's on at the Rhodes Arts Complex.

Pressure Groups  Top 

Website Description
ANTAS The Association of North Thames Amenity Societies. This is an association of civic societies in the north Thames region.
CAUSE
(Campaign Against Unsustainable Stortford Expansion)
The CAUSE committee has now disbanded but the website lives on. It contains plenty of relevant and detailed information on the issues close to the BSCF's heart.
CPRE - The Hertfordshire Society The Hertfordshire branch of the national Campaign to Protect Rural England.
Stort Valley Friends of the Earth An active local group that campaigns on environmental and social issues in the areas around Bishop's Stortford, Hertford, and Ware.
East of England Association of Civic Trust Societies An umbrella group that was established in 2003 to represent the interests of civic societies at a regional level of government. The Association has become a member of several important regional bodies.
Shape East New! Shape East is the centre for architecture and the built environment in the East of England. Shape East aims to engage the public in the issues affecting the local built environment. Shape East's programme includes workshops, interactive events, exhibitions, talks, training and on-line resources.
Stansted Explained New! Stansted Airport expansion - a website from Uttlesford District Council explaining its position on Stansted Airport and informing the public how to get involved.
Stop Harlow North The Stop Harlow North campaign is dedicated to positively and actively opposing proposals by Ropemaker Properties Limited and its associated landowners to create a major development north of Harlow around the Hertfordshire villages of Eastwick, Gilston, High Wych, Hunsdon and Widford, and the town of Sawbridgeworth.
Stop Stansted Expansion Complete information on the many activities of the Stop Stansted Expansion campaign.