General Information

Airport

Stansted – 08700 000303

 

Banks

Most main banks have branches in the Town Centre 

 

Buses

Travel Line – 0871 200 2233

 

Car Parks - All Car Parks and Pay and Display

The Causeway, Old River Lane
Link Road
Apton Road
Basbow Lane
Hockerill, Crown Terrace
The Causeway – New multistorey
Railtrack, Station Road – Season Tickets available at the Station

 

East Herts Citizens Advice Service (formerly CAB)

74 South Street
08448 489 700

 

Courts

Harlow County Court
The Gate House, The High, Harlow, CM20 1UW
01249 443291

Hertford County Court
Sovereign House, Hale Road, Hertford
01992 503954

Hertford Magistrates Court
01438 730431

St Albans County Court
01727 856925

 

Employment and Pensions

0191 213 5000

 

Fire Station

Patmore Close, Hadham Road
Non Emergency Calls - 01279 696800 (Station)
01438 737399 (Fire Safety and Advice)
Always dial 999 in an emergency

 

Homeless Service

East Herts Council
01279 655261

 

Household Waste Site

Woodside Park, Dunmow Road
Waste Aware Helpline – 08457 425000
Civic Amenity Services – 01992 556151
Open 8am – 4pm every day

 

Housing

Circle Anglia
The Causeway
01279 714714

 

HM Inland Revenue and Customs

Anglia House, Bishop’s Stortford Business Centre, Hallingbury Road
0845 302 1460

 

HM Customs and Excise (VAT)

0845 010 9000

 

Job Centre Plus (Appointments Only)

0845 606 0234

 

Library

6 The Causeway
01438 737333

 

Market Days

Thursday – Market Square, North Street, Potter Street
Saturday – Market Square, Potter Street, South Street

 

NHS

To find local Drs, Dentists hospitals, pharmacies and clinics go to www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/ServiceSearch.aspx

East and North Hertfordshire Primary Health Care Trust
for details of local health services
www.enherts-pct.nhs.uk/index.asp

 

Police Station

Basbow Lane
Non Emergency Calls - 0845 3300 222
Always dial 999 in an emergency

 

Post Office

Main Office: 102 South Street
Sub Offices: Hockerill Street, Snowley Parade (Manston Drive), Havers Parade, Thorley Centre
Customer Help Line – 08457 223344
Postcode Enquiries – 0906 302 1222

 

Public Toilets

The Causeway/Castle Gardens, Riverside Walk, Market Square, Jackson Square

 

Railway Station

Station Road
National Rail enquiries – 08451 484950

 

Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths

2 Hockerill Street
Marriages – 01279 652273
Births/Deaths – 01279 651318

 

Royal Mail

Customer Service Centre – 08457 740740
Postcode Enquiries – 0906 302 1222

 

Social Services

Hertfordshire County Council
01438 737400

 

Swimming Pools

Grange Paddocks, Rye Street – 01279 652332
Leventhorpe Pool, Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth – 01279 722490

 

Tourist Information

2 Market Square – 01279 655831
tic@bishopsstortford.org
www.bishopsstortford.org

 

Trading Standards

Hertfordshire Office – 01727 313849

 

Utilities

National Grid Gas Emergency Helpline – 0800 111 999
Electricity Emergency Helpline – 0800 783 8838

 

Water

Water Supply – Three Valleys – 0845 782 3333
Sewer and Drain Problems – Thames Water – 0845 920 0800