Hoddesdon News
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Hertfordshire Mercury
Hoddesdon man missing after pub tripCONCERNS are growing this morning (Monday February 8) for a Hoddesdon man missing for more than a week. Pensioners tied up and hit in raidROYDON parish councillors have slammed the levels of policing in the village after an elderly couple were tied up and threatened in their own home.
Nazeing man guilty of unlawful woundingA MAN from Nazeing was found guilty of an offence of unlawful wounding at St Albans Crown Court yesterday (Thursday February 4).
In this week's Hoddesdon and Broxbourne MercuryIN this week's Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury policing is criticised after an elderly couple were tied up and robbed in their own home.
Tower Centre to be soldA MULTI-million pound deal to sell Hoddesdon's Tower Centre looks likely to be struck, the Mercury can exclusively reveal. Negotiations to flog the failing shopping complex are ongoing, with urban regeneration specialists Centros lined up to buy it from UBS Global Asset Management, which redeveloped the centre after buying it in 2007. Canoeist tried to save drowning friend, inquest toldAN experienced canoeist wept as he told an inquest how he tried to save his friend from drowning in the River Lea at Wormley. Mark Trant said he repeatedly tried to throw a lifeline to Sanjai Chauhan, pictured, of Pytt Field, Harlow, after he capsized on the river and at one point got his hand within a foot (0.3m) of the 19-year-old before he disappeared under the water. |
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Hoddesdon Leisure and Entertainment
The town has an excellent range of coffee shops, pubs, restaurants and fast food outlets. In addition to a recently-refurbished Library and the John Warner Sports Centre, there is Barclay Park with its pond and children’s playground, plus a large Civic Hall offering a diverse programme of popular entertainment, and a popular nightclub. Hoddesdon is at the epicentre of an assortment of leisure activities - the famous Rye House Speedway and RSPB Nature Reserve are just to the north; the Lea Valley Park with its sailing facilities, watersports and riverside walks is on the Eastern edge; the enormously popular Paradise Wildlife Park is a couple of miles to the South; while delightful woodland trails through the ancient Broxbourne Woods can be found on the Western outskirts of the town. To find out what's on in and around Hoddesdon click here.
Hoddesdon Shopping
Hoddesdon offers a great shopping experience with an excellent combination of high quality independent retailers, major banks and building societies, national chain stores and four supermarkets, plus a twice weekly outdoor market. There is a good selection of hairdressers, card shops, chemists, fashion stores, florists, jewellers and opticians. In addition to the main post office, the town also features individual shops specialising in fishing tackle, hand made furniture, books and weddings. For the location of all town centre businesses visit the Interactive High Street.
Getting to Hoddesdon
This site offers an interactive map of the Town Centre which shows the location of every car park, public facility, shop, café, pub and restaurant with their addresses and contact details. There is also a downloadable version of this map in PDF which you can print off before you travel. You’ll also find information about road and public transport links to the town. For directions to Hoddesdon click here.
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