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Airport

Stansted 08700 000303

Banks

Most main banks have branches in the Town Centre

Buses

Travel Line 0870 608 2608

Car Parks - All Car Parks are 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 (Station) 01279 696800
(Fire Safety and Advice) 01438 737399
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

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

The Old Monastery, Windhill 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

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