Local  news, sports and weather from around the Borough of Broxbourne, which covers Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Wormley, Turnford, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Goffs Oak and the surrounding area.

Local news from the Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury

• Hoddesdon man missing after pub trip February 8, 2010
  CONCERNS are growing this morning (Monday February 8) for a Hoddesdon man missing for more than a week.
• Pensioners tied up and hit in raid February 5, 2010
  ROYDON 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 wounding February 4, 2010
  A 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 Mercury February 3, 2010
  IN 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 sold January 29, 2010
  A 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 reg …

Local news from the Cheshunt and Waltham Cross Mercury

• Police seize £160,000 haul in Waltham Abbey raid February 8, 2010
  A £160,000 haul of tractors, 4×4s and vehicle parts was seized in a raid in Waltham Abbey.
• Man cleared of alleged £50,000 theft from former employers February 8, 2010
  A CHESHUNT man has been cleared of stealing tools said to be worth £50,000 from a car restoration firm in Waltham Abbey.
• Man wanted for theft in Waltham Cross February 5, 2010
  A MAN wanted on suspicion of the theft of a substantial amount of cash from a business premises in High Street, Waltham Cross is being sought by police.
• Man, 48, dies in car park February 5, 2010
  A TRAGIC accident in a poorly-lit car park claimed the life of a man in Waltham Abbey. Nicholas Wood, 48, of Springfields, died just across the road from his home after visiting his local shops in Rou …
• Deputy head cleared of causing death of Waltham Abbey scooter rider February 5, 2010
  A DEPUTY headteacher at a top preparatory school was cleared of causing the death of a scooter rider in a road smash yesterday (Thursday February 4).

Local sports from the Hertfordshire Mercury

• Cheshunt win basement battle with Harlow February 6, 2010
  Cheshunt 2 Harlow Town 1
• Sarries star arrives in the Nick of time February 4, 2010
  A WIND of change has blown through Hertford Rugby Club and brought with it a couple of rugby stars.
• Broxbourne apply for Ryman status February 4, 2010
  THE only way is up for Broxbourne Borough V&E after it was revealed that they have applied to enter the Ryman League.
• Attfield has grounds for anger February 4, 2010
  CROWS boss Paul Attfield has been left spitting feathers after another week without football.
• Holland’s horror show denies Abbey January 30, 2010
  Waltham Abbey 0 Cray Wanderers 1
• Hamilton: 'We need to work together' January 29, 2010
  LEWIS Hamilton says he can’t wait to get on the track and try out McLaren’s new MP2-25 which was unveiled to the world’s media at Vodafone’s UK headquarters in Newbury this morning.
• Billy Joe laid low January 28, 2010
  BILLY Joe Saunders has been forced to pull out of his next fight on the Night of the Champions bill at Wembley Arena after doctors discovered a fracture in his left hand.
• Sexton's fists of fury floor Ahmed January 28, 2010
  ASHLEY Sexton is officially the best in the country after the punch that shook up British boxing.