Labour attempts to safeguard the United Reformed Church Hall and Charringtons House for the community have been rejected by Bishop’s Stortford Town Council. Both buildings are set to be demolished as part of East Herts Council’s plans to redevelop the Causeway in partnership with Cityheart. While the district’s Green and Liberal Democrat administration has paused plans for a £15.5m new arts centre for Bishop’s Stortford, the parties are pressing ahead with the rest of the Old River Lane scheme and set to hive off 80% of the 5.2-acre site to the developer. The £2.8m sale of a 200-year lease wil…