Hockley on the 31st October 2015. In the U13 girls 3k race; Charlotte Pratt was 6th in 13.04, Savanna Sirkett was 7th in 13.05, Ellen Savidge was 21st in 14.52, Grace Malcolm was 25th in 15.00, Mackenzie Cranfield was 27th in 15.05 and Mari Malcolm…

STAFF and visitors at County Hall went all dotty to raise awareness of visual impairment and celebrate the achievement of blind pupils in Essex. Hosted by Essex County Council’s Specialist Teacher (Visual Impairment) Team, yesterday’s interactive drop-in event was one of a number that have…

For more than 1,000 years High Sheriffs have been associated with law and order. Today they give their support to people who strive to make their communities safer places in which to live and work. The day began with a reception at the Civic Centre,…

NOT many foods can boast a day of celebrations in their honour, but Sandwich Day on 3rd November proves just how popular the sandwich is, and it is certainly a firm favourite at Kiddi Caru’s Harlow day nursery. To mark the occasion the children baked…

The St Clare shop in Loughton has celebrated its first birthday! When the shop in Loughton’s High Road launched last autumn, it with the eighth St Clare shop to open within the catchment area the Hospice serves, and it remains the only charity shop in…

Update: 1400 hrs Link to the #M25 C/W has now fully re-opened following the extensive closure. Thank you for your patience through out this incident ESSEX commuters will still be facing delays caused by a lorry carrying tonnes of lard shed its load all over…

APPLICANTS for the position of head boy and girl were put through their paces at one Harlow primary school. Pupils keen to lead their peers at Little Parndon Primary School, in Park Mead, had to make their appeal for the job in front of the…

THIS WEEK, the MP for Harlow attended an event held by the Living Wage Foundation that promoted good Living Wage employers. Robert Halfon said: ‘It was fantastic to attend this event in Parliament to promote businesses who support the campaign, and we should all be…

HARLOW Council is encouraging businesses and organisations in the town to pay the voluntary Living Wage to help make Harlow a fairer town in which to live and work. In 2013 Harlow Council become the first Council in Essex to become an accredited Living Wage…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to an RTC involving one vehicle on the M11 between junction 7-6. The vehicle had left the roadway, gone down the embankment and ended up in a ditch. Firefighters stabilised the vehicle and used specialist cutting equipment to release three casualties…

NEW surveillance powers will be given to the police and security services, allowing them to access records tracking every UK citizen’s use of the internet without any judicial check, under the provisions of the draft investigatory powers bill unveiled by Theresa May. It includes new…

A HARLOW man, charged with possession of an imitation firearm has also been charged with possession of child abuse images. Wright was arrested at Tesco’s in Church Langley on Thursday October 29th. Jake Wright appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court on Monday. Wright (21) of Whieldon…

DETECTIVES investigating a burglary in North Weald have released CCTV footage of two men they want to identify. A property on Queens Road was broken into at about 6.40pm on October 13, 2015 and three laptops and two iPhones were taken. Two of the laptops…

Looking for some family fun this November? Take a look at what Rhodes has to offer…. This November, The Bishop’s Stortford Theatre at Rhodes has plenty of shows for the whole family to enjoy. Starting the month on the 1st November is Ballet Theatre UK…