Michael Casey
THIS week Harlow MP Robert Halfon has welcomed the announcement by George Osborne at Conservative Party Conference that councils in England will be able to keep the proceeds from business rates raised in their area. Robert Halfon said: ‘The government is committed to devolving powers…
ESSEX Police in Harlow are trying to trace the owner of this pocket watch, which is believed to have been stolen in a burglary. It was recovered today, Saturday October 10 following the arrest of two men at an address near Bush Fair. Contact Pc…
1600 hrs East of England Ambulance Service: “We received a call today at 13:45pm to reports of an RTC involving a car and a pedestrian. “We sent an ambulance officer (on scene in five mins) and an ambulance crew who are both still on scene.…
WORK to transfer housing repairs, street cleaning and grass cutting services to a new company owned by Harlow Council is now back underway. A report agreed by Cabinet on 17 September 2015 to transfer services which are currently operated by Kier Harlow Ltd to a…
THE RSPCA is appealing for help to find four youngsters who kicked a bearded dragon around a park ‘like a football’. A horrified woman called the RSPCA when she saw four boys kicking the reptile to each other at a park in Harlow, Essex. The…
WE attended the Essex Police crime meeting on Wednesday night over at Waterhouse Moor. During the meeting, Essex Police extolled the virtues of the Essex Police Community Messaging System (ECM). Essex Community Messaging (ECM) is a service which you can use to keep informed about…
NEW research released today by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust shows that for two thirds (66%) of parents their biggest fear is that their child will not find a job when they leave education. Nearly half (48.1%) of parents said they felt stressed about their…
THE POLICE and Crime Commissioner for Essex Nick Alston was joined by senior officers from Essex Police in a public meeting on crime. The public concerns expressed from the audience included police visibility, road traffic issues, support from the community and the communication. Chief Inspector…
PARISH and Town Council meetings could be broadcasting live into resident’s homes thanks to a new audio webcasting app. Developed by Essex based company Audiominutes, the app allows for audio to be streamed and recorded through a mobile phone. These recordings are then made available…
THE NHS in west Essex is inviting local people to give their views on ambitious plans to invest in and improve urgent stroke care for people in the area, at a consultation event. The event is on Wednesday 14 October from 10.30am to 12pm at…
THERE is a natural charm to the performance of Alfie Moore. Whereas some comedians look like an act and feel like an act, Alfie does come across as a guy who is pretty damn funny and so it is a pleasure to spend a couple…
Update from East of England Ambulance Service: 0900 hrs “We were called at 12:29pm on Weds and sent an ambulance crew to an RTC involving a motorbike and a car. We treated a patient at the scene – a male in his late teens -…
ESSEX firefighters were called to a kitchen fire in a semi-detached house in The Fortunes in Harlow on Tuesday night (2100 hrs). On arrival crews reported that the oven was alight and the ground floor was heavily smoke logged. Crews wearing breathng apparatus used one…
THERE are now questions whether Remembrance Services will be able to go ahead as a result of the on-going cuts to Essex Police. Harlow’s Remembrance Service takes place in the Town Park with a police presence on First Avenue and School Lane. Assistant Chief Constable,…
ESSEX Police has announced a number of severe cuts to personnel and property as a consequence of cuts to their budget. The consequences for Harlow are as follows: Reduction in the number of PCSO’s from 250 to 60 across the county Reduction of commitment to…
