Michael Casey
ONE of the first major recruitment companies to offer apprenticeships has urged careers officers in schools to push youngsters towards the industry. Lee Gamble, managing director of Berry Recruitment, said taking on trainee consultants is difficult because young people are often unaware of the opportunities.…
ESSEX Police want to speak to this woman in connection with a burglary from a long boat at Aquaside in Broxbourne. It happened between 6.35pm and 7.45pm on 3 January. Bank cards were taken and later used in a shop in Enfield. If you have…
ANTI-racists from across Essex are angered to learn that the racist and fascist Tommy Robinson (whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) plans to come to Braintree on Saturday 31st January. He is coming for only one purpose, to whip up hatred and division in the local…
PUPILS, parents and school staff can give a teacher the recognition they deserve with a nomination for the Essex Teaching Awards 2026. The awards – now in their 12th year – are run by Essex County Council and recognise the outstanding contribution made by teachers…
THE number of suspensions or permanent exclusions from schools in the area covered by Essex County Council has increased by almost 60 per cent in two years. Government figures show that between the academic years 2021/2022 and 2023/2024, the total number of students in Essex…
A HARLOW man has been jailed for life for murdering 25-year-old Aidan Chapman in a drunken rampage on Christmas Day in 2024. Anthony Gilheaney, 31 , of Longfield, Harlow, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 30 January to life imprisonment to serve a…
ESSEX Police officers have praised the bravery of a woman attacked and falsely imprisoned in Saffron Walden who’s now seen her attacked jailed for more than six years. The victim and Danny Chandler, now 47, of Whittlesey Road in March, were staying in the town…
A HARLOW man has been charged with a series of sex offences involving children, spread over a seventeen year period. Ian Green, aged 44, of Kingsland, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court, charged with the following. The alleged offences range from July 2004 to November…
AUDIENCES are invited to experience one of the most daring live comedy events of recent years from the comfort of their local cinema, as James Acaster brings his acclaimed stand-up experiment to the big screen with JAMES ACASTER: CINEMAGOERS WELCOME, exclusively in cinemas from Friday…
ESSEX & Herts Air Ambulance unveiled a brand-new rapid response vehicle (RRV) and newly refurbished helipad at its Earls Colne airbase this week, thanks to funding from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding helipads at NHS hospitals and air…
THE 2026 Colchester Half Marathon returns on Sunday, 8th March and is expected to have thousands of runners from across Essex and beyond taking part to raise vital funds for The Robin Cancer Trust. The annual race is now firmly established as a flagship community…
ESSEX County Council’s elections will be going ahead in May, the Secretary of State Steve Reed has said reports the BBC. In a letter sent to the Conservative council leader Kevin Bentley, Reed writes: “I will not be including the election to Essex County Council in…
Messenger, Brenda Phyllis, formerly of Rundells, died peacefully after a period of illness at PAH Harlow on 20th January 2026 aged 85 years. Much loved wife of Dave and mother to Judy, Lorraine, Paul, Craig and Dean and grandmother and great grandmother to too many…
THANKS to officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), working together with City of London Police, Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) and Regional Organised Crime Unit West Midlands (ROCUWM), four men have found themselves in custody after officers believe they’re involved…
BUSINESS leaders across Essex are being encouraged to take on an apprentice. Apprenticeships are ideal to upskill existing staff or bring in new talent. Latest figures reveal that employers gain an estimated £2,500 to £18,000¹ per apprentice during their training period. Plus 80%² of employers…
PURFORD Green Primary School is celebrating after being one of 90 schools country wide to officially selected by the Department for Education as a Behaviour and Attendance Hub, recognising the school’s exceptional practice and commitment to supporting pupils to succeed. The Behaviour and Attendance Hubs…
