ALFRED’S parents were Frank Winch, born in Harlow in 1859 and Eliza Wollin, born in Great Parndon in 1862. Frank and Eliza married in Harlow in the summer of 1889. Alfred Winch was born in Harlow in 1894. The 1911 census shows Alfred living in Netteswell…

THE gardens of St Clare Hospice are a vital part of the care that the charity provides to patients and their families – offering a haven of peace and tranquillity to relax and enjoy nature in. A committed team of volunteer gardeners help to keep…

ESSEX County Council is looking for volunteers to befriend and mentor young people in care. The Independent Visitors Service is run by Essex County Council and gives young people in care time away from the environment they are in by matching them with a volunteer…

HARLOW Schools are being urged to join a world record attempt that will help save lives. The region’s ambulance service is backing the ‘Kids Save Lives’ campaign to teach hundreds of schoolchildren cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on European Restart a Heart Day. A CPR world record…

THREE Essex teachers have been recognised at Academy Transformation Trust’s first ever national Teaching Awards 2016. Teachers from Kingsmoor Academy, Mark Hall Academy and Ravens Academy, which form part of Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), were recognised at The Trust’s much-anticipated Teaching Awards 2016, held last…

A man was taken to hospital following a collision on the M11 this morning. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received a call at 5.35am today (27th June) to the northbound M11 at Theydon Bois to a report of a collision between…

ESSEX Police are investigating reports of a serious assault in Harlow. The victim, a woman aged in her 20s, was walking through Passmores Fields, off Willowfield, shortly before 10pm on Friday June 24, when she was assaulted by an unknown man. The suspect is described…

IF ever there was a person befitting a hero’s welcome, look no further than Essex’s own ‘Hospice Hero’ Mehmet Cakmak. The 50 year old Harlow businessman received a fitting hero’s welcome when he returned to the UK having cycled more than 3,000 miles on a…

IN JUNE, fundraisers Linda Pring, Spencer Christmas, Tim Seedhouse, Ashley Wiseman, Maddison Pilcher, Keeley Maynard, Stacey Maynard, Nikki Harbinson, Lewis Jackson and Sam Snelling all completed their first tandem skydive in aid of Princes Alexandra Hospital’s Charity raising over £5000 in the process. A long…

LAST Thursday 16th June, Emma Burges, store manager at Linens Direct at The Harvey Centre, made a brave skydive in aid of Breast Cancer Care, sponsored by The Harvey Centre as well as many friends. Emma, who has worked as a store manager at the…

HARLOW Council have received reports today (23 June 2016) about a potential cold calling scam. The caller states they are calling on behalf of Harlow Council/Harlow Civic Centre about a recent accident you have been involved in’, the caller then goes on to attempt to…

SEVENTEEN people have been arrested during a three-day operation to tackle gang activity in Essex. Over the last two years, teams have been created in the North, South and West local policing areas to disrupt and dismantle urban street gangs who travel to the county…

MOTORISTS have been urged to take extra care on the County’s roads following severe rainfall throughout the morning. ECFRS Control Operators and firefighters have dealt with some 200 flood and weather related calls since midnight. The incidents have largely centred around Brentwood, Chelmsford and Ongar.…

A pedestrian has died following a road traffic collision in Harlow. Police were contacted at 11pm yesterday, Tuesday June 21, with reports a 28-year-old man and a green Vauxhall Corsa were in collision in Katherine’s Way. Officers and the ambulance service attended but sadly the…