A NUMBER of Harlow organisations came together to make poppies at the Harvey Centre in Harlow. Pupils from Little Parndon primary school were joined by staff from the Phoenix Resource Centre, members of the Royal British Legion and staff from the Harvey Cente to make…

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service urges communities who celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali to take extra care during their celebrations. Diwali, also known as the ‘festival of lights’ is a five day celebration which starts on Wednesday 11 November this year and is…

THE annual Remembrance Day service, which honours the memory of members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives for their country, takes place at the Netteswell Cross war memorial in the Town Park on Sunday (8 November 2015). Proceedings will commence with a parade,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A MAN has appeared in court over an allegation that he was in possession of a taser in Harlow. Artur Jedraszak, 28, of Cumberland Street in Plymouth was charged with the following. On 03/05/2015 and 03/05/2015 at Harlow without the authority of the Secretary of…

A HARLOW man has appeared in court over allegations in relation to scanning receipts in shops. Carl Aldred, 30, of Aylets Field in Harlown was remanded in custody when he appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court. The charges were: Between 02/10/2015 and 22/10/2015 at Chelmsford made…

A TEENAGER has been praised by police for handing in a wallet containing hundreds of pounds – which was set to turn a homeless man’s life around. Charlie Manly, 15, found the wallet near Harlow Playhouse with £285 in cash inside. The Year 11 student…