ESSEX Firefighters quickly extinguished a kitchen fire caused by cooking in Upper Mealines in Harlow. Wearing breathing apparatus and using one hose reel jet and one dry powder extinguisher crews had put the fire out by 09:02hrs. The fire had been caused by a pan…

COULD your perfect pooch be the new furry face of St Clare Hospice’s popular Winter Walkies event? The Hastingwood-based charity is searching for a handsome hound or pretty pup to star on its posters, leaflets and other promotional material in the run up to its…

Update: The East of England Ambulance Service Trust was called to an incident in Staple Tye at 6.21pm on Friday 24th October. An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and a community first responder attended and treated a woman in her 30s who was unconscious and…

COME and explore the life of a hedgehog. Enjoy some hedgehog inspired games, learn how to make your garden more hedgehog friendly and what sort of food will encourage them to visit.

MORE than 100 vehicles were stopped and checked by police during a road safety operation in west Essex. Officers from the Essex Police Casualty Reduction Section carried out Operation Nash at Epping and Hastingwood on Wednesday October 21. It was a follow-up to a larger…

Robert helped the stroke association secure the lottery funding with a letter of recommendation. Manager Jean Miley explained that this money will be used to further develop the HSSG project providing information, friendship, training and support to stroke survivors, carers and their families, to help…

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to take care and make sure they enjoy a safe and spooky Halloween. Every year adults and children are injured in accidents where candles or fireworks set light to hair or fancy dress costumes and homes…

HARLOW teacher, Lewis Alderman is really relishing his first year as a teacher at Freshwaters Academy. This is Lewis’ first job after college but in conversation with him it is easy to see why he fits in with the Burnt Mill Academy Trust ethos. YH…

MOTORISTS, dog walkers and visitors are advised to be aware that the deer mating season, also known as the rutting season, has begun. Deer Male deer, or bucks, become less aware of the dangers around them, such as cars and bikes on the roads. They…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a fire in a bungalow in Reeves Lane, Roydon. On arrival crews reported the property was 60 percent well alight. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used three hose reel jets to extinguish the fire by 00:52hrs. Crews used high pressures fan…

CALLING all courageous soles…are you brave enough to conquer the coals for St Clare Hospice? Promising to be one of the most memorable journeys you will ever undertake, the St Clare Firewalk on Saturday, November 14 is a barefoot walk over red-hot wood embers smoldering…

By Shannon Pinnock IT is with great pleasure for us as a school to be able to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St. Marks Catholic School. The students and teachers were all joined to honour the growth and achievements that past and present students have…

TRIBUTES have been paid to a motorcyclist who died following a road traffic collision in Harlow. Officers on patrol found Jay Morton, 24, injured in Southern Way on Friday, October 2. They gave him CPR until ambulance crews arrived but sadly Mr Morton, from Harlow,…

STEWARDS Academy has added a new jewel to its crown with the opening of the new science block. Headteacher Rhona Murthar was joined by the chair of governors, Jeff Tarling in cutting the ribbon and open the state of the art two room block. The…