Gary Sampson, from Waltham Abbey, decided to show his appreciation after being successfully treated at the Harlow hospital’s Williams Day Unit. His wife, Mary, who works for Arsenal, was given the Gunners shirt after she mentioned her husband’s condition and treatment. The prized item fetched…

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a man wanted on suspicion of breaching a court order. Craig Hughes, 23, was last known to be living in the Basildon area, and has links to Harlow, Loughton and Chigwell. He is described as white,…

Brinkley, 23, was last known to be living in Northbrooks, Harlow. He is also sometimes known as Ricky Glen. He failed to attend Harlow police station on December 14 in respect of an investigation in to a vehicle taken without the owner’s consent. He is…

THE passing of Peter Dangerfield last year led to a campaign within the world of greyhound racing to try and recognise the effort and amount of work that the Harlow man put into the sport. At the end of each year the sport has a…

FIGURES released today revealed that Harlow residents seem to be somewhat reluctant to get married new statistics from the Essex County Council Registration Service reveal. 6,571 couples tied the knot in Essex last year compared to 7,434 a year before, across the county registration offices…

ESSEX County Council has claimed to have repaired nearly 7,000 potholes and defects in the last three months. In the last three months, 6,813 defects have been repaired across Essex. Cllr Eddie Johnson, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Maintenance and Small Schemes, said: “It…

THAT is probably grammatically incorrect, then again, so was Ich Bin Ein Berliner but last night (Friday), Passmores Academy was lit up in the red, white and blue colours of the Passmores Academy flag. It was heartening to see the school make such a stance…

FIRE CREWS used two hose reels to tackle a blaze involving an allotment shed and associated equipment. The incident occurred at 11pm on Thursday (Jan 15th). Crews arriving at the scene of the incident at the junction of Rundells and Ridings Lane reported that the…

NHS 111 remains the best way to access the right service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is for when you need medical help fast but it’s not an emergency.
 Excessively high attendances at Princess Alexandra Hospital’s (PAH) Emergency Department over Christmas…

A BUSINESSMAN was ordered to pay over £16,000 and given a 12 month prison sentence for defrauding landlords and tenants following an Essex Trading Standards investigation. Sanjit Alangh, 26, of Tempest Mead, North Weald, Epping, pleaded guilty to ten offences – nine under the Consumer…

POLICE would like to trace this man in connection with two assaults in Harlow. John Cable, who also uses the surname Maloney was last known to be living in The Briars, Harlow. He is described as white, with short dark brown hair. He has a…

ESSEX County Council has been shortlisted for three different projects in the 2015 Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards. A new campaign approach to domestic abuse (Standing Together), an educational programme (Risk Avert) aimed at identifying and working with adolescents vulnerable to multiple risk taking, and…

A LARGE sinkhole has appeared in Cooks Spinney Primary School in Harlow. The school’s Twitter feed alerted parents to the hazard this morning (Tuesday). According to the school, the hole has appeared in the lower hall. It appears that lessons are going on as normal.…

ESSEX County Council is joining the call for families to cut down on their sugar intake as part of a new national Change4Life campaign. According to Public Health England’s latest Health Profile for Essex, 16.7 per cent of Year 6 pupils (2,174) in the county…