SOMETIMES a single word can feel like an escape route. Sorry. But when real harm has been done – when control, intimidation and fear have taken hold, and someone’s safety or wellbeing has been worn away – simply saying sorry is not enough. Accountability has…

AVERAGE speed cameras are being installed on the A414 as part of a programme of works to make the road safer to use. Essex County Council is installing the cameras along the A414 between Chelmsford and Harlow. Essex Police and the Safer Essex Roads Partnership…

A CHURCH Langley teenager has been charged with a number of offences in relation to downloading images of child abuse. Stefan Budica, aged 18, of Hadley Grange, Church Langley, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates court charged with the following. On or before December 14th, 2024,…

THE Road Safety Trust has released details of its forthcoming Large Grants round, with funding of up to £200,000 for innovative and high impact road safety projects. The Trust is an independent grant-giving organisation which supports projects and research that make UK roads and streets…

A HARLOW man has been issued with a ban after being found driving under influence of drugs. Rhyce Jones, aged 26, of Little Brays, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On August 29th, 2025, at Willowfield in Harlow, drove a Vauxhall…

A HARLOW resident has been banned after drug driving in Harlow. Michael Chalmers, aged 53, of The Readings, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates court. On September 15th, 2025 drove a Hyundai Accent in The Readings, when the proportion of a controlled drug, namely Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol,…

THREE retailers have been found guilty of selling nicotine inhaling products to someone under the age of 18 following multiple Essex Trading Standards investigations. Cihan Medet Topal, director of The Red Shop Harlow Ltd in Harlow Town Centre was fined £461 and must pay a…

A HARLOW resident has been charged with drug driving and a number of public order offences. Joshua Poulter Patel, aged 24, of Moore House, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court charged with the following. On February 7th, 2026 in Harlow, had with you,…

A MAN who had been wielding a large blade before being shot with a non-lethal baton round and later tasered twice by police officers has lost his bid to sue Essex Police after claiming the force used against him was “grossly disproportionate” reports the Local…

A MAN has appeared in court today charged with public order offences after reports that an Essex Police officer was racially abused during protest activity outside The Bell Hotel in Epping on Sunday (8 February). Darren Summerfield, 35, of Ashbury Crescent, Guildford, appeared at Chelmsford…

HUNDREDS of residents (who it is claimed) have not paid their council tax, have been taken to court by their respective councils. Epping Forest District Council has issued a complaint for liability orders for non-payment of council tax and costs for 577 defendants. They have…

OFFICERS investigating an incident on the M11 are appealing for information and dash cam footage from witnesses. A spokesperson said: “We are investigating an incident in which a man exited a vehicle while it was stationary at the traffic lights at the junction of the…

A HARLOW-based teenager has pleaded guilty over a serious assault at Harlow Railway Station. The fifteen-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court charged with the following. On February 3rd, 2026 at Harlow railway station, unlawfully and maliciously caused…

“January’s arrests are simply extraordinary, with drug driving now overtaking drink driving as the leading cause of impaired driving,” says Essex Police’s Head of Roads Policing. Last month, officers arrested 402 drivers for offences linked to drug and drink driving. Of these, 228 arrests were…