A HARLOW man has pleased guilty to racially aggravated assault and a number of other offences. Reece Page, aged 32, of Church End, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On December 5th, 2021 at Harlow, you did assault a person and that…

“WE ARE securing more charges and getting justice for more victims” That’s from the Essex Chief Constable as figures show they have secure almost 10 percent more charges in the first half of 2025 than the same time last year. Between the start of January…

FIVE leading Essex politicians have written an open joint letter to Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, asking for an urgent meeting to discuss the continued use of hotels within the Epping Forest District to house newly arrived asylum seekers. The letter, signed by Roger Hirst,…

OFFICERS investigating a collision in Harlow involving a car and an e-bike are asking for the public’s help. It happened at 4.10pm on 28 July at a zebra crossing at Howard Way. The driver of the red car failed to stop at the scene. The…

POLICE officers have secured charges against a man following a car fire in North Weald. They were called to a fire in Epping Road at 12.20pm on Sunday 27 July which led to four cars being damaged. A 29 year-old man was arrested a short…

THE number of people killed on Essex’s roads so far this year is already reaching the number of fatalities for the whole of last year reports the Local Democracy Reporter. A total of 37 people have been killed since the beginning of the year —…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to a charge in relation to unlawful violence at the Bell Hotel protests in Epping. Aaron Elles, aged 29, of The Lawn, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On July 17th , 2025 at Epping…

A HARLOW woman has been charged with harassment and assault. Cheryl Stringer, aged 56, of Pennymead, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between January 1st 2025 and June 2nd 2025 at Harlow pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the harassment of a…

A HARLOW resident has been charged with attempting to strangle a woman. Adam Jones, aged 43, of Edinburgh House, Harlow has been charged with the following. Jones has pled guilty to the following: On Dec 14th 2024 at Chelmsford attempted to intentionally strangle a woman.…

ESSEX Police have facilitated a peaceful protest in Epping which featured to separate groups of protestors. A spokesperson said: “To ensure those who wanted to protest peacefully and lawfully could do so safely we put in place some specific measures and to ensure the safety…

EAST of England constabulary areas record another increase in shoplifting – Usdaw concerned about the impact on retail staff. Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics showing that in in the year to March, there were increases in shoplifting…

EPPING Forest District councillors voted unanimously on a motion to call on the Government to immediately and permanently close the Bell Hotel in Epping for the purposes of asylum processing at a full council meeting on 24 July. In a tense and emotional debate councillors spoke of…

A FURTHER two people have been charged and will appear in court following our continuing investigation into recent incidents of disorder in Epping. The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge a further two people following the recent disorder in Epping. The latest…

Update: Monday: Statement from Essex Police “We are investigating a vehicle fire, which was reported to have taken place at around 2.15am on Saturday 26 July, in Fieldfare, Harlow. “The fire caused substantial damage to a parked car.“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the cause and…