THE number of hoax calls made to the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) is the highest it has been in three years The number of hoax calls made to East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has soared by 48 per cent in…

Update: Stephen Coe has been found ESSEX Police want to speak to Stephen Coe as part of an investigation into vehicle crime in Harlow. The 36 year-old is described as being medium build and 5ft 9ins tall and has links to Harlow and the surrounding…

POLICE officers investigating a theft in Harlow last month have arrested and charged a woman. A spokesperson said: “We released images of two women we wanted to speak to in connection to the incident where a woman had her handbag stolen at the Water Gardens…

THE chief constable of Essex says he may be forced to cut 200 officers and staff unless his force receives extra funding. Ben-Julian Harrington from Essex Police said his force was facing a £34m shortfall in the next financial year, the vast majority made up…

A MAN was due to appear in court charged with stealing alcohol from supermarkets in Bishop’s Stortford on EIGHT occasions in November. Rory Brytz, 33, of Atherton Close, Bishop’s Stortford, was arrested on Wednesday morning (December 3) reports the Stortford Independent. He was held on…

EACH month the Roads Policing Prosecutions Team attend a special court session that deals solely with traffic matters. Two drivers who failed to stop at the scene of collisions earlier this year, were each given seven penalty points on their licence and jointly fined over…

OFFICERS investigating a burglary in Hatfield Heath are asking for the public’s help. A police spokesperson said: “We were called shortly before 11.30pm on Sunday 1 December to reports of a business burglary at the Coop store at The Heath, Hatfield Heath where the shutters…

CAN you help Essex Police find Dominic Reilly? They want to find the 19-year-old who is wanted in connection with a breach of court order. He has links to the Harlow and Uttlesford areas. A spokesperson said: “If you know where he is or have…

A DISPERSAL order was in force in Harlow as part of a policing response to a large car meet event. This order was in place between 00.01am and 6am on Saturday 7 December. Orders like these are designed to protect the local community from potentially…

THREE people have been jailed for a total of more than 12 years for conspiring to defraud the inheritance of an estate. In 2021, Leigh Voysey claimed to have been named as the sole beneficiary in a will made by Maureen Renny, the owner of…

JOSEPH Peplow, aged 26, of London Road, Swbridgeworth, was convicted after raping, assaulting and threatening to kill his new partner during their short but abusive relationship. During a 12-day trial at St Albans Crown Court, Peplow was convicted of three counts of rape, and one…

POLICE officers are appealing for help to locate a missing child who may be in Maidstone. Kledjo Mena is 15 and from Harlow, and it is possible he has been staying in Maidstone town centre since Wednesday 27 November. Kledjo is white, of Albanian descent,…

THE MAJOR sponsor of Harlow Town Football Club has gone into administration. Pardus Wealth is not only the major sponsor of the club but the ground, the Pardus Wealth Stadium, is named after the organisation. An announcement was made on the government’s companies house website,…

TODAY, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) launched its ‘Festive Friend’ anti-drink drive campaign across the county, with the aim of reducing unnecessary road death caused by drink driving. An analysis of collision data shows that at least 258 men under the age of 40…