Library Photo FIREFIGHTERS evacuated a number of shops in a shopping centre in Harlow today after a chemical reaction in a basement. Crews were called to a retail unit in Terminus Street, Harlow at 11:51am. On arrival, four crews reported that chemicals had reacted in…

IN the event of a breakdown or collision on a fast road, “Go Left”: that’s the advice of road safety experts. Over the weekend, we responded to a car breakdown on A13, Stanford-le-Hope. Before we could get there, a collision took place when a van…

THIS festive season, agencies that work with children and young people are asking recreational drug takers to stop and think about the supply chain behind their party drugs. Vulnerable Essex young people are exploited and groomed into transporting drugs across the county in the process…

A HARLOW resident has appealed for any information after his van was stolen overnight. The van was stolen between 2300 hrs and 2342 hrs on Sunday December 17th at Momples Road near Ladyshot. As you can see it is a grey coloured Ford Transit. Registered…

IN a further step in its commitment to make the very best choices for the environment and reduce its carbon impact, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) has completed its move to a totally hybrid fleet of rapid response vehicles (RRV), by purchasing a further two…

DETECTIVES from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command carried out a 15 month investigation into an organised crime group’s involvement in the supply of multiple kilos of Class A drugs and firearms. Officers from the Specialist Crime Command methodically gathered a wealth of evidence of the…

                          EAST of England shopworkers speak out about violence, threats and abuse – Usdaw asks customers to ‘keep your cool’ at Christmas.Retail trade union Usdaw is asking customers to ‘keep your cool’ as the busy pre- Christmas shopping gets underway, which will culminate in what the…

ESSEX Police chief constable Ben-Julian Harrington has cast a light on the force’s highly trained firearms officers, saying: “This is not Grand Theft Auto – this is controlled, effective armed policing.” – WATCH – new footage showing dangerous criminals over-powered by elite Essex Police officers…

DETECTIVES are appealing for information following an assault in Harlow which left a man with a stab wound to his neck. It was reported a man in his 30s had been attacked in the lower garage area of Moor Tower at around 5.30pm on Friday…

SO far this month, Roads Policing officers have arrested 96 drivers since our drink drive campaign was launched.Between 1-11 December, Roads Policing officers conducted a total of 49 roadside drink drive tests and 30 roadside drug wipe tests as part of a clampdown aimed at…

TWO men thought to be behind an illegal operation selling illicit television subscription packages across the UK, have been arrested. On Tuesday, simultaneous warrants at residential addresses in Harlow and Chigwell , Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, and Lanarkshire in Scotland resulted in the men, aged…

ESSEX Police has issued an appeal after a road traffic collision in Potter Street. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a collision involving two vehicles in Red Lion Lane, Harlow, shortly before 3.10pm. “It was reported the driver of one…

AS you may know, we do like to look at the crime statistics that are published on the website of the Conservative Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (EPFCC).  We think it is important to see how many crimes the police in Harlow are solving.…

A MULTI-million-pound deficit could be closed without having to cut services if maximum permitted rises in council tax go ahead, the police, fire and crime commissioner for Essex has said reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. An announcement from the Government means that commissioners such…