AMBULANCE bosses say they are stunned by the sheer number of applications received so far for the new student paramedic programme. In a week, more than 1,200 people have applied to join the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) as part of a…

DETECTIVES in Harlow are renewing their appeal for information about an assault in Harlow which left a 17-year-old man with a broken ankle and facial injuries. The victim, Jake Taylor, of Tithelands in the town, died on Wednesday, January 15 of natural causes from an…

0900 hrs Heavy traffic on A414 in both directions in Harlow between Hastingwood Interchange and Clock Tower. A414 in Harlow busy but moving into town before Park Inn junction. 0800hrs M11 Essex – Severe delays on M11 northbound around J5, A1168 (Loughton), because of an…

POLICE want to hear from anyone with information about an incident where an object was dropped from a bridge on the M11 motorway causing damage to the sun roof of a car. A woman from Norfolk was driving northwards on the M11 at around 5.15pm…

YH DONNED its tartan anorak this morning to find out how many Harlow residents are actually Scots-born? The answer is: 800. The most Scots-born residents can be found in Church Langley (97). Which may explain why they appear to be campaigning for independence from Harlow!…

POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Harlow where jewellery was stolen. The break-in happened at a house in Abbotsweld between 9.20am and 6.15pm on Wednesday, January, 22, when a glass pane in the back door was smashed. Anyone with information is urged…

A STUDENT paramedic recruitment programme has been launched to help fill hundreds of frontline vacancies in the region’s ambulance service and offer career opportunities to scores of people in the east of England. The new Chief Executive of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust…

FACE the Challenge is a pilot project being run by the Jack Petchey Foundation in BASILDON and HARLOW. We are asking young people to pitch “Dragon’s Den” style for funding for a group or community project of their choice. We want you to identify areas…

intu Lakeside’s youngest ever shopper was born yesterday when her mother went into labour in the shopping centre and gave birth at approximately 5pm on a cordoned off section of the mall. While waiting for an ambulance to arrive, baby Deborah was born with the…

ESSEX County Council is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Essex Teaching Awards following an awards ceremony hosted at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University. Essex County Councillor Ray Gooding, Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, said: “I…

ESSEX County Council (ECC) is launching a new survey to look at how residents use recycling services across the county, starting on Monday 27th January 2014. This survey is the start of a process to review and understand how recycling centres need to change in…

PARENTS looking for something to entertain their children over the half-term break need look no further than Victoria Hall Theatre in Old Harlow. Half-Term Productions – a new venture from award-winning local playwright Simon Mawdsley and actor/director Caroline Petherbridge – present a fun-packed, musical version…

FIRE CREWS wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle a fire in a brick built recycling unit, situated beneath a high rise tower block in Spring Hills Tower, Hobtoe Road. Crews arriving at the scene at 8pm on Tuesday January 21st reported that…

MORE people than ever before will benefit from St Clare Hospice’s expert care in their own homes following the launch of their Hospice at Home service. The expanded seven-day-a-week community service is the first of its kind in West Essex, delivering our skilled and compassionate…