Update: Tracey Webb, who was missing, has now been located. ============= CAN you help us find 15-year-old Tracey Webb, who’s gone missing from Harlow? We want to make sure she’s safe and well. Tracey was reported missing on Friday 20 June and officers have been…

A BOLD new chapter in Harlow’s regeneration story is about to begin, as contracts are officially signed and sealed to deliver the transformational new Arts and Cultural Quarter in the Playhouse Square as part of Harlow Council’s mission to ‘rebuild our town’. Harlow Council has…

TEN years on from the brutal murder of a man at his Brentwood home, his family and detectives continue to search for answers. John Palmer, 65, was at his home in Sandpit Lane in South Weald, Brentwood on Wednesday 24 June 2015, when he was…

STAFF from William Martin C of E Schools, alongside the family of Ruby Trussler, have completed the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge, raising over £10,000 for the UK Sepsis Trust in memory of beloved pupil Ruby Trussler. Six-year-old Ruby Trussler passed away on 11th October after…

Today Harlow Council gathered outside the Civic Centre as the country marked the start of Armed Forces Week which leads up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday 28 June.  A flag-raising ceremony, attended by representatives from the Royal British Legion, was held outside the Civic…

THOUSANDS of new jobs are set to be created across the UK, as Amazon today (Tuesday 24 June) announces a landmark £40 billion investment over the next three years. This investment – announced the same week as the Government’s transformational Industrial Strategy – includes building…

ALL three hospitals providing maternity care in Hertfordshire were required to take action to improve their services following inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), a meeting heard reports the Locall Democracy Reporter. Standards of maternity and neonatal care in the county were discussed at…

ALMOST three million more households – including 250,000 additional families in the East of England – will receive support to help pay their energy bills next winter, as the Labour government sets out further action to ease the cost of living for families nationwide. The…

MORE than a dozen knives were seized and seven people were arrested during a week-long focus on knife crime in Essex. A police spokesperson said: “Although our work on this issue is 24/7, intensification weeks like Sceptre give us a chance to concentrate our efforts…

ESSEX residents are being urged to voice their concerns to help police and local authorities tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. The anonymous Community Safety Survey by Safer Essex asks a range of questions to focus multi-agency efforts in different parts of the county. In 2024,…

PRESCRIPTIONS for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria reports the BBC. NHS England says while the long-term plan is for the jabs to be…

THE Department for Education has awarded Essex County Council £150,000 to help schools at risk of flooding. The council will add an additional £150,000 the fund. The £300,000 will provide five schools with Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS). Five schools have been selected that are…

MORE than 7,000 British businesses are set to see their electricity bills slashed by up to 25% from 2027, as the Government unveils its bold new Industrial Strategy today [Monday 23 June]. The modern Industrial Strategy sets out a ten-year plan to boost investment, create good skilled…

A RANGE of ciders, including traditional apple ciders, perries and flavoured ciders, will be available at The William Aylmer in Harlow, during a 10-day craft cider festival. The pub in Kitson Way will host the festival from Friday 27 June to Sunday 6 July inclusive.…