RESIDENTS and businesses across Essex have one week left to voice their priorities for public spending in the next financial year. Insights gained from the online survey will help Essex County Council develop its spending plans for 2025/26. The council spends around £2 billion every…

STEWARDS Academy has started the options process for our current Year 9 students this year. Selecting the right GCSE and/or vocational courses is an important step in the transition from KS3 to KS4 and we want to make sure the process is right for our…

ESSEX Police want to hear from anyone that has information about an incident of suspected hare coursing in the Uttlesford district. Officers arrested a 22-year-old man from Dover on suspicion of hare coursing on Sunday 24 November. The man was arrested at Birchanger Green services…

A HARLOW man has been jailed for breaking a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). Steven Broad, aged 29, of Stile Croft,, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. Between April 1st, 2023 and July 29th, 2023 at Harlow without reasonable excuse, did…

A PLANNING application to convert a Church Langley house into a children’s home has met with a mixed response. The application is what is called a change of use in respect of a property in Malkins Drive, Church Langley. It has been submitted to Harlow…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has celebrated and recognised its amazing people and long-serving colleagues with a special awards ceremony this week. The annual This is Us Awards ceremony, which encompasses the Our Amazing People Awards and the Long Service Awards, was hosted…

HARE Street Primary can very proudly announce that they have been nominated as Active Essex school of the year for physical education and sport in 2024. A spokesperson said: “There are 521 primary schools in Essex and we’re in the hunt for the most prestigious…

FIRE Crews have issued safety advice after a candle started a kitchen fire in a flat in Harlow. They were called to an eighth floor property in Willowfield today at 1.59pm. Crews from Harlow and Old Harlow attended and extinguished a small fire in a…

A HARLOW man has appeared in court charged with a number of offences including stalking and dangerous driving. William Blayney, aged 35, of Fennells, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between September 7th and November 20th, 2024, at Harlow pursued a course of conduct,…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to two charges of assaulting a woman. Michael Hazell, aged 42, of Lower Meadow, Harlow made the plea at Chelmsford magistrates court. On May 4th, 2024, at Harlow assaulted a woman by beating her. On May 8th, 2024, at…

Update: Statement from Essex Police We were called to reports of a collision in the Chantry at about 4.15pm on Friday 29 November. It was reported a car had collided with a parked vehicle. The driver of the car, a 67-year-old woman, was arrested on…

Photo by Brian Thomas Photography THE creation of a one-tier mega authority for Essex—that would entirely replace the current county council and local councils— is “undemocratic” and was likened to ‘rearranging deckchairs on a sinking ship’ by a number of local council leaders reports the…

RESIDENTS and visitors will be able to use any of our car parks free of charge at weekends in December while they do their Christmas shopping or visit family and friends. Free weekend parking starts Sunday 1 December and continues for all weekends during December.…

THIS Sunday (1 December), the temporary bus station which has been prepared over the past few weeks in Post Office Road car park will be open. This has been set up so that the new sustainable transport interchange and hub, which will replace the existing…