WHILE many people had a day off work, the Road Crime Team (RCT) and Roads Policing Unit (RPU) officers were carrying out high visibility patrols, focussing on M11 and M25, on Bank Holiday, Monday 26 August, to keep it moving. As officers dedicated to ensuring…

WHAT are the issues that prevent the spiritual needs of patients from being met at the end of their life – and what can health and social care professionals do to address these? That is the important issue that will be discussed when St Clare…

RESIDENTS in Churchgate Street are invited to have their say on proposals to enhance the protection of the conservation area’s history and character. Churchgate Street has been a Conservation Area since 1969 due to its architectural and historic interest, which means there are extra planning…

WE have just published a press release from Essex Police with the headline being: “As part of a dedicated response to vehicle thefts and to target those involved in organised crime, we have seen a reduction in the number of vehicles stolen”. We thought we…

AS part of a dedicated response to vehicle thefts and to target those involved in organised crime, Essex Police have seen a reduction in the number of vehicles stolen. In the last three months to end of July, there has been an 8.8% reduction in…

FAMILIES who buy a memorial at Parndon Wood Cemetery & Crematorium could help protect the planet by triggering a donation to World Land Trust (WLT), an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats. For every memorial purchased between 9…

Heath Players present The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson October 31-November 2 in the Village Hall WHEN their mother passes away, three sisters are thrown back together before the funeral. With each of them having grown apart, physically and mentally, what will happen when…

A NEW approach to treating life-threatening conditions in the body’s main blood vessel is helping Essex patients return home sooner. Marking a first for the East of England, vascular specialists at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) at Basildon Hospital, who treat problems with vessels through…

A NEWHALL resident faces trial over three allegations of assault. Carl Tomkins, aged 48, of Green Street, Newhall, Harlow has been charged with the following. On September 12th, 2023 assaulted a female. On January 10th, 2024, in Harlow assaulted a female. On January 10th, 2024,…

THIS American Diva sings all the early Motown classics – “River Deep, Mountain High”, “Nutbush City Limits” and “Proud Mary”, shimmying and shaking in sexy, authentic costumes with an exceptional group of Musicians and Dancers. A veteran performer and a truly rare talent, Karin Bello…

ONE or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately reports the BBC. Overall grade categories of Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate will no longer be issued.  The government said the change, which follows the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023,…

IN AUGUST we had 615,864 page views. It is our second most popular month. It is only the second time in our history, we have gone over 600,000 page views. For the record, we had 733,408 page views in January 2021 but that was in…

UPDATE: Statement from Essex Police We are no longer looking to identify a man who we want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault at Princess Alexandra Hospital. We issued an image of a man we wanted to identify earlier today. We now…

A LARGE number of police units swooped on a car near to Staple Tye shopping centre on Saturday afternoon. Armed police and a number of officers from both the Metropolitan Police and Essex Police attended at the scene. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Officers were…