ST Clare Hospice is thrilled to announce the return of Walking in Memory, with an exciting NEW location in Saffron Walden! Now in its sixth year, St Clare’s flagship sponsored fundraising event is going to be bigger than ever! The 5k sponsored walk aims to…

CHANGES to the way voluntary community services are managed in Essex have been agreed upon despite concerns that it will create damaging competition reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Essex County Council will begin a universal standard support and active communities service, whilst expanding the current…

OVER 100 patients with heart issues in Essex can lead more normal lives thanks to being given round-the-clock support to manage their condition. Heart specialists based at the world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC), part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, have expanded a…

LAST month, Essex Police Roads Policing Unit officers seized 10 uninsured vehicles as part of Operation Scalis, a partnership road-safety initiative with Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) to tackle this important issue. The operation was the first of a number of days of action planned for…

A HARLOW man has pled guilty to a number of offences in relation to making indecent images of children. Michael Porter, aged 24, of Challinor, Harlow pled to the following. Charge 1 Make indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child. On or before November 18th,…

A FEW months ago, the residents of Tylney Croft in Harlow were getting ready to plant flowers in the planters at their sheltered accommodation off Pyenest Road in Harlow. However, it was back-breaking work. Mainly because the planters were a bit low. And they seemed…

THE family of a 64-year-old woman who died following a collision at a junction of the M11 near Harlow have paid tribute to her. Susan Foreman died following a collision involving two cars, at Junction 7A, shortly before 1pm on Friday 5 July. The incident…

ESSEX Police’s Assistant Chief Constable has asked residents to “Be aware of disinformation online” Assistant Chief Constable Andy Mariner said: “We know incidents elsewhere in the country over the last week have caused concern and gained a lot of attention and there is a lot…

FIGURES released by Greater Anglia (GA) today highlight continuing excellent punctuality results being delivered for customers across East Anglia. Performance for the last 4-week period (ending 20 July) saw punctuality across the Greater Anglia network averaging an impressive 95.0% – using the long-standing public performance…

LBC’s Tom Swarbrick hears from caller Gary, who lives in Harlow but drove 230 miles to Middlesbrough on the weekend to take part in a riot, which he says was ‘to demonstrate anger at immigration rules.’ At the protest, cars were set on fire and…

ONE of the most popular dance organisations in Harlow over the past decade or more is Dance Fusion. Over the past few years, they have been based at the Paringdon Sports Club but as the club is undergoing a refurbished, they now have to move…

A PACKAGE of new measures has been unveiled to help transform life for small businesses on the East of England’s ever-evolving high streets, in a major new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Supporting pop-ups and temporary use initiatives for new businesses, creating mobile phone-based…

ESSEX County Council has said it “welcomes” a decision to scrap a cap on adult social care planned for 2025 – a decision described by the architect of reforms as an example of social care “being tossed aside”. During the election campaign, the now health…

Update: Statement from Essex Police Officers were called to the car park of Tesco in Church Langley at around 7:20pm on Monday, 5 August following reports of a man being seriously assaulted. The victim sustained a stab wound to his upper leg and was taken…