MINISTERS have ordered an emergency U-turn on airport security following concerns about new equipment that allows passengers to keep liquids in their hand luggage. Airports with the new scanners have been ordered to reimpose old rules from midnight on Saturday, meaning that travellers will be limited…

HARLOW’S YCT is set to host a charity quiz night at the rugby club. All funds raised will go directly towards their charitable aims, which is the provision of free counselling and therapeutic support for children and young people in West Essex, East and North…

WITH just under four weeks to go before the General Election, we will be doing our second round of interviews with the candidates. Conservative candidate, Hannah Ellis has just competed her first week of campaigning. It look like it is a steep learn curve for…

ESSEX Police want to speak to Dominic Reilly in connection with a breach of court bail conditions. The 18 year-old is described as slim, around 5ft 10 ins tall and has links with Harlow. If you have any information then please get in contact with…

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service has proudly welcomed 16 new firefighters and three new control operators to the Service.   The new recruits will be working to make Essex safer. The firefighters will be heading to Grays, Basildon, Southend, Harlow and Chelmsford, plus West Mersea…

Update: Police are no longer trying to find Ben Murphy, who they had wanted to speak to in connection with a reported breach of licence conditions.A 38-year-old man was arrested yesterday (Saturday 08 June).He is currently in custody. ============== ESSEX Police want to speak to…

THIS Father’s Day, Essex County Council is encouraging men to consider fostering in light of the positive, lasting impact that foster dads can have on vulnerable children in care. Essex County Council has just over 500 foster carers supporting vulnerable children across the county. Helen…

ADDRESSING sexual violence against women has to be a major priority for whoever forms the next government the crime commissioner has said in light of figures that show an almost 150 per cent increase in seven years reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Between 2015/16 and…

ROADS Policing officers and the Road Crime Team target M11 drivers, “ensuring” the strategic road is kept safe. On Friday 31 May, our Roads Policing officers and the Roads Crime Team worked together to keep the M11 safe and moving for all our road users. …

THE NSPCC’s Childline service is delivering, on average, more than 500 counselling sessions a day to children and young people across the UK, with mental health, family relationships and friendship issues being the top concerns. As the charity prepares for its third annual Childhood Day…

MILLIONS of people across the world will pause this Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, allied forces stormed the beaches of northern France in a bid to retake occupied Europe from the Nazis. London Stansted, George Washington Field, as…

AN EVENING commemorating the sacrifices made on the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 wa held outside Harlow Playhouse on Thursday evening. The first part of the evening was marked by entertainment harking back to the forties. At 9pm, a short ceremony led by…

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 25 May May) saw punctuality across the Greater Anglia network averaging an impressive 95.9% – using the long-standing public…

THE man who has led the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) delayed bid to create a giant health campus at Harlow has jumped ship, shortly before an announcement is expected over its future. And in a surprise move, Martin John has been appointed with an…