EAST of England constabulary areas record another increase in shoplifting – Usdaw concerned about the impact on retail staff. Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics showing that in 2023 there were significant increases in shoplifting across all constabulary…

IF you’re thinking of cutting your hedge or pruning a tree, remember it’s illegal to take, damage or destroy any birds’ nests, our Rural Engagement Team warns. “Everyone knows that stealing wild birds’ eggs is a crime but not everyone is aware that it’s also…

ESSEX Police is appealing for the public’s help to find Kristle O’Keefe, 13 who is missing from Chelmsford.  Kristle hasn’t been seen since around 9pm yesterday (26 April) and they need to make sure she is okay.  She is described as a mixed race girl,…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the M11 this morning.  Officers were called to Junction 8 of the M11 shortly before 6am this morning (28 April) following a single vehicle collision.  Emergency services attended and the road was quickly closed. …

A WOMAN has been jailed for 14 weeks after pleading guilty to multiple shoplifting offences in Harlow. Alice Tina Smith, 38 of Berecroft, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Monday, 22 April where she was sentenced after pleading guilty to seven counts of theft…

A PACKED audience was entertained to a wonderful night of the brightest and the best at the Harlow Playhouse. Celebrate Harlow was hosted by the artistic director at the Playhouse, Rory Davies and organised by the chair of Harlow Council’s team. In case you didn’t…

A CONDUCT panel has found a former police officer committed gross misconduct and would have been dismissed without notice had he not already resigned.  The officer, a former Inspector, was alleged to have breached standards of policing in relation to honesty and integrity, duties and…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to praise the work of the Conservative-led Harlow Council. Robert Halfon said: “May we have a statement on Harlow Council and the success of its Conservative administration? “My right hon. Friend will…

CHILDREN at Hare Street Primary this week said goodbye to their unused football kits, opting to take them out of storage and send them to Abenta which is a town of around 450 people located in the Eastern region of Ghana. Working with local partner,…

Dear Editor, HARLOW Conservatives promised to rebuild our town centre. After decades of failed promises and wasted money from the old Harlow Labour Council, we are delivering. In just two years, your local Harlow Conservatives have secured hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, obtained…

EIGHT students in Year 13 at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School have recently been awarded with top grades in their final debating assessment. Having spent months honing their public speaking skills, use of rhetoric and formal debating etiquette, the eight students confidently took to…

BIRKETT Long is delighted to announce that solicitor Jennifer Tully has joined its Commercial Property team as a Senior Associate. Jennifer specialises in land acquisition and disposals for housebuilders, landowners, and land promoters, with a particular focus on strategic land work (such as conditional contracts,…

PLANS to convert an underused medical centre into a private special needs school funded by the taxpayer will help play a “critical role” in bridging a shortfall in places – in the face that Essex County Council is the worst in England for completing children’s SEND assessments reports the…

IN an effort to try and keep Essex’s roads and all road users safe, Roads Policing Unit (RPU) officers have arrested 583 drivers in connection with drink or drug driving in the first three months of 2024. Through a number of policing operations and proactive…