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A MAN, who broke into a woman’s home and stole her dogs before fatally injuring one of them has been sentenced to over two years in prison. Mark Linford, 46 of Aston End, Stevenage appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday, 4 April where he…
“HURT and upset” parents whose children attend a special needs school (Send) are campaigning against plans to cut its hours reports the BBC. Harlow Fields School and College on Tendring Road wants to bring its school day in-line with other Send schools in the county…
A LOCAL election Question Time is set be held on Thursday evening. The question time (or hustings) will be held at 7pm on Thursday April 18th in the main hall at Passmores Academy, Tracyes Road, Harlow. This is organised and hosted by Your Harlow. This…
SINCE the start of 2024 the M25 junction 28 team have had to navigate around the winter weather, but it has not dampened progress being made across the scheme, as the project gear up to some key construction activities coming up this year. This is…
ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service has issued a serious warning to all vape and e-cigarette users after a rise in fires throughout Essex last year. Latest statistics show that the number of incidents caused by vapes and e-cigarettes have increased, from only two incidents…
The Met Office has issued a Strong Winds warning. What to Expect It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely Probably some bus…
COMMUNITY champion, Colin Thorp has continued to press the council over planning permission rules for building on allotments. Mr Thorp is the chair of the Church Langley and Potter Langley allotments. Mr Thorp attended at the Thursday night council meeting as he continued to press…
SEX offender Leslie Richards has been sentenced to three years in prison after police identified him from a video he shared of a violent sexual assault on a mobile app. Richards, of Eastbrook Avenue in Dagenham, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault by…
THE blood transfusion team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been recognised as 9th nationally for patient safety. The NHS Blood and Transplant informatics team have compiled data from national comparative audits to determine this achievement; which has been made possible thanks…
GREATER Anglia is advertising 15 full-time trainee driver roles across its network, as it looks for its latest crop of new recruits. Positions are available for both depot drivers, who are responsible for driving empty trains around depots and sidings and into station platforms at…
REGULARS and volunteers at Harlow’s social supermarket, the Bounty Club, are reeling this week after news that one of their most dedicated volunteers, Adrian Howells passed away last weekend. Adrian was fondly known as ‘Tall Adrian’ in the team, renowned for his statuesque height which…
LABOUR’S shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh MP, has yesterday set out the party’s plans for a better bus network across the East of England, with a promise to allow every community to take back control of local bus services. Labour’s plan could create and save…
OFFICERS from our Operational Support Group (OSG) made eight arrests yesterday, locating suspects across the county for high-harm offences like aggravated burglary and rape. The OSG supported officers across Essex Police with a number of operations yesterday, Friday 12 April, as well as carrying out…
A MAN has been sentenced to almost four years in jail after CAIT detectives were able to link him to the sexual assault of a young girl in Harlow. Officers were alerted to an incident on Wednesday 15 June 2022 at Oakwood Pond off Fourth…
FOLLOWING December’s inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the Church Langley Medical Centre (CLMC), when they were rated as “Inadequate”, there were a number of recommendations. One of them was: The relaunch of the Patient Participation Group (PPG). When the inspection report came…
