THE LEADER of Harlow Labour and the Labour candidate for Roydon have responded to the news that close to 200 jobs are set to go following the closure of the large business there. Chris Vince and Alex Kyriacou said: “Unfortunately, the headline of another business going…

YOUNG people across Essex will have a brighter future thanks to the Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (VVU) granting over £300,000 to 18 Essex-based charities. The grants have been given to a wide range of organisations across the county and will enable local charities to…

RURAL engagement officers have returned more than £80,000 of stolen machinery to its owners after locating it on a Nazeing industrial estate. Acting on intelligence received, officers from the Essex Police Rural Engagement Team visited the estate this morning, Tuesday 5 March, and located more…

PAUL Adams has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare, having joined at the end of last year. This strategic move is poised to reshape LPCH’s position within the market to positively impact the landscape of clinical homecare delivery…

NEIGHBOURS desperately tried to save the life of a “wonderful” carer who collapsed in Bishop’s Stortford and died two days later. Despite feeling unwell, Harlow mum Chidimma Susan Ezenyili, known as Suzy, had struggled to work because she was determined not to let down her…

ON MONDAY, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) launched its new, interactive website. The innovative online platform will provide up-to-date information and data on road safety in Essex, with segmented content, tailored to a variety or road users. The user-friendly site, provides a carefully crafted…

FOURTH-generation farmer Robert Padfield is following in a proud family tradition as he takes up the role of National Farming Union (NFU) Essex County Chair. He is the fourth member of his family to serve as county chair, after his grandfather Robert, father James and…

TO help people enter employment, change career, or advance in their current job, ACL Essex is launching Skills Bootcamps. These free, flexible courses will last for 12 weeks and will give people the opportunity to develop valuable sector-specific skills. ACL Essex’s bootcamp courses are focused…

DOZENS of new climate-friendly modular homes for Essex rough sleepers could be ready by early 2025 as part of an ambitious £2.7million charity project – if the final part of funding can be found by March 2024. The 24 self-contained units would be based at…

A MAJOR supplier of fresh produce based on the border of Harlow has gone into administration with the loss of over 200 jobs. The Grocer understands that UK Salads based at Netherhall Road in Roydon has unsecured creditors totalling more than £10m. Alastair Massey and Glyn…

FIVE people have been charged after a series of warrants and arrests were carried out by officers from teams across Essex Police. On Thursday (29 February 2024) officers from our Operational Support Group and our Serious Organised Crime Unit executed six warrants across the county…

Dear Editor, IF it were not such a serious subject, it would have been entertaining to read the spin put on Harlow Council’s budget by Cllr’s Leppard, Swords et al. The fact remains however that this is an irresponsible budget passed by the Conservative administration…

A MATERNAL mental health service, provided by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), has expanded to support more people across Essex. By Your Side, provided in collaboration with midwifery colleagues, offers therapeutic care and grief therapy for women and birthing parents who have experienced…

Harlow Sea Cadets set to hold Indoor Table Top Sale. Full details below.