A SERVING Essex Police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after making false reports to police and an insurance company regarding the alleged theft of a vehicle. An accelerated misconduct hearing, chaired by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington at Essex Police Headquarters in Chelmsford, which…

ACL Essex is strengthening its digital offer to communities across the county. The learning provider is growing its IT support to help adults build digital confidence, switch careers or manage everyday tasks online. ACL Essex delivers a wide range of courses such as basic digital…

OVER 26,000 happy customers visited the Harlow Playhouse during the pantomime season. Sleeping Beauty was a huge success. Night after night, it played to sell out houses. In fact, there were days in which they performed three shows in a day. It was testament to…

IN 2024, 47 people were killed, 734 were seriously injured, and 2,204 were slightly injured in reported road collisions on Great Britain’s roads where the road surface was slippery due to weather conditions. Many UK drivers return to work this week amid cold snap The…

THE HARLOW Angling Centre has announced the closure of its shop in Bush Fair. The statement on their Facebook page as follows: “Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close the shop in the new year. We will be running as usual up to…

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ESSEX Firefighters were called to a lake in Rangers Road, near Buckhurst Hill, following a dog rescue attempt that left two people in icy water. A member of the public fell through ice in an attempt to rescue a dog. A passer-by then entered the…

TRAFFIC was held for a time this evening after a car caught fire on the M11. Details are below. National Highways reported that traffic has now been released. https://twitter.com/HighwaysEAST/status/2007899061290942615?s=20

FEATURING an impressive cast and accompanied by a live Orchestra numbering over 30 musicians. We are delighted to bring back Dnipro Opera theatre from the Ukraine for our next Opera Season. This opera and ballet theatre has a long-standing heritage of top-quality opera productions, and…

THE owner of a gym in the heart of Harlow has announced that the gym will be closing at the end of the month. Ripped Gym is based at Wych Elm. Michelle Meade-Wyatt sent us the following statement. “On January 31st, 2026, we will close.…

A BRIEF respite for Emergency Departments over the festive period, while welcome, will do little to settle staff nerves as a cold snap descends over England.  That’s the message from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine today (2 January, 2026), following the publication of NHS England’s Situational Report datacovering…

MUMS of special needs children in Essex claim they are being left behind while waiting months for an assessment. Essex County Council has been battling to improve the service from its position as the worst in the country when just one per cent of assessments…

A HARLOW man is taking on a major swimming challenge in order to raise money for children in Gaza. Mark Watson’s message on his Justgiving page states: “I have felt helpless day after day seeing images of countless children in Gaza with broken bodies and…

REMARKABLY compelling, amazingly detailed, and always humorous The popular star of TV’s Street Psychic, Psychic Private Eyes and Psychic Academy, Tony Stockwell has a long-established credibility as one of the top Intuitive Mediums. Tony demonstrates his belief that those who have passed can communicate with…