A YELLOW weather warning for thunderstorms has been made for Essex today as rain sweeps across the South East. The Met Office has issued advice as the warning for thunderstorms will be in place from midday today until 6pm. The band of thunderstorms is set…

THE local NHS is urging everyone who hasn’t had their booster – or hasn’t started their COVID vaccinations yet – to make getting the jab their New Year’s resolution. https://www.myhealthessex.co.uk You can even get your jab this bank holiday weekend. Get yourself the best belated…

FACE masks are to be worn in secondary classrooms in England’s schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced. The temporary reintroduction of face coverings aims to address concerns about schools remaining open for face-to-face learning this coming term. Meanwhile,…

WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of an assault in Harlow. Their officers were called at 4.30pm on Thursday 30 December to the junction of First Avenue with Mandela Avenue (The Stow roundabout) A man in his 20s suffered a serious injury to his…

FROM Boxers to Beagles, Greyhounds to Golden Retrievers, all pups are welcome at St Clare Hospice’s 16th annual charity dog walk, taking place on Sunday 27th February. Dozens of dogs of all shapes and sizes are set to take part in the Hospice’s sponsored 5km…

THREE Essex Police officers have been recognised for their outstanding work in the New Year Honours list. Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington and Detective Chief Inspector Danny Stoten receive Queen’s Policing Medals, with a British Empire Medal for Police Constable Dawn Wood. DCI Stoten led the…

TWENTY-nine Essex people have been awarded honours in the Queen’s New Year honours list. Of those recognised, seven received awards for helping their communities in the Covid-19 pandemic. Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex, the Queen’s personal representative in the county, said: “The past year…

MAY we wish a Happy New Year to all our readers, viewers, followers, listeners, likers, commentators etc. Let us hope that 2022 is everything hope you want it to be. Let us hope that we get closer to normality and so we raise a glass…

AN elderly man has been taken to hospital after a flat fire in Harlow. A number of fire crews attended at the flat in the Arkwrights area of Harlow just after 10pm on New Years Eve night. YH understands from a concerned neighbour that the…

ESSEX Police have reported two successes involving stolen cars, even though one of the vehicles was involved in a crash while being pursued. The driver was arrested. A statement this morning (Friday, 31 December) from Thurrock police said: “Officers from our Operational Support Group had…

WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…

ESSEX Firefighters have been urged to protect themselves from toxic fire contaminants in response to research that found more than four times higher rates of cancer amongst firefighters who took part, relative to the general public . It is thought that toxic fire contaminants are…

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