A MAN has pleaded guilty to possession of drugs in Harlow. Mitchell Cro, aged 30, of The Chalets, North Weald, pled to the following at Chelmsford Magistrates court. On October 24th, 2025, in Harlow, had in your possession 5.58g of cannabis, a controlled drug of…

LAST week, Church Langley woman Laura Nixon, opened up her new dog accessories business. Hundreds turned up to the grand opening at their unit on Hurricane Way in North Weald Bassett. However, they have a number of very impressive social media platforms, where eye can…

THE Essex Police Business Crime Team are asking the county’s retailers to work with them to help prevent knife crime. By encouraging stores which sell knives to sign up to the force’s Responsible Retailers scheme, they are helping to limit the opportunities for knives to…

ANOTHER stage in the simplification of local government in Essex takes place as interim CEO appointed for Greater Essex Combined Authority. Greater Essex has reached another stage in plans to radically simplify local government in Essex to improve services and save taxpayers millions of pounds…

SETDAB is proud to support the UN’s 16 Days of Activism campaign from 25 November to 10 December 2025, a global initiative to end violence against women and uphold human rights.  This year’s focus is on technology-facilitated abuse, where everyday devices and apps are misused…

SADLY, Essex Police can confirm a police officer died in the line of duty yesterday (Wednesday 19 November) following a collision on the A12. The officer was responding to an emergency at the time of the collision which took place on the stretch of road…

MEMORIALUniversity of Newfoundland (MUN) President Janet Morrison is currently at the university’s UK-based Harlow campus after comments that Memorial might be looking to close it down reports Andrew Connors. The Muse got the opportunity to speak with her one-on-one while she was here. We asked…

Biggest uplift in defence spending since the Cold War delivering 8,200 jobs and £1.6bn investment in the East of England. 13 potential new sites identified for munitions and energetics factories, including Essex, with the first expected to begin construction next year. Plan brings back defence…

ESSEX Police is asking for the public’s help following a collision in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “We were called to a collision at the cycle track by Tany’s Dell Community Primary School and Nursery at around 11.30am on Tuesday 11 November. An elderly man reported…

TRAVEL Alert: There is a lane closed on exit slip on M11 near Harlow due to a fuel spillage. More follows. https://twitter.com/Essex_Travel/status/1991865361470488916?s=20 https://twitter.com/Essex_Travel/status/1991857596542890435?s=20 https://twitter.com/Essex_Travel/status/1991857523188809819?s=20

A MAJOR prostate cancer screening trial, external aimed at finding the best way to detect the disease has been launched in the UK reports the BBC. The first letters have been sent out from GPs inviting men to join the study, the biggest of its kind in decades.…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today (20 November 2025) updated its list of deliberate tax defaulters – those who deliberately defaulted on tax exceeding £25,000.  The latest update adds more than 160 individuals and businesses, including a vape importer, a waste broker, property developers and online retailers.  It includes Munchies Pizza 4U Limited, who…

LAST month, 41 Year 11 GCSE Business Studies and Retail Business students enjoyed an engaging and educational trip to Cadbury World, gaining a firsthand insight into the operations of a major global brand. The day began with a self-guided tour of the factory, where students…

FROM licensing barbershops to getting tough on rogue landlords – MPs hold UK’s first ever consultation on criminal High Street shops A leading All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has heard calls for the Government to take urgent action in 3 key areas to tackle the growing…