THE Essex Police Business Crime Team wants businesses and customers to know ‘if you’re at work, you’re ‘just here to work’. Legislation introduced a year ago places a responsibility on employers to protect their staff from sexual harassment from colleagues, customers, clients and the public.…

A BOLD new chapter in Harlow’s regeneration story is advancing rapidly, with major progress now being made on the construction for the transformational new Arts and Cultural Quarter in Playhouse Square – a key milestone in Harlow Council’s mission to rebuild our town. Following months…

PASSENGERS using Greater Anglia’s high performing services in Essex and Hertfordshire will soon benefit from simpler train journeys, with the expansion of contactless ticketing.   Tap in tap out technology will be available at 50 stations across the south-east from 14 December, making train travel…

ROBIN Porter has been appointed as the Chair of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). Robin takes over the role from Acting Chair of Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, Professor Gurch Randhawa, who will now step into the role of Deputy Chair.…

OFFICERS investigating a multi-vehicle collision on the M11 in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 16 November) are appealing for anyone with information or dash cam footage to get in touch. We were called at just before 1am to reports of a collision involving…

A HERTFORDSHIRE man who spent 19 days in a coma after catching flu last winter has urged all eligible people to have their vaccine and get protected. Steve Collett, aged 44, from Stevenage has spoken about his experience of being in intensive care in a…

A HARLOW pub has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets – in the Loo of the Year Awards 2025. The William Aylmer, a Wetherspoon pub in Kitson Way, has been awarded a platinum grading by inspectors. The awards are aimed at…

FARRIER Sam Dracott – whose video of him removing a horseshoe was the most watched TikTok of 2022 – has become a Redwings Horse Sanctuary Ambassador. Surrey-based Sam has been a registered farrier shoeing horses in the South-East for the past 13 years. Just two…

NET Academies Trust school, Katherines Primary Academy, enjoyed a visit today from Chris Vince MP in advance of the forthcoming Parliament Week.  Chris was given a guided tour of the school building by two of our Pupil Advocates, Kaiden and Irene, before being introduced to…

THE couple jailed for the manslaughter by gross negligence of a nine-year old girl after she was trapped in a bouncy castle in Harlow are continuing to work in the fairground industry, a special investigation has revealed. In March 2016, the William and Shelby Thurston…

RESIDENTS living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment can book their place on our Christmas memory train due to depart on Wednesday 3 December 2025. The Christmas memory train runs on the Epping Ongar Railway departing and returning to North Weald station. Tickets are free…

AN Essex Police initiative is helping get shoplifting suspects to court faster. In just six months, it’s secured 930 charges and saved more than 10 weeks of officer time. Since April 2025, suspects named in shop theft cases can be summonsed straight to magistrates’ court…

FROM managing budgets to pursuing university dreams, learners are showing how boosting numeracy skills gives them confidence. Maths skills also open doors to new opportunities that can change their lives. This Maths Week some ACL Essex maths learners from Maldon share their experiences. Elle Major,…

THE Best Businesswomen Awards have announced their winners for 2025 at a glittering Gala Awards ceremony held at the Daventry Court Hotel. Businesswoman Nicola Court from Path to Wellbeing won Best Business Silver and silver in Best Health and Beauty in this prestigious competition which…