OFSTED have written a glowing report as they monitor the progress of St James’ school in Harlow after it slipped into special measures. The school is now being led by an executive head, Mary Evans, who divides her time between St James and Henry Moore…

POLICE in Harlow are no longer seeking a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with an incident in Bishopsfield, Harlow, which happened in the early hours of January 18. The man was arrested on Monday April 28 and taken to Harlow Police Station for questioning before…

POLICE in Suffolk are renewing appeals for information to trace a Hollesley Bay prisoner who failed to return following a period of home leave, who may now be in the Harlow area. Prison staff contacted police just after 1am on Saturday 26 April to report…

POLICE are appealing for information about a teenage girl who robbed three 11-year-old girls of their mobile phones. The victims were approached whilst they were walking in Tendring Road in Harlow between 2.25pm and 2.40pm on Saturday April 26. Detective Mike Ferguson said: “The suspect…

A £30 refund is on offer for parents in Essex who buy cloth nappies or sign up to a nappy laundering service. Cloth nappies are a real alternative to using disposables, and there are a number of reasons to make the switch. From just £80,…

ESSEX Police officers have now charged a man with the theft of artefacts from Museums in Essex and in London. Daniel Johnson, aged 32 from Canfield Road, Takeley nr Bishops Stortford has been charged with burglary and theft at Stansted Mountfitchet Castle; theft at the…

BACK in December 2013 Essex County Council consulted with residents on how it could improve services for adults with disabilities, today Thursday 24 April the results of this consultation are published. Essex County Council wanted to understand how it could improve services to ensure adults…

IT IS one of the crowning jewels of Harlow life but of you had any doubts just look at all the shows on this weekend. Friday April 25th The World’s Worst Serial Killers 7.30pm Friday April 25th to Saturday 26th Quartet by Global Theatre Company…

POLICE in Harlow are issuing photographs of jewellery that has been recovered and is believed to have been stolen. Officers have been unable to find the owners as it does not match any burglary report, so are appealing for the owner to contact them. It…

0900 hrs M11 Essex – One lane closed on M11 southbound between J6 M25 and J5, A1168 (Loughton), because of an accident. M25 Essex – Heavy traffic on M25 anticlockwise at J27 M11. In the roadworks area.

WHILE people across the country were enjoying an extended break from work this weekend, staff at the region’s ambulance service were kept busy – responding to more than 10,000 calls over the four day Easter break. In total the East of England Ambulance Service NHS…

POLICE want to hear from anyone who recognises a man and a woman caught on CCTV at the time that £45 worth of champagne and sparkling wine were stolen. Two suspects had entered the Co-op store, in Tumbler Road, Harlow, just before 9.05pm on Monday…

POLICE in Harlow are appealing for any witnesses to a burglary at a property in Rectory Wood between April 20-21. Thieves broke in and searched the premises, but nothing appears to have been taken. Detectives at Harlow CID are looking for anyone who saw anyone…

THE funeral of a Harlow man who died after his plane crashed in field near Writtle last month will take place next week. Simon Chamberlain, 29, a married father of one from Harlow, died when the YAK 52 crashed into a field off the A414…