ST Clare Hospice’s Hospice at Home team is celebrating receiving its 2500th referral to the service since opening in January 2014. The team of registered nurses and nursing assistants provide free, short-term, compassionate care for people with life-limiting illnesses in the comfort of their own…

A MAN has been jailed after being found in possession of an offensive weapon in a pub in Harlow. Xen Pisli, aged 28, of no fixed abode pled guilty to the following. On 03/06/2018 at Harlow had with you, without good reason or lawful authority,…

THE environment of a primary school will soon match the quality of education it provides. Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, is undergoing a programme of physical transformation which is set to be completed over the summer with the addition of two new classrooms. Last year,…

A HARLOW woman has escaped jail after being found close to seven times over the drink driving limit in Harlow. Emma Luck, aged 44, of Five Acres, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford Magistrates Court. On 04/04/2018 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle,…

Update: Statement from Home Office Home Office immigration officers were contacted by Essex Police on Friday 8 June after police officers attended at Mayfield Farm, Sheering Road, Old Harlow. Eleven people, who presented themselves as being from Iraq and Iran, were found on a lorry.…

Work starts on Market Square refurbishment Market Square is now undergoing a major facelift to transform it into a mixed-use area and restore it to its former glory. Contractors are now on site and the works are under way. The facelift will see the removal…

ESSEX Police are continuing to appeal for information to find Joshua Cullen, 21, who is wanted for failing to answer bail. He has links to Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, Stansted and the Republic of Ireland. Call 101 or @CrimestoppersUK

1800 hrs If you’re heading M25 clockwise J28. Please be aware there are severe delays of over four hours on the M25 clockwise between J24 and J28 due to emergency barrier repairs at J28. Severe delays on M11 both directions approaching the M25. Please plan…

TWO men have been arrested and more than £1.8m in cash has been seized in Harlow by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers. 20 officers from HMRC searched an industrial unit and two vehicles in Harlow and found bags containing the cash. The cash was…

THE future of struggling discount retailer Poundworld is in the balance after the main contender to buy the chain pulled out of talks reports the BBC. Poundworld, who have a shop in the Water Gardens in Harlow, was in talks with Alteri Investors, Poundworld’s founder…

PASSMORES Academy has been described and “Outstanding” and “Inspirational” after an inspection by government watchdog, Ofsted. The inspectors spent two days at the Tracyes Road school between May 9th and 10th. The report states The principal’s inspirational leadership has created a culture of high expectations…

STANSTED Airport says its bid to dramatically increase passenger numbers has been strengthened in the wake of a Government announcement regarding Heathrow. Alongside confirming support for the development of a third runway at Heathrow, the Government has confirmed its support for other UK airports looking…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler HALF of all GPs and a quarter of nurses are set to retire from practices in mid and south Essex in the next three years – adding further to the workforce pressures of one of the most challenged primary…

HARLOW residents can learn how to better understand and manage their mental health by reading books endorsed by medical experts and people with mental health needs. Today Essex Libraries, working in partnership with the Reading Agency and Society of Chief Librarians, has launched a new…