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1200 hrs M11 Northbound blocked due to accident, car and lorry involved between J7 A414 (Harlow) and J8 A120 (Bishops Stortford).
Update: 0900 hrs Adrianna Caka, who was missing from her home in Harlow, has been found in Stratford. POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a woman from Harlow who has gone missing. Adrianna Caka, 44, was last seen in Birmingham on August…
POLICE have warned residents to be vigilant after a house in Purford Green was burgled. The house on the main street on Tumbler Road was broken into on Thursday afternoon. A quantity of jewellery was taken. It is believed that the burglars entered the house…
28th August Jacqui Hicks and the Brian Dee Trio Jacqui Hicks studied saxophone and flute at Leeds College of Music where she started singing. After a post-graduate course at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama Jacqui joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra as their…
ESSEX County Council’s Public Health Team is calling on all residents across the county who are eligible for the shingles immunisation to make sure they get it. Shingles can be painful and uncomfortable. Some people are left with pain lasting for years after the initial…
150th Anniversary Celebration & Victorian Bank Holiday Weekend A fitting party to celebrate 150 years of the Epping Ongar Railway. They will have Victorian themes but will also be remembering other key periods in the Railway’s 150 year history during their three-day extravaganza. This year…
NHS 111 and local pharmacies remain available this August Bank Holiday weekend Local doctors are reminding people to call NHS 111 for free if you need medical advice fast but it’s not an emergency, and to visit your pharmacy for help and advice on managing…
ESSEX County Council is on track to deliver 3,150 new school places following record investment. In response to continued growth of the county, Essex County Council has spent almost £48million creating 3,000 new primary places and 150 secondary places for the 2015/16 academic year. With…
THE region’s ambulance service has urged people to be prepared and take care to avoid a medical emergency this August bank holiday. Officials from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) are gearing up for the long weekend by reminding people to take…
THIS summer holiday, The Harvey Centre, Harlow, is getting ready for some very special guest appearances. On Saturday 29 August, Peppa Pig fans will be delighted as Peppa, her brother George, plus Mummy and Daddy Pig visit the Harvey Centre for a fun filled day.…
0700 hrs M11 Essex – Slow traffic on M11 southbound between J5, A1168 (Loughton) and J4, A406 (Woodford).
The green-fingered owners of 27 beautiful gardens in and around Harlow, Church Langley and Hastingwood threw open their gates to visitors for the two-day event organised by the charity’s Harlow Friends. From cottage and farmhouse gardens to courtyards and allotments, there was plenty to delight…
Private Victor George Parish Victor lived at Hobbs Cross and Threshersbush. He enlisted and served with The 1st Battalion of The Essex Regiment. Victor killed in action on August 6th at the age of 18 and is buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli.…
POLICE have released an e-fit of a man they want to identify in connection with the attempted robbery of a schoolboy. The 12-year-old victim was walking home from school along Tendring Road, Harlow, at 3.45pm on Wednesday June 17 when a man sitting near a…
A LORRY driver has been charged with causing two deaths by dangerous driving following a multiple-vehicle crash on the M11. Three cars, a horsebox and a lorry were involved in the crash on the northbound carriageway on May 15 last year. Geoffrey Mills, aged 53,…
Jct 6 (M25) and J7 for A414 Essex M11 Essex – Two lanes closed on M11 northbound between J6 M25 and J7, A414 (Harlow), because of an accident. 0730 hrs M11 Essex – Heavy traffic on M11 southbound between J5, A1168 (Loughton) and J4, A406…
