A former head teacher and councillor has appeared in court charged with incident assault against an underage boy. Keith Tait, 75, of North Mill Place Halstead, who represented the Shelley ward for 36 years from 1977 until 2013 has been charged
A witness appeal has been launched after an aggravated burglary. The incident happened at an address in Albert Gardens, Church Langley, near Hastingwood in the early hours of Thursday January 16. A group of men broke into the house at around
A missing teenager from South Wales believed to be in Essex has been found. Jac Jones, 16, from Pontarddulais in Swansea was found by officers in Clacton on Wednesday, January 15. He was reported missing from his home on Sunday, November 3.
Will Podmore is wrong in his assessment of democracy. The process is that candidates and their parties state what they propose in a manifesto and we, the electorate, chose who will be the person to represent their area in Parliament. If he thinks he
A man has been charged in connection with three burglaries across the district. Tre Lewis, 23, of St Egberts Way, Chingford, was arrested in North Weald on Thursday, January 15 has now been charged with three counts of burglary. Jewellery,
Good morning everyone, hope you all have a lovely Sunday. Here is your morning travel update. Traffic No major delays, accidents or road works reported on any motorways and major roads. Tube Hammersmith and City Line: Severe delays
Police are progressing their investigation into a disturbance outside a Sainsbury’s store. Officers were called to Old Station Road in Loughton shortly after 5.50pm yesterday to reports of a fight involving a number of teenagers. The disturbance
The head of police budgeting in Essex has said he would wait until 5G works have been completed before spending any more money replacing the current police radio system. Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst was speaking just 24
This building was once a landmark for people in Waltham Forest - but what is there today. The photo shows the Public Hall that once stood on the site of the Town Hall in Orford Road, Walthamstow. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive
