The Chair and Deputy Leader of Harlow Council visited Leigh-on-Sea yesterday to pay the council’s respects to popular Essex MP Sir David Amess who died last week. The long-serving Conservative MP was stabbed multiple times during a meeting with
A volunteer community garden project in Loughton has received a welcome boost to continue providing healthy outdoor activities for local people and support mental wellbeing. Restore Community (RC) received £4,000 from the independent charitable
West Essex charity, St Clare Hospice, is now enabling people in Harlow to connect with others and access in-person grief support with the return of its Bereavement Cafés. During the pandemic, the hospice moved its Bereavement Cafés online, in order
Just one in six 12 to 15-year-olds have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine in Epping, figures show. Figures from the UK’s daily Covid dashboard show 1,041 teenagers had received a first dose of the vaccine by October 17 – around 16.1
Residents will be able to have their say on plans to build a new state of the art film studios in Broxbourne later this month. The proposals for a £700million complex in Waltham Cross was announced in August, and received the backing of Prime Minister
An emergency food agency has expressed its thanks for Harvest Festival donations it has received which will enable it to further support local communities. 3Food4U works in partnership with schools and churches across Epping Forest district who
CAMPAIGNERS gathered near the scene of a teen pedestrian’s death to demand urgent action on safety measures. Nineteen-year-old Chalize Vitalis-Lovell was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Buckhurst Way on Tuesday (19 October). Residents are
Cattle grid cleaning is among the reasons why several roads across Epping Forest are set to be temporarily closed next month. A notice from Essex County Council in this week’s edition of the Guardian details the extent of the closures and other
