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Harlow man who offered to spy for Russia jailed for seven years

Harlow man who offered to spy for Russia jailed for seven years

Harlow man who offered to spy for Russia jailed for seven years

07 November 2025

Howard Phillips, 66, was arrested after a series of interactions with undercover counter terrorism officers, whom he believed were Russian agents.


It’s happened again! Brick pillar demolished by a car at shopping centre

It’s happened again! Brick pillar demolished by a car at shopping centre

It’s happened again! Brick pillar demolished by a car at shopping centre

05 November 2025

For the second time in five years, a brick pillar in the covered walkway of Thorley Neighbourhood Centre has been flattened by a car.


North Weald Market could lose up to 100 stalls under Google data centre plan

North Weald Market could lose up to 100 stalls under Google data centre plan

North Weald Market could lose up to 100 stalls under Google data centre plan

03 November 2025

Epping Forest council’s £88m land sale to tech giant means market space at North Weald Airfield will be converted into parking for data centre.


Just Stop Oil activist from Manuden acquitted of Stonehenge criminal damage

Just Stop Oil activist from Manuden acquitted of Stonehenge criminal damage

Just Stop Oil activist from Manuden acquitted of Stonehenge criminal damage

01 November 2025

Judge Paul Dugdale told jury they had to assess whether conviction would be “proportionate interference” with the three defendants’ rights to protest.


Iconic Volvos with low mileage to clock up auction bids at Sworders

Iconic Volvos with low mileage to clock up auction bids at Sworders

Iconic Volvos with low mileage to clock up auction bids at Sworders

31 October 2025

Two exceptional examples of the archetypal antiques dealer’s car are up for sale at the Stansted auction house.


Stolen art found at Stansted auction house returned to its owner after 32 years

Stolen art found at Stansted auction house returned to its owner after 32 years

Stolen art found at Stansted auction house returned to its owner after 32 years

30 October 2025

The 200-year-old funeral hatchment – a diamond-shaped painting of a deceased’s coat of arms – had been missing from a Norfolk church since 1993.


Cancer patient Mike turns to Band of Builders to convert home for sick wife Christine

Cancer patient Mike turns to Band of Builders to convert home for sick wife Christine

Cancer patient Mike turns to Band of Builders to convert home for sick wife Christine

28 October 2025

Bishop’s Stortford builder stricken with prostate cancer and heart disease turns to charity to convert home for wife who has early onset Alzheimer’s.


Energy company bombards widower with phone calls asking to speak to his dead wife

Energy company bombards widower with phone calls asking to speak to his dead wife

Energy company bombards widower with phone calls asking to speak to his dead wife

27 October 2025

Roger Shier’s wife Christine died on September 4 and the next day Ovo Energy rang demanding to speak to her over an “overdue” bill of £117.86.


The boy with enough hair to make FOUR wigs for children with cancer

The boy with enough hair to make FOUR wigs for children with cancer

The boy with enough hair to make FOUR wigs for children with cancer

23 October 2025

Schoolboy Davi Badhan, 11, who started growing his hair before Covid, is preparing for a haircut and hoping to raise £3,000 for Little Princess Trust.


Estate agent’s quiz night raises £2,000 for life-saving cause close to their heart

Estate agent’s quiz night raises £2,000 for life-saving cause close to their heart

Estate agent’s quiz night raises £2,000 for life-saving cause close to their heart

20 October 2025

Jack Willmott’s older brother, Charlie, remains on crutches more than two years after Essex & Herts Air Ambulance medics helped to save his life.


Sawbridgeworth author lifts the lid on her family’s Second World War secret

Sawbridgeworth author lifts the lid on her family’s Second World War secret

Sawbridgeworth author lifts the lid on her family’s Second World War secret

15 October 2025

Norma McCloud’s story of how the gift of a wooden toy box turned out to be from her real father, an American GI she never knew about until she was 40.


Original resident of road on Stortford estate built 65 years ago dies aged 90

Original resident of road on Stortford estate built 65 years ago dies aged 90

Original resident of road on Stortford estate built 65 years ago dies aged 90

14 October 2025

John Winckles moved in to Blackbushe on the Parsonage estate with his wife Joyce in 1960 and lived there for 65 years until his death in September.


Hertfordshire’s new SEND transport contract ‘a large disaster’, says Stortford mum

Hertfordshire’s new SEND transport contract ‘a large disaster’, says Stortford mum

Hertfordshire’s new SEND transport contract ‘a large disaster’, says Stortford mum

13 October 2025

Parents of disabled Noah Horrax, 8, force a return to their former school transport provider after just four weeks following a string of issues.


‘The world needs more love, so please be kind’ – Jez’s poignant final words to his family at 24

‘The world needs more love, so please be kind’ – Jez’s poignant final words to his family at 24

‘The world needs more love, so please be kind’ – Jez’s poignant final words to his family at 24

07 October 2025

Jez Smith, 24, was found dead at Bishop’s Stortford’s YMCA hostel – now his family want to raise awareness around men’s mental health and suicide.


Symbols of love and loss that bring comfort to the parents of stillborn baby Mabyl

Symbols of love and loss that bring comfort to the parents of stillborn baby Mabyl

Symbols of love and loss that bring comfort to the parents of stillborn baby Mabyl

06 October 2025

Natalie Heather shares her story to highlight Baby Loss Awareness Week and the work of Sands, which supports bereaved families.


‘So many women abandon themselves. We silence our needs, pour into everyone else… and forget who we are’

‘So many women abandon themselves. We silence our needs, pour into everyone else… and forget who we are’

‘So many women abandon themselves. We silence our needs, pour into everyone else… and forget who we are’

01 October 2025

Life coach, single mum and breast cancer survivor Rachel Savory, 44, among 30 entrepreneurs set to reveal all in ‘Unmasked’ exhibition in Birmingham.


Harlow College’s tribute to its journalism school patron and former student John Stapleton

Harlow College’s tribute to its journalism school patron and former student John Stapleton

Harlow College’s tribute to its journalism school patron and former student John Stapleton

26 September 2025

The former breakfast TV presenter, Panorama and Newsnight reporter and Nationwide and Watchdog host trained at the college in the 1960s.


Southern Country Park angler yanks invasive crayfish from lake

Southern Country Park angler yanks invasive crayfish from lake

Southern Country Park angler yanks invasive crayfish from lake

17 September 2025

Thorley Park angler Robert Shuffield, 78, contacted the Indie to raise the alarm after catching an invasive American signal crayfish.


Village blacksmith gives pocket watch expert’s vintage ‘royal’ machine new lease of life

Village blacksmith gives pocket watch expert’s vintage ‘royal’ machine new lease of life

Village blacksmith gives pocket watch expert’s vintage ‘royal’ machine new lease of life

17 September 2025

Grandey’s Place craftsman Seth Kennedy found help from an unexpected quarter when a rare piece of vintage machinery required a vital upgrade.


Kidnap victim may be buried in East End garden of Kray twins’ tailor and not near Bishop’s Stortford

Kidnap victim may be buried in East End garden of Kray twins’ tailor and not near Bishop’s Stortford

Kidnap victim may be buried in East End garden of Kray twins’ tailor and not near Bishop’s Stortford

15 September 2025

The Aussie wife of Rupert Murdoch’s deputy may be buried at a Kray twins’ tailor in the East End, not in Stocking Pelham, her family have been told.


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