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ADAM Fox has been selected as Labour’s candidate for Mayor by members across Essex following a countywide selection process including a series of local hustings. Adam Fox brings extensive experience in local government, having served as a Colchester councillor for seven years, including as Labour…
ENGLAND’S 11 million private renters were granted the most significant increase to their rights in a generation when the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill received Royal Assent today at 7.40pm. The Renters’ Rights Act delivers on the government’s Plan for Change manifesto commitment to rebalance the…
HARLOW Chorus returns to St John’s Church in Epping on Saturday 1st November for the first concert of their 50th anniversary season, when they’ll be performing the operatic Petite Messe Solonnelle by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) – a work which, despite the name, is neither petite…
ESSEX County Council has confirmed it will sign funding agreements with the Department for Education (DfE) to recover around £6.5 million for its work supporting schools affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). In August 2023, changes to DfE policy required urgent action at school…
GET ready for a spooktacular evening at Gilden Park Store by Londis, CM17 Harlow!Show off your most creative costumes and stand a chance to win amazing prizes! 🏆 🥇 £100 Smyths Toys Gift Card🥈 £50 The Entertainer Gift Card🥉 £25 Amazon Gift Card 🕕 Judging…
A PLANNING application has been submitted for a children’s home in Harlow. This application is for a Proposed Full Planning Application for Change of Use for the use of 37 Upper Stoneyfield, Harlow as a children’s home for a duo placement for children aged 8-18…
A HARLOW Labour councillor is pressing Harlow Council to place a blue plaque on the council building in memory of the late MP Stan Newens. Mr Newens represented Harlow in Westminster from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1983. He was also a…
A HARLOW woman has been charged with dealing in crack cocaine and heroin. Lennie-May Wade, aged 20, of Milwards, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court, charged with the following. Between April 13th and May 22nd, 2025 in Harlow, were concerned in the supplying of a…
WITH last winter’s government-commissioned research into the “causes and impact of glare” now expected in the coming weeks following delays, new data reveals just how serious the issue has become for UK drivers this winter. Car insurance experts at Tiger.co.uk are calling for tougher regulations on the…
HARLOW Council has successfully defended its decision to refuse a private hire driver licence, following serious safeguarding allegations. In 2022, the council took immediate action to revoke the licence of Mr Kazi Haque. When Mr Haque later submitted a fresh application, Harlow Council’s Regulatory Sub-Committee…
NET Academies Trust is a family of six academies: Latton Green Primary Academy, Katherines Primary Academy, Longwood Primary Academy and Nursery, Jerounds Primary Academy, Abbotsweld Primary Academy and Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy. They have now announced that Harlowbury Primary, Fawbert and Barnard and Tanys…
A DAY of coordinated action targeting drug dealing activity and associated exploitation saw arrests made, weapons seized and vulnerable people safeguarded. A police spokesperson said: ‘Our Operation Raptor officers, who work solely on the issue of county lines activity in Essex, joined forces with safeguarding…
IN the past few weeks, we have encountered scammers trying to rent rooms in houses that do not exist, warns Streets2Homes and Reverend Jokey Poyntz. “With fifty people going to each viewing just for a room, scammers are exploiting people’s desperation and demanding deposits for…
ENSURE you support your friendly local for a fantastic fundraiser event for Leukemia awareness this coming Saturday from 2.30PM. More details below.
THREE Harlow residents have been charged with a number of drug offences. Ricky Fetti, aged 35, Risdens, Harlow Between 18 Oct 2024 and 22 Oct 2025 at Harlow were concerned in the supplying of a quantity of cannabis, a controlled drug of class B, to another…
HARLOW Ballet Association present their Annual Autumn Gala for one performance only on Sunday 2nd November at 3.00 p.m. As always, the HBA Gala programme offers something for everyone: the Choreographic Showcase always produces some thoughtful, inspirational work. We are excited to announce that there will be an excerpt from Barbara-Anne Palmer’s Atmospheric…
