THE LEADER OF the Harlow Alliance Party has urged the council to consult more residents on the sale of garages across town. Nicholas Taylor to Councillor Dan Swords (Leader of the Council): I note that the issue of how residents and garage tenants were advised…

A HARLOW man has been charged with blackmail, actual bodily harm and possession of a firearm. Ryan Webb, aged 49 , The Hides, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court in relation to the following. On October 18th 2025, with a view to gain for yourself…

Update: Mistakenly-released sex offender Hadush Kebatu has been arrested this morning after a two-day manhunt. Click below for more details. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c17pez0pl57t MET Police continue to carry out extensive enquiries as the manhunt for Hadush Kebatu continues. Officers have now confirmed that he was last seen…

HISTORIC Royal Palaces has announced that its inaugural Inspiring History Teaching Awards is open for entries. Delivered with support from the Historical Association and partners across the UK, this new national award scheme celebrates teachers who bring the past to life in classrooms across the…

THE HEATH Players set to present Jack the Ripper. Full details below. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/heathplayers

A POPULAR Essex market could be losing as many as 100 stalls after a major land deal between Google and the local council to build a new data centre at the airfield where it is based. The hugely popular North Weald Market, which operates every…

MORE than 7,000 Hertfordshire residents have had their say on plans to replace the county’s existing councils with ‘unitary’ authorities reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Hertfordshire currently operates a two-tier system of local government, with one county council and 10 district and borough councils. But…

BACK in June, a member of the Harlow Alliance Party asked the portfolio holder for Housing, cllr David Carter, how many of the Millbrook Studio dwellings had been filled by Harlow residents from the housing register? At that time, cllr Carter told the chamber that…

ACCLAIMED TV historian David Olusoga, known for his powerful BBC series A House Through Time and Black and British: A Forgotten History, has announced 2026 dates for his A Gun Through Time show. As he is currently appearing on Celebrity Traitors, and fresh from interviewing…

Dear Editor  THE Conservative leader of Harlow Council, Councillor Swords, has had at least one meeting with “Harlow says No”. This is a group that uses racist, aggressively anti-Islamic images on their Facebook pages, they dehumanise migrants by labelling them “illegals”, they urge their followers…

THE volunteer-run market, which has become a much-loved fixture for local residents, is purchasing 40 brand-new books for the Newhall Primary Academy library. In addition, the Market is also donating a selection of toys and equipment to Smiles Montessori, Newhall, our local nursery, in appreciation…

MORE than 3.5 million people have already filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year and with 100 days to the 31 January 2026 deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding those yet to file to do it early.…

POSTWAR Britain experienced massive political, economic, social, technological and architectural changes. This free film screening includes professional and amateur films that highlight some of these changes focusing mainly on the built environment. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/films-and-the-postwar-built-environment-tickets-1828238242799?aff=oddtdtcreator Across Britain social policy changes were being implemented to rapidly address the…

TWO Harlow residents have been charged with running an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in the town. Antoanaeta Guna and Eugen Guna, of Old Todd Brook, Barn Miles Close, Harlow have been charged with the following. On or about July 16th, 2024, at Harlow…