ON Tuesday, Harlow Town travelled to what is likely to be one of our furthest away games of the season, in the Gladwish Challenge Trophy to face Cranfield United, a side from the step below reports Logan Young. Aside from the football, the clubhouse was…

BASKETBALL will be boosted by a £10 million investment in the recreational game with the announcement of a ground-breaking collaboration between the Government and NBA. Credit: Basketball England It features a £10m joint investment to take the game to communities up and down the country…

LONDON Stansted has once again welcomed Air Force One as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at the start of their second state visit to the UK. Touching down shortly after 9pm, the President and First Lady received an official welcome from…

THE ward councillors for Newhall and Church Langley have issued a collective statement about the proposal to close the Old London Road and install a bus gate. Their statement reads: “Like thousands of residents in Newhall and Church Langley, we have always opposed Essex County…

IN the last few weeks I have been struggling to know what to say. Whilst this happens occasionally, it seldom lasts as long as this. From hostility and hatred hurled at others in the street, to evidence of extreme nationalism being unfurled on our roadside…

HARLOW hosted Billericay this Sunday on a sunny morning where the rain threatened but didn’t arrive. This was our second friendly warming us up for the season. The game was split into four twenty-minute periods to allow for many changes and for players from both…

Dear Editor,  EVERY year, thousands of families face a terrifying crisis. A sudden diagnosis. A life-threatening condition. A desperate need to be close to their child, but nowhere to stay.  The Sick Children’s Trust provides a calm, comforting space for families to be near their…

ESSEX Sexual Health Service, delivered by Provide Community and commissioned by Essex County Council, is marking Sexual Health Week 2025 next week (Monday 15 to Sunday21 September), with a focus on digital wellbeing, consent, and supporting young people in an increasingly online world. This year’s…

THAMES Valley’s police boss has hit back at Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he said some people in poverty may have no option but to shoplift reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Mr Polanski, 42, told the BBC that Britain was ‘criminalising poverty and criminalising…

Dear Editor, TOMORROW’S (18 September) full council meeting sees item 10b discuss the review of the council’s Constitution and it appears to be to the detriment of public accountability. Our efficient Tories want to reduce the number of questions a member of the public can…

PLANS for 56 new homes on north Essex farmland are set to be agreed, despite claims of “adverse impacts” of the development. Bloor Homes is proposing the new estate off High Lane in Stansted, which includes 22 affordable homes, with affordable social rent and affordable…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has announced the winner of its DAISY Awards® programme for June 2025. The programme enables patients, families, and colleagues to honour a nurse or midwife who has made a difference to their care and to shine a spotlight on…

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ONE in four driving tests in Great Britain are being taken in automatic cars, according to new data, as drivers opt for more electric vehicles (EVs) and shy away from manual gearboxes reports the BBC. Figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show…