UKIP councillor for Bush Fair, Dan Long has made a contribution to help a charity bike ride being undertaken by a local cafe owner in his ward. Cllr Long went down to Cafe Pizzeria to with Mehmet Kakmak good luck on his cycle challenge to…

M11 Essex – Delays on M11 London-bound between J5, A1168 (Loughton) and J4, A406 (Woodford), because of an accident earlier on. All lanes have been re-opened. M11 Essex – One lane blocked and queuing traffic on M11 southbound between J8, A120 (Bishops Stortford) and J7,…

THIS ward has not alway been the total cakewalk of the Tories that you would expect. In 2012, Muriel Jolles only won by 163 votes. She beat the hard working Tom Newens. Joel Charles own by 316 votes in 2014. But that is no surprise.…

PROJECTS in Harlow and all across Essex providing help to disadvantaged children, people who are homeless, advocacy for disabled people, a summer theatre programme for young people and a project helping migrants to integrate into their local community, are among those given much-needed funding in…

HARLOW College has been shortlisted for a NatWest Skills and Opportunities Award, a fund that supports projects run by charities, social enterprises, community groups, state-funded schools and colleges across the UK. To be shortlisted, the College had to demonstrate how they are helping people in…

ON Saturday 16 April Mehmet Cakmak, a small businessman from Harlow, will be donning his cycle helmet and setting off on a mammoth mission across Europe – travelling from Harlow to Turkey – using only pedal power! The father of four is undertaking the 3,000…

A PLANNING application has been submitted to demolish a number of units in the West Gate area of Harlow. The application is as follows: Gate House West Gate Harlow Description: Demolition of Existing Units To Be Undertaken In Two Phases. The First Phase Covers The…

CATCH Britain’s hottest young comedians at Harlow Playhouse this Saturday! This comedy night’s got quite a line up – meet the ‘Hilarious Four’ Carly Smallman, Jarred Christmas, Paul Tonkinson, Andrew Doyle

A seven-year-old girl died from multiple injuries when a bouncy castle she was playing on blew away in Harlow, an inquest has heard. Summer Grant was at a funfair in the Town Park on 26 March when the incident happened. Senior Essex Coronor Caroline Beasley…

A DAY nursery based at the Latton Bush Centre has been rated as ‘Inadequate” by Ofsted. The government watchdog inspected the centre in March and published their report on April 13th. The report stated: Assessments of children’s learning are not carried out frequently enough to…



BURNT Mill Academy has been nationally recognised for its exceptional 2015 performance by the Schools, Students and Teachers network (SSAT). Educational Outcomes data analysis from SSAT has shown that the school is in the top 10% nationally for progress made by pupils between their key…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses to an aggravated burglary at a house in Harlow. Two men with a large black dog forced their way into the property in Fold Croft at 6.50pm on Thursday April 7. They rang the doorbell and pushed the occupant…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to flooding in a number of properties in a 12 floor block of flats. Crews assisted residents to salvage belongings and used an aqua vac to pump water from the affected properties. The Water Board and UK Power Network were also…

FOUR years ago, there were two seats up in this ward and the two Labour candidates won by a country mile. Then came the brief purple reign in 2014, when Ukip’s Dan Long won by 50 votes. Labour’s popular Ian Beckett retained his seat in…