THE Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis, was in Harlow today (15 February 2016) to meet community leaders to talk about the town’s potential for growth in the future. With the Government investing £420m in new world class Public Health England labs…

SIR Charles Kao UTC, one of 40 state-funded technical academies for 14-19 year olds throughout England, specialises in Medical Technology and Smart Environments. Students have the opportunity to join the University Technical College full-time at Year 10 to study their GCSEs or in Year 12…

THE finalists for the British Parking Awards have been announced and the North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) has been shortlisted for the Team of the Year category. Having previously won the Parking Partnership award at the 2012 British Parking Awards, NEPP is keen to show…

SOME residents in Bishop’s Stortford have received bogus council tax enforcement notices from a company called QDC collection agents who are asking to collect unpaid council tax. This is a scam and the letters have no connection with East Herts Council. The address at the…

Ryman Div One North Harlow Town 4 v 1 Thurrock DESPITE taking an early lead through another goal from the increasingly impressive youngster Ronnie Winn Thurrock succumbed to a second half goals blitz from Ryman North promotion rivals Harlow and slipped out of the top…

1845 hrs M11 Essex – Slow traffic and one lane closed on M11 southbound between J8, A120 (Bishops Stortford) and J7, A414 (Harlow), because of an accident. 1745 hrs A414 Essex – One lane blocked and queuing traffic on A414 northbound in Harlow before Park…

DETECTIVES are investigating a disturbance in which a man was struck around the head with a push scooter, causing a serious injury to his eye. The 27-year-old victim was involved in a disturbance with a group of between 10 and 15 teenage boys outside Tesco…

SHARNA Middleton, 15, who had been missing from her home in Harlow since Wednesday February 10, was found at an address in Harlow last night, Sunday February 14.

PREVIEW: In form Harlow Town host Thurrock in promotion showdown with record-breaking streak in their sights. By Matt Biggadike AN in form Harlow Town welcome 4th placed Thurrock to the Arena tomorrow afternoon in another top of the table clash. The Hawks are the in…

THERE is a report of a pedestrian knocked down on First Avenue close to Burnt Mill school. The East of England Ambulance Service Trust was called to a two vehicle road traffic collision on First Avenue in Harlow at 7.25 this morning. An ambulance and…

Harlow Rams 29 – Upper Clapton 13 Intermediate Cup First Round THE Rams welcomed Upper Clapton on Saturday for the first round of the Intermediate Cup and, first half especially, put in a display that delighted the large home crowd. From the first whistle the…

Harlow U14 15 Basildon 15 By club reporter THIS was a very tight game. We have not played Basildon since the minis so they were an unknown to us but saying that they were not sure about us ever. We only had 15 players at…

ESSEX Police are appealing for help to find Sharna Middleton missing from home in Harlow since Wednesday, February 10. Sharna, 15, was last seen at around 2.30pm when she left her home address with two bags of clothes. She is 5ft 7ins tall and was…

ESSEX Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have extinguished a fire in a fourth floor bedroom of a house within the New Hall Estate in Harlow. One hose reel jet was used to tackle the fire in The Chase by 12:09hrs (Feb 11th). A thermal image camera…