SEVERAL Harlow Running Club members competed in the Stort 30, an exhausting 30 mile race along the River Stort towpath from Bishop’s Stortford to Roydon and back again. Lyndon Cooper finished in 13th place out of 189 finishers in an excellent 4hrs 02min 49sec. He…

HARLOW Playhouse and ASH Productions LIVE are delighted to announce the cast of this year’s much-anticipated family pantomime, Cinderella, ahead of its arrival in the premier Essex theatre from Friday 12th December 2014 until Sunday 4th January 2015. Local actor and television favourite Joe Swash…

A University Education By Nishall Garala A university education brings broader career options and greater earning potential. If you were looking for a reason to not attend university, you wouldn’t have too much trouble tracking down the opinions those who believe it is not a…

THE MINISTER of state for employment, Esther McVey MP opened the new Poundland distribution store in Elizabeth Way in Harlow. The minister was met by by Jim McCarthy CEO of Poundland and Andy Monk, Poundland Supply Chain Director as well as Harlow MP, Robert Halfon.…

POLICE are appealing for information after a teenage boy was robbed in Harlow. A 17-year-old boy from the town was walking along Tripton Road, Harlow, at about 9.15pm on November 1, when he was approached by two men who demanded his mobile phone and threatened…

PEOPLE are to be banned from releasing Chinese lanterns or any other form of sky lanterns from any Essex County Council-owned building or land with immediate effect. The move has been introduced to prevent the threat of fires, danger to wildlife and unnecessary litter. It…

A HARLOW tooth-whitening business, that used “The Only Way is Essex” cast members in adverts, is being run illegally by its mother and son owners, a court heard. Joanne Wheatley, 43, The Maples and son Cane, 23, Berecroft, lied to customers that Essex Smiles in…

THE POLICE AND CRIME Commissioner, Nick Alston has hit back at criticism by Harlow MP, Robert Halfon over the ongoing problem with illegal encampments in Harlow. In an open letter, Mr Alston said: “I fully understand and appreciate the distress and the frustration experienced by…

SHADOW Housing Minister Emma Reynolds and Suzy Stride PPC have pledged more homes for local people and visited the sites for the first new council housing to be built in Harlow in a generation. In a ground-breaking pledge for residents in Harlow and others across…

FOLLOWING the successful visit of their Under 12’s to Holland in May to represent their country at the highly-acclaimed International Youth Tournament, Harlow Town FC have agreed to host the competition in May 2015, bringing it back to England for the first time in ten…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a brick was thrown at a moving vehicle in Harlow. At about 11.30pm on October 28, a brick was thrown at a white Ford Transit van in Ployters Road causing damage to its oil container. It is believed three…

POLICE are appealing for information after a builder’s yard was broken in to in Harlow and a compressor and drill part were stolen. The yard on the Burnt Mill Industrial Estate was broken in to between 5.45pm on October 17 and 6.30am on October 20.…

AN INQUEST into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Harlow man is set to take place on Wednesday in Chelmsford. Kyle Brooks,then 28, died on the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel on Wednesday October 31st. The inquest will take place at the County…

THE MP’S for Harlow and Thurrock,Robert Halfon and Jackie Doyle-Price, have written a damning letter slamming their local authorities for a lack of action in response to a ‘siege’ of illegal encampments in both Harlow and Thurrock. The letter, which is addressed to the Home…