HARLOW Council’s new Leader has unveiled his Cabinet for 2014/15. At Thursday’s (12 June 2014) Annual Council Meeting, Councillor Jon Clempner (Labour) was elected Leader of Harlow Council for 2014/15. He has appointed the following six Councillors to join him on the Council’s Cabinet: Councillor…

POPULAR Potter Street lollipop lady, Jane Chivrall was presented with a Harlow Civic Award at the annual meeting of Harlow Council. Jane was at the centre of the campaign to retain her role as a lollipop lady after Essex County Council threatened to withdraw funding.…

POLICE officers in Harlow have issued a CCTV still of a man they want to identify in connection with an attempted burglary and criminal damage in Clifton Hatch, Harlow on June 10. In the early hours of June 10 a suspect has gone to GOK…

0800 hrs M11 Essex – One lane closed and heavy traffic on M11 northbound between J6 M25 and J7, A414 (Harlow), because of a broken down vehicle. M11 Essex – Slow traffic on M11 southbound between J6 M25 and J4, A406 (Woodford).

BUSH FAIR ward councillor, Ian Beckett has been elected as the new chair of Harlow Council. The role of chair is a ceremonial and administrative position and will see cllr Beckett attend a host of functions and chair the council meetings. The deputy chair of…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a racist attack in Harlow. An Asian taxi driver was verbally abused by a man outside Tasty Grill at the bus station at 4:30pm on Thursday, June 5. A 47-year-old local man was arrested at the scene on suspicion…

AN ESSEX air ambulance landed on Nicholls Field in Harlow this afternoon after reports that a person was taken ill nearby. The helicopter landed just after midday on Saturday afternoon in the field which is near to the Clock Tower roundabout. The ambulance waited for…

THE Council put on a Demystifying European Funding workshop in partnership with the Horizon 2020 office in Brussels. About 100 business people from Essex businesses attended the event last week. Speakers included the East of England European Partnership office which explained how companies can identify…

LOCAL residents and everyone else interested in the future of North Weald Bassett village and airfield are invited to an exhibition showcasing the possible scenarios for the growth of North Weald Bassett, arising from the master-planning study commissioned by Epping Forest District Council. The exhibition…

THE flavour of the Roarin’ 20s and the Gatsby era will be on offer at St John’s Arts Centre (St John’s Walk, Market St, Old Harlow, CM17 0AJ) on Thursday, (26th June @ 8pm) when John Petters presents his Dixielanders. Featuring the young cornet star,…

THE trend for all things vintage has arrived at the St Clare Hospice shop in Harlow with the launch of a new department dedicated to retro clothes and accessories. Shoppers have been snapping up pre-loved bargains from every era, from the 1960s through to the…

HARLOW police have pledged to monitor the street light situation over the World Cup that starts today (Thursday). Concerns were expressed regarding the England v Italy game which finishes at 1am and may see a number of Harlow residents leaving pubs and houses in the…

Harlow Running Club staged the last of three Ladies 5K Series of midweek races run on a hilly course through the town park. The winner of this race was Harlow’s own Julia Gardiner in an excellent 21min 14sec. She was followed home by Janet Smith…

HARLOW’S Labour candidate for the 2015 General Election, Suzy Stride has expressed her concern at possible proposals for the closure of Marks and Spencer in the town centre. YH caught up Suzy Stride outside the shop on the Broad walk to ask her about her…