A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested by police in relation to a suspected fraud. The man, who formerly lived in the North Weald area was arrested in Leicestershire. He has been released on bail until September 27th. An Essex Police spokesperson has confirmed that a…

A WAR HERO RETURNS HOME Albert and Elsie Rodriguez celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August 1983. Many may remember Albert from Rods Cycle and Toys in The Stow but Albert had a remarkable story. He fought for the French resistance in WW2. He was…

A HARLOW councillor joined members of Harlow Trades Council (HTC) to picket the Mead Park depot of Kier Harlow in their dispute with Kier Services over a dispute over alleged delays to salary payments. Councillor Waida Forman, a Unison branch secretary, joined the picket line…

ON SUNDAY 28 July, Tim Harrold of Thurrock Arts – who recently showed his ‘assemblage’ sculptures at the High House Barns in Purfleet as part of the local Art Trail – visited the Parndon Mill artists’ studios in Harlow with his wife Vera. This open…

ANIMAL LOVERS across the town were caught unawares as it appears that the Toddbrook Vets has closed. Even last week, pet lovers were turning up at the door of the Harberts Road surgery to find it was shut. The brass plaque at the front door…

A PREGNANT woman was involved in a road traffic collision involving an ambulance. The collision took place on the Epping Road near to the Hastingwood roundabout on Friday morning. Update: Firefighters released the woman by 11:12hrs using one set of cutting equipment. Crews also gave…

By Katie Abinger WHOLE Lotta Led had them dancing in the aisles at the Harlow Playhouse. The playhouse rocked so much that lead singer, Lee Pryor commented: “I hope you will all be able to get up for work tomorrow (Friday)” But then Lee looked…

A PACKED Square enjoyed a great night at the Battle of the Bands. Echoland were the overall winners and go on to play Linkfest later this month. Thanks to Andrew Dutton for filming the event. Here are the four half an hour sets in full.…

TRAVEL plans for commuters were thrown into chaos on Friday morning due to an overhead line fault in Cheshunt. From 0600 onwards, trains from Harlow cannot get any further than the Hertfordshire station. The disruption was expected to last until 1530 hours. A spokesperson for…

SO, WE got through our first month! Firstly thank you for all those who have supported us in our first month. We have been bowled over by the way the arts organisations work together. We would also like to say thank you to the many…

A BID to build 42 sites on the land formerly occupied by the YWCA hostel has been submitted to Harlow Council. The details are as follows: Planning Application Number: HW/PL/13/00265 Site Address: Ywca Hostel – The Angle Fourth Avenue Harlow CM20 1DN Description: For the…

Old Brentwoods 258-9 beat Harlow Town 94 all out by 164 runs. HARLOW Town suffered a humiliating defeat to Old Brentwoods on Saturday. Old Brentwoods won the toss and decided to have a bat. They got off to a great start, with 50 runs coming…

A PROJECT which will bring residents and organisations together to improve local communities is to be trialled in the town after receiving an award of nearly £50,000. Following a successful bid to Whole Essex Community Budget, £48,550 has been secured to tackle a range of…

THE NUMBER one issue on the doorstep in Harlow was immigration. Many believe that it is UKIP who have led a “mature and reasoned” debate on the issues. May was a real watershed month for UKIP in Essex with a number of county councillors elected.…