Michael Casey
REFORM UK has gained political control of Essex County Council with a total of 53 seats after residents across the county voted on 7 May 2026. Now all the votes have been counted, the political makeup of the council is as follows: Reform UK -…
POLICE want to find James Preston who is wanted on a recall to prison. The 32 year-old from Colchester has links to the Chelmsford and Harlow areas and has tattoos on his neck. Screenshot You can let them know by submitting a report on their…
Dan Swords and the Local Conservatives have sincerely thanked the people of Harlow following their landslide victory in the local elections yesterday. The Local Conservatives won all 11 district council seats and all five county council seats. Dan Swords said: “In this election, the people…
THE Green Party of England and Wales in Harlow would like to thank residents for their support following the 2026 district council elections, after Green candidates stood across the town and secured votes in every ward contested. The election saw strong Conservative gains across the…
HARLOW Labour lost the five seats they were defending. They are now down to ten seats in the council. YH spoke to council leader, James Griggs after the results had been declared. https://youtu.be/6bWMhIncjm4?si=-kn470P_muay2GDy
THE chair of Harlow Reform UK was in sombre mood after a very disappointing night. They had high expectations but left empty handed. They not only failed to win all eleven district council wards but also all five county council wards. We interviewed Scott Helgey…
IT HAS been a historic night for the Conservative Party in Harlow. No doubt there will be many around the country who will be asking “how on earth did they do that?” We may write a lot more over the next few days. But after…
HERE are the Harlow District Council Election results in full. We will be adding further statistics during the day. Overall Turnout: 40.46% Geoff Longstaff, Emma Ghaffari and Nidhi Hindocha Bush Fair Candidate PartyVotes PercentageDan Long Reform596Geoff Longstaff Conservative 1347Roșie Jackson Labour 368Dave Margetts Green250 https://youtu.be/La4PGnElPuc?si=aWr2O_xgEo2O8kTj…
THE HARLOW Conservatives have swept the board at the District Council elections. In what can only be described as an amazing result it looked like the Dan Swords Factor was vital. And despite Reform performing spectacularly well around the country, they were put to the…
Update: Officers have now safely resolved an incident in Ladyshot, Harlow. A man has been brought to safety and arrested on suspicion of ABH, breach of a restraining order, and theft and is being taken to custody We want to thank people living nearby and…
TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has introduced even more features to the free TfL Go app, designed to provide mobile-friendly and accessible travel information to customers travelling across London. The latest updates to the app, mean that anyone using pay as you go with contactless who…
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) celebrated International Day of the Midwife (IDM) yesterday (5 May) by recognising its dedicated midwifery workforce and honouring three outstanding midwives with prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer (CMidO) Silver Awards. This year’s IDM theme, ‘One Million More Midwives’, highlights…
A HUGE thank you and congratulations to all the teams of pupils, school staff, Leisure Zone staff and spectators for another successful swimming gala. With 80 races, nearly 400 swimmers competing and only four hours of pool time – yet again, to finish ahead of…
EPPING Forest District Council and North Weald Market operator Saunders Markets have vowed to prevent any repeat of the serious traffic congestion associated with last Monday’s (4 May 2026) Bank Holiday Market. The Council and Saunders have issued full and sincere apologies to all those…
A BLUE plaque to mark the work of Harlow engineer and scientist George Hockham was unveiled on Friday morning. Family and friends of George Hockham were joined by members of the Harlow Civic Society and Harlow MP Chris Vince in The Water Gardens. The work…
IT was another full house for our penultimate junior Open Tournament at BATTS this season. Possibly our strongest field so far, and it was nice to hear comments comparing our events to four stars. But we always manage to include players who have less experience…
