Michael Casey
HARLOW MP Chris Vince fulfilled the dream of a lifetime by completing the 46th running of the London Marathon. Over the last year, Mr Vince has been quietly running up and down towpaths of the River Stort and the country lanes of our town and…
THE COMPLETION date for the new bus station in Harlow Town Centre has been put back by up to a year. The multimillion project, which is at the heart of the council’s regeneration agenda, was set to be completed by June 2026. But tucked at…
HARLOW runner James Dowsett got himself in the Guinness Book of Records after beating the record for running a marathon dressed in suit of armour. James beat the old record (held by a Frenchmen!) by just 62 seconds. And according to James it was touch…
THIS World Pilot Day, an Essex & Herts Air Ambulance pilot has added his voice to a national campaign from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to ask drone pilots to fly safely and sensibly and keep clear of their vital flights. With Essex &…
PUPILS from Freshwaters Primary Academy took part in the London Mini Marathon at the weekend. The event, which has become firmly established as a key curtain raiser to the main event took place along the Mall near Buckingham Palace. It was the second year in…
“Every knife offence prevented is potentially a life saved.” THE head of the Serious Violence Unit is speaking as the number of serious violence incidents involving knives has fallen by more than 15% over the past 12 months. Across the past 12 months, they have…
HARLOW Town has announced their new management team. The statement on their Facebook page states: “The club are delighted to announce John Mackie and Jason Geraghty as Joint Managers for the 2026-27 season. John Mackie started in non-league football as a player with Crawley Town…
WE appear to be suggesting “close but no cigar” for Reform in a lot of wards in Harlow so far. This is our fifth piece out of eleven. So here we are in the heart of Harlow, where at present there are three sitting Labour…
THIS is usually a safe-ish Conservative ward. There are years in which you think another party might have a chance. Labour were nothing that far away in 2024. The Harlow Alliance Party have often polled over 300 votes. But on this occasion, Labour are, as…
THE Labour MP for Harlow, Chris Vince has backed new measures to ramp up this government’s clean energy mission and protect family budgets from shocks on the global stage. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has unveiled a number of new policies as Labour goes further and…
HAND picked by Adele to star in Adele At The BBC, Stacey Lee’s uncannily similar vocal timbre leaves the star Gobsmacked. Coupled with a beautifully relaxed and honest rapport with audiences worldwide, Stacey captures Adele like nobody else. Not surprising, as both were raised yards…
RESIDENTS are being reminded to have their say on a new strategy aimed at reducing road deaths and serious injuries across Essex. More than 2,000 people have already responded to the public consultation on the draft Essex Safer Speeds Strategy. In 2025, 60 people lost…
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AN investigation into the supply of a firearm led by our dedicated organised crime team has seen two men firmly tied to the offence and jailed for a combined 12 years. Steven Savva, 61, tried to deny his role supplying co-conspirator Naheem Hussain, 50, with…
GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on the Monday 4 and Monday 25 May bank holidays. The NHS in Essex is reminding people to make sure they know where to get medical advice and support if they need it, and to order their…
GREATER Anglia is recruiting new trainee train drivers across its network, with applications open from today (Friday 24 April). Positions are available for both depot drivers, who are responsible for driving empty trains around depots and sidings and into station platforms at low speed, and…
