THE LEADER of the Harlow Green Party has responded to the news that Harlow Council has requested that this May’s local elections be cancelled. Jennifer Steadman said: “”Perhaps Dan Swords has cancelled the local election because he’s concerned at the Green Party’s surge in popularity…

Dear Editor, COUNCIL leader Dan Swords has asked the government to scrap local elections in Harlow this year. An inconvenient truth for councillor Swords is that 11 councillors should be elected this May as directed by legislation made in response to the Electoral Commission’s recommended…

LOCAL charities, sports clubs and community groups in Essex and Hertfordshire are being reminded that there’s still time to apply for the latest round of funding from the Stansted Airport Community Fund, with the deadline set for Friday 13 February. The fund is open to…

A 48-year-old prison tutor has been sentenced for an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner at HMP Chelmsford. Melissa Murphy, formerly Melissa O’Brien, of Dorset Close in Chelmsford, was charged with misconduct in a public office after letters were discovered sent between herself and an inmate.…

HARLOW Town Football Club has been put up for sale. The club, established in 1879, was put into administration last week. An advert has been placed on www.dealopportunities.co.uk It describes the possible deal as “a unique opportunity for investors, football stakeholders, or strategic partners to…

LONDON Stansted had its busiest ever year in 2025 as passenger numbers passed the 30m milestone for the first time in the airport’s history. A host of new route launches and seat capacity increases saw the airport record 16 days when passenger numbers topped 100,000,…

THE Essex Construction Alliance, part of the Essex Growth Agency, has announced the return of the hugely successful Essex Build Expo, as the county continues to be a leading hub for major housing and infrastructure projects in the UK. Essex Build Expo 2026 is set…

GREATER Anglia will be supporting Samaritans Brew Monday campaign next week, with a series of events at railway stations across the network to encourage people to stay connected and look out for one another. Greater Anglia is helping to highlight that there is no such…

STONEGATE Group today announces a two-year partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to bring suicide prevention into the heart of Britain’s pubs, bars and venues. The partnership reflects Stonegate’s mission to bring people together through its passion for great pubs, bars and venues and…

A STEEPLEJACK who featured in a string of daredevil telly stunts is on a high after winning £666,666 with his wife on People’s Postcode Lottery.  Stunned Reg Dosell, 78, and missus Lynda, 79, struggled to come back down to earth when they were each presented with…

THE HARLOW branch of Reform UK has challenged the Conservative-run Harlow Council to reverse their request over the cancellations of local elections. A spokesperson said: We challenge the basis for Cllr Swords’ Conservative administration’s decision to seek a postponement of the May district elections, which…

HARLOW’S sole Reform councillor has hit out at the Conservative-run council’s decision to request this May’s local election be cancelled. Mark Hall councillor Paul Jago said: “May I say I am extremely disappointed, if not furious, that the May elections have been cancelled and the…

THE leader of the Harlow Labour group has reacted angrily to the news that the Conservative-run Harlow Council is requesting that local elections in May be cancelled. Councillor James Griggs said: “Like many residents, it was from Your Harlow that I first learned of the…

RESIDENTS in the Abbotsweld area of Harlow awoke to find that their cars had been vandalised with spray paint. It appears that the mindless yobs sprayed red lines down cars from Abbotsweld where it meets Woodcroft, through the estate and onto Partridge Road where more…