EXCITING news from Boots in Nature. A spokesperson said: ‘We’re trialling our first outdoor sports club at Hare Street! Our sports club will be run by a fully qualified sports coach. The sports club will run along side our forest club at Hare Street. We…

HARLOW Council has appointed Greenford Ltd to turn the derelict Canons Gate Allotment into a new Community Orchard. Work on site will begin in the coming weeks. The works will restore pride to the area and transform a derelict allotment into a new community resource…

TWO people have been charged and a van has been seized in connection with a large fly-tip near Sawbridgeworth. At around 4.30pm on Saturday (3 January), a call was made to police reporting that household waste was being dumped on land in Redricks Lane. Officers…

HEALTH bosses have issued an emergency alert stating that Accident and Emergency Services are experiencing “major pressures. The Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board has issued the following statement. “Health services across Hertfordshire and west Essex are currently experiencing major pressures. A&E departments at…

A SEARCH has been launched to find a missing teenager who was last seen nearly two weeks ago. Hertfordshire police are looking for 16-year-old Kledjo, who was last seen in Berkhamsted at 10am on Saturday, December 27. A spokesman said he has links to Suffolk…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince rose on the floor of the House of Commons to praise a number of farmers in the constituency of Harlow. Mr Vince said: “I put on the record my thanks to the farmers in my Constituency of Harlow who have engaged…

THE new NHS online hospital service being launched in England next year will initially focus on menopause, prostate and eye conditions reports the BBC. The NHS has selected nine different conditions in total for the service which will be available through the NHS app in…

Dear Editor, HOW long should it take for Essex County Council to repair street lights? Around six weeks ago I noticed that two lights were not working in the area around The Chantry playground. I went on to ECC website, they were aware of a…

RAIL passengers across East Anglia can snap up thousands of heavily discounted train tickets, with fares available from as little as £3, as the Great British Rail Sale launches. The Rail Sale runs from 6 to 12 January, and customers can save up to 50%…

NEXT saw stronger than anticipated revenues during the Christmas period reports Retail Gazette. Full price sales grew 10.6% over the nine weeks to 27 December compared to 2024, putting them ahead of its guidance for the quarter of 7%. Credit: Water Gardens Full price UK…

ST MARK’S Year 7 made it through to the last sixteen of the Essex Cup but only after a dramatic penalty shoot out. St Mark’s were a goal behind against a strong Roding Valley High until Michael produced a superb late strike to take the…

JOIN Harlow Rugby Club for a Pitch Up & Play – All Girl Event at their Latton Park base. Sunday 18th January Arrive by 11:30am | Games 12–2pm U12 & U14 Latton Park, Harlow On-site parking Food available to buy Changing rooms providedWhether you’re new to rugby or already love the game,…

Update 3pm – When the first fire crews arrived they confirmed everyone was accounted for and no one was injured. They requested additional fire engines to support. The building, which measured approximately 25m x 15m, has two storeys. The fire is affecting the whole of the…

2025 ended on a high for Harlow Gymnastics Club. Gymnasts from the club attended six competitions this year, earning nearly 200 individual apparatus and all-around medals as well as myriad trophies, and the club itself earned an overall award. Recognised for outstanding potential and enthusiasm,…