Michael Casey
NEW Ofsted figures show children in England who need a fostering family are at risk of not accessing one, as the number of foster carers has declined for the fourth year running. This has led to a major loss of 7,545 fostering households since 2021. Whilst Ofsted’s 2025…
AS part of the ongoing work to tackle the threat of drug trafficking and knife crime in the county, Police Officers from Harlow Neighbourhood Policing Team visited Harlow College to raise awareness as part of The Safer Harlow Partnership scheme. They were joined by the…
SERP supports THINK! drug driving campaign as Essex sees highest number of drug-driving related collisions in 2024. This campaign targets young men, as DfT statistics show that around 90% of drivers impaired by drugs in collisions are male and 4 in every 10 are aged…
JOY is coming this Christmas at St Mary’s in Old Harlow. Full details below.
PUBLIC services in the county have been showing they are “for every kind” by working in close partnership with the RSPCA to improve their animal welfare standards throughout the year – and now those who have excelled have been recognised and celebrated as community heroes…
TfL partners with Official London Theatre this festive season to offer customers exclusive savings on Theatre Tokens, that make the perfect Christmas gift for people to enjoy an array of blockbuster theatre shows at a discounted rate. The offer provides customers the chance to…
A SERVING Essex Police officer is due in court tomorrow to face a charge of common assault. Lee Mullen, 52, from Elmstead, was arrested on 29 September following reports a woman was pushed to the floor following an argument in School Road earlier that day.…
A PLANNING application for a children’s home in Harlow is set to go before the council’s planning committee after neighbours raised objections. It is a property in Upper Stonyfield. The application states: This application seeks full planning permission for the change of use from single…
Dear Editor, I JUST wanted to take a moment to applaud Councillor Dan Swords — truly, Harlow’s hardest-working man when it comes to finding a camera. Every time there’s a ribbon to cut, a pavement to point at, or a Facebook post to write about…
AT 2.30 am on 19th September this year, I received a phone call to inform me that one of Harlow’s most iconic landmarks – the bandstand in the Town Park – was ablaze. Fire crews were battling the flames, but as the structure collapsed in…
THERE will be free parking at weekends in council-owned car parks in Epping Forest next month. Epping Forest District Council has announced that from December 6, residents and visitors can park free of charge in all council-operated car parks at the weekends. This initiative is…
A PLANNING application to extend temporary planning permission for a shop in Gilden Park is set to go before the planning committee. The application site relates to the Londis Convenience Store, located to the south of Nos.10-15 Fieldfare Way. The building was granted a temporary…
GREATER Anglia is inviting young people to apply for its three-week ‘First Step into Rail’ employability scheme, designed to help them build valuable workplace skills and gain hands-on experience across the rail industry. The programme will support 10 successful candidates aged 18 to 25 who…
ASYLUM seekers will be banned from using taxis for medical appointments from February, the government has announced reports the BBC. It comes after a BBC investigation found some people had travelled long distances by taxis or minicabs, with one asylum seeker saying they went on…
A THIRD runway at Heathrow is another step closer to take off by 2035, as the Transport Secretary confirms today that Heathrow Airport Limited’s (HAL’s) proposal will be used as the scheme to progress the project. The proposal will shape the review of the Airports National…
TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has introduced more new features to its free TfL Go app, designed to keep customers informed about their journeys and travel with confidence on the network. The latest updates to the app include the introduction of real-time line status notifications, allowing…
