COUNCILLOR Joel Charles has responded to the Chancellor’s Budget statement: “Income tax thresholds frozen, savers to be penalised, a raid on pension contributions confirmed and an announcement to increase spending on welfare to appease the hard-left. The Chancellor is failing to show any form of…

TWO arrests were swiftly made after a teenager reported he was robbed of his mobile phone in Harlow.  A police spokesperson said: “We were called at around 1.15pm on Tuesday 25 November reporting a teenager had been cycling in the area of The Dashes when…

THE Conservative candidate for Harlow at last years’s General Election has responded to the chancellor’s budget. Hannah Ellis said: “This afternoon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer launched a renewed attack on Britain’s workers, savers, home-owners, pensioners and businesses, setting record-high taxes in her second Budget. …

FROM Essex Police: “It is with great sadness that we confirm the identity of our police officer who tragically died in the line of duty while responding to an emergency. PC Mathew Parker, a motorcycle officer with the Chigwell Roads Policing Unit, died on Wednesday,…

HARLOW Lawn Tennis Club’s Mira has won her first 10&U LTA regional Tour Grade 3 event on the 15th November.  Mira put in a fantastic performance winning her first match in a very close 4-3, 2-4, 12-10 to go through to the semi finals. In…

ST Clare Hospice’s children and family therapist Amanda Orange has shared advice on how to support children who have been bereaved in a new CBeebies Parenting podcast that was aired during Children’s Grief Awareness Week (November 17-23). The episode, recorded at London’s Broadcasting House and…

Red Shoe Installation – Friday 28th November 2025, 10am – 4pm pm at the Harvey Centre in Harlow (near Superdrug) Inspired by Mexican architect and artist, Elina Chauvet, who made an installation in memory of hundreds if not thousands of young women lost to violence. Changing…

GET ready to crank up the volume and feel the power for Women in Rock, the electrifying live show dedicated entirely to the trailblazing women who shattered the ceilings and redefined rock music forever. This powerhouse production is taking audiences by storm across the UK theatre circuit and…

HAVING heard all the arguments, Epping Forest District Council has voted to proceed to the next stage of the appeals process following a full council debate. The council will continue to take legal advice at each stage of the appeals process and remains committed to…

THE Food for the Brain Foundation’s Cognitive Function Test will now be used to assess blood biomarkers being developed in the ‘READ OUT’ trial, a UK-based research project. The project, headed by Professor Vanessa Raymont at the University of Oxford, is investigating the use of…

THE first new homes in Harlow Council’s ambitious council housebuilding programme are nearing completion and will shortly be ready for Harlow families on the Housing Needs Register to move into. Developments in Staple Tye – including Perry Road, the former council depot, and Parnall Road…

CHRIS Vince, Labour MP for Harlow, Welcomes Increase to National Living and National Minimum Wages The chancellor has announced an increase to both the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage from April 2026 Young people on National Minimum Wage are set to see an…

M&S has revealed a list of 500 target locations for new food stores, including Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, Great Dunmow and Hertford. Currently, the closest specialist outlets stocking a full range of groceries are in Braintree and Epping. The chain aims to double the size of…

Chelmsford Racecourse: preview and tips for Wednesday’s bumper nine-race card AFTER a break for a couple of weeks, racing returns to Chelmsford on Wednesday evening with an action-packed nine-race card.  The meeting kicks off at 4.10pm with a class five maiden stakes before rounding off…