CAN you help Essex Police identify this man? A police spokesperson said: “We want to speak to him in connection with our investigation into a theft that occurred at Harlow Garden Nurseries, Canes Lane, #Harlow, on Wednesday 12 July at around 1.40pm. If you can…

THE demolition of Occasio House is in the second and final phase as the main block began to be pulled down this week. The project is all part of Harlow Council’s major rebuild of the town centre and the priority to rebuild our town. Contractors…

THE cost-of-living crisis has changed shopping habits for good, according to the boss of Aldi in the UK and Ireland reports the BBC. Giles Hurley says shoppers are buying more own label products than ever before and he expects this to stick. Cheaper supermarket own…

IT IS an all-French affair for Harlow Chorus at their autumn concert, which takes place in the atmospheric surroundings of Waltham Abbey Church on Saturday 14 October at 7.30pm. The choir will be performing two lyrical and soulful requiems by two of France’s greatest composers. The first requiem…

JOBS: Two jobs on offer at Harlow Playhouse. Full details below.

THE LEADER of Harlow Council has written to the boss of Greater Anglia urging him to reconsider proposals to close Harlow Town station ticket office. Councillor Dan Swords has published the letter to the Managing Director of Great Anglia, Jamie Burles (see below). The publication…

ON FRIDAY, Harlow MP Robert Halfon attended Stewards Academy where he saw two presentations by Year 10 students. The presentations on refugees and inclusivity in sport were part of a competition that saw the pupils make it all the way to the Houses of Parliament.…

HARLOW and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT) is one of the most exciting Garden Town projects currently in the UK claims Naisha Polaine, Director of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. Naisha Polaine, Director of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town and Andrew Bramidge, Chief Executive of Harlow…

Dear Editor,  I AM delighted to be helping the MS Society celebrate the amazing volunteers who help the charity support people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) across the UK.  We’re looking for people in the South East to nominate volunteers who have made an impact on people affected by MS. Whetherthat’s through outstanding support, adventurous fundraising or tackling injustice on behalf of the whole MS community – we want…

THE sixteenth annual Glasshaus exhibition will echo a variety of interpretations and reflections in glass. This year the exhibition will be curated by  four glass artists who have studios at Parndon Mill, Margery Lovatt, Yuki Kokai, Jon Lewis and Ewa Wawrysniak who have over a hundred years of…

AS the summer draws to a close, Essex Highways is urging landowners to clear ditches and trim back hedges that are close or next to the county’s network of roads and pavements. This helps keep them safe for residents.  In anticipation of wetter weather over…

WESTON Homes, a longstanding St Clare Hospice supporter based in Takeley, held their annual fundraising golf day on 17th August and raised an incredible £156,000 for the local hospice charity.  The prestigious event was held at The Belfry Hotel and Resort, in Sutton Coldfield and was…

KAO Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has appointed David Bloom, one of the company’s founding investors and Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group, as the company’s new Chairman. In his new role, Bloom will take…

BY Emma Doyle and Michael Casey HARLOW taxi drivers have repeated their call for the chair of Harlow Council’s Licensing Committee to resign over what can only be described as the “Wolverhampton controversy”. To re-cap: It has been more than eight years since a law…