MORE than 400 soldiers from Essex Regiments are to be individually remembered in an unique and historic centenary art project to commemorate the fallen of the Battle of the Somme. The 19240 Shrouds of the Somme aims to commemorate all 19,240 allied soldiers who fell…

ESSEX Firefighters have been called to an RTC involving two vehicles. Crews are using specialist cutting equipment to release two casualties trapped in their vehicles on First Avenue in Harlow. Update 17:51hrs – The casualties have been released from the vehicles and left in the…

THE Year 11’s at St Marks came together for one last time on the 27th May to celebrate their achievements and reflect on their time at St Mark’s. Each Tutor Group was given a personalised send off by their Tutor and they also had the…

A NUMBER of Harlow residents were recipients of Harlow Civic Awards at the Civic Offices. Charles Smith (nominated by Cllr Edna Stevens) – Charles has lived in Harlow since the town was in its infancy and worked in a wide variety of jobs, before spending…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a fire in a first floor flat on Edinburgh Way in Harlow. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel and dry powder to extinguish the fire by 19:38hrs.

“Shaking the hand of the man whose life I saved,” “Being treated as a colleague by many crews,” “Making a difference when people are at their most vulnerable,” “The happiness knowing you have given someone more time,” “The look of relief on families’ faces because…

ESSEX Firefighters tackled a fire in a flat in Holyfield, Harlow. On arrival crews reported that the flat was heavily smoke logged. Using one hose reel jet firefighters had extinguished the fire by 14:09hrs.

ESSEX Firefighters released a man trapped after a forklift overturned on Thursday morning in Fourth Avenue, Harlow. On arrival crews reported that forklift was on its side trapping a man by his leg. Using airbags to lift the vehicle crews had released the casualty by…

A HARLOW man killed himself shortly after being caught by a self-styled paedophile hunter. Terry Hurford, 44, was found dead at his home in Harlow on May 31st. Three days earlier Christopher Wood, also known as Catfish the Hunter, had filmed an encounter between the…

Update: ESSEX Police are not treating the death of a man in Netteswell Orchard, Harlow, on Thursday June 9 as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner. ============= A MAN has died in Netteswell Orchard, Harlow. Police were contacted shortly before 5.35am…

HARLOW residents are being urged to get on their bike and enjoy a number of specialist events to mark National Bike Week next week. Cycling events for both adults and children will be running in Essex throughout the week of Saturday, 11 June to Sunday,…

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died following a road traffic collision involving a motorbike and a car. Liam Brown, 18, of Harlow, suffered head injuries in the collision in The Stow on Wednesday May 25. He died in hospital on Sunday May…

MINCHEN Road in Harlow will be closed to traffic for five days for emergency repairs to take place. Essex County Council has closed the carriageway between the junctions for Orchard Croft and Harefield (near The Stow). The closure is to allow emergency carriageway patching to…

STEWARDS Academy in Harlow last week secured third place at the national finals of the UK Aerospace and Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC). The Challenge took place at the Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome near Maldon, Essex, which is currently developing a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths…