M11 and A120 Stansted Airport: road repairs We are undertaking a number of schemes, which includes resurfacing parts of the M11 and A120, as part of a package of works. The package of works should be completed by July. We are also putting in new…

A HARLOW woman has made first court appearance in relation to charges of harassment. Diana Leftwich, (44) of No Fixed Abode has been charged on one count of harassment on February 23rd in the Longfield area. She was remanded on bail. Th next appearance is…

A POPULAR Harlow GP has passed away. A notice has been posted at the Hamilton Practice Doctor’s surgery, Keats House, Bush Fair to say that former GP Dr Clifford Bishop has passed away after a short illness. Local Councillor Ian Beckett said “Dr Bishop was…

A ROADSHOW raising awareness of the symptoms of bladder and kidney cancers visits Harlow today (Wednesday, March 16). Latest figures show that in Harlow around 30 people are diagnosed with bladder or kidney cancer each year. The roadshow, which is setting up in Unit 64…

AN INQUEST is set to open in the case of the death of a Harlow teenager. Marcel Jayden Bellairs-Honiss was found dead at his Wharley Hook home on Sunday March 6th. It is expected that the inquest at Chelmsford Coroners Court will be adjourned shortly…

DURING Safer Sleep Week (14-20 March 2016) the ESCB is reminding parents and carers of the dangers of poor sleeping conditions for young babies. The on-going Safer Sleep for Babies campaign, which is run in conjunction with Lullaby Trust aims to raise awareness of the…

SCHOOLS across Essex (including Harlow) are taking part in the first ever Schools’ Autism Awareness Week. The National Autistic Society, which is running the national initiative, reports that at least one in 100 people in the UK have autism. Essex schools are doing their bit…

DUST off your tutus, break out the fairy wings, and get your glow sticks at the ready because St Clare Hospice’s Midnight Walk is back with a bang for 2016! On Saturday July 2, Harlow will be set to ‘light up the night’ for St…

2100 hrs YH understands that Ben Harvey has returned home. Sources are from the twitter account of Burnt Mill school. POLICE are looking for a 16-year-old boy who has gone missing from his home in Harlow. Ben Harvey was last seen at around 4pm yesterday…

Friday 15th April from 9.30pm – 6.30am St Mary-at-Latton churchyard, The Gowers CM20 2JP This is an event for the public to join in. An event to help raise the awareness of homelessness in our area and to sponsor the work of Streets2Homes seeking to…

THE event, which was held in the UTC building, attracted nearly 20 organisations, primarily in the fields of Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering, to talk about the provision of jobs, apprenticeships and further training for young people in the area. Organisations in attendance included GlaxoSmithKline,…

A CHURCH Langley childminder has received an “Outstanding” report from Ofsted. The government watchdog inspected Angela Burton in February 2016 and published the report on Monday. The report states: The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder provides an inspiring variety of learning experiences. This…

ESSEX Firefighters tackled a fire which broke out on the loft of a detached house in Chelsea Gardens in Harlow. Wearing breathing apparatus and using one hose reel jet and a covering jet crews had extinguished the fire by 15:52hrs. They remained at the scene…

DETECTIVES have been given more time to question a man as part of their investigation into the murder of a man in Harlow. An 18-year-old man from North London was arrested in Edmonton on Friday evening. He has been helping officers with their enquiries over…