POLICE are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward after a collision in Nazeing.  The single-vehicle collision took place at around 7.23pm, on Friday 24 November, in St Leonards Road, at the junction with the B194 Waltham Road.  A Volkswagen Golf…

Dear Editor, I HAVE now had a meeting with Cllr. Swords with Cllr. Leppard in attendance. I had a brief look at the plans for the former council neighbourhood office and surrounding area. Cllr. Swords was clear that there would not be a return to…

IT was a busy weekend in the water for the Harlow Penguins kicking off with the Senior County Championships.   Saturday delivered three finalist spots from Max A for 100 free, Glennon L in 100 Breast and Brianna H 100 Back – all four securing 4th…

LAUNCHING on Friday 24 November and on throughout Christmas, Lakeside Shopping Centre tells a magical tale of Wishmas; a story of kindness and joy where wishes come true, set to be one of the centre’s most wonderful experiences ever.  Set within an enchanted Winter Woodland…

NET migration into the UK was a record 745,000 last year, figures show – far higher than originally thought reports the BBC. Office for National Statistics data published on Thursday show that experts have revised up previous estimates. In May, it said net migration – the…

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt has announced a bigger than expected cut in National Insurance in his Autumn Statement reports the BBC. The main rate will go down from 12% to 10% from January – although previous tax changes mean many workers will not be much better…

TWO men have been charged with the possession of Class A drugs with the intent to supply after two cars were stopped by officers in Harlow. On Wednesday 15 November, officers from the Raptor Serious Violence Unit officers stopped a driver near Staple Tye shopping…

FRIENDS of Newhall Primary Academy is set to host a Christmas Fayre. Full details below.

RESIDENTS from across Epping Forest district are being asked to take part in a formal consultation on the Strategic Masterplan Framework document for North Weald Bassett. A consultation was undertaken in June 2023 by Vistry Group – one of the UK’s leading house builders –…

SIR FREDERICK Gibberd College remains closed after they suffered a break in at the weekend. The chief executive of BMAT, Helena Mills has published the following letter. Dear Parents and Carers,  Following today’s closure, the school site will unfortunately have to remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday…

DEPRIVED of the opportunity to take on Ipswich in the cup, with the Suffolk XV ceding the game during the week, Harlow instead hosted Watford-based Fullerians RFC in a hastily-arranged friendly match. The two sides warmed up as the weather deteriorated, with the wind picking…

GUIDE PRICE: £340,000 – £350,000. A three bedroom semi detached family home in a popular location on the southern side of Harlow. The property has an entrance hall, kitchen which has a range of fitted wall and base units and a lounge which has access…

MANY stories regarding planning applications, make reference to “affordable housing”. This is the information on the government website. The current definition of affordable housing, which is provided by the Department for Communities is contained in Planning policy, specifically the Strategic Planning Policy Statement – SPPS.…

MORE than a third of water quality failures in homes last year were caused by problems with internal plumbing, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s annual report. While 99.97 per cent of tests in England and Wales passed extensive water quality checks, 38 per cent…