TERRA Verde Services Ltd (TVS LTD) is increasing its fleet of vehicles to support new food waste collections in Epping Forest District. From 31 March 2026 Epping Forest District Council is introducing a separate weekly food waste collection service. Residents will need to separate food…

A HARLOW resident faces a number of charges involving downloading images of child abuse as well as communicating with a child for the purposes of sex. Dimitrar Dimitrov, aged 78, of Church Leys, Harlow was charged with the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. Between August…

MILLIONS of drivers  in the East of England are set for smoother, safer journeys as the Government today commits over £2.2 billion to upgrade and future-proof roads in the region.  Spread across five years, the plan puts more money into maintaining the network to help deliver smoother, more reliable…

ESSEX fire service has been told to make more fire engines available to respond to emergencies. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) was reviewed by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Overall, it said ECFRS was good at protecting people…

COMMUNITIES in East Anglia are being reminded that applications to Greater Anglia’s 2026 Customer and Community Improvement Fund close on 12 April. The train operator recently announced a £350,000 funding boost for communities on its network, designed to support local, community-focused rail improvements across its…

THE leader of Harlow Labour has expressed his anger at a vital council cabinet meeting being cancelled at the last minute. Councillor James Griggs said: “Tonight’s cabinet has been cancelled as reports are not ready. The Labour group has frequently raised the issue of the…

ST Mark’s wonderful Year 7 Netball team won the Harlow District Netball Championships on Friday. The tournament held at the Mark Hall Sports Centre was played in a great spirit by all teams. St Mark’s scored 21 goals across the three games and only conceded…

Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Harlow Town 2 v 3 Risborough Rangers Report by Harlow Town HARLOW started brightly, with a driving run from Thomas Akinola, earning a free‑kick just outside the box, though Jack Cousins’ effort flew well over. Rangers immediately countered, Josh…

ESSEX and Herts Air Ambulance celebrated another dazzling evening of dance, community spirit and fundraising success as its much-loved Strictly Air Ambulance event returned to The Brentwood Centre on Saturday 14th March. Screenshot The fourteenth year of the flagship fundraiser proved to be another outstanding…

THE long run of successful planning applications to convert houses into children’s homes has come to an end. All five Conservative councillors on the committee voted to reject the plan in relation to a home in Fold Croft. The decision was made at Wednesday night’s…

ON Friday morning, around 50 people from across the voluntary sector in Harlow and Essex gathered at the Latton Bush Centre to listen and engage with Thom Lafferty, Chief Executive Officer, Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust, and Amy Jackson, Deputy Director for Transformation and Integration, West…

ESSEX Police is celebrating after their Dog Team’s success at this year’s Eastern Region Police Dog Trials, held at three locations in Essex between 11 and 13 March. The three-day event brought together skilled handlers and dogs from Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and the joint…

A HARLOW man has been charged with a number of breaches of sexual harm prevention orders. Richard Tillbrook, aged 45, of Spencers Croft, Harlow was charged with the following. Between February 17th 2025 and January 29th 2026, at Harlow, without reasonable excuse, did something, namely,…

Dear Editor, SO this discredited government want to restrict jury trials in England and Wales: Why? Well not for reducing the back log in the criminal courts but to show they are just doing something. They will not do it under their current plans as…