BACK in 2018, we paid tribute to the 126 men from Harlow and the villages, who left to fight in World War 1 and never came back. This took the form of 126 residents reading the biographies of the men. In the lead up to…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to reports of smoke issuing from farm building in Harlow this afternoon (Thursday 27 October). When fire crews first arrived on Hastingwood Road, at the scene they reported that an outbuilding and adjoining stables were completely alight.Firefighters managed to extinguish the…

OUR Harlow is 75 project has taken a number of tangents over the past year. Here we explore how schools celebrate their global villages. YH went down to Jerounds Primary Academy to speak to their highly regarded Headteacher, Laura Citici https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y5obrac3Yjk TO mark the town’s…

Southern League Central Division Harlow Town 2 v 1 Welwyn Garden City HARLOW Town earned three vital points in a win against Welwyn Garden City on Tuesday night. Goals by Samson Maagbe (11) and Terrell Egbri secured the points for the Hawks. The Welwyn goal…

A NEW strategy setting out Essex County Council’s (ECC) continued commitment to support children in care and care leavers has been officially launched. When a child enters the care of Essex County Council, the responsibility that would normally belong to a parent becomes the legal and…

FA Cup: Final Qualifying Round: Harlow Town 1 v 1 Bowers and Pitsea Bowers win 4-3 on penalties EVERYTHING about this game said it was going to be a heavy defeat for Harlow. Following their manager’s departure, new boss Leon Holden has had to completely…

PLANS for new houses in a street that borders Potter Street and Church Langley have been submitted to Harlow Council. The application is for two houses in Kingsdon Lane at Belfield Gardens. The full application can be found on Harlow Council’s planning portal. Search for…

A FEW weeks ago, our editor noticed a participant at the Harlow parkrun wearing a Unigate Marathon sweatshirt. When we spoke to Tom Drady, we found out that he was a former Essex Steeplechase champion who actually organised the race from the mid sixties to…

REPORT ON ESSEX OVER 65’s WALKING FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2 AT BILLERICAY TOWN FC PARINGDON Pirates sent a nine-man squad to Billericay to take part in the final round of the 2022 Essex Over 65’s League Division 2. The squad comprised: Colin Moody (GK), Steve…

QUITE a few people have asked us when Labour will be selecting a parliamentary candidate for Harlow to fight the next general election? The short answer is that we don’t know. Selection processes are going on all over the country and there is a definite…

Update: He has been found ESSEX Police is appealing for help to find Kopano Motasi, 36, missing from #Harlow since earlier today, Sat 22 October. He’s 5ft 7ins, slim build with short black hair and they believe Kopano may still be in the Harlow area.…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has responded to the news that the prime minister Liz Truss has resigned. Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow said: “The first thing I would like to say is to apologise to all the residents of Harlow and the villages for what…

A POPULAR singing group is set to re-start in Harlow. Double Your Spirit has re-named itself Local Vocals. They also have a new musical director. They meet at The Herald Pub on Broadley Road, Sumners on Monday nights 7-9pm. If singing makes you happy come…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has accused the government under Prime Minister, Liz Truss of treating the economy like “one big laboratory experiment”. Mr Halfon appeared on Sky News Sophie Ridge programme on Sunday morning as a crisis continues to engulf the government. Earlier in the…