HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, has supported a controversial new Bill brought forward by the Home Secretary to tackle crossings over the British Channel. The new legislation will make it far harder for those who have entered illegally to stay in the UK, whilst helping those…

A NUMBER of objections have been made to an application to change a Harlow coffee shop into a restaurant. The application refers to Esquires coffee shop in the Water Gardens. This application intends for the change of use of the E(a) Use Class (Café) into…

A HARLOW woman has been banned from driving for refusing to take a breath test. Diane Wake, aged 56, of Great Brays, Harlow was banned for the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On June 30th, 2021 at Harlow when suspected of having driven a vehicle…

A HARLOW pensioner is set to stand trial over an allegation of harassment. George Abraham, aged 78, of Rectory Field, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between July 21st, 2020 and November 25th at Harlow you pursued a course of conduct which amounted to…

BODY Fresh Fitness based at Latton Park, the home of Harlow Rugby Club hosted a Throwdown at the weekend. Throwdowns are basically a series of physical challenges done in teams. They test the individual but also encourage team work. As you can see from the…

HARLOW parkrun is set to resume on Saturday morning. The last time the event took place was Saturday March 14th, 2020. On that occasion, 250 participants weaved their way through the wonderful town park course. Since then, for obvious reasons, parkrun has been postponed. Can…

CORONAVIRUS rates are around a third higher in men – likely to be related to the impact of Euro 2020, says Essex’s director of public health. The average infection rate in Essex in men is 550 per 100,000 – compared to 420 per 100,000 in…

HARLOW Running Club member Gail Nichols competed in the British Aquathlon Championships (0.75k swim, 5k run) at the weekend finishing in 97th place out of 116 finishers, and 3rd Female Vet 55 to win the bronze medal in her age category, in an excellent 40min…

THE strength of the club has been clear for all to see in recent weeks but last Saturday felt like a pivotal day as Harry Burton’s 2nd XI and Jack Sykes 4th XI made significant moves at the top of their respective divisions. Capping another…

LAST weekend we reported that a woman was taken to hospital after suffering a head injury following an incident in Newhall. A number of people made disparaging comments about Newhall and Church Langley. None of these people appeared to show any concerns regarding the welfare…

A HARLOW man has been charged with stealing a vehicle. Jack Marks,, aged 27, of Sycamore Field, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 15th July 2020 at Harlow, without the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, took a Volvo for the…

WITH release from lockdown now passed, we have decided to bring back our daily Covid-19 report. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. The report covers UK figures; Princess Alexandra Hospital figures;…

A MAN has been fined and given a community order for assaulting a schoolboy on his way to school. Marius Stefan Petrescu, 27, of High Street, Roydon, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on 13 July. He pleaded guilty to the following. On June 28th at Harlow…

SIR Jack Petchey, founder of one of the UKs most successful business empires and of youth charity the Jack Petchey Foundation, turns 96 years on 19th July 2021. To date, Sir Jack Petchey has invested over £143m from his businesses in opportunities for young people across…