A TOTAL of 2,403 Harlow residents were vaccinated in the past seven days. That is an average of 343 a day. Statistics have only been available since last week however it now helps us paint a picture of how the plan to vaccinate as many…

By Monica Jones FOLLOWING the two Zoom “public meetings” held by Essex County Council last week regarding the plans for Harlow Library and Adult Community Learning (ACL), there have been many concerns raised by residents – some of whom are part of Harlow Save Our Libraries Essex…

HARLOW Council has secured £418,297 in grant funding to help support the town’s climate change pledges and reduce building running costs. In summer 2019 the council declared a climate emergency and made a number of pledges to tackle climate change in the town including reducing…

A DEALER who supplied Class A drugs has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after specialist officers uncovered and disrupted a London drugs line selling crack cocaine and heroin in Harlow.  Madju Bari was handed a 32-month jail sentence at Chelmsford Crown Court.…

ESSEX County Council Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Cllr Louise McKinlay has welcomed today’s Government announcement that pledges an additional £19 million to tackle domestic abuse across England and Wales. Cllr McKinlay said: “Everyone has the right to live a life free of abuse,…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over an allegation that he failed to provide a password to protected information. Christopher Golding, aged 39, of Hart Road, Harlow has been charged with the following. On January 1st, 2021 at Harlow being required todisclose a…

A SENIOR Harlow councillor has answered questions regarding what plans Harlow Council has regarding supporting a music venue. Councillor Tony Durcan, Harlow Council’s portfolio holder for growth and prosperity, said: “There are no current commercial ventures for a new music venue in Harlow that we…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to support the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s budget. Mr Halfon said: I welcome this Budget. It has five core purposes: to balance the books, help people through covid, to cut the cost…

THE DEATH has been announced of the former MP for Harlow, Stan Newens. Stan’s son, Thomas Newens, put a message out on social media this afternoon (Wednesday). Stan was born in Bethnal Green, a true Londoner, who made North Weald and eventually, since 1960, Harlow,…

DEDICATED detectives have arrested three men on suspicion of theft after boxloads of lateral flow tests were stolen from a lorry in Harlow.  Officers managed to retrieve the tests, which were destined for secondary schools across the country, after they were stolen from a lorry…

A HARLOW man has been banned from driving for over three years after refusing a breath test on Christmas Day. Craig Hale, aged 36, of Great Plumtree, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On December 25th, 2020 at Harlow when suspected…

If you have a spare bedroom and some extra love to give, you can do it. The difference you can make to a young person is beyond words – Essex residents urged to consider supported lodgings as a rewarding alternative to fostering. THE pandemic may…

A SENIOR Harlow councillor has questioned why he has been invited to Loughton for a vaccination. Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, cllr Tony Durcan asked the question at a meeting of the Harlow Council Covid-19 Recovery Group. Cllr Durcan said he had naturally been expecting to…