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POLICE investigating an aggravated burglary in Harlow would like to identify the two men in these CCTV images. Two men smashed a conservatory window to get access to the house in Victoria Gate, on Tuesday November 11 at 1.30pm. They were challenged by the occupier…
TRAIN services on the line through Harlow have been effected (Tuesday) because of damage to overhead electric wires at Roydon. No fewer than 50 trains were cancelled. A number of other services have had their journeys cut short. A Network Rail team are on site…
POLICE would like to identify these three men in connection with the theft of demo mobile phones and tablets from the 02 store in Broad Walk, Harlow. It is alleged they entered the store on October 19 and October 31, took the items and left…
Tuesday update on illegal encampments in Harlow. Coldharbour Road (land owned by Essex County Council): There are currently 18 caravans in this encampment. Essex County Council (ECC) has a court hearing scheduled for today (Monday 8 December 2014) for possession of the land. Harlow Council…
A NEW report from Carnegie UK Trust has recommended a package of support measures to help the UK’s emerging ‘hyperlocal’ news sector to flourish and grow. The Trust argues that new, community-run news websites have significant potential to help fill the gaps in local media…
AN LED streetlight pilot scheme is to be rolled out next year by Essex County Council but not in Harlow. During the scheme, the council will accurately measure energy savings generated compared to conventional street lighting. It will be also be able to establish optimum…
Update: 1700 hrs Cleared: Harlow – A414 London Road – One lane blocked southbound between Southern Way and M11 J7 because of a police incident Harlow-Slow moving traffic on London Road (A414) between Second Avenue and junction 7 of the M11 (Hastingwood Interchange) Update: 1700…
ST Mark’s students, Trinity Margery, Lucus Wright, Marcus Wright, Sebastian Johnston, Luke Corless and Kayleigh Shimmen were privileged to be invited to participate in the annual tree planting day at Heartwood Forest near St Albans in Hertfordshire. The students were selected as they are keen…
HARLOW’S contribution to changing people lives through engineering features in a film which was first played at the national innovation and achievement awards held in London last month. Harlow Enterprise Zone, Harlow College and Raytheon UK all feature in the programme which was produced by…
KATHERINES primary school in Harlow has been told to improve by Ofsted. The watchdog came to the school last month and issued a report last week. The report states: THE achievement of pupils requires improvement. Attainment levels in reading and mathematics at the end of…
IT IS a simple message really. We all love our local hospital, Princess Alexandra. The staff at the Accident and Emergency, do a wonderful job, but there is only so many patients they can deal with. To re-inforce the message, the team from the West…
I’M a Celebrity presenter, Joe Swash is hot-footing it from the jungle of Australia to Cinderella at Harlow Playhouse. Joe gave winner, Carl “Foggy” Fogarty a big hug as he came out of the clearing but no sooner had the champagne been drunk than he…
DUE to a technical problem the out-of-hours emergency phone line (01279 446666) to Harlow Council was not working last night (7 December 2014) and into the early hours of today (8 December 2014). From around 6pm yesterday the out-of-hours phone line to Kier Harlow’s Central…
0730 hrs A414 Essex – One lane closed and queuing traffic on A414 in both directions in Harlow at Park Inn Junction, because of an earlier car fire. Congestion to Church Langley Roundabout.
POLICE in Harlow have been granted two closure orders on properties in the town being used for criminal activity. Officers applied successfully for the orders at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Monday, December 1, where outright possession of the properties in Morley Grove and Amherst Lodge…
FIRE CREWS were called to an RTC on the M11-northbound, between junction 7 and 8 near Harlow. An estate car and trailer had left the roadway and gone down an embankment. One person was trapped and fire crews used specialist cutting equipment to release the…
