SHOPPERS at Co-op stores in Harlow will be offered compostable carrier bags in a bid to reduce the number of plastic bags going to landfill and thereby boost recycling. People shopping at Co-op will be able to carry their items home and then re-use the…

POLICE are appealing for information following two burglaries and one attempt in Harlow. Three houses in Woodhill, Harlow, were targeted since January 7. Between 9.30am and 5.10pm on January 7, glass in a rear door of one house was smashed and stolen from inside was…

A company in charge of a Polish food store has been fined thousands of pounds for selling food not labelled in English. Minidelikatesy Kubus, a business selling mainly Polish food, and its director, Marcin Frankowski, each admitted 20 charges at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. Nine of…

POLICE are looking to trace Kieron Armstrong who is wanted after failing to attend court. Armstrong, aged 35, is last known to have been living in the Harlow area. He is described as 6ft tall, of stocky build, with a bald head. Anyone with information…

FOLLOWING a consultation, council tenants in Harlow could be offered a communal window cleaning service. Harlow Council is asking its leaseholders and tenants who live in flat blocks for their views on whether a communal window cleaning service should be introduced. Services to flat blocks…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a shoplifter assaulted a security guard in Harlow. A man walked into Boots, in Broad Walk, at about 11.05am on December 19 and selected two electric toothbrushes from the display. He then left the store without paying with a…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Harlow where a significant amount of damage was caused. Entry was gained to a house in Tilbury Mead between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on Saturday, January 11. A fish tank was smashed and red paint was daubed…

IF you think you’ve got what it takes visit the Specials Recruitment stand at the Harvey Centre, Harlow, on Saturday, January 18, for information. Special Constables have full police powers, uniforms and equipment but sacrifice their free time on a voluntary basis, organising their busy…

VEHICLE breakdowns caused several areas in Harlow to miss their recycling collections. Bins all over the town are still sitting out on Saturday morning after the mechanical failures. Portfolio holder for the environment, cllr Phil Waite said: “There has been some disruption to recycling collections…

POLICE want to identify a man who was caught on CCTV close to the time that a security guard was assaulted in Harlow. The victim, a 26-year-old man from Harlow, had approached the man as part of his duties, when he was struck with a…

OVERHEAD wire problems are causing delays of up to an hour for passengers on trains between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge through Harlow this morning (Thursday, January 9). The wires are down between Great Chesterford and Whittlesford Parkway stations north of Bishop’s Stortford. Greater Anglia…

HARLOW Council is now accepting applications for the second round of grants from the Olympic Legacy fund, which is designed to help local not-for-profit organisations potentially discover the next generation of Olympic champions. Following the London Olympic and Paralympic Games a decision was made to…

Detectives are renewing their appeal for witnesses following an attack which left a man with devastating injuries. The victim, a 28-year-old man, is facing further surgery to repair some of the damage caused when he was attacked outside the Joy Fook Chinese restaurant, in Ongar…

INCIDENT: 1200 hours EMERGENCY services are dealing with a three car smash near to the Clock Tower roundabout in Harlow. The collision occurred just after 11.30 am on Tuesday morning (Jan 7th) on Second Avenue, close to the location of the fatal collision just before…