“They served their country with bravery, pride and honour – they set an example for us all” – that’s from our Chief Constable as Essex Police remembers its officers who served during World War Two. A total of 291 officers from the Essex, Southend, and…

SUMNERS councillors have pledged to get work together to get bus service for the area re-instated. This follows news that Central Connect have suspended their services in the evenings and Sundays. due to In a joint statement from the three Conservative councillors, Cllr Russell Perrin,…

THE parents of a baby who died after five missed opportunities for a C-section said their lives had transformed into a “continuous reel” of grief reports the BBC. Russo Family Emmy Russo died three days after she was born at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in…

THE BELLS are set to ring out at St Mary Magdalene Church to mark the commemorations for Victory in Europe Day. St Mary Magdalene is situated on Church Road in Potter Street. The church will be open from 6pm for private prayer or meditation. Their…

CONSERVATIVE councillor Joel Charles has responded to the publication of a letter written by the Chancellor about the case for specialist UK Health Security Agency laboratory facilities to be located in Harlow: “It is disappointing that the Chancellor and our local Member of Parliament seem…

POLICE are appealing for help to locate a 27-year-old man who is wanted on recall to prison. Jack Knight is from the King’s Lynn area and also has links to Harlow. He is described as white, around 5ft 10, of large build, with a short…

HARLOW Council is offering customers more options to pay for parking at its car parks, with new machines being installed this week. The machines are touchscreen and will accept cash, card and contactless payments. The majority of machines installed will also be solar powered. There…

HARLOW Labour councillors James Griggs and Jake Shepherd recently visited local family-owned business Sybron, a leading supplier of cleaning, hygiene and catering products to some of the largest names in hospitality. The business, founded in 2003, has grown from strength to strength and has become…

A MATCHING Tye woman is set to stand trial over an alleged breach of a community protection notice. Debra Cole, aged 53, of Homefields, Church Lane, Matching Tye had been charged with the following. Between October 1st, 2024 and November 20th, 2024 at Matching Tye,…

A FAMILY has appealed after heartless thieves stole their eleven-year-old’s bike from Harlow Town Centre. The bike is a Carrera Vengeance Junior Mountain Bike – 26″ Wheel (Puncture Protection Tyres). It was stolen on Bank Holiday Monday at 6pm outside Quasar in the town centre.…

AS we publish some of the biographies of the 32 men of Harlow who died in World War Two, we were struck by the number of times, the final line referred to their widow never marrying again and living to quite an age. We thought…

THE East of England Co-op has announced it has returned to profit, crediting its commercial success to year of investment and reshaping the business to meet the needs of the local communities it operates in across the region. The financial results, published in the retailer’s…

RARE Productions, a renowned name in the world of youth theatre, is coming to Harlow with Peter Pan Show Synopsis:We join Peter, Wendy, John, and Michael as they soar away to Neverland. Full of renowned characters such as the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily and, of…

THE Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to “get the best possible outcome” from land earmarked for UK Health Agency to move to Harlow. Ms Reeves has written to Harlow MP following his appeal to her over the facility that has been “in development” for over…