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A PROGRAMME to replace all shelters across the county is well underway. Since September 2024, 100 bus shelters across Essex have been replaced. This is part of the council’s programme to provide better, more accessible and environmentally friendly shelters across the county. The first areas…
MORE than half a million more UK savers are in line for Government bonuses worth up to £25 a month to boost their cash pots and help ease rises in the cost of living, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced today. As part of…
BACK for its second year, the Harlow Playhouse Young Practitioners – New Work Festival continues to champion the next generation of theatre-makers, showcasing bold, original, and thought-provoking performances. Following the success of its debut, the festival returns as a vital platform for emerging artists to experiment, collaborate,…
More Than a Mum: Harlow Playhouse: April 19th, 2025 A FEW years ago Susie Corcoran’s one-woman play Priscilla Queen of Disaster was a very successful insight into the life of a mum juggling two children, career and a difficult break-up. Now she returns with More…
HARLOW MP Chris Vince was the special guest at the opening of a new Indian restaurant in The Stow. Rasoi is an Indian-Bengali restaurant that serves “”Traditional Indian Bengali Cuisine in Harlow with a contemporary touch”. They handed out over 150 meals to visitors, local…
PUBLIC enquiries to Essex Highways have fallen by 27%, with around 16,000 fewer in 2024/25 compared to the previous financial year. The reduction in enquiries follows improvements to the reporting process. This includes being able to subscribe to existing reported issues, which has helped decrease…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) marked its 20th anniversary on Friday. The department was established in April 2005 through the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise, combining tax administrations to reduce overlap and enhance service delivery. The creation of HMRC by…
A HARLOW man has appeared in court charged with five counts of rape as well as a number of other sexual offences and assaults. Bobby Hunter, aged 29, of Redstone House, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court to answer charges: They include: Between August 1st,…
IN the run up to VE Day 80 on May 8th, we will repeat the biographies of the men from the villages in around rural Harlow who gave their lives for our freedom. Thirty three men from Harlow lost their lives. The youngest was aged…
PUBS in England and Wales will be able to stay open until 01:00 BST to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the government has confirmed reports the BBC. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said pubs and bars that usually close at 23:00 will…
A SENIOR officer who abused his position for sexual purposes, has been dismissed this week following a gross misconduct hearing. An independent hearing chaired by Assistant Chief Constable John Murphy of Bedfordshire Police took place after an investigation led by the Independent Office of Police…
HARLOW Ballet Association (HBA) is one of our town’s most treasured possessions. The second page of the programme for their Triple Bill of Paquita, Les Sylphides and Peter Pan, has a photo of Diane Knighton in 1974 and another one of her (now Diane Taylor)…
A Sawbridgeworth pub was given a 1-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found chicken stored at room temperature and a lack of hand soap in the kitchen reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Queens Head, on Knight Street, was inspected in February. The report’s full…
GREATER Anglia has continued its annual custom of delivering Easter Eggs donated by its customers in West Anglia to The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust at Harlow in Essex. Last Wednesday, 16th April, the train operator delivered 348 Easter eggs and activity kits to the…
A HARLOW man has been disqualified after drinking and driving. Walton Lindsay, aged 54, of Paddock Mead, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On November 17th, 2024 at Waltham Abbey drove a Ford Fiesta motor vehicle, on a road namely Sewardstone Road,…
BACK for its second year, the Harlow Playhouse Young Practitioners – New Work Festival continues to champion the next generation of theatre-makers, showcasing bold, original, and thought-provoking performances. Following the success of its debut, the festival returns as a vital platform for emerging artists to experiment, collaborate,…
