ARE you scared of networking? Here is a message fro our friends at Stort Valley Gifting. “So were we and even now we sometimes find it hard to go up to strangers and introduce ourselves. Do they really want to talk to us? Are they…

THERE are 5.5 million businesses in the UK, and 5.45 million of them have fewer than 50 employees. These small businesses are an economic and cultural asset to the country. But they have faced a tough few years with the double blow of Covid and…

HARLOW Town Centre businesses have called for the council to hurry up and finish improvements to the pavements in Broad Walk. Waffle and More owner, Alan Wright wrote to YourHarlow frustrated at the lack of work going on. Mr Wright said: Please can we have…

CONGRATULATIONS to the ladies from Dunmow Bowling Club who won the Ladies Gala at Tye Green Indoor Bowls Club in Harlow recently. More than 20 teams from across Essex and Hertfordshire entered the Charity Gala in aid of St Clare Hospice. A very close finish…

ESSEX Police are investigating an incident during which the downstairs window of a home in Harlow was smashed. The incident took place in Canons Brook at 3.50pm on Thursday 20 February.  It was reported that three people arrived in an unknown white van and carried…

ESSEX Police are investigating a report of a burglary which was reported in the early hours of Friday 21 February. It’s reported that two suspects entered a home in Joyners Field, Harlow, and left shortly after, with no items having been taken. At this stage,…

DO you know this man?  Essex Police would like to speak to him in connection with a business burglary in River Way, Harlow which took place at 7.30pm on Monday 3 February.  A spokesperson said: “We believe he is central to the investigation.  If you…

ANSWERS have been demanded from Essex’s fire service bosses about how quickly firefighters attended a fatal fire after concerns about “matters of profound public accountability.”reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Sheila Jones, clerk of Elmdon, Duddenhoe End and Wenden Lofts Parish Council, died following the fire…

A SENIOR Harlow politician has demanded answers from Essex County Council over the long-running closure of the new River Way junction, saying the highways authority hasn’t been honest about the problem. Harlow Council’s cabinet portfolio holder for Planning and the Garden Town, Cllr Alastair Gunn, attended the…

A MAN has been arrested and charged after a stolen van was traced to a car park in High Wych, less than an hour after it was taken. The Vauxhall Vivaro was reported as stolen from the Broxbourne area at around 10.40am on Wednesday (19…

JOIN them at Harlow College for our Supported Studies Open Event Thursday 27th February – 6.00pm – 7.30pm We look forward to welcoming you to our Supported Studies event where you will meet the team and find out all about our programme that works towards the…

IF you’re thinking about buying your teenager an electric e-scooter, did you know that you could be risking increasing your own car insurance premium?   With the cost of getting a 17 to 20-year-old on the road and driving for the first year exceeding £7,600 according…

CELEBRATING 60 Diamond Years, the smash hit show HELLO AGAIN is back in 2025 with a brand-new, mind-blowing production of the World’s Greatest celebration and tribute to the life and work of NEIL DIAMOND.  Now in its 8th triumphant year, this spellbinding “Double Diamond” experience stars the incomparable Brooklyn…

A HARLOW Labour councillor with specific responsibility for housing has alleged that the deputy leader of the Harlow Council made a “disgraceful” comment regarding Grenfell Tower. Shadow Portfolio Holder for Housing, cllr Jodi Dunne said: “At this week’s Housing Standards Board meeting, Cllr David Carter…