Dear Editor, EVERY 10 minutes, someone in the UK hears the words “you have breast cancer”. Sadly, this happened to my eldest sister Tracey. When she died in 2016, the news rippled through the family – shaking us all. Little did we know this was…

DON’T Stop us Now – and there’s certainly no stopping this comprehensive re-enactment of Queens greatest hits! One of the UK’s longest running and Internationally renowned Queen Tribute band, The Bohemians, take you on a high-energy roller-coaster ride of a concert, featuring the music, costumes,…

RESIDENTS who live close to Terminus House, Harlow, are being asked to avoid the area from 11am on Tuesday, 17 September to allow fire crews to carry out a planned training exercise. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) will start the training exercise at…

ST Clare Hospice is thrilled to announce its first-ever Kilo Sale event, offering customers a unique and exciting opportunity to shop for a selection of pre-loved clothes, shoes, and accessories for just £7 per kilo!   The event will be held at Hastingwood Village Hall on…

TEN volunteer Specials have returned from France after helping to police the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They were part of the first overseas mutual aid deployment of UK Specials, representing THE force with the eyes of the world on them. Special Constable Leon…

“I CAN’T praise Harlow Police enough. We were updated regularly throughout the case. “People had said to me: ‘He won’t be caught, you won’t hear anything back’. “They have been proven wrong. Throughout the case they made sure [my son] was okay, they made sure…

AT Thursday’s meeting (held on the 12th of September) of Harlow Council’s Cabinet, the East of Harlow SPD was adopted.  Many residents in Old Harlow will be concerned about the implications of such a decision. The plan to build 2,600 dwellings to the East of…

AN ambitious and “visionary” plan for over 3,000 homes on the east side of Harlow took a step closer this week. The plan was recommended for approval by the Conservative Cabinet at Harlow Council on Thursday night. https://moderngov.harlow.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=26595 The plan stated: “The East of Harlow…

ON FRIDAY, officers from the Harlow local policing team executed a warrant in the Moorfield area after acting on intelligence that was given to police. More than 100 cannabis plants were found, seized and will be destroyed. One person was arrested at the address and…

TWO men have been charged in relation to incidents of robbery on the Hertfordshire/Essex border. On the evening of Sunday 1 September, a man was the victim of robbery which took place on a houseboat in Roydon, Essex. The following morning (Monday 2 September) another…

HARLOW Council has been granted planning permission for the change of use of Post Office Road car park to a temporary bus station, following approval at Wednesday’s (11 September) Development Management Committee. The temporary arrangement will be in place for 18 months and allow for…

IT has been great to see Open Studios grow in popularity over the years and to have the opportunity to introduce our creative community to so many people. We’re delighted that we will be opening again from 11am – 5pm on 14th & 15th September…

TWO crack cocaine and heroin dealers who exploited a vulnerable 15-year-old boy into distributing drugs have been sentenced to nine years of jail time following a Met investigation. It comes as part of the Met’s efforts to protect vulnerable young children from being criminally exploited…

ESSEX Police are set to hold another Facial Recognition Project in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “As we continue to progress a key project in Harlow, we will again be using live facial recognition technology in the town this weekend. “Live facial recognition vans will be…