Statement from Harlow Council Councillor Dan Swords, Leader of Harlow Council, said: “The council would like to thank the Police and Ministry of Defence for their response and for the actions they took to ensure the safety of the public and businesses while the matter was assessed…

AN estimated 700 people came along to the National Playday event held in the Town Park on Wednesday August 8th. The event included stalls from over 15 organisations with a range of free activities on offer. The event was organised by Active Harlow, Barnardo’s, Essex…

THE new Cambridge Road junction with River Way and the Templefields Industrial Estate was officially opened on Friday 1 August. The project provides new access to the Templefields Enterprise Zone. It is helping to reduce the level of congestion travelling on Edinburgh Way. It will…

BLIND and partially sighted people are at risk of being injured and have had to walk in the road due to overgrown foliage, a campaign group said. Sight Loss Councils (SLCs), based in Bedfordshire and Essex, have launched a campaign highlighting the dangers of overhanging…

SPECIALIST teams focused on bringing down drug dealing gangs in Harlow have secured charges against a man. They further seized a four-figure sum of cash, suspected cocaine and cannabis after searching an address in the town. The arrest and connected search were carried out on…

THE Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) marked its 50th anniversary in July – Usdaw and TUC call for the Government to build on its success The Act, which gained Royal Assent in July 1974, introduced mandatory health and safety measures across UK workplaces…

PLANNING permission for a new gym in the grounds of the Paringdon Club has been granted by the Harlow Council planning committee. The successful application has been welcomed by the Body Factory Gym based in Enfield. They wrote on their Instagram: “Thank you to everyone…

Dear Editor, SADLY, like it or not, most of the drug runners in Church Langley, live in Church Langley. Most of the drug deliveries they make, are to people who live in, Church Langley. That cheeky weekend toot of coke or destress puff means you…

Parents of children starting school in September are being encouraged to consider a career in childminding. This is part of the council’s early years and childcare recruitment campaign, ‘Make a change. Build a future.’, which aims to inspire people to enter or return to the…

LEADING British Indian community organisation Platform for Indian Democracy- which represents mainly second and third generation British Indians – has called for strong measures to be put in place to address disinformation on social media which triggered far-right violence against UK minorities across the country.…

ONE OF Essex’s most senior officers has thanked communities across the county after very little evidence of any disorder. Assistant Chief Constable Andy Mariner said: “Last night passed off peacefully after disinformation online failed to encourage disorder. “I want to say thank you to our…

A SPONSORED walk by staff, parents and most importantly, the little ones, at a Bush Fair pre school raised over £2,000 for St Clare Hospice. The team at Smiles Montessori Pre-School undertook a number of sponsored walks around the Bush Fair area. This was not…

A HARLOW man has been charged with threatening another man with a knife. Maurizio Caruso, aged 57, of Little Brays has been charged with the following. On May 6th, 2024, at Harlow, unlawfully and intentionally, threatened another person, with a bladed article, namely ,a knife…

PLANNING permission has been granted for the building of another tower block in the Wych Elm area of Harlow. It was voted through on Wednesday night (unanimously) by all members of the Harlow Council planning committee. The area in question is at 4 Wych Elm,…