A CHILD was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a serious collision in Harlow at around 5.30pm on Friday 2 August involving a car and a child in Maddox…

ESSEX Fire Service acted very quickly to put out a very large field fire between Newhall and Old Harlow this evening. YH understands the fire took hold at just after 1800 hrs on Saturday evening. The main area affected was next to the (off) road…

A PLANNING application to modify and upgrade the Paringdon Sports Club in Harlow is set to go in front of the Harlow Council planning committee. The application states: The proposal is for extensions to an existing sport and leisure facility to facilitate use as agym.…

GREATER Anglia staff are improving the help offered to blind and partially sighted passengers thanks to vision awareness sessions from an expert charity led by people with lived experience of sight loss. Sight Loss Councils, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are regional groups led by…

AS we reported this morning, Harlow’s newest MP, Chris Vince, has announced that he is standing down as a councillor on Harlow Council just 92 days after he was re-elected onto the council. For the avoidance of doubt, he remains an MP. Mr Vince’s decision…

THE water company supplying the East of England said it needs to invest £1.5bn into its infrastructure to tackle the challenges of climate change reports the BBC. Anglian Water supplies drinking water to 4.3 million customers across the East of England including in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire,…

THE local NHS in Hertfordshire and west Essex says people should still seek care as usual during collective action by GP services. Continue to seek help from your GP during collective action  GP services across England began collective action on Thursday 1 August for an…

POLICE officers arrested a man believed to be involved in a large-scale fly-tipping operation across a number of counties reports the Bucks Herald. According to the Environment Agency, the man was involved in dumping rubbish in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.  He is also linked to a…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has decided to stand down as a councillor. Mr Vince said: “It has been a huge honour to represent Little Parndon and Hare Street/Town Centre for the past 6 and a half years.  Today, I have announced that I am standing…

ESSEX’S road network is in line for a £25 million boost which will power resurfacing on key roads, as well as ensure roadside vegetation is kept in check and signs and lines are repaired and repainted. The new programme has been dubbed ‘Priority One’ by…

THE FIRST time we knew that the Health Secretary Wes Streeting was in Harlow was when we saw him being interviewed on television. That is a shame as we had a number of questions to ask him on the new hospital for Harlow, industrial action…

FROM 9am today, the ECCO Environmental Fund is open for applications from local organisations.   ECCO is looking to looking to fund projects & organisations who have aligned goals with those of ECCO, We are choosing to focus our funding on work that we believe will deliver…

PET owners have welcomed a district council’s new measures to clamp down on “nuisance” dogs reports the BBC. Tendring District Council in Essex introduced a district-wide public spaces protection order (PSPO) on Thursday, targeting dog fouling and problematic dogs off leads. It allows authorised council…

THE IT digital automation team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) have received an NDL Software Limited Community Award 2024 and generous charitable donation in recognition of their commitment to enhance patient care and staff experiences.  NDL are a software and services company…