SIX people have been charged following coordinated raids on addresses across Harlow and Chelmsford. Seven warrants were executed at locations in and around The Stow, Harlow, yesterday (Tuesday 30 July) as part of the Clear, Hold, Build initiative. This is a Home Office-backed scheme bringing…

TWO people have been taken to hospital and part of the M11 has been closed due to a serious crash.  One lane of the southbound carriageway between junction six (M25 Interchange) and junction five (Loughton), near Epping in Essex, has been closed as a result…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Harlow, where three guitars were stolen. Officers were called to Stackfield in Harlow on Thursday, 25 July following reports of a burglary which had occurred overnight between 10:30pm and 7:30am. An unknown suspect or suspects…

AROUND 10 million pensioners are set to lose their winter fuel payments under plans announced by chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves reports The Mirror. And according to the figures, that means over 11,000 Harlow pensioners will miss out. At present, the number of people…

ST Stephen’s Church, Tawneys Road, near Bush Fair, is opening its doors this Sunday 4th August and extending a warm welcome to the whole community to enjoy a Holiday at Home! Revd Darren McIndoe told Your Harlow “Our schools have broken up for the summer…

WITH the chancellor of the exchequer announcing that the plan to build 40 new hospitals including one for Harlow, was under review, we asked the bosses at Princess Alexandra Hospital for their response. We asked them: What is your message to Harlow residents who once…

Parndon Wood Crematorium supports local hospice A charity which supports hundreds of people every year across West Essex and the East Hertfordshire border has received a £3,000 donation from Parndon Wood Cemetery & Crematorium. The donation has been given to St Clare Hospice, which provides…

ESSEX County Council is funding additional summer holiday activity spaces across the county this summer for children and young people with SEND, and their families. An additional 1,200 inclusive summer holiday activity spaces are available across Essex for children and young people with Special Educational…

GRIEVING Friends Support Network set to hold meetings

GREATER Anglia (GA) has marked the 5th anniversary of its first new train entering passenger service today. Monday 29th July 2019 saw the first of GA’s brand new, Stadler-built, bi-mode trains in operation on the 07.47 from Lowestoft to Norwich. It marked the start of a…

ANGELA Rayner has unveiled an overhaul of England’s planning rules to help deliver Labour’s promise of 1.5m new homes by 2029 reports the BBC. The housing secretary said local housing targets, watered down by the Conservatives in 2022, would become mandatory again. She also laid…

AN Old Harlow councillor has issued a statement after the chancellor of the exchequer decided to put plans for a new hospital for Harlow residents under review. The proposed new hospital Councillor Joel Charles said: “Confirmation that a review will be undertaken into the previous…

ONGOING work to stamp out drug dealing and cut crime in Harlow saw multiple arrests during coordinated strikes on nine addresses. Officers from Harlow Community Policing Team, with the support of their Operation Raptor teams and Operational Support Group, entered the properties shortly after 6am…

SPURS and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s, however, in July 1964 he was struck by lightning and killed at 27 years old. From humble beginnings growing up just outside Edinburgh, through to football fame and his tragic…