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AN Essex councillor described himself as “gobsmacked” after the leader of the district’s Green Party advocated for an application for a 52-apartment care home on green belt land reports the Local Democracy Reporter. At a meeting on March 7, members of Epping Forest District Council…
LONDON Stansted shrugged off the cold and damp of a leap-year February to toast another record-breaking month for passengers. More than 1.92 million passengers passed through the terminal during February, beating the previous record set in February 2020 by almost 50,000. Even without the extra…
A CONSULTATION on plans to completely transform Market Square as part of the regeneration of Harlow Town centre is now live. The rebuilding of Market Square will be unlike previous investments into the area and will instead for a major rebuild alongside further development coming…
RAINBOW Services (Harlow) and Voluntary Action Epping Forest are among the charities to receive recognition and grants at the annual High Sheriff’s Awards to support their work in Harlow and Epping Forest which is helping to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and improve community safety…
A HARLOW woman has been jailed for a total of 26 weeks for shop theft and for breaching the terms of a suspended jail sentence. At Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on 4 March, Sarah Patterson, 43, admitted six counts of stealing from the BP Service Station…
THE solicitors representing a Harlow resident who is hoping to lease an allotment in Fold Croft has sent a statement to Your Harlow detailing their role in working with Ms Burd as well as stating where negotiations at present stand. A spokesperson for Whiskers said:…
LABOUR leader, Sir Keir Starmer visited Purford Green Primary school today (Monday) as he made a major pledge on education in Harlow and beyond. He was accompanied by the Shadow Education Minister, Bridget Phillipson and the Labour candidate for Harlow, Chris Vince. All major media…
THE NHS wants more people over 40 to get a blood pressure check, saying there are millions who do not realise they have dangerously high levels reports the BBC. Often, there are no warning symptoms and it is thought about a third of cases are…
A MAN will appear in court charged with drink driving. Dalton Showers, 41, of Milestone Road, Newhall, has been charged with driving with excess alcohol in Elizabeth Way, Harlow, on Thursday 22 February. He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 19 March.
CREWS were hard at work across Essex last month despite significant wet weather says Essex County Council. Essex Highways fixed more than 700 potholes over the past month despite record-breaking wet weather. Crews carried out a total of 708 pothole repairs during East Anglia’s wettest…
TWELVE small businesses from across the East of England have been revealed as finalists in the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Awards 2024 – with two from here in Essex making it through to the finals. Stort Valley Gifting in Harlow have been crowned ‘Micro Business…
DEVELOPED in response from workshops with women with lived experience of the criminal justice system, the show is set in a residential women’s prison in the UK. We follow our protagonist, Alice, as she encounters four other inmates on her first day in custody. Reflective…
OVER 700 pupils put Passmores Academy down as a preference for next year’s school intake. We are not publishing this as a league table with winners or losers but for information purposes only. A skew in figures was expected due to the SFG College school…
KIND-hearted (and very fit) members of the Harlow Ju-Jitsu Club raised over £1500 with a sponsored “thrown-down” as part of a Hare Street Community School teacher’s London Marathon fund-raising campaign. A number of Mark Grant’s pupils train with the club at the Great Parndon Community…
GET ready to groove and dance the night away at the Northern Soul Party! Join us on Fri Apr 05 2024 at Burnt Mill Snooker & Social Club in Harlow. Experience the vibrant and energetic atmosphere as we celebrate the iconic Northern Soul music genre.…
HARLOW Tye Rotary set to hold 25th charity abseil. Full details below.





