THE UK’s inflation rate fell to 3% in January, down from 3.4% in December, driven by a decrease in food, fuel and airfare prices reports the BBC. Economists said the decrease raised the likelihood the Bank of England will cut interest rates at its March…

IN its first months since opening, David Lloyd Harlow Club is celebrating the success of its new team, following successful recruitment partnerships with Harlow College and Jobcentre Plus. The new health and wellbeing Club has created over 150 jobs for local people, with a wide range of roles from sport and fitness to business admin and hospitality.  Jo Miller, general manager at…

THE Stan Newens Bursary is a bi-annual fund administered by Harlow Health Centres Trust designed to enable an individual from the Harlow community to pursue further study or research in to an aspect of Health / Wellbeing and Healthcare Sciences, the results of which will…

NHS England has published the latest data on productivity growth to October, data that compares the same period in the previous year, for activity (cost‑weighted), resource use (in real terms), and productivity. Coming out with the greatest increase in October’s figures for acute providers was The Princess…

RETAIL trade union Usdaw is concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales showing that in the year to September 2025, there was an overall 5% increase in shoplifting.  Usdaw’s annual survey of nearly 9,500 retail staff showed that over three-quarters had…

HARLOW Council will unveil its budget proposals for 2026 later today. The council says Budget 2026 will “transform our council” to Build Harlow’s Future. It includes a record‑breaking fifth consecutive Council Tax freeze – the first time in the council’s history that Council Tax has…

FOURTEEN organisations across Essex have secured funding from the council’s Arts and Cultural fund. The successful organisations will receive between £2,600 and £20,000. The fund supports projects that engage with community groups and bring communities together. Councillor Mark Durham, Cabinet Member for Devolution, the Arts,…

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) marks the 10th anniversary of The Sarah Hope Line, the flagship customer incident support service that offers compassionate, practical support to anyone affected by a fatal, life-changing, or traumatic incident on TfL’s transport network. Alongside TfL’s steadfast and ongoing commitment to…

TWO Waltham Abbey dog owners have agreed to strict conditions relating to dog ownership after their pets killed or injured 20 sheep. The Rural Engagement Team investigated after police received reports of two dogs attacking livestock in a field in Nazeing on 30 December 2025.…

MEET Hayden — a 7-year-old with unstoppable determination. Born three months early and living with hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy, Hayden has faced more challenges in his young life than most ever will. After fighting sepsis and meningitis at just 11 months old and recently completing…

A MAN has been arrested after officers were called to the Gilden Park area of Harlow following reports of items being taken from residents’ driveways. Officers from Harlow Neighbourhood Policing Team were on the scene within ten minutes and recovered property from a silver Ford…

SOMETIMES a single word can feel like an escape route. Sorry. But when real harm has been done – when control, intimidation and fear have taken hold, and someone’s safety or wellbeing has been worn away – simply saying sorry is not enough. Accountability has…

AVERAGE speed cameras are being installed on the A414 as part of a programme of works to make the road safer to use. Essex County Council is installing the cameras along the A414 between Chelmsford and Harlow. Essex Police and the Safer Essex Roads Partnership…

AS people across the UK prepare to make pancakes today, RSPCA Assured is urging shoppers to look beyond the batter and choose eggs from hens living cage-free lives. Despite a common belief that cages are a thing of the past, an estimated 7.4 million egg-laying…