Update: Grace Hawkins has now been found. Thank you for supporting our appeal. ESSEX Police is asking for the public’s help to find Grace Hawkins, who is missing from her home in North Weald.  A spokesperson said: “We’re carrying out a number of enquiries in…

GREATER Anglia is encouraging women to apply for its latest train driver vacancies as they go live across its network. A total of 14 positions are available at the company, which runs trains between London and Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Four trainee depot…

A NEW approach to cutting green spaces in Harlow is being trialled as the grass cutting season gets underway in the town. A grass cutting pilot project introduced last autumn has been extended to this year. The changes see improvements to the coordination of grass…

CHLOE Colton and Kieron Dyer took to the stage in front of a packed house to mark the start of the annual Battle Of The Bands competition. With the microphones checked, the lights on and the room full of anticipation, they introduced the first band.…

Update: Essex Police has confirmed that the search is connected to the Phillip Lewis murder investigation. A LARGE police presence is in attendance at a pond in Harlow. A marine unit is searching the Church End pond in the Katherines area of Harlow. The police…

THE sale of laughing gas will be banned under plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, Michael Gove has announced reports the BBC. The levelling up secretary told the BBC nitrous oxide can have a “damaging effect on young brains” and its public use can lead to…

THE LEADER of the Harlow Alliance Party has expressed his concern over the large number of job vacancies at Harlow Council. Nicholas Taylor asked the following questions at a Harlow Council Cabinet meeting on Thursday night. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ezB9ezdG_CM Nicholas Taylor to Councillor Russell Perrin (Leader of…

Harlow Labour respond to Labour’s ‘mission on crime.’  A spokesperson said: “Yesterday Labour set out our mission on crime, with ambitious, measurable, long-term promises to make Britain’s streets safer. After 13 years of Tory government, policing is yet another public service that is collapsing. The…

THIS Easter, The Mini Panto Theatre Company brings Jack & The Beanstalk to The Victoria Hall Theatre. Join Jack and his friends on a fun filled adventure to meet the giant in the sky. Perfect for the whole family. Tickets on sale now and selling…

HARLOW’S District Commander, Chief Inspector Paul Austin, says reducing violence in the district remains his top priority. Ch Insp Austin, who joined Essex Police in 2006, said more officers had been committed to hotspots where trouble has occurred. “We know from our analysis that violence…

HARLOW & Gilston Garden Town has been awarded £295,000 by the Dept for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as part of their Proptech Innovation Fund and the Local Digital Fund. It’s not the first time that HGGT’s ambition has been recognised through Government funding with…

A dispersal order was put in place in Harlow following concerns relating to a large car meet. The meet had congregated in Queensgate Retail Park, in Edinburgh Way and consisted of hundreds of vehicles. This has led to concerns around anti-social behaviour and excessive noise…

ROYAL Mail has admitted it is experiencing delays in Essex and has apologised for any inconvenience.Sorting offices at Braintree, Colchester, Harlow and Canvey Island were affected on Thursday and Friday. Labour councillor Lee Scordis said he was “reliably informed” Colchester’s sorting office was 13 staff…

HARLOW Playhouse Trust teamed up with Integration Support Services and Voluntary Action Epping Forest to provide tickets for local Ukrainian refugees to see Madame Butterfly performed by the Ukrainian National Opera at Harlow Playhouse.  Sawbridgeworth computer leasing business Hardsoft generously sponsored a pre-show reception held…