A MAN has been sentenced to six years in prison following work by Essex Police’s specialist Quest team. Geoffrey Rance, 61 of School Lane, Harlow has been jailed after being found guilty of non-recent sexual abuse of a child. The victim bravely disclosed to Essex…

TODAY, (Wed) at 6pm in Harlow on the Broad Walk (outside Bonmarché 14-16 Broad Walk, Harlow CM20 1HT) for a Menorah Lighting. There will also be: Music and Dancing, doughnuts & hot soup & chanukah joy!

HARLOW Council has just announced the purchase of the Harvey Centre for £21 million and Occasio House for £1 million. With work already underway for over 800 homes in the town centre, further purchases to be made and further work to begin in Terminus Street…

AS we near the end of our Harlow is 75 interviews, we wanted to showcase and celebrate Our Lady of Fatima Church in Harlow. With many masses in Polish, a large community from the Philippines and members of many other nations, it has real feel…

ESSEX Police is asking you to help tackle drink and drug driving this Christmas by using the three Ps and help prevent, persuade and report drink drivers this Christmas. Leading their response to tackle the issue, Inspector Matt Crow, said: “This year we’re asking everyone…

MOST Essex residents will be able to travel more cheaply by bus for three months at the start of 2023, thanks to a new Government scheme. The Bus Fare Cap will limit the price passengers will pay for an adult single fare to £2 on…

RECENTLY, Harlow Cycling Club was delighted to hand over a cheque for £505 to local charity Pact For Autism (PACT). This money was raised by means of a raffle at the club’s recent awards night. The charity was decided on by members of the club…

STRIKES by Royal Mail workers are going ahead after their union said the company had turned down an offer of negotiations to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions reports ITV. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on Friday…

HERE is a list of Christmas services at a number of churches across Harlow. We are adding to this list all the time. If we have left your church out then drop us a line at [email protected] St Paul’s in the Town Centre and St…

FOLLOWING over 200 fully funded training places last year, Essex County Council has secured £189,150 to deliver further retrofit training in 2023. Residents are invited to sign up to fully funded retrofit courses. Training is available at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and will…

HEALTH services across Hertfordshire and west Essex are currently experiencing major pressures. Accident and Emergency departments at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Lister Hospital in Stevenage and Watford General, the ambulance service, our GP practices and community health services are all being stretched by the…

SPECIALIST anti-drug officers have this morning arrested 11 people as part of a complex investigation into the supply of Class A drugs and the serious violence associated with that in Harlow. Strike teams comprised of officers from Operation Raptor, Operational Support Group, Harlow community policing…

A FOODBANK for people struggling to feed their animals has opened in Harlow. It is based at The Bridge Church in Purford Green near the Manor Hatch shops. This is a service to donate animal food to help support the residents of Harlow in the…

HARLOW Council has completed the purchase of the derelict Occasio House site to enable the delivery of its plans for the regeneration of the Playhouse Quarter.  The council completed the £1m purchase last week on the same day it bought the Harvey Shopping Centre. Occasio…