OVER the weekend, officers from Operational Police Command have made eight arrests, tackling crime and keeping you safe. On 17 December, officers arrested four people, three of whom were arrested on suspicion of GBH in two separate incidents and one on suspicion of rape. A…

MUCH-loved, much revered and much respected Harlow singer-songwriter, Paul Howard has just released a Christmas song. In many ways it is a Winter song, a December song. The song is called Last Month of the Year. Paul said: “It was written during lockdown. The music…

A LEADING Harlow Labour councillor has quizzed the Tory-run council on what progress has been made in providing warm banks for local residents. Councillor Kay Morrison to Councillor Joel Charles (Portfolio Holder forBusiness and Community Resilience): At a previous Council meeting we weighed up the…

A KIND-hearted Harlow family are, once again, raising funds for a very worthy cause by covering their house in Christmas lights. Longbanks resident Katie Pope said: “This year again Danny and I have chosen Essex Air Ambulance. “We have chosen them because they solely rely…

THE leader of Harlow Labour has questioned the ruling Conservatives over their recent talks with Harlow Town Football Club. Harlow Town removed all their teams from the leagues due to problems with their artificial pitch. Councillor Chris Vince asked a number of questions at a…

A NEW partnership between Essex County Council (ECC) and the Lighthouse Furniture Project has been launched giving residents new opportunities to donate electrical items for repair and reuse. Residents visiting Brentwood, Chelmsford and Harlow Recycling Centres can now donate larger electrical appliances for repair and…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed a new law approved by Parliament this week which will rocket-boost the regeneration programme being delivered by Harlow’s Conservative-run Council.  The new legislation has guaranteed in law the Government’s commitment to levelling up and regenerating communities all over the…

LONDON Stansted recorded its strongest recovery in passenger volumes yet in November. The airport welcomed 1.83 million passengers during November, representing 97% of the passengers served in the same month in 2019, the highest proportion of traffic seen at Stansted throughout the recovery period. In…

PARNDON Woods Nature Reserve can’t wait to see you all this weekend for Santas Grotto & the Elf trail! If you missed out on a ticket to see Santa you are more than welcome to come down to do the Elf trail. It is still…

A DISPERSAL order was put in place in Harlow following concerns relating to a large car meet. Police received a number of calls from concerned members of the public, following a large car meet, consisting of around 100 vehicles. The reports included incidents of anti-social…

THE oldest family business in the area, Daniel Robinson & Sons, has donated 500 tubs of chocolates – a wall of chocolate in fact – to be shared between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford Foodbanks this festive season. Managing Director Gary Neill said, “we recognise that…

SODEXHO business, MTS Health, has secured a three-year contract extension with Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare. MTS Health, a leading provider of medical equipment asset management, has supplied, maintained, and serviced the medical equipment used by Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare since the beginning of 2020. The extension…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has collaborated with Spread a Smile, a charity that aims to bring joy and laughter to unwell children who are visiting and staying in hospital. The Spread a Smile team consists of professional entertainers, musicians, magicians, poets, face-painters,…

ESSEX County Council says filling potholes is not a priority while the cost of living crisis is hitting the authority reports the Local Democracy Reporter. It comes after a motion from the Labour group that highlighted the financial situation highways is in. Budgets for maintenance…