SAFEGUARDING officers from our Op Raptor team are proactively identifying and offering protection to individuals they suspect are being exploited by drug dealing gangs. The gangs target young and vulnerable people to help facilitate their criminal activity. Schoolchildren can be coerced into dealing drugs, and…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has backed former chancellor, Rishi Sunak to be the next prime minister. In the previous campaign, Mr Halfon had originally backed Sajid Javid but when he was eliminated he supported Mr Sunak. With PM Liz Truss lasting just 45 days, the…

ST James Church of England Primary set to host Open Days. Full details as well as contact details below.

THE Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex (PFCC), Roger Hirst, is seeking views on paying for policing and fire rescue services in Essex, as he sets the 2023/2024 budgets for the Services. Funding for Essex Police comes from two sources, central government funding and…

PARENTS of Year 6 pupils due to start secondary school in September 2023 are reminded that they only have until 31 October 2022 to apply for their child’s secondary school place.With ten days to go until the closing date, parents are encouraged to use the…

HARLOW charity Rainbow Services, which works to improve local people’s quality of life, have led a community team to improve the entrance to Wych Elm in Harlow. Kelly Tarling and Jason Shaves from Rainbow Services helped create a team of Wych Elm businesses and stakeholders,…

1730 hrs: THERE are a number of emergency service vehicles on the Fifth Avenue estate in Harlow. The east of England air ambulance has landed on the green space in the middle of the estate which runs between Sainsbury’s and the railway station. There are…

THE leader of Harlow Labour has responded to the news that the prime minister, Liz Truss resigned and has repeated his call for a General Election. Cllr Chris Vince said: “Liz Truss has gone yet the Conservative Party is still determined to hold on to…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has responded to the news that the prime minister Liz Truss has resigned. Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow said: “The first thing I would like to say is to apologise to all the residents of Harlow and the villages for what…

LIZ Truss has dramatically resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in the job. The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week reports the BBC. Tory MPs urged Ms Truss to go…

EARLIER THIS WEEK, staff at Cooks Spinney pre-school had their generous contribution to the Harlow Foodbank all ready to go. They put out an appeal to any parent who was free to drive up to the base at Houlsham Tye and drop the goods off.…

1100 hrs: TWO lanes (of 3) are closed on the M11 southbound in Essbetween J7 (#Harlow) and J6 (#M25) due to flooding. Our contractors are on scene working to clear the flood water. There’s just over 2.5 miles of congestion on approach. =========== Rail Greater…

A HARLOW barbers has made a very charitable offer to Harlow schoolboys. The barber shop company has written to schools in Harlow and made a very generous offer. A spokesperson said: ‘Here at Ali Barbers Group we understand that things have got increasingly difficult for…

PATIENTS in England are being put at risk because of the unacceptably poor service they receive from GPs, MPs say. The House of Commons’ Health Committee blamed the failure to tackle doctor shortages, which had led to a decline in the GP-patient relationship. Seeing a…