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Update: 62-year-old Gary Rengert from Harlow has been found. ====== ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find missing 62-year-old Gary Rengert from Harlow. Gary hasn’t been seen since earlier this afternoon (12 October) and we are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare.…
GREATER Anglia has signed up to the Meters for Trees carbon reduction initiative, removing pay and display machines from its rail station car parks and swapping them for trees. The initiative is run by PayByPhone, which offers easier ways to pay for rail station car…
Update: We are pleased to confirm that Michaela Crane, who went missing from Harlow earlier today has now been found. Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal. ======== ESSEX Police are appealing for your help to locate Michaela Crane who is missing in Harlow.…
THE ROAD to Harlow takes many forms. Having now published close to 70 items as part of the Harlow is 75 project, we have learned there are many many stories. We stumbled across one of the stories when we were interviewing Hatfield Heath residents. They…
THE UK economy unexpectedly shrank in August, strengthening predictions that it will fall into a recession reports the BBC. The surprise 0.3% drop came as factories and consumer-facing businesses struggled, according to official figures. Analysts thought the economy would stall in August but not shrink…
A MAN is set to stand trial over a number of charges involving rape and abduction. Aaron Roberts, aged 26, of Elwood, Harlow has been charged with the following. On September 18th, 2022, at Harlow intentionally penetrated the vagina of a woman with your penis,…
A NEW scheme has been launched to help improve the health of people living in some of our area’s most challenged communities. Through the ‘Our Health Matters’ scheme, pilot projects are being set up in six district council wards, in Hertsmere, Epping Forest and Harlow,…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to stress to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, the importance of the levelling up fund bid is to improve Harlow Town Centre. Film of the exchange is below. https://www.youtube.com/embed/XiQBkhMtF6g
THE number of unauthorised encampments in Essex has fallen by more than two-thirds since 2018 after work by our Rural Engagement Team. Unauthorised encampments (UEs) occur when trespassers occupy land belonging to private landowners or public authorities without permission. As trespass is a civil rather…
ESSEX County Council has warned it faces having to implement cost savings or “transformative change plans” as it faces a rocketing budget deficit reports the Local Democracy Reporter. In the seven months since Essex County Council forecasted in February a budget gap of £24m for…
RECENTLY, a number of med-tech start ups and business students from Memorial University in Canada came to the UK to explore opportunities in the UK Innovation corridor. Harlow Playhouse hosted an event where members of Harlow Council, Harlow Chamber of Commerce and a number of…
THE number of people not looking for work because they are suffering from a long-term illness has hit a record high, latest official figures show reports BBC. The fall in the number looking for work has helped to push the unemployment rate to its lowest…
Dear Editor, THE NSPCC is searching across Essex for volunteers who are passionate about child protection to join us in our fight for every childhood. In 2022 the NSPCC’s ‘Speak out. Stay safe.’ volunteers will be returning to primary schools in Essex, helping us to…
ST Mark’s set to hold Sixth Form Opportunities Evening. Full details are below.
ON 6th October 2022 a ‘topping out’ ceremony was held at Kao Data’s Harlow Campus for KLON-02, the second of four market-leading, high performance data centres planned for the site. The ceremony brought together the key stakeholders involved in the new data centre’s creation including, from…
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