A WOMAN has been charged as part of an investigation into thefts in Harlow where an elderly man was targeted. It was reported the victim, a man in his 70s, had been befriended by a woman in Harlow on the cycle tracks and then withdrawn…

A MAN arrested in Harlow has been charged with the murder of a man in Woolwich. Damilola Oloruntola, 23, was fatally stabbed in Brookhill Road on September 28th. On October 2, Solomon Bamidele, of Sutton-at-Hone in Kent, was arrested at a property in Harlow. The…

POLICE chiefs in England and Wales have pledged to send an officer to every single burgled home reports the BBC. The pledge commits forces to sending an officer to investigate every report of home burglary, regardless of location and what has been stolen. All 43…

THE HIGH Sheriff of Essex Nick Alston and MP Robert Halfon attended a Harlow Hindu Society event on Friday night. The visit to the event, held at Our Lady of Fatima, came in the middle of Navarati. Navaratri, which means “nine nights,” is a festival…

A MAJOR training exercise to test the airport’s emergency response to an aircraft incident is taking place at London Stansted on Tuesday (Oct 4) evening. The training drill involves numerous airport organisations and employees, plus fire crews, police and ambulance service personnel from across the…

THE FIRST time we met cafe owner, Mehmet Cakmak, it was on the day he set off from Cafe Pizzeria in Bush Fair on a charity cycle to his home nation of Turkey. So, we thought this would be a good opportunity to go back…

GREATER Anglia is reminding passengers there are two more rail strikes this week – on Wednesday and Saturday – when people are advised not to travel by train. Train drivers’ union ASLEF is striking on Wednesday 5 October – leaving Greater Anglia able to run…

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a refuse worker was attacked in Old Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to The Oxleys in Harlow shortly after 5pm yesterday (3 October) following reports of an assault. The victim was working on a refuse…

NEW boundaries are being proposed for council wards in Harlow District Council. The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and local organisations think about the proposals. A 10-week consultation on the proposals will run until 12 December 2022. The Commission is the…

THE first preliminary hearing of the UK Covid public inquiry will begin later. The one-day hearing had originally been scheduled last month but was delayed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II reports the BBC. The session, in London, will focus on the UK’s pandemic…

THE leader of the Harlow Labour group has called the government u-turn on tax rates “a humiliation”. Councillor Chris Vince said: “I am pleased to see that the Conservative Government have U-turned on their plans to ditch the 45p rate of tax, giving those with…

Update: Statement from Excelcare Limited: Owners of Ashlyns Care Home The incident involved one resident whilst they were smoking outside of the care home. We wish to give our full assurances that the company’s emergency procedures were followed by our team members, who are working…

HUNDREDS of trees that made up a centrepiece of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations are to be planted across Britain in honour of the late Queen. The 350 saplings made up the Tree of Trees, a 69ft sculpture installed outside Buckingham Palace in June to mark…

ADULT education provider, ACL Essex, launched new family learning courses for the academic year 2022/23 at ACL Essex in Harlow. The courses aim to help parents, carers, grandparents, and any caregivers of children provide the best support for young people, by improving mental wellbeing, healthy…