IN March 2022, Essex County Council (ECC) received £9.437m from the Department for Work and Pensions Household Support Fund (HSF) and has announced how it will be spent.  Allocations have been agreed for free school meals during the upcoming holidays, support for essential items, food…

PRICES are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years as higher energy bills hit millions of households reports the BBC. UK inflation, the rate at which prices are rising, jumped to 9% in the 12 months to April, up from 7% in March. The…

LAKESIDE, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS, is pleased to announce that M&S has signed to open a new store at the centre, due to launch in Spring 2023. Lakeside’s existing M&S store will move from…

DISRUPTOR officers targeting drug gangs and serious violence in west Essex have seized an estimated £4million of drugs during their team’s first year of operation. Almost £3million of the total was seized during just three of the 56 warrants executed by officers from the West…

HER Majesty has been seen in Old Harlow, and local residents are being asked to help spot her. Old Harlow Traders Association are running a competition to spot all fifteen numbered photos of Her Majesty hidden somewhere in and around Old Harlow.  Phil Barrow of…

HARLOW Labour has claimed that a senior Harlow Conservative councillor was aware of the Twitter account of a councillor who stood down just four days after being elected, due to the racist content on his social media account. Marco Lorenzini won the ward of Bush…

HARLOW Museum & Walled Gardens is making its own history with the launch of their new official website – www.harlowmuseum.com. The new website shines a light on the interesting and unique components which make up the well-loved Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens. Where else in…

1500 hrs Recovery and collision clear-up work continues at scene on the #M11 northbound, however 2 (of 3) lanes are now open between J6 (#Epping/#M25) and J7 (#Harlow). Approx. 5 miles of congestion remains, please add an additional 60 minutes on to your journey. 1200…

HARLOW Playhouse Resident Artist secures major funding for a ‘Festival of Care’ in town centre this summer… and is nominated for two National Dance Awards! Rhiannon Faith Company, who have been Resident Artists at Harlow Playhouse since 2018, have been nominated for two prestigious National…

CHILDREN from Holy Cross Catholic Primary Academy were privileged to perform with Keala Settle on The Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations which was broadcast live on ITV on Sunday evening, the 15th May.  The eleven children are part of the Commonwealth Youth Choir and this is one of many events where the children have sung for dignitaries in this celebratory…

MILLER & Carter Steakhouse is pleased to announce the arrival of a new restaurant in Harlow. The new look steakhouse opened Friday 13th May, with work on the restaurant having commenced from Monday 18th April. Located on London Road, the new Miller & Carter created…

WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. From January 31st, we provided a weekly report. It is…

Update: Essex Police are no longer looking to identify a man they had wanted to speak to in connection with two thefts from Asda in the Water Garden centre in Harlow. Thanks to information, they believe they have identified him. Our enquiries are ongoing. ==================…

New M11 Junction 7A to open in June Major infrastructure project to make travel in and around Harlow easier TRAVEL in and around Harlow will soon be made easier, with the new Junction 7A due to open next month. One of the largest road infrastructure…