SUPERMARKET group Morrisons has won a battle to rescue McColl’s, the convenience store and newsagent chain, and taken on all 16,000 staff members reports the BBC. Morrisons beat a rival offer from EG Group, the petrol station empire, owned by the billionaire Issa brothers. Morrisons…

ON 9 May 2022, a team of Harlow councillors, council staff and HTS officially launched Harlow’s Big Spring Clean 2022. The team picked up litter in the housing estates and green spaces around the Latton Bush Centre, filling up 30 bags and collecting one dumped…

DON’T miss the next Harlow Business Forum, taking place this Wednesday 11th of May between 08:00-09:00am. The monthly forum is hosted by Harlow and District Chamber of Commerce & Harlow District Council, providing regular Zoom meetings which cover all things related to local business. The sessions are…

APRIL marked Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, which was an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease. Bowel cancer is also called colorectal cancer; it affects the large bowel, made up of the colon and rectum. Most bowel cancers develop from pre-cancerous growths, called polyps. However,…

ESSEX Police has applied for a closure order in respect of a property in Harlow. An order was filed at Chelmsford magistrates court on April 28th, 2022. The court papers stated: Application for a closure order following service of a notice on 26/04/2022 in respect…

HUNDREDS of Harlow residents raised thousands of pounds for charity as they took part in the Race For Life on Sunday morning. Under blue skies, at Harlow Town Park, the runners, resplendent in pink, undertook the 5k and the 10k challenge. Collectively they have raised…

ESSEX County Council has pledged to look into why a number of their highways lorries park up on a quiet Harlow road for hours on end. From Sumners to Old Harlow, from Maddox Road to Haydens Road, the issue of potholes and highway maintenance in…

THE boss of Scottish Power has warned that millions of customers face an horrific winter unless there is a major government intervention in energy firms reports the BBC. Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, told the BBC that another expected rise in energy bills…

A HARLOW resident has been banned from driving for 30 months after refusing a blood test. Joseph Benjamin, aged 30, of The Readings, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On January 7th, 2022 at Chelmsford when suspected of having driven a vehicle and having been…

IN APRIL 2021, we ran a story detailing how the basketball courts on Nicholls Field had been vandalised. At the time, a spokesperson for Harlow Council said: “We are determined that the vandals won’t win and we will be replacing the hoops as soon as…

A KNIFE amnesty will be launched across Essex alongside the rollout of new branding on knife bins placed at 14 sites across the county. Essex Police has now taken over responsibility for the bins, which are funded by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC),…

THE first St Clare Hospice Corporate Partnership Network (CPN) took place on Thursday 28th April at the Hunters Meet in Hatfield Heath. The partnership, launched by the local charity brings local businesses together with the aim of networking, team building and supporting St Clare Hospice…

EVERY year on 12 May we mark the contribution of the incredible nursing workforce across our region as part of International Nurses’ Day. This day is very important to all of us as we work through challenging times. It’s a day to say thank you…

YET again, everyone involved with Harlow School Sport can feel incredibly proud of the opportunities that they have worked together to provide for the children in Harlow. Through the dedication and commitment of the school staff, supported ably by Peter James (Harlow Gymnastics Club) and…