THE CONSERVATIVES have retained control of Harlow Council. The council composition remains Conservatives 21 and Labour 12. The Tories gained Bush Fair and Harlow Common. Labour gained Mark Hall and Toddbrook. Bush Fair  Marco Lorenzini (Conservative): 678 Kay Morrison (Labour): 674 Jennifer Steadman (Green): 116…

OPPORTUNITY Harlow are looking for local artisan food and drink producers to share their wares at the first Harlow Food & Drink Festival!  The festival will be hosted by Redchurch Brewery on Saturday 4th June 2022 and will showcase the best local food and drink suppliers…

A MUM has thanked The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) for the care of her son over the years with a special gift for other children.  Melanie, from Hertfordshire, kindly donated a selection of toys for the children’s ward and chocolates for the team…

A HARLOW nursery has been rated “Outstanding” by government education inspectors Ofsted. Ofsted came to Schoolgate Nursery in Carters Mead on March 22nd, this year. The property was published this week. The report states: “Children thrive and are extremely happy and settled in this all-inclusive,…

A HARLOW man has been ordered to pay over £180,000 following a Proceeds of Crime Act application. Christopher Golding, aged 40, of HMP Chelmsford and Stuart Thurgood, aged 40, of HMP Chelmsford attended a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on 28th April 2022. At this…

TRAIN operator, Greater Anglia, has launched an online virtual tour of Harlow Town rail station to help people travel with confidence – which is especially useful for disabled customers wanting to check how accessible their journey is. The tour has been designed to support journey…

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…

1130 hrs CLOSED between J6 (M25) and J5 (Loughton) for investigation work after an accident earlier. Londonbound queues back to J7 (A414/Harlow) and queues on M25 in both directions approaching the M11 at J27. 0800 hrs Please expect disruption and allow extra journey time if…

STAPLE Tye is one of the most fascinating wards in Harlow. Last year, it went to the Conservatives with a thumping majority of 346. Four years ago, incumbent councillor Mike Hardware won by just one vote. Labour will be very keen to take it back…

A DAY away from the school timetable helped students to develop into responsible young adults. Students in Year 7 to Year 10 at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, took part in a drop-down day as part of their personal, social, health and economic education. Drop-down…

THE next exhibition in The Gallery, COLOURS, CURVES and TEXTURES, is a spectacular one. It presents photographs by Lynne Blount and Sylvie Gummery taken at Perry Green over many months, with the kind permission of the Henry Moore Foundation. Created in camera using multiple exposures,…

THE LEADER of the Harlow Labour Group has made an appeal to voters on the eve of vital local elections. Councillor Chris Vince said: “With less than a day until the local elections Boris Johnson is still treating the British public with contempt The Conservative…

LABOUR were particularly disappointed to lose two seats in Toddbrook last May. It really is one of their heartlands and you know it is the type of area in which they had done a lot of work. There are two seats up again, due to…

Update: June 21st The two men arrested have been told they face no further action. Update: Thursday May 5th Both men bailed until May 29th, 2022 ================ TWO men have been arrested after a man sustained injuries during a disturbance in Commonside Road, Harlow. The incident…