MORE than 16,000 parents and carers in Essex will discover the outcome of their primary school applications today (Tuesday 19 April), with those who applied online getting confirmation by email or via the Essex County Council (ECC) website. Out of a total of 16,067 applications that…

CLOSE to 30% of the population in some parts of Harlow have yet to have their first Covid vaccine. For comparison, uptake rates are above the 90 per cent mark in a fifth of England’s 6,700-plus districts. Harlow is divided up to ten areas of…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a fire in Sheering on Monday after embers from a fire pit spread to a house. On arrival at Sheering Mill Lane, crews reported that external cladding on a house was on fire and worked to extinguish it by 1:45pm…

TRANSPORT campaigners have welcomed a temporary sale on train tickets across the UK, but argue that costs should be cut even further. The government’s “Great British Rail Sale” will see prices slashed by as much as half, with cheaper off-peak travel on offer in April…

A BUSINESS plan setting out the future development of Harlow Council’s local authority trading company – HTS Group Ltd – has been agreed. The new 5-year business plan was agreed at last night’s (23 March) Shareholder Sub Committee meeting. The new plan is in response…

OVER 450 Easter eggs were delivered by Greater Anglia staff in a bid to put a smile on the faces of children spending Easter in hospital in the East Anglia area. The collection of Easter eggs is part of an appeal that began in Marchwhere members…

THE countdown is almost over and there are now only two days to go until the Heart 4 Harlow Community Awards will be celebrated at Harlow Playhouse on Wednesday 20th April at 8pm. The Heart 4 Harlow Community Awards further develop the town’s strong tradition…

POLICE officers, police community support officers and Specials from their community policing team, together with Volunteer Police Cadets from the Harlow VPC Unit, helped to make the day special for a lot of people. As well as being able to sit in a police car…

AN exciting, week-long virtual roadshow exploring the benefits of a circular economy and how people can encourage reuse, repair, remanufacturing and recycling in their work, is due to take place between 9-13 May.  The circular economy is about transitioning from the current ‘take, make, dispose’…

YH understands that they have both been found. HAVE you seen missing Lucy and Poppie from Stevenage? Poppie and Lucy, both aged 14 and from #Stevenage, have been missing since Wednesday (13 April). They may be in the Hastingwood area, just outside Harlow. Poppie is…

Update: Mr Lawrence was found not guilty of the charge at a trial on August 17th. ====== A HARLOW man has been charged with a sexual assault assault on a woman. Vincent Lawrence, aged 46, of Sakins Croft, Harlow has been charged with the following.…

DON’T forget, with the Easter break, your bin collection days have changed. Stay up to date with your collection days at https://selfserve.harlow.gov.uk

NEW tax checks came into effect on 4 April 2022 for taxis and scrap metal dealers renewing their licences with us This new measure, introduced by HMRC, is aimed at tackling the hidden economy – where a person’s entire source of income has not been declared for…

A MAN has been given a community order after assaulting two paramedics in Harlow whilst being drunk in charge of a child. Joseph Kiplangat, aged 31, of The Hornbeams, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On September 16th, 2021 at Harlow assaulted an emergency worker,…