THE PRESIDENT of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has invoked the words of Britain’s wartime leader Winston Churchill as he appealed to MPs for more help at home. The Ukrainian president spoke to the Commons via video, thanking the UK for its support since Russia’s invasion, and…

BERTIE, the two-year-old Cocker Spaniel, has joined Cooks Spinney Primary Academy as a registered Essex Therapy Dog. He spends time with small groups of children to help to improve their emotional wellbeing and to provide comfort and calm. The new addition to the school lives…

WHEREVER you are in Harlow, whether you live or work in the town or are visiting, police officers are there to help keep people safe. And that includes on the railway. They patrol regularly with our British Transport Police colleagues on trains and in stations…

A PUBLIC donation point collecting humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine has opened at Harlow Civic Centre. The point is currently open from Monday to Friday between 10am to 6pm throughout the month of March 2022. Items cannot be accepted outside of the opening…

A HARLOW man has been banned from driving and fined for riding an e-scooter and possessing an offensive weapon. Tommy Preater, aged 26, of The Hoo, Old Harlow, pleaded guilty to the following. On November 10th, 2021, at Harlow without lawful authority or reasonable excuse,…

A CARE home outside Harlow has been rated as “inadequate” by government inspectors, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). St Elizabeth’s Care Home with Nursing is in Much Hadham but has close links to Harlow. They have a number of charity shops in the town and…

THE sudden closure of Harlow’s Potter Street medical centre, Osler House, in 2018 sent shockwaves through the neighbourhood. The Prentice Place centre had served the community for more than 60 years and this closure saw its 3,000 patients transferred to other surgeries, mainly Church Langley…

A FEW months ago, we interviewed the Headteacher of Abbotsweld Primary School, Katherine Benson. Ms Benson is also the Interim Head of Latton Green. All this and she is also a busy mother. So we thought that we would publish the interview on International Women’s…

TAKING this year’s International Women’s Day theme of #breakthebias Integration Support Services will be exploring the daily challenges still faced by women in the workplace and society and discussing how we can change perceptions and move the conversation forward to create positive change. Join them…

MANY residents will recall the extreme difficulties that unauthorised encampments caused residents across the town in recent years. Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, worked hard with the police and council at the time to tackle the issue but it was always clear that the police needed…

TWO Labour candidates for the forthcoming local council elections have expressed concern over a £900,000 overspend at Harlow Council and have asked the question: “Has the train already fallen off the rails of the new Conservative Council?”. Stefan Mullard (Staple Tye) and James Griggs (Netteswell)…

THE COMPANY that runs Parndon Wood Crematorium has given an update following a fire in the chapel last week. A spokesperson for the Westerleigh Group said: “We regret to advise that our chapel at Parndon Wood Cemetery and Crematorium suffered damage caused by a fire…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to driving almost four times over the legal limit. Jarrad Curtis, aged 42, of Iceni Square, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On January 21st, 2022 at Harlow drove a Honda Civic motor vehicle, on…

HARLOW Council has revealed that they have had close to a million pound shortfall on rent due to Covid. The information was revealed at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday night. Portfolio Holder for Finance, James Leppard released that three main areas were ModusNexusCar Parks Councillor…