ESSEX having its own transport authority like Transport for London would be a major prize of devolution, a leading councillor in Essex has said reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Councillor Graham Butland, Braintree District Council leader and cabinet member for devolution at Essex Council…

IN JANUARY 20231, Daniel Coates and Oliver Fortune set up their own estate agents. Thats right, they set up their own business in the middle of a lockdown, in the middle of a pandemic. But that may say a lot about the two go ahead…

MPs will get a £2,200 pay rise from next month, the parliamentary spending watchdog has announced, sparking a backlash given the change will coincide with the national insurance hike and a growing “cost of living crisis”. The 2.7% increase in MPs’ salaries is nearly half…

PRICES in shops rose at their fastest rate in over a decade in February, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says. Shop price inflation jumped from 1.5% in January to 1.8% in February, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ price index reports the BBC. It marks the highest…

A FASHION student has been turning heads by creating a dress from unused Covid PPE material. Lorna Gibson from Harlow now studies at the University of Salford and made the dress as part of her final year project report ITV. Her father is a power…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over accusations of dealing in cocaine and cannabis. Jordan Reilly, aged 20, of The Stow, Harlow has been charged with the following. On August 1st, 2019 and April 6th, 2020 at Harlow were concerned in the supplying…

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 are providing a weekly report. It…

***TERM TIME ONLY​​ ***​​ Office Manager – Katherines Primary Academy KATHERINES Primary Academy are looking to appoint a full time experienced and highly efficient Office Manager. The role would suit a proactive individual who would enjoy the challenge of working in a busy school environment.…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over a sex offence against a child. Adam Cywinski, aged 34, of The Hides, Harlow has been charged with the following. On April 29th, 2021 at Harlow being a person aged 18 or over, intentionally caused or…

HIGH-performance computing (HPC)-focused colocation provider Kao Data is continuing to build out its datacentre footprint, with plans to add a further 10MW of capacity at its flagship site in Harlow. The company has committed to building a second datacentre at the site, which is home…

Update: A POLISH food shop in Harlow is appealing for a variety of goods to be donated that can then be sent to war-torn Ukraine. Food Plus Kubuś Harlow is based at 3-9 West Gate, Harlow (Town Centre opposite old Odeon) The first shipment goes…

A 20-year-old woman from Brockles Mead, Harlow, has been charged with assault by beating in connection with an incident that happened on Monday 21 February outside Passmores Academy on Tracyes Road in Harlow. Jade Wigley, 20, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14…

ESSEX Fire Crews were called to Parndon Wood cemetery after reports of a fire. An Essex Fire Service spokesperson said: “We were called to Parndon Wood Cemetery yesterday (Monday 28 February) at 1.33pm. “Two crews from Harlow attended and fully extinguished a small fire in…

Friday 25 March 2022. 75th Anniversary of Designation Day. ON this date in 1947 Lewis Silkin MP, Minister for Town & Country Planning signed the Designation Order that was the official starting document for the construction of a New Town at Harlow. To mark the…