· Stansted to host face to face Jobs Fair on Feb 9, the first since the start of the pandemic· Recruitment drive comes as travel restrictions are set to be eased next Friday (Feb 11)· Hundreds of opportunities on offer as airport gears up for…

MILLIONS of people facing a spike in energy costs will find out shortly how much more they will have to pay reports the BBC. The energy regulator’s new price cap – the maximum amount suppliers can charge customers for each unit of energy – is…

“A new integrated, high-tech healthcare campus to replace the ageing Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow” will be built as part of Government’s Levelling Up plans THE Government has today made a detailed announcement about Harlow’s new hospital as part of their “Levelling Up White Paper”.…

CAN you help identify this man in connection with a theft from a shop in Harlow?  The incident took place in Tesco, in East Road, on Friday 14 January. A man entered the shop with a carrier bag and went to the alcohol aisle and…

LEARNING activities at a nursery on the outskirts of Harlow are “not appropriate” for young childrens’ level of understanding, an education watchdog has said. Blossoms Nursery on Horseshoe Farm West, London Road dropped from a rating of “good” to “requires improvement” after an inspection on…

SHOPPERS have been hit by the highest price rises in nearly 10 years after shop inflation almost doubled over the past month, data suggests reports the BBC. Shop price inflation jumped from 0.8% in December to 1.5% in January, the BRC-NielsenIQ price index indicated. The…

A KEY milestone has been achieved as part of the council’s action plan to support economic prosperity, ‘Opportunity Harlow’ has officially launched to act as a gateway for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access new opportunities through targeted procurement support. The project is funded…

Closing the gap in cancer care this February NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is ‘amplifying the patient voice’ this World Cancer Day. The annual awareness day on Friday 4 February, focuses on cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. With a theme this year to ‘close…

FOLLOWING the prime minister Boris Johnson’s statement in the House of Commons regarding the Sue Gray “update” report into lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street, we asked Harlow MP Robert Halfon, the following questions: YH: As you said to us a couple of weeks ago,…

THE shortest day is weeks behind us and the nights are gradually becoming lighter, despite the best efforts of Essex County Council. The Conservative-run Council has failed to repair numerous street lights around Harlow, leaving many areas at the mercy of rising crime and anti-social…

MORE than one in 10 school entry-age children in England are at risk of measles because they have not had their vaccine jabs, data reveals reports the BBC. Coverage for the two doses of MMR that helps protect five-year-olds against measles, mumps and rubella is…

SAFER Places has become the first Domestic Abuse organization in the UK to be awarded a Working with Trauma Quality Mark award in recognition of their approach to services they provide survivors of domestic abuse. The Trauma Aware Bronze award is awarded when an organisation…

A FEMALE Metropolitan Police officer who hid a shoebox filled with thousands of pounds in drug cash for her corrupt cop husband during a raid on their house in Harlow has been spared jail. Kashif Mahmood, 32, was jailed for eight years in May for…

Here is the Artistic and Executive Director, Rory Davies, presenting the Chair of Harlow Council with a cheque on behalf of the audiences of Robin Hood. Their annual Pantomime bucket collection raised £4,018.67 for two amazing chosen charities: Dementia Care The Princess Alexandra Hospital Charity…