Oakwood Pond ESSEX Police is investigating a robbery which took place near to Oakwood pond, in Harlow, shortly after 4.30pm on September 16. The victim, a man aged in his 20s, was punched to the face and restrained while his wallet was taken. The suspect…

Dr Mike Gogarty PUBLIC health in Essex is falling at a “horrendous decline” with high rates of obesity, suicide and alcohol misuse, a doctor has said reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Dr Mike Gogarty has set out that physical activity, weight management, alcohol and loneliness…

BLACK History Month is set to return in October. Full details of the packed programme are below.

Update: Tuesday September 21st Asad Jabar, 17, from Harlow, is still missing. Anyone with information is asked to please contact us via our website or 101, quoting inc 386 of 29 July. Update: Monday August 23rd Asad Jabar has now been missing for nearly a…

WHILE many will have seen the announcement that Harlow Council is opposing growth to the south and west of Harlow, what you may not be aware of is what we are in danger of losing – the fight for allocation of council housing which will…

IT was yet another great feat of fund raising for local funeral directors, Daniel Robinson & Sons, when they held their Annual Charity Golf Day on Wednesday, 15th September, at Colne Valley Golf Club. They broke their own record for this event, raising £44,272. The…

HARLOW Council’s Environmental Health and Legal teams have once again successfully prosecuted an individual for noise nuisance over excessively loud dance music being played from their home. A number of complaints had been received from residents in the Arkwrights area, which led to an investigation…

A HARLOW resident has been fined and points put on his licence after driving a scooter in the Harvey Centre. Arturs Plisko, aged 20, of Joseph Rank House, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On July 17th, 2021 at Harlow used…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over an allegation that he made threats to kill. William Dickson, aged 43, of Fullers Mead, Harlow has pleaded not guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On June 15th, 2021 at Harlow, without lawful excuse,…

ENGLAND’S Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Jon Van-Tam, are to face questions from the Education Committee, which is Chaired by Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, on the inclusion of children in the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. Prof Whitty and his…

A LEADING Harlow councillor denied that the new Conservative administration has plans to introduce entry fees to Pet’s Corner. Portfolio Holder for Community Resilience, cllr Joel Charles was responding to questions from Labour councillor Jean Clark. You can follow the exchange from the 5 minute…

THE government is considering offering emergency state-backed loans to energy companies as firms battle to stay afloat amid surging gas prices reports the BBC. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is holding crisis talks on Monday morning. Smaller suppliers face ruin as price hikes have made their…

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. The report covers UK figures; Princess Alexandra Hospital figures; the…

Overnight Motorway Closures THE next key elements of these works are the erection of the remainder of the gantries which will require the following closures: Overnight closures of the M11 Northbound and Southbound will be required between Junction 7 (Harlow) and Junction 8 (Bishops Stortford/…