THE current house prices boom was not caused by the stamp duty holiday, a new report has argued reports the BBC. The Resolution Foundation says prices will keep rising because of pandemic-related factors like low interest rates and changing home preferences. In fact, the think…

NEARLY 100 members of the Army have been brought in to help four ambulance trusts in England look after patients reports then BBC. High demand and staffing shortages mean they are being used to work alongside NHS staff. Ambulance services in the South Central, South…

WITH release from lockdown now passed, we will do the Covid-19 report a few times a week. 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…

ESSEX Police are asking for your help to find Tony Caller who is missing from his home in Harlow. Tony, 44, pictured, was last seen at 10.30am on Sunday 15 August. Tony also has links to Cambridge and Manchester. He is about 5ft 9ins and…

THE ENVIRONMENT Agency has provided an update on its investigation into why parts of a stream in Harlow turned blue at the weekend. A spokesperson said: “Our specialist officers attended the site again on Tuesday morning and discovered the Canons Brook had a grey discolouration…

A LEADING Harlow singer-songwriter has combined her music with a video highlighting the devastation that could take place if a major road is allowed to run through a much-loved beauty spot. Roisin Quinn’s video takes you on a journey from Edinburgh Way across to Gilston…

ON Wed 11th August, the Essex Police West Disruptor Team completed a day of action in Harlow. A man in his 30’s was arrested by Netteswell Tower for a fail to appear court warrant which was for assault on an emergency worker, common assault and…

A HARLOW man has been charged with having a dangerously out of control dog. Jason Parker, aged 34, of Iceni Square, Harlow has been charged with owning a dangerously out of control dog. On January 6th, 2021 at Harlow were the owner of a dog,…

A MAN, arrested earlier this year on suspicion of the murder and indecent assault of Stuart Lubbock, has today been released without charge. Essex Police, working in conjunction with the Crown Prosecution Service, and taking into account the expert legal advice received and all of…

IT was a very good week for Harlow with a total of 3,236 vaccines issued in the past seven days. That brings a total of 108, 632 compared to 105,396 vaccinations the previous week. Once again well done to all those involved in the whole…

THERE IS a dignity to John Foster that is so so admirable. In August 2013, this reporter was driving down Mowbray Road when he saw a group of people by the bench outside Jads Newsagents. We got out and soon learned all about the death…

THE boss of Britain’s poultry industry body has called on the government to fast track workers as the sector faces severe disruptions that have forced restaurants including Nando’s and KFC to adjust or cancel their service reports Sky News. Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the…

A HARLOW women has been fined for speeding on the A414 in Harlow and then failing to supply name of the driver. Georgia Louchiey, aged 61, of Stackfield was found guilty at Basildon magistrates court of the following. On February 27th, 2021 at the A414…

THERE is no doubt that the pandemic has been a challenge for Harlow’s housing repair and environment service, HTS. Recently, sixteen members of staff were off self isolating. August 16th saw changes to the system, so that should make things easier as they were all…