Update: 0800 hrs We are now in a position to confirm that a number of people have died in this evening’s collision on the M25. Tragically, three people have been killed and a fourth person remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries. We are working to…

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…

CAN you help find Peter Leach, who is missing from his home in North Weald? The 74-year-old was last seen yesterday, Sunday 22 August, and was reported missing this afternoon. The police need to find him to make sure he’s ok. Peter is white, around…

THE closure of two driving theory test centres in Essex will have a “devastating” effect on learners, according to one Harlow instructor reports the BBC. Centres in Harlow and Basildon will close permanently as part of national plans. John Fennelly said people were already facing…

THE SYNERGY Essex partnership of three Essex Rape Crisis Centres provides a single point of access to support all victims and survivors of sexual violence/assault and child sexual abuse across South/North/Mid/ Essex, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. Rape Crisis Centres have been providing services in Essex for…

HUNDREDS defied the weather to attend the Potter Street Community Fete on Saturday afternoon. The fete was like a step back in time and yet it augurs well for the future of Potter Street with such a community-minded event. There was mix between traditional stalls…

THE British Veterinary Association (BVA) is asking people to think long and hard before taking on a new pet as veterinary practices across the country struggle with staff shortages and high demand for services. Many practices are reporting being overwhelmed by new registrations and, in…

THE WEATHER wasn’t great on Saturday but that didn’t dampen the spirits at the Community Embrace Festival on Saturday. The festival took place on the fields off Abercrombie Way in Harlow. There were a number of stalls including food from around the world and many…

YOUNG Covid patients share harrowing stories of COVID-19 and urge others to get vaccinated in new campaign. As part of a drive encouraging people to get vaccinated, young people have shared their experiences of suffering debilitating long COVID symptoms in this powerful new video. The…

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…

THE Oyster card system, which has provided lower cost and easier travel for many across the capital and even extend as far as Grays, so why not Harlow ask the local Labour Party. Leader Chris Vince said: “Following the recent press release by the new…

WHILST we were at the Potter Street Community Fayre we came across the Stop Feeding Our Horses stall manned by Sarah and Michael Jennings. Their campaign was started after their horse Pie fell very ill after being fed in their field Magdalen Laver. We asked…

LAND that could accommodate “well in excess” of 70,000 new homes in Uttlesford has been put forward for consideration for a new Local Plan – 57,000 more than are actually needed reports the Bishops Stortford Independent. The Uttlesford District Council-led ‘Call for Sites’ exercise has…

ANTIBODY tests are to be widely offered to the UK public for the first time in a new programme that aims to find out more about how much natural protection people have after getting coronavirus reports the BBC. The government scheme will offer tests to…