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…

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…

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a container fire outside Harlow on Wednesday. On arrival in Tylers Road, crews reported that two containers were 100% alight. Due to the limited water supply, the two crews who attended initially from Harlow and Waltham Abbey requested two more crews…

OFFICERS investigating a distraction burglary in Roydon where an elderly woman was targeted have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to. It happened in Epping Road at around 5pm on 1 July. The victim, who is in her 90s, reported…

ESSEX Police are investigating after a man was assaulted in the Moorfield area of Harlow. It was reported the victim, who’s in his 20s, had been assaulted by a group of people at around 5.35pm on Sunday 15 August. He sustained a head injury and…

MORE Essex districts say they will accept Afghan families fleeing the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan but not Harlow. Thurrock Council has written to the Home Office offering to take part in the resettlement programme, while Basildon, Braintree and Rochford councils are identifying suitable housing. Around…

TRIBUTES have been pouring in after the death of a much loved Harlow resident. Danny McCarthy has passed away at the age of 79. Many will remember his shop, Dannys in The Stow, as well as his market stalls but above everything else, many will…

THE UK inflation rate fell to 2% in the year to July as the final coronavirus restrictions were removed reports the BBC. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation dipped from 2.5% in the year to June, the highest level for nearly three years,…

A GROUP of Raytheon UK employees recently embarked on a wide community effort to help keep Harlow Town Park welcoming and accessible to all.  Lesley Mitchell, Kate Larter, Mike Woodstock, David Carter, Dawn Elford, Katharine Skinner and Michelle Hunt all spent seven hours assisting Harlow…

HARLOW businesses can now apply for a new additional restrictions grant following Harlow Council receiving more funding from the government. The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) scheme is a discretionary scheme to support businesses severely impacted by the national lockdown and coronavirus restrictions. Harlow Council’s new…