THE Leader of Essex County Council has set out plans for a new commission which will consider the long-term effects of Covid-19 on Essex. Leader of Essex County Council (ECC), Cllr Kevin Bentley, has today announced a new, independent commission which will identify the long-term effects…

A HARLOW teenager has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in The Water Gardens as well as shoplifting from Asda. The sixteen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with the following. On 19/05/2021 at Harlow, stole pasta salad, fizzy…

FACE coverings must be worn on London’s transport network despite restrictions easing on 19 July, London’s mayor says reports the BBC. Sadiq Khan said he was not prepared to put Tube, tram and other transport users at risk by relaxing the rules on face coverings.…

TWO more vaccination centres are set to open up in Harlow. With just over 55% of Harlow residents having had both jabs, there is now a big push to get at least 70% of the population vaccinated over the summer. According to the myhealthessex website,…

LAST night, Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon led a debate in the House of Commons on the relocation of Public Health England to Harlow. He set out the case for Harlow and highlighted the immense benefits of the move to the town and surrounding areas as…

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an Essex Police officer was injured during a collision this afternoon. Shortly before 12.30pm today, an officer attempted to stop a car in First Avenue, Harlow.  During the incident, he was struck by a…

A HARLOW teenager has been made subject of a criminal behaviour order after setting fire to property in Harlow. The fourteen-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On August 23rd, 2020, committed arson in…

SAVE our Stort campaigner Neil Warner-Banks attended a meeting of the Conservative cabinet of Harlow Council to ask a number of questions regarding plans for a highway across the Stort. Below is the question asked and the response from Cllr Hardware. There was a further…

“ESSEX County Council applauds the achievements of the England football team in reaching the final of the European Championships. “We are proud that the team reflected England’s diversity, and we recognise that its spirit of teamwork and mutual support is a model for the whole…

WEST Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, has been shortlisted for two prestigious Charity Times awards, recognising the Hospice’s strength in leadership and the responsiveness of its Bereavement Support Services in adapting during the pandemic to carry on supporting local people. St Clare…

THE government has said bus and train companies must decide whether passengers will be required to wear face coverings on their services from Monday, when Covid rules are relaxed reports the BBC. Face masks have been mandatory on public transport for the past year to…

Update: Gary Hill has been found HAVE you seen Gary Hill, 28, who is missing from Harlow? He was last seen at about 1.30am today, Monday 12 July, getting into a cab outside The Clock House pub, off Terminus Street, Harlow, but failed to return…

WITH a release from lockdown day now set at July 19th, we have decided to bring back our daily Covid-19 report. 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…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to a number of offences in relation to downloading images of child abuse as well as sending an obscene photograph to a child. Dylan Burns, aged 24, of The Hornbeams, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates…