TO highlight Harlow’s overuse of water – 2.5% more than the national average –Affinity Water is bringing an enormous 10,000 litre operational bathtub to The Water Gardens. The custom-built bath tub is 125 times bigger than a household bath, and has been created as part…

LAST autumn we reported that Passmores’ Assistant Principal and adventurer, Becs Conway would be taking part in a charity tandem skydiving challenge. The event was postponed several times due to Covid restrictions and lockdowns, but Becs has finally been able to complete the challenge, raising…

THE NEW leader of the Harlow Labour group has slammed the new Tory administration over business grants. Councillor Chris Vince said: “It is a real pity the Conservatives seem determined to undermine the great work that the previous Labour administration did during this terrible pandemic.  However,…

COUNCILLOR Alastair Gunn, Harlow Council’s cabinet portfolio holder for environment, met with Veolia’s senior management team yesterday (1 June 2021) to discuss the issues that residents have faced in the last six weeks with disruption to bin collections.  The meeting followed Councillor Gunn’s pledge on…

TODAY, [Wednesday 2 June] Essex’s amazing volunteer police officers have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.  And the award includes a ‘special designation’ for providing impactful support during the early months…

AN appeal has been made after over a hundred copies of a very popular community magazine in Harlow were stolen. Publisher Lorraine Perry said: “One of my deliverers has just had their bag of around a hundred CM17’s stolen from the Seeleys area of Old…

TWO people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby in Harlow have answered bail. Essex Police has confirmed that they have been re-bailed until July 12th while they continue with their enquiries. Essex Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death…

THE EMERGENCY services were out in force in Church Langley on Tuesday afternoon. There were reports of police, paramedics and the air ambulance near Tescos. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “This appears to have been in connection with search for a boy who had gone…

CAROLE – The Music of Carole King is a celebration of the music of one of the world’s greatest songwriters Carole King. Following a fantastic debut tour in 2019 Carole returns to the stage with an even bigger production for 2021. With a cast of…

A HARLOW resident has been charged with assaulting two paramedics. Rose Muzangwa, aged 34, of Victoria Court, School Lane Harlow has been charged with the following. On December 1st, 2020 assaulted an emergency worker, namely a Paramedic, acting in the exercise of her functions as…

PARAMEDICS in England are to be fitted with body cameras in order to prevent thousands of attacks on frontline staff each year reports ITV More than 3,500 ambulance staff reported being assaulted in the last year, a 32% rise from five years ago. Medics will wear the…

STEWARDS Academy is proud to participate in the Jack Petchey Achievement Awards each year. We are excited to have our virtual awards ceremony next month, when we will get to celebrate the successes of last year’s winners and this. All the Stewards Family have an…

A MAJOR highway is set to run through one of Harlow’s most cherished beauty spots. As part of the plans for over 23,000 homes around Harlow, including many as part of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town project, there is a proposal for a road…

INTRODUCTION WE began the year, with three separate reports every day. By early January, there was 1327 cases of Covid-19 in a single day. By early March, as there were encouraging signs, we condensed it into one daily report. The report covers UK figures; Princess…