INGER Collins, a dedicated volunteer at The Gibberd Garden, celebrated her 100th birthday on December 4th, 2025. Her decades of service and deep knowledge of the site are invaluable, especially as the Garden prepares for its annual Snowdrop Days in February 2026. Born in 1925…

AFTER 55 years of trading, construction plant dealer Warwick Ward (Machinery) Ltd has collapsed into administration reports theconstructionindex.co.uk. James Lumb and James Clark from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to Warwick Ward (Machinery) Ltd on 3rd December 2025. Most of the 89 staff have been made…

THE film offices of Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have announced a new partnership. The aim is to grow the areas into one of the UK’s most dynamic hubs for TV and film production. Screen Alliance East brings together the strengths, expertise and…

ALONGSIDE the good news that three neighbours in Harlow have won today’s postcode lottery, the Bounty Club, MRCT’s community supermarket based in the former Wilko shop in the Harvey Centre, is also giving thanks. Alongside awarding the prize money, whenever someone wins the postcode lottery,…

THE Essex Police Business Crime Team is urging anyone thinking of turning to crime in the run-up to Christmas to think again. “December is a time when financial and social pressures can feel overwhelming,” says Sergeant Christian Denning. “Christmas can be a difficult time for…

HARLOW shone bright this evening as thousands gathered on the newly renewed Broad Walk for Harlow Council’s free-to-attend Light Up Broad Walk event, officially marking the start of the town’s festive season. The high street was transformed into a winter wonderland of music, lights, and…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a fire in a derelict former police station in London Road, Harlow at 6pm last night.  On arrival, four crews reported the building was heavily smoke logged and worked to extinguish a the fire in sections. Credit: Essex Fire Service…

A POTTER Street resident has been charged with theft and assault. Trevor Osborn, aged 64, of The Sweyns, Harlow was charged with the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On November 11th, 2025 at Tescos in Edinburgh Way, you did steal unknown items to value of…

HUNDREDS of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed reports the BBC. One commonly-held view by family doctors, our research suggests, is that society tends to over-medicalise normal life stresses. But they’re also concerned about how hard…

THREE neighbours in the same tower block are celebrating after sharing an incredible £1m prize on People’s Postcode Lottery.  The bumper pot landed in Harlow,, at the Hugh Tower, the 11-storey high-rise flats where, incredibly, all three winners live.  One winner Martin McBride, 58, was left stunned…

BE PREPARED for traffic chaos this weekend as a number of roads will be closed in Harlow this weekend. There are many many events across Harlow this weekend. By 11am this morning, the Water Gardens car park was packed so expect it to be carmageddon…

A FORMER Harlow rugby club player will be running to the club tomorrow as part of an amazing series of marathon runs for charity. Mark Pickett, aged 47, is running for his sister-in-law as she battles bowel cancer. Mark told YH: “As a keen runner…

Update: Graziano has been found ESSEX Police are growing increasingly concerned for 58-year-old Graziano Milano, who was last seen in Harlow on Monday 1 December. He was last seen in the area of Hamstel Road 7am but hasn’t been seen since. Graziano is about 5ft…

THE rebuild of the iconic Town Park Bandstand has taken another step closer with he planning application for its regeneration being validated and going live. This follows months of design work and community engagement, and keeps the council on track to bring the bandstand back…