Essex Police claim they are driving drug gangs out

IN just three months, police officers have arrested 170 people in 68 raids, more than half (91) of whom were charged and put before the courts the next day. A spokesperson said: “We set up our Serious Violence Unit last summer to dismantle and disrupt…

SUPERHEROES Dance Too is a new fully illustrated, 28-page children’s book, ideal for showing youngsters that even in difficult times when we are stuck indoors, dancing is great for their wellbeing. Plus, how even the smallest acts of kindness can turn them into superheroes too,…

A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to eleven charges of theft and dishonesty. Atlanta Wilsher, aged 26, of Upper Mealines, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 5th, 2021 at Harlow stole Guess sunglasses in a red case, to the…

Life in Lockdown HOW did you entertain yourself during lockdown? Did you make enough banana bread to build a fort? Knit matching outfits for all the family including the pets? Discover bits of your neighbourhood that no-one except you knows about? If so, Essex libraries…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

A BUSY ward in the heart of Harlow, it deserves active dynamic councillors. For many years, it has been represented by the veteran Labour councillor, Mike Danvers. We think we might have Mike’s top ten soundbites off by heart, starting with “You know the Tories…

A MAN has been charged with driving at over 130 mph on the M11 near Harlow. Iulian Nastase, aged 32, of Dewsleys Lane, Newhall, Harlow has been charged with the following. On January 10th at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely BMW 525I M Sport,…

A HARLOW woman has been made subject of a community order after assaulting a nurse, a police officer and a security guard at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Stephanie Hargreaves, aged 56, of Berecroft, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On August 1st,…

THE Harlow Conservatives have pledged to “restore pride in our town centre” with a once in a generation programme of regeneration if they win May’s local elections. Many residents have expressed their upset at the loss of the market, nightlife and bustling shops in the…

ABOUT half a million more people in England are being invited to book their Covid-19 jab from Monday, as the vaccine rollout opens to 44-year-olds reports the BBC. Two-thirds of the previous age group – 45 to 49-year-olds – have received their first dose. The…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

AN organisation that is a familiar, lifesaving sight in the skies above Harlow is celebrating a big fundraising success. An appeal to raise funds for the new Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) airbase at North Weald has smashed its original target, thanks to support…

UNITE launches national campaign to end ‘bully boy’ fire and rehire with a day of coordinated strikes and actions across the country Unite the union will today (Monday 26 April) launch a major national campaign to end the growing practice of fire and rehire. The UK’s leading trade…

Covid-19: How is Harlow doing?

AS we approach the end of April, we thought we would sum up how Harlow is doing. Before we start, our thoughts are with the 535 people (and their families )who passed away at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). We also hope that people have contracted…

THERE are no apparent marginals in Harlow but there have been some close scrapes in the past. Harlow Common is one of them. The Conservatives got within 18 votes a few years ago. The Labour candidate is Emma Toal.. If there was such a thing…

YOU don’t have to go too far back to a time when the Lib-Dems in Harlow shared power with the Conservatives. The ward of Bush Fair had three Lib Dem councillors and they would be seen out regularly in their wards with community event such…