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A BID to build eight new flats on top of Market House in the town centre has been submitted to Harlow Council. The application is for a fourth floor to provide eight new self-contained flats including external alterations. This is on top of the building…
THE FORMER leader of Harlow Council has blasted the local Tories over their approach to the on going issue of fire safety in Harlow tower blocks and flats. Cllr Mark Wilkinson said: “I have been on this council for over twenty years and I have…
ELLA Dove, 30 from East London, has achieved motoring independence once again after experiencing a leg amputation due to a freak running accident – made possible by Driving Mobility. Ella qualified to drive a manual car when she was 18 and drove for a few…
AMBITIOUS plans for an additional 50,000 trees, more electric vehicle charging stations and county-wide energy saving LED street lighting have been made by Essex County Council as part of its 2021/22 annual plan. The Council’s 2021/22 Budget and 12-month Organisation Plan, approved at Full Council…
Update: From Essex Police: We are no longer looking for Adam Southall who was wanted for failing to appear at court. Southall, 35, of Rushes Mead, Harlow, was detained under a court warrant on Wednesday 7 April to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday…
RECYCLING Centres across Essex are experiencing particularly high demand which is causing long queues and congestion. In line with government guidance for social distancing, all sites are currently operating at reduced capacity. This has resulted in disruption on surrounding roads, which is affecting local residents…
A PLANNING application has been submitted to turn part of the Harlow Leisurezone into an area for religious education. YH understands that the area in question is what was formerly used by Science Alive. If so, it was vacated a few years ago and has…
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 HARLOW pet store has banned the sale of rabbits over Easter. Jollyes, which has a store on The Oaks Retail Park off Howard Way has taken the decision to protect pets. The temporary ban started on Thursday and will run until Monday. The firm…
Update: Statement from Essex Police We were called to a collision in Rundells, Harlow shortly after 12.40pm involving a car and a motorbike. The rider of the motorbike, an 18 year-old man, sustained a serious leg in injury and was taken to hospital for treatment.…
Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of advanced data centres for high performance colocation, has today announced it has signed a three-year funding agreement with Cambridge Science Centre, and will become a member of its Executive Council. The project aims to help bridge the…
THE councillor in charge of Housing has given a detailed description of the pressures on Harlow Council due to other council’s placing their residents in the town. Cllr Mark Wilkinson was responding to a question from Harlow resident, Kay Morrison. Ms Morrison is also the…
LOCAL to Harlow? Come along to Passmores Academy and learn British Sign Language in their seven week taster sessions. Learn the basics from fingerspelling- family and greetings. Social distancing will be in place in the classroom
THE wait for hundreds of children is almost over; they can fish out their dancing trainers and Hip Hop Pop tees as our kids dance classes in Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford return to the studios. Lockdown 3.0 has been tough for so many in so…
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…
AFTER a lot of hard work behind the scenes, local charity Livewire have secured over three years of funding from the National Lottery – Reaching Communities Fund. Creative Director Sam Ashford said “It’s been a very long process which involved a lot of hard work.…





