Weekend Update HERE is an update of the hard work that the officers of Harlow have been doing over the weekend. 11 Arrests made in Harlow 106 Incidents attended. 12 Covid Breaches. 13 Domestic Violence incidents. 1 Missing persons 4 Mental Health related

MORE than 420,000 homes need to be built in the East of England over the next 10 years, to meet a housing shortage, BBC Politics East reports. Across the country 145,000 affordable homes need to be built each year, but only about 48,000 are being…

WE would like to wish Norman Watt-Roy a happy 70th birthday. Norman was brought up in Harlow. He went to William Martin Primary and then Passmores. Most people will know him as a member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Norman is one of the…

A MAN has been charged with racial harassment of one person and assaulting an accident and emergency nurse at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. Patrick Ward, aged 39, of Balham Grove, London was charged with the following. On August 28th, 2020 at Princess Alexandra Hospital,…

A HARLOW resident has been charged with being in possession of heroin. Ali Muhin, aged 47, of the Pink Cottage, Pink Spice, Commonside Road,, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 01/11/2020 at Harlow, had in your possession a quantity of diamorphine a controlled…

Conservatives promise to “immediately cut Council Tax for Harlow residents” THE Harlow Conservatives have set out their plan to cut district Council Tax immediately if they win the local elections in May. They pledge to hold an “urgent review” of Council budgets to “immediately cut…

DEER in Epping Forest could be culled over the next five years to bring the numbers down to 150. The City of London Corporation is looking at bringing the numbers of deer down from an estimated 600 to 800 to a “more sustainable level” in…

Advertorial YOUR SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR TAXI SERVICES AS of the 15th February, all Metro vehicles will be deep cleaned and sanitised on a certificated basis regularly to ensure we have the cleanest and safest vehicles in the area! We have partnered up…

HARLOW has fallen to its lowest place in the infection table since late November. Harlow is now 131st out of 315 local authorities. There are now 147 cases in Harlow. A decrease of 11 on the previous day. That figure relates to Feb 9th but…

THE INFECTION rate has fallen in six out of eleven areas of Harlow. It increased in three. There were 147 cases registered for February 9th and published on February 14th. That is a fall of 11. The lowest area is Netteswell with 8. The highest…

THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has risen by two to 508. There have been 21 deaths in the first fourteen days of February. That compares to 93 deaths in first thirteen days of January. There has also been a…

A MAN will appear at court tomorrow, Monday 15 February, following an investigation into cocaine supply in Harlow. Liman Murtati, 23, of Weald Way in Hayes, Middlesex, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. He has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, possession of false…

WE appreciate that we throw a lot of Covid-related statistics at our readers. Since March 1s, 2020, we have published 1, 126 Covid related stories. So we wanted to put our foot on the metaphorical ball and let you know what the stats are saying…

PLANS for a piece of public art to be installed at as Harlow church are set to go in front of the Harlow Council planning committee. The proposal is to install a piece of public art. The art would be located on a new entrance…