HARLOW Council hosted an on-line Holocaust Memorial Event on Wednesday event via their YouTube channel. The event was led by Rabbi Irit Shillor of the Harlow Synagogue. There were also speeches by the chief executive of Harlow Council, Brian Keane, Mark Shakespeare and Annette Lidster…

A FRONTLINE doctor has inspired teenagers to strive for a career in medical science. Sixth form students studying A-level biology, chemistry, physics, applied science and health and social care attended a webinar by Dr Lalita Abhyankar, a GP working in America. The Year 12 and…

AS Harlow Council set out their budget for the year ahead, the headline item will be another 1.99% increase in Council Tax. This marks the eighth increase in Council Tax in the last nine years – costing the average residents hundreds of pounds a year…

THE BUDGET for the next financial year is set to be debated by Harlow Council tonight (Thursday). The Labour-run administration has made a series of recommendations. The meeting can be viewed on Harlow Council’s YouTube channel at 7.30pm. The agenda can be seen below. https://moderngov.harlow.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=1238&x=1

A TEENAGER has been arrested following reports of a fire at Brenthall Towers in Potter Street. The police were called shortly after 11.15pm on Monday 25 January, by colleagues at Essex County Fire and Rescue service, with reports of a fire at an address on…

A HARLOW man was arrested and charged after an incident in the town centre. Essex Police attended after a report that male was threatening passing members of the public and spitting at people.   Daniel Watkins, 43, of no fixed address, was charged with one…

Dear Editor,  I AM disgusted with Harlow Council who are sitting on Government money and are failing to give it to our local businesses who so desperately need it.  My friend Katie, a hairdresser, is just one example of the hundreds of local businesses who…

THE INFECTION rate has fallen across five areas of Harlow. However they have also risen in five. There were 520 cases registered for January 22nd and published on January 27th. That is a drop of 21. That is the lowest number of cases since December…

HARLOW has seen another large drop in it is infection rate. The figure for January 22nd is 597.2 per 100,000. That is a drop of 29.5% on seven days previously. That is another large drop and the fourteenth day in a row we have seen…

A NUMBER of people have been before the courts in relation to drug driving. The list below are either Harlow residents or been caught whilst driving in Harlow. ========= Jay Gear, aged 29, of Drayson Close, Waltham Abbey. On May 15th, 2020, on Tawneys Road,…

HTS are pleased to announce that they will be proactively rolling out Covid-19 rapid testing for all of their front line employees. Last week HTS were able to offer the testing training that is vital to be able to carry out testing to all front…

THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has risen by five to 463. There have been 154 deaths registered in January. That makes January the month with the highest number of fatalities. April had 151. January 7th saw 13 deaths. That…

LLOYDS Pharmacy Clinical Homecare has launched an attack on its staff’s sick pay, overtime rates and other conditions, UNISON claims today (Tuesday). Hundreds of staff at the firm’s warehouses and offices in Harlow and Derby face losing overtime rates and a move to a six-day…

1200 hrs Following the incident at our pumping station in Much Hadham yesterday, we’re pleased to inform you that we have now built up enough capacity in our network to ensure all customers have a water supply at normal pressure. Our engineers and network teams…