MUSICAL children are rediscovering their voices as they sing once again to take care of their mental health. Since March last year, schools have been unable to run extra-curricular singing or music clubs due to Covid-19 safety restrictions. Realising the impact this had had on…

A HARLOW resident who was drinking and driving had neither insurance or a full driving licence a court heard. Catalin Samoila, aged 34, of The Downs, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On November 1st on Maddox Road in Harlow drove…

A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to harrassing another woman. Sharon Keating, aged 51, of Bishopsfield, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. Between July 7th to July 9th 2020, in Harlow, you pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the…

A PLANNING application to construct a new goods online facility at Sainsburys in Harlow has been submitted to Harlow Council. The application looks to erect a “Goods Online (GOL) facility with associated loading and servicing area and Click and Collect bays, alterations to layout of…

THE Harlow Lesiurezone has today opened as a mass vaccination centre to further accelerate the vaccine roll out to Harlow residents.  Nationally, nearly 7 million people have received the jab and the opening of the site in Harlow will mean more residents receiving their vaccine…

  HITTING a 50th anniversary is a rare thing these days for a British manufacturer but one Harlow firm is doing just that in 2021 and it has ambitious plans for the future. Gratnells is based off Howard Way in Harlow and is best known…

A message from Harlow Council WE are going to be lighting up the Civic Centre in purple this Wednesday 27 January to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place each year on 27 January. The theme this year’ Holocaust Memorial Day is…

A WOMAN was arrested after a hit and run on Maddox Road in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a collision in The Downs, Harlow at around 8.45pm on 24 January. It was reported a Nissan Juke had been…

FOLLOWING a change in government policy, Covid-19 testing in Harlow and across Essex is changing to focus on rapid testing, with Lateral Flow Testing becoming the default approach to testing in local communities. Essex County Council (ECC) has opened 13 fast Covid-19 testing centres across Essex including one at the Harlow Civic Centre, which offer local people quick and easy Lateral…

THE FALL in Covid-19 cases in Harlow has been, over the last ten days, been very consistent. But as you know, the breakdown across eleven areas of Harlow paints a slightly different picture. Cases rose in three areas of Harlow, compared to the previous day.…

HARLOW has seen another large drop in it is infection rate. The figure for January 20th is 682.2 per 100,000. That is a drop of 27.0% on seven days previously. That is another large drop and the twelfth day in a row we have seen…

THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has remained at 454. As we know we have to take into consideration that may be due to a delay in recording. Or it may just be good news. There have been 145 deaths…

A HARLOW man has been fined over £800 for vandalising a door in Old Harlow. Lee Grant, aged 35, of Orchard Croft, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford Magistrates court. On or about 04/07/2020 at Harlow without lawful excuse, damaged the front door…

HERE is an update of the hard work that the police officers of Harlow have been doing over the weekend. Nine arrests made in Harlow 140 Incidents attended. 17 Covid Breaches. 11 Domestic Violence incidents. 3 Missing persons 3 Mental Health related 1 RTC’s 1…