THE OWNER of a Harlow pub has pleaded guilty to publishing a Facebook post claiming the editor of YourHarlow had been arrested for downloading images of child abuse knowing full well that it was untrue. Karl Morris, aged 33, of Markwell Wood, Harlow appeared at…

FACING mounting pressure of a rent debt crisis fuelled by the pandemic and following a recent shift in policy in Scotland, a six-week extension to the eviction ban has just been announced by the government. The extension now means that eviction notices – due to…

Update from Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex“There is no doubt that we are in challenging and difficult times. Since I spoke to you last week, I’m sure you all know the government has introduced a national lockdown, schools across the county have…

BIN collections in Harlow are currently experiencing some delays and Harlow Council wants to explain to residents why this is: “Firstly we would like to say thank you to the Veolia bin crews who are working hard to collect the town’s rubbish and recycling at…

THE NUMBER of Covid cases in seven Harlow areas have declined. The breakdown figures for Harlow show a total of 1215. That is a decrease of 34. The figures relate to January 3rd but are reported/published on January 8th. Old Harlow and Newhall dropped from…

Message from Herts Constabulary WE are appealing for the public’s help to trace a teenage boy who has gone missing from Hemel Hempstead. TJ Draper, aged 16, was last seen in Hemel Hempstead around 1.30pm on Wednesday (6 January). He is described as white, 5ft…

THE NUMBER of infections in Harlow has dropped. Let us be clear, this is compared to the figures for January 2nd. It is still the second highest figure to date. As stated before, there has been dips before, for example of December 30th compared to…

THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has increased to 342. There have been thirty five deaths registered in the first week of 2021 alone. January 5th saw eleven deaths. That is the second worst day for deaths in Harlow. April…

POUNDLAND is closing 44 temporarily across the UK as of tomorrow despite being classed as an “essential retailer” by the Government. The company said the stores will be going into “hibernation” due to lack of footfall. Poundland’s retail director Austin Cooke said: “We learned valuable…

BULLDOZERS have started work demolishing a building consumed by fire last year. One of the buildings in Akhter House on Perry Road, Harlow suffered severe fire damage in November 2020. It took several days for the fire service to put it out. Now it appears…

TWO major food outlets have tabled objections to a bid for planning permission in Edinburgh Way. The application site comprises part of the former Toys “R” Us unit to the western end of the Queensgate Centre, comprising a retail park circa 1.5km from Harlow town centre.…

FROM today, Friday 8 January 2021, a new fast testing centre opens in Harlow for those who DO NOT have symptoms of Covid-19. The new Harlow Testing Centre is situated at The Civic Centre, Water Gardens College Square, Harlow, CM20 1WG. This testing centre is the fifth of…

Toilet waste on tracks becoming confined to history due to Greater Anglia’s greener new trains TRAINS emptying toilet waste directly onto tracks are rapidly becoming history as Greater Anglia is replacing all its old trains with more environmentally-friendly new trains. All of Greater Anglia’s new…

ALDI stores in Essex make the first move to trial the removal of plastic packaging from wholefood nuts, in a bid to further reduce plastic waste. The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket is trialling the removal of plastic packaging from its 200g bags of Brazil Nuts, Hazelnuts…