Dear Residents of Harlow, I LOVE Christmas. It’s my favourite time of the year. I put my Christmas tree lights up yesterday; a bit early I know, but after the year we have all had and the sacrifices and tragic losses suffered by so many,…

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak will unveil the government’s spending plans for the coming year later reports the BBC. The Spending Review will include details on public sector pay, NHS funding and money for the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Mr Sunak will also…

THE East of England will be short of water by up to 1.6 billion litres per day by the 2050s, a new report has warned. A report submitted by Water Resource East shows that by the 2050s the additional water requirement for the East of…

ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has welcomed the revised Victims Code published by the Ministry of Justice last week. He said:  “Supporting victims of crime is one of the key areas of our focus in our Police and Crime Plan and…

By Local Democracy Reporter IT is “almost certain” care homes will have to close due to Covid-19, a new report from Essex County Council has said. It leaves the uncomfortable reality that some elderly residents will have to face the upset and trauma of being…

A HARLOW couple are hoping to raise money for the homeless through their dazzling Christmas lights. Kate and Danny Stephens have put up their decorations outside their house in Parnall Road. Katie said: “Danny and I are wanting to raise money for charity. We’ve been…

Update: 1930 hrs Archie has been found A HARLOW teenager has been reported missing from Harlow. Archie Green, aged 14, was last seen in the Gilden Way area of the town (Old Harlow) at just after 7pm on Monday November 23rd. Last seen wearing black…

ST Mark’s would like to invite Year 11 pupils and their parents to take part in their information zoom meeting on Thursday at 7pm. For more details see the flyer attached

THERE has been another death due to Covid-19 at Princess Alexandra Hospital. That brings a total of seventeen for November. This takes the total number of deaths to 223. For your guidance, we have been told in the past that Harlow residents make up just…

A COMMUNITY-minded landscape gardener has made a generous donation to the Harlow Foodbank. Kieron Lewis of Lewis Landscapes made his donation on Monday afternoon at the Matching Tye based foodbank. Chief executive of Harlow Foodbank, Andy Thornton said: “Full credit to Kieron. He put the…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question regarding pupil absences. Mr Halfon said: “Last week, The Sunday Times reported that a record 600,000 children were absent from class due to covid-related reasons. We know that around the…

THREE £5,000 rewards are being offered for help to find three men wanted over a fatal shooting near Harlow.  Robert Powell, 50, was shot multiple times from a car on Water Lane in Roydon on 13 June and died in hospital the following day. Three…

AN energy firm is recruiting school pupils from Harlow to join its board and advise it on how to tackle climate change.  The move comes in a year that has seen young people face unprecedented uncertainty with regard to their future career prospects, with more…

HUNDREDS of Essex residents have taken part in a new campaign, whichencourages local people to replace their daily drives with more regularwalking and cycling. The Stop.Swap._GO!_ campaign was developed by Essex County Council in a response to figures showing 10.7 billion vehicle kilometres were travelled…