MILLIONS of people turning 18 from now will be able to withdraw money from Child Trust Funds for the first time. Children born from September 2002 were given vouchers by the government to invest for the future, with the money only accessible at the age…

A GREEN-thumbed dad has broken the record for growing the United Kingdom’s biggest tomato – with the help of a pair of sheer tights. Douglas Smith, 42, spent more than two months carefully growing the giant tomato, which weighs a whopping 6.6 lbs. and is…

OFFICERS investigating reports of a suspicious device on a flight landing at London Stansted Airport yesterday (Sunday) have concluded their enquiries.  Following reports of a suspicious device in the bathroom of a plane arriving from Vienna, Austria, shortly after 7pm, Counter Terrorism Policing officers from…

THE TWO stars of BBC’s Gone Fishing spent a night in a canal boat in Harlow. Sunday nights episode saw Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse staying in a canal boat called the Stort Challenger which sits just by Parndon Mill. Following his heart surgery in 2015,…

ARRANGEMENTS have been made to resurface Terminus Street and Post Office Road, Harlow. Works are due to start on Tuesday 1 September 2020 and expected to take approximately four weeks to complete. What is involved and how this may it affect you Works will take place Monday to…

PAVEMENTS could be made safer for people with disabilities and families under new proposals to ban antisocial parking unveiled by the Government today. The practice is banned in London but elsewhere in the country it is only prohibited for lorries. The Department for Transport (DfT)…

THE government’s Eat Out to Help Out discount ends on Monday, having been praised by many of the restaurants, cafes and pubs it was designed to help.  Businesses say the scheme – which gives diners 50% off, up to £10 – has successfully tempted more…

STUDENTS taking GCSE and A-Level exams next summer are facing a 50/50 change they could be scrapped again, according to Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Committee, issued the warning amid sustained criticism over the Government’s handling of exam results this…

THE East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) is celebrating after its first group of apprentices passed their courses to become qualified emergency medical technicians. A national programme, the level 4 associate ambulance practitioner apprenticeship offers an innovative way to gain a higher-level qualification in emergency…

  THERE is still time to sign up for the St Clare Hospice Walking in Memory event, which will take place at the Hospice in Hastingwood on Sunday 20th September. Walking in Memory is St Clare’s flagship fundraising event of the year, and aims to bring…

AN Essex mum is encouraging other parents and carers to find out about the support available for any children or young people who may be struggling, particularly as they prepare to go back to school in September. Going back to school is an exciting time,…

POLICE Officers have seized thousands of pounds’ worth of equipment from an unlicensed music event which was due to take place in Harlow this afternoon. A dispersal order remains in place in the area. Chief Inspector Lewis Basford said of the seizure: “I want anyone…

A DISPERSAL order has been put in place in #Harlow following reports of a planned unlicensed music event. Officers attended a warehouse near Burnt Mills earlier this afternoon, Saturday August 29, and have started the process of shutting down the event. They are taking a robust approach…

TWO people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby in Harlow have been released on bail. Essex Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of a baby boy.  Essex Police were called to an address in Joyners Field, Harlow, shortly…