WH SMITH is considering cutting 1,500 jobs after lockdown caused its revenues to plummet. A trading update said it expected to make losses of between £70-75m. The company said it had been a very difficult decision. It said it was committed to supporting colleagues throughout…

Harlow Museum summer holiday activities HARLOW Museum is running summer holiday events every Monday throughout August. The free event is an artist led playcation for children, guided age range 5- 14 years old, encouraging creation through fun projects. Activities focus on different subjects such as…

THE LEADER of Harlow Council has expressed his concerns over job losses in Harlow. Councillor Mark Ingall said: “The reward for the hard work of people in Harlow in fighting this deadly disease, cannot be a P45” “I am concerned for people’s jobs in Harlow…

A CHURCH Langley teenager has been charged with stealing a £3,000 Chanel handbag at Harrods. The seventeen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons has been charged along with three others with the following. On June 19th, 2020 at outside Harrods, Brompton Road, London stole…

GRAB your family and tee up for some Crazy Golf fun at The Water Gardens Harlow! Between the 21st – 23rd August the gardens will turn into a Crazy Golf course and you will not want to miss it! There will be AMAZING PRIZES up…

A MAN has pled guilty to stealing medical property from Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. Stuart Robertson, aged 56, of Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. Between September 19th, 2017 and September 28th, 2018 you stole 19 patient controlled…

ST CLARE Hospice are delighted to invite you to their second annual St Clare Walking in Memory event on Sunday 20th September 2020, when they will gather to remember loved ones and celebrate their lives. A spokesperson said: “Walking in Memory is our flagship sponsored…

A HARLOW man has been jailed for two months for drinking and driving. Ian Helliwell, aged 63, of Amherst Lodge, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On February 22nd at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely Nissan, on a road, namely…

Princess Alexandra Hospital bosses concerned there are ‘insufficient skills and capability’ to build Essex scheme THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust was one of six to receive a share of £2.7bn of funding to build a new hospital last year as part of the first…

PAHT launches microsite to host information about progress towards a new hospital THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has launched a microsite as a hub of information about its progress towards a new hospital. The microsite, part of the PAHT website, is the place…

Government announce major investment into Harlow, creating 1,600 new jobs to reboot local economy THE Government has announced that Harlow will receive a major investment as part of the new “Getting Building Fund”, helping to reboot the local economy. £6 million will fund four important…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information about three separate incidents in Harlow which they are treating as linked. They were called at around 5.40pm on Monday 22 June after a man reported that he was near to Eddie’s Local in Elm Hatch when he was…

THE BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week they spoke to Harlow’s Kimberlee Perry, founder of trampoline fitness company Bounce. The full interview can be found below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53579590

NEW homes developments under construction may look like exciting places to explore, but the developer is warning children and their parents that they can be extremely hazardous. Simon Francis, Managing Director and Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Thames, said: “Developers like ourselves are building…