A HARLOW resident has been disqualified after pleading guilty to drinking and driving. Ioan Ivu, aged 46, of Brockles Mead pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On July 12th, 2025 at Brockles Mead, Harlow drove a Nissan Qashqai after consuming so much alcohol…

UK holidaymakers are being warned to expect four-hour queues as a new EU border system comes into force reports ITV. The Entry Exit System (EES) begins on Sunday and involves people from third-party countries like the UK having their fingerprints registered and photograph taken before entering 29…

AN OLD Harlow resident has been disqualified for three years for drinking and driving Joseph Farrow, aged 48, of Churchgate Street, Old Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On July 26th, 2025, on Minchin Road, Old Harlow, drove a Vauxhall Van after…

Carmen – the most powerful, enjoyable, and tuneful opera Music by Georges Bizet. Sung in French with English Subtitles Performed by the Dnipro Opera, from Ukraine Featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a live Orchestra numbering over 30 musicians. We are delighted to bring…

HARLOW Council has recommended the sale of a number of rod assets across the town. The recommendation was as follows: Approve the sale of the following non-housing property assets: • Barrows Farm Cottage; • Land off Red Lion Lane; • Herons Wood Depot; • Stewards Farm; • 1 and 2…

ESSEX Police has been named Police Force of the Year at the National Black Police Association (NBPA) awards.  A spokesperson said: “We were praised for our work on the Police Race Action Plan, our Positive Action Engagement Plan, our fourth successive Towards Excellence Conference and our We…

AS communities mark World Mental Health Day (10 October), ACL Essex, the adult learning provider, is highlighting the crucial role that learning, connection and community support play in protecting and improving mental wellbeing. New figures reveal that 6,069 people died by suicide in England and…

HARLOW’S Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) have increased patrols and community engagement activity following feedback from residents who said they felt vulnerable on the cycle tracks that surround the town. Crime in Harlow has dropped by 7.6% over the past 12 months and knife-enabled crime is…

THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today confirmed that the legal tests have been met to designate Google with strategic market status (SMS) in general search and search advertising services. The UK’s new digital markets competition regime came into force on 1 January 2025,…

THERE WAS a large security detail on the door at Thursday night’s cabinet meeting in the Water Gardens. The meeting started with the leader of Harlow Council, Dan Swords giving a five minute overview of the council’s achievements so far. Although there was no direct…

A HARLOW man has leaded guilty to possession of a large kitchen knife on a street in Harlow Trayton Gumble, aged 27, of Great Brays, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On October 7th, 2025 in Great Brays, Harlow, had with you,…

A HISTORIC private school in Essex is set to build new padel tennis courts, which it says will bring “significant benefits” to both its students and the wider community.  St Nicholas School, in Hobbs Cross Road, Harlow, has been given the go-ahead for the three covered…

LOCAL businesses are gearing up for the return of London Stansted’s popular Meet the Buyers event on Thursday 27 November 2025 at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Last year’s event was a huge success, helping local companies secure almost £2.3 million in contracts and future business…

HALF of rail operators will be publicly owned from next week, forming the backbone of improved passenger services under Great British Railways (GBR), when services operated by Greater Anglia transfer on Sunday (12 October 2025). Greater Anglia’s services will become the third to enter public…