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ESSEX Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on the M11 Southbound between Junction 7 and 6 just before this 6am morning. On arrival, crews reported that a man was trapped in his vehicle and worked to release him by 7:34am. The casualty was…
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon, welcomed the Queen’s speech, as Her Majesty set out the Government’s ambitious domestic agenda. The new Government will focus on their core priorities of getting Brexit done, investing in the NHS, tackling violent crime, championing education and cutting the cost of…
Tany’s Dell Enhanced Provision Perform at Chelmsford Cathedral ON Friday 6th December, Tany’s Dell Enhanced Provision for deaf children, were invited to perform a Christmas carol at Chelmsford Cathedral in the carol service for deaf and deafblind people. Eight children from Tany’s Dell school performed…
ESSEX Police have welcomed 22 Special Constables after they received their warrant cards at a ceremony this week. The Special Constables read their vows in front of family and friends during the final attestation ceremony of 2019. They are volunteering their time to keep you…
BING may have dreamt of them, but the reality is they are a rarer than hen’s teeth, more of a myth than anything. However, it does happen sometimes. Seasonal research from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed where homeowners have seen the…
AN Essex organisation is joining the campaign to address the urgent need for more lifesaving organ donors from black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic backgrounds. Action on Blood has successfully bid for funding to carry out a project to break down myths and increase…
BRAVE schoolgirl Molly Rogers is hoping she receives a warm woolly hat for Christmas after having her hair shaved off for charity. The Year 10 student at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, was keen to Brave the Shave to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.…
A FUNDRAISING page has been set up to support the family of four made homeless after a B and Q lorry ploughed into the side of their house. As we reported, David and Hannah Hill were asleep in their Canons Gate home when they were…
The workers keeping the motorways in the East moving at Christmas WHILE the rest of the country tucks into Christmas dinner, a number of Highways England workers across the region will be spending the day keeping the motorway network safe and secure. Bekki Olah, a…
By Local Democracy Reporter STANSTED Airport has been called on to resubmit part of its application to increase the number of passengers it deals with, after the halting of production of a greener aircraft. Boeing has stopped production of its 737 Max aeroplanes after two…
CASES of dementia in the health region that covers Harlow have risen by over 100%. In April 2014, there were 1387 cases in the area covered by the West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). By March 2019, this figure had risen to 2783. An increase…
An insightful and inspirational day at Cambridge University FOURTEEN of our Year 9 and 10 students have visited Cambridge University (Homerton College) as part of their studies working towards Higher and Extended Project Qualifications (HPQ /EPQ). The projects are a fascinating way to carry out…
LAST week, we reported on a court case where a Harlow couple had defrauded Harlow Council by providing false information regarding their earnings We asked Harlow Council about their system for clamping down on housing tenancy fraud. Councillor Mark Wilkinson, Portfolio Holder for Housing, said:…
By Local Democracy Reporter ESSEX County Council has revealed long term goals to provide a park and ride service close to a new junction off the M11 near Harlow. Construction of the £71 million junction 7a project is expected to start at Gilden Way and…
HOLY Cross Primary Academy has produced a novel approach to trying to dissuade drivers from parking on the double yellow lines outside their school. The cardboard cut put pupils with their message are spread out over Tracyes Road in Harlow. We asked the school if…
Dear Editor, I want to say a huge thank you to the people of Harlow who put their trust in me in the ballot box on Thursday. This time it was not enough to bring the change we need, and I feel deeply sad about…





