A DRIVER who undertook traffic while driving along the hard shoulder on the M11 before pulling into the carriageway and hitting another car has received a suspended sentence. Nizaur Rahman’s silver BMW convertible 320i was seen driving along the hard shoulder at speed towards between…

AN appeal has been made after a teenager boy’s bike has been stolen from the town centre. The black Rockrider bike was taken on Saturday lunchtime at 1.30pm from Terminus Street. If you have any information contact us on [email protected] and we will pass details…

ESSEX Firefighters rescued a horse after it accidentally fell into a swimming pool this morning in North Weald. The horse had wandered off in the garden and fell through a swimming pool cover. Crews used a ’skid’ to help lift the horse back out of…

A MAN living in Harlow but who has been identified as an “illegal overstayer” has been charged with a number of sex offences. Felix Antwi, aged 33, of Bushey Croft, Harlow was charged with the following. On 23/11/2019 at Harlow intentionally touched a woman aged…

LAST chance for residents and businesses to have their say on County Council’s budget Local residents and businesses are being asked to have their say about their priorities for spending in the next financial year through an online budget consultation. The insights gained from the…

COULD your perfect pooch be St Clare’s Cutest Canine? IS your pooch positively perfect? Is your dog dazzling? Is your cuddly companion the cutest? Is your furry friend the fairest of them all? If the answer to these questions is a resounding ‘yes,’ then, why…

ESSEX Police have asked Harlow Council to review the licence of the Willow Beauty pub in Harlow. The application comes after the police executed a warrant at the Hodings Road pub on Monday December 2nd. Their post on Facebook read: “Yesterday, CPT executed a warrant…

0730 hrs Resurfacing is now complete so the clockwise side has re-opened with a lane 3 closure in place whilst the central reservation is repaired. Anti-clockwise still closed but will re-open shortly, more to follow Statement from Fire Service Firefighters were called to the scene…

EMERGENCY services attended a truck fire on London Road in Harlow this afternoon. The incident happened just after 4pm.. The location was just before the Newhall Way turn off for the Science Park. Both fire crews and police attended. The incident caused rush hour chaos…

A MAN has been charged with a series of assaults upon a woman as well as charges of harassment and criminal damage. Martin Burton, aged 34, of Tunnmeade, Harlow has been charged with the following: On 06/10/2019 at Harlow assaulted a female by beating her.…

HARLOW Council’s spring clean campaign has been shortlisted for a Keep Britain Tidy Award. The council is a finalist in the Great British Spring Clean category of the Keep Britain Tidy Network Awards 2020. This award recognises councils which helped promote, engage and deliver Keep…

IF you want to know what the future of Harlow looks like, then watch this 26 minute long film where the students of Stewards Academy discuss the General Election of 2019. The format was very simple. We spoke to their teachers, Mrs Johnson and Mr…

AN update on the next stage of the North Weald Bassett Neighbourhood Plan will be given at three sessions being held by the Neighbourhood Plan steering group. The sessions are at The Parish Hall, Thornwood, on Monday, December 9 (5.30pm-8pm), North Weald Village Hall on…

Hospital marks the start of the festive season with unveiling of Christmas tree PATIENTS and people gathered to mark the start of the festive season with the unveiling of a Christmas tree outside the Princess Alexandra Hospital on Monday, 2 December. The tree, which is…