HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has slammed the Labour Party over events that took place in the House of Commons today (Saturday). Mr Halfon said: “Today, I voted to back Boris Johnson and ensure that we leave the EU on October 31st. “I want to get…

THE Food Awards England 2019 was back for its sixth year to celebrate the best in the food industry; from the excellent restaurants, chefs and servers, to the specialists and suppliers. Whether it is the places that you have had your lunch and dinner hundreds…

WOMEN’S fashion chain Bonmarché has appointed administrators, putting the future of the business in doubt. The chain’s 318 shops will remain open while a buyer is sought for the chain. There is a store on the Broad Walk in Harlow Bonmarché chief executive Helen Connolly…

THREE men have been arrested after a man was hit by a car in Harlow. The 38-year-old victim remains in hospital in a critical condition after being found injured in Potter Street at about midnight on Friday 18 October. A blue BMW 1 Series was…

THE ESSEX County Coroner will open an inquest looking into the death of Harlow teenager Tyler Curtis. The inquest will be on Monday October 21st at the Corner’s office in Victoria Road, Chelmsford. Teenager, Tyler Curtis was found dead near the underpass off Latton Common…

TECHNOLOGY company Pitney Bowes has confirmed it had been hit by a cyber-attack, as a number of customers reported on social media that they had experienced problems with mailing products. In a statement, the company said a malware attack “encrypted information on some systems and…

SAINSBURY’S has become the first major supermarket to stop selling fireworks at its 2,300 stores across the UK. The company said it made the decision following a regular yearly review of all its products. Last year, a petition to ban the public sale of fireworks…

EIGHT men, including seven from Harlow, have been sentenced to a total of 55 years following investigations into a crime group that carried out cash machine thefts, burglaries and car thefts across the eastern region. Walter Mitchell Junior, Shane Stanley, Walter Mitchell Senior, Levi Mitchell,…

TWO police cars responding to reports of a break-in at a forecourt in Essex have been rammed by another car. Officers were called to a suspected break-in at the Harvest Service Station on High Road, North Weald at about 3.25am on Thursday October 17. It…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has written in detail why he will be voting for the prime minister’s Brexit deal when it comes before MPs in the House of Commons on Saturday. Mr Halfon said: “I am still reading through details of the new UK/EU deal…

Update: Sunday Oct 27th: 1700 hrs From Essex Police Thank you for sharing our appeal about missing teenager, Millie Macdonald, on Friday 18 October. The 14-year-old was found safe and well in Harlow on Thursday 24 October. ======== HAVE you seen Millie Macdonald, who is…

DETECTIVES have launched an attempted murder investigation following a road traffic collision in Harlow during the early hours of Friday 18 October. Police were called around midnight with reports that a man was seriously injured on Potter Road after being struck by a car. The…

Plant a tree for Harlow HARLOW Council is offering residents the opportunity to improve the quality of their town as part of their pledge to plant 1000 trees and hedgerows in the next year. The scheme, which will run from October 2019 and throughout next…

RUTTING activity is most intense soon after dawn and before dusk, though some activity occurs throughout the day. “Epping Forest has a large deer population and sadly, the mortality rate for deer is still rising on the very busy forest roads and we urge motorists…