BUSINESSES and industries across Harlow are being encouraged to get involved in the county’s biggest ever public celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) in 2020. ‘Essex 2020 – a Year of Science and Creativity’, an initiative of Essex Partners, was launched to…

AFTER Rob Halfon MP’s long campaign on behalf of a Harlow constituent, the Government has granted an additional £5 million to increase support for rape and sexual abuse survivors, bringing total funding for rape support to £32 million over the next three years. This extra…

A SENIOR Labour councillor has set the record straight over the question on more traveller sites in Harlow. Last week, Harlow Conservatives made reference to the plans outlined in Epping Forest District Council plans. So we took the opportunity to sit down with the portfolio…

AS part of the ongoing work to tackle knife crime in the county, officers from Harlow’s Community Policing Team joined staff at Harlow College to raise awareness around the dangers of knife crime to prevent students from carrying knives. This morning, Wednesday 18 September, knife…

Hundreds attend local Hospice event to remember lost loved ones MORE than 260 local people turned out to support St Clare Hospice on Sunday 15th September 2019 to take part in the charity’s inaugural Walking in Memory event – a 5k memorial walk throughout the…

THIS week saw the first ever World Patient Safety Day (Tuesday 17 September), organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) was keen to support the event to highlight its efforts and achievements in improving patient safety. Clinicians and…

A SENIOR Harlow councillor has slammed a Conservative councillor’s comments on the role of Harlow Council in the Gilden Park development. Portfolio holder for Environment, Cllr Danny Purton was responding to an interview with Conservative Deputy Leader, cllr Joel Charles. The new build development off…

THIS week, the North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) has launched its next Gold 3PR parking scheme, to encourage parents not to drop their children at the front gates of Pear Tree Mead Academy in Harlow. Pear Tree Mead has created a no parking zone, known…

AN INQUEST is set to take place into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Harlow woman. Rihanydd Sian Aroha Feltham-Williams was found dead at her home on May 30th, this year. Known as Sianti, she was 32 when she died. The inquest will take…

A HARLOW woman has been jailed after stealing over £1500 worth of razor blades. Jodie Alma Collins, aged 35, of Mardyke Road, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 21/08/2019 at Loughton stole razor blades, to the value of six hundred…

POLAND’S ambassador to the U.K. has written to around 800,000 Poles living in Britain urging them to “seriously consider” returning home in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Arkady Rzegocki told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme that Brexit was “a very good opportunity to come…

TRIBUTES have been paid to a true sporting legend in Harlow, Martin Gladwin, who has passed away after a short illness. A tribute has been written by the Executive Head of Passmores Academy and member of Harlow Town Cricket Club, Vic Goddard on behalf of…

Update: 20.9.19 Harlow Council: “We’ve arranged for a local company to put a pump in over the weekend to circulate the water which we hope will help aerate the pond and increase oxygen levels. “Residents living near the pond should be aware that the pump…

IF you ever wondered why many Harlow residents consider the Town Centre a “No-Go ” area, then you need not look any further than this haul of offensive weapons found hidden around the town centre on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday, Harlow Council’s Community Safety Team…