ESSEX Police are no longer looking to talk to a man in connection with defrauding a vulnerable woman in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “It was reported to us that a woman, aged in her 60s, had been defrauded of £55,000 between August 2018 and January…

0830 hrs M11 Southbound between J8 and J7, All lanes now running as the vehicles involved in the Road Traffic Accident have been moved from carriageway by Traffic Officers at scene. 0800 hrs M11 Southbound-Accident between Junction 8 (A120/Stansted) and Junction 7 (A414/Harlow). Blocking two…

BAILIFFS have closed down the Marquis of Granby public house in Old Harlow, Locals hoping to go for a drink at the weekend at the Market Street pub were met by a closed pub with a number of notices in the windows. The notices detail…

FIRST time UKIP candidate, Richard Holloway has thrown himself into this campaign. So we went down to The Stow shopping precinct on Saturday afternoon to discuss a wide variety of subjects ranging from the state of the town, their constant attacks on Labour through to…

WELL done to all those who conquered the London Marathon 2019 and no doubt raised thousands for charity. You should all be very proud of yourselves. Here is the list of Harlow runners we were following. All photos of the runners would be most appreciated.…

CHELMSFORD Prison remains one of the most dangerous and violent jails in the country, new figures have shown. Figures released this week by the Ministry of Justice reveal that 635 attacks were recorded across HMP Chelmsford in 2018 – just eight other jails had higher…

STAFF from Princess Alexandra Hospital held an information day as part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. In the morning they manned a stall at the Harvey Centre. In the afternoon, the staff walked from the town centre to Harlow Rugby Club on Howard Way. Bowel…

RAYTHEON launched a new cybersecurity apprenticeship programme in the UK in the latest stage of a £2m investment benefitting British technology education. The new programme will provide opportunities for 70 cyber apprentices each year, with plans in place to certify around 280 over four years.…

TORIES have been warned to stop branding Jeremy Corbyn a “Marxist”, claiming the label means very little to most people. Former minister and MP for Harlow Robert Halfon urged the Conservative Party’s biggest names to drop the “hard-left moniker” used in recent speeches because it…

Labour announces town wide programme of parking improvements and invites residents to propose locations HARLOW Council’s Labour Leader Mark Ingall today announced a rolling programme of improvements to parking provision on Harlow’s many congested estates. Speaking in the lead up to this Thursday’s local elections…

Harlow Playhouse awarded £49,000 from Arts Council England. HARLOW Playhouse is delighted to announce that they have been successful in their bid for a National Lottery Project Grant, through Arts Council England. The grant is being used to provide a weeks’ worth of activities supporting…

A DISPERSAL order will be in place in Edinburgh Way and surrounding roads in Harlow this weekend, after reports of a planned car cruise event. The order will run from 6pm today, Friday, April 26 to 2am on Sunday, April 28. This gives officers the…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has met the next generation of power workers charged with keeping the lights on for thousands of people in his constituency. Robert met a trio of apprentices from UK Power Networks at the company’s office in Harlow West today [Friday 26…

THE most outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the Tes Schools Awards 2019. It’s been revealed that Longwood Primary Academy has been shortlisted for the national ‘Healthy School of the Year’ award. This is…