YOU don’t have to be political analyst of the year to predict that this might be a Conservative hold but at the same time, there may be a number of issues to look out for here. Again, you wonder how many people will stay at…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial accused of robbing a Co-Op in Bush Fair. Richard Wright, aged 44, of Commonside Road, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 26/03/2018 at Harlow robbed The Co-op Bush Fair of cash to the value of…

A BID to build 87 homes in The Stow area was thrown out by the Harlow Council planning committee on Wednesday night. The application hoped to see the homes built on the service area part of The Stow which sits between the shopping area and…

A HARLOW man has been jailed again for a number of offences in the town centre area of Harlow. Lewis Cooper-Gray, aged 31, of No Fixed Abode, pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. Between 11/04/2019 and 12/04/2019 at Harlow without reasonable excuse,…

THREE LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS CELEBRATE AFTER WINNING PUBLIC VOTE FOR MORE NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING POPULAR Harlow Theatre company Livewire has won over £36,000 in funding after beating off close to a 100 other groups The Livewire trust won the public over with their plans to…

ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow, has raised over £2,000 for the Princess Alexandra Hospital Charitable Trust through his sponsored swim of 2.2km. Early on Friday 12th April, Robert successfully undertook the challenge of swimming 110 lengths of a local 20m swimming pool, in an effort…

ANOTHER day, another group of community minded individuals who are helping to clean up the town. The Chill Out Kids Club took to the streets, fields and cycle tracks near to Barn Mead and Harlow Fields to help with the Great British Spring Clean. Well…

WORKERS have resumed operations on the crooked cross at the top of the Our Lady of Fatima church spire in Harlow. In November, 2017, high winds made the cross tilt at the First Avenue church. Since then, the church has been trying to raise funds…

Essex Trading Standards warns residents and businesses about the dangers of counterfeit alcohol ESSEX Trading Standards Officers have been alerted to cheap vodka being offered wholesale to on-licence businesses in Colchester. The fake vodka labelled as Kalinska Imperial Vodka has been tested and found to…

Hospital nurse recruitment open day CALLING current or aspiring nurses – an event at The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust on Saturday 27 April (2019) could give you the opportunity you have been waiting for. The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT) in Harlow are hosting a…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler BASILDON has recorded the highest number of claims from fall on roads in the county, that has seen more than £1m paid in compensation in the past two years. A total of £1.1m has been paid out to people…

ST Clare Hospice’s specialist vintage charity shop won a national award at the annual Hospice UK Retail Conference 2019 for Specialist Retail Outlet of the Year, on Thursday 11th April 2019. Scarlet Vintage and Retro in Harlow’s town centre won the award for its creative…

THE GOOD people of St John’s in Old Harlow have also been involved in the Great British Spring Clean. Seven volunteers at the St John’s Arts and Recreation Centre in Old Harlow collected 10 bags of rubbish around the centre and the streets nearby in…

HERE are details of church services across the town over the Easter period. We will be adding services as we go along. Maundy Thursday (17/04/19) Rev Christian Okeke “Endurance Challenge” 8am – 6pm Harvey Centre (press visit very welcome) Maundy Thursday Supper and Communion –…