ESSEX Police have started an investigation after a teenage girl was stabbed. A police spokesperson said: “We were called shortly before 8.30pm this evening, March 27, with reports a teenager had been stabbed on Milwards, Harlow. “Officers and paramedics attended and a teenage girl was…

1600 hrs AN East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “An ambulance, an ambulance officer vehicle and Essex and Herts air ambulance were called to reports of a road traffic incident at Fourth Avenue Harlow shortly before 1.30pm this afternoon (March 27). A man was…

SO far we have reported on Big Spring Cleans taking place at Staple Tye and in the Town Park. But over the last few days there have been many more, proving the point that Harlow has a thriving, active, carrying community. The Church Langley residents…

Gratnells continues support for F1 in Schools initiative GRATNELLS, the Harlow-based manufacturers which provides advanced systems and services to schools around the world, has continued its support of F1 in Schools at the recent 2019 National finals. F1 in Schools, whose mission is “to help…

A Celebration of Harlow’s History ON the 6th and 21st of March almost 200 Harlow Seniors enjoyed an afternoon at The Harlow Hotel. As part our Community Builder Project, guests were treated to a delicious basket meal, after dinner presentation from Michael Beard, Public Health…

IT IS another important day for Brexit. You may have noticed that Harlow MP Robert Halfon has (recently) espoused an idea called Common Market 2.0. Mr Halfon spoke to the Huffington Post and explained what it meant. Robert Halfon said: “Common Market 2.0 is the…

RECENTLY, we went down to HTS Ltd near River Way to interview apprentice Adam Goldspink-Burgess. Adam, aged 23, has been quite a revelation since he started as a management and information system apprentice. He got the job via the Harlow Jobs Fair. Adam’s journey says…

1700 hrs A SERIOUS crash has closed the M25 and is causing long delays this afternoon (March 26). Traffic has been temporarily held and there are lengthy queues on the clockwise carriageway from Junction 28 (Brentwood) to Junction 27 (M11). The smash happened shortly before…

Dear Editor, Why are Harlow’s Essex County Councillors misleading the public about libraries? “Books and reading are still far and away the top priority: that’s what 90% of users visit libraries for now and what survey respondents say is priority for the future.” That’s a…

CLEANERS at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow will ballot on industrial action over bosses’ refusal to bin the privatisation of domestic services, UNISON says today. UNISON has written to the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust today to formally declare an industrial dispute, warning that outsourcing cleaning…

A HARLOW headteacher turned whistleblower has told the BBC that she “cannot stay here and watch what they are doing to my school”. A tearful Deb Garfield told Panorama on Monday night of her experience as head of Aspire Academy in Commonside Road, Harlow. TBAP…

OVER A dozen Harlow residents with a learning disability were treated to VIP treatment on Monday night. Dressed very smartly, the members of Elbow Grease, were conveyed by limousine courtesy of Masterson Funeral Home. They were escorted by The Outlaws on their motorcycles, who took…

ON Monday, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, secured a further £231,000 from the Housing Secretary, James Brokenshire MP, to tackle homelessness in Harlow. The Housing Secretary announced the allocation of a further £46 million for the Rough Sleeping Initiative fund to support those sleeping rough…

National Churches Trust awards a £7,750 Gateway Grant for project development to St. Paul’s church. THE nationally important and iconic church of St. Paul’s, Harlow Town Centre has been awarded a grant by National Churches Trust’s that will fund half the cost of surveys of…