ESSEX’S first ever Fire and Rescue Plan has been officially launched at a special event held at Chelmsford Fire Station today (Friday, March 1st). Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex, has developed a Fire and Rescue Plan that sets out…

A HARLOW resident has been jailed for six months for charges that include drink driving, possessing a knife and threatening behaviour. Cezary Wasilewski, aged 54, of The Dashes, Harlow was found guilty of the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 09/08/2018 at Harlow, drove a…

ON THURSDAY Harlow Council voted through the budget for the next financial year. Among the key decisions was the setting of the council tax rates. A table of the breakdown of the rates is below. 70 of every £100 in Council Tax collected goes to…

MORE than 800 jobseekers from Harlow and surrounding areas visited the Harlow Civic Centre on Wednesday (27 Feb), to find out about the hundreds of career opportunities currently up for grabs at London Stansted Airport. Twenty-two companies based at the airport were on hand to…

A NUMBER of St Mark’s pupils were taken to hospital after an incident centred on a pupil allegedly bringing in a suspected drug to the school. St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School is based at Tripton Road in Harlow. A spokesperson for St Mark’s said:…

PLANS to build two houses on The Drive off School Lane in Harlow have been rejected by the Harlow Council Planning Committee. The decision was made on Wednesday night. Two residents spoke against the application. A number of councillors criticised the plans, describing it as…

MORE than 13,500 pupils who are due to start secondary school in Essex in September 2019 have been offered their parents’ top preference of school. Today (1 March) families across the county will discover the outcome of their secondary school applications, with those who applied…

IN 2018, the battle to keep Osler House Surgery open made national headlines with Sky Television, the BBC and many more coming down to interview resident and politicians alike. The surgery is now closed and patients have been re-located across the town. YH went down…

THE SHORT life of William Cakebread as read by member of the St Mary of Latton Church, Robert Cox. Thank you to Harlow Council Civic Fund and HTS Limited for their support with this project. Never Forget William’s parents were William Cakebread, born in Gilston,…

THREE kind-hearted traders in Bush Fair have donated food to the homeless. The Garden of India, Tommy Tucker’s Chip Shop and Cafe Pizzeria all sent their contributions to St Stephen’s Church on Tawneys Road. St Stephen’s is one of many churches providing help throughout the…

Exploring what the Capital has to Offer STEWARDS Academy Art and Photography department took GCSE pupils to explore the amazing sites available in London; these included the V&A Museum and Tate. Year 11 pupils visited the V&A Museum as part of the preparation for the…

By Local Democracy Reporter Steve Shaw THE number of children under the age of 17 and facing driving bans is on the rise across Essex, DVLA figures have shown. Data obtained through a freedom of information request shows that since 2015 there have been 67…

ESSEX Police are set to hold a meeting on the on-going problems of crime and anti-social behaviour in Old Harlow. The meeting will be held at St Johns Art and Recreation Centre off Market Street, Old Harlow. Starts at 7pm on Thursday February 28th. Local…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging business owners in the East of England to prepare now and consider three steps to ensure their businesses can continue to trade with the EU if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The first step businesses…