CONCERN for this winter as foodbank reveals it has fed 2,204 local people with emergency food supplies in six months Harlow Foodbank provided three days of emergency food to 2,204 local people between 1st April and 30th September this year. Of this number, 745 (34%)…

HARLOW MP reaffirms call for new hospital in area: ‘This is on the government to act’ Robert Halfon has reaffirmed the desperate need for a new hospital “that is fit for the demands of the 21st century” in his constituency in order to deal with…

AS Diwali celebrations continue, Essex Police are reminding residents how to keep themselves and their jewellery safe. Burglars are believed to target specific homes and are generally ignoring possessions such as valuable electrical items, to steal traditional Asian gold jewellery. Here are top five tips…

BLACK boxes are to be installed in Essex Police cars as a condition of a new car insurance policy. Officers will be electronically monitored behind the wheel as part of the new policy that is costing the force around £1.9m. This is £1.4m more than…

ON Friday, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, was welcomed by Sophie Laing, Headteacher at Little Pardon Primary Academy, and opened the academy’s brand new library and their Sensory Room. Robert met with pupils from the academy and had a sit-down discussion with them, asking them…

HARLOW remembers the fallen this Friday and Sunday The Remembrance Sunday service will be held at the memorial cross in the Town Park this Sunday, 11 November 2018. Please meet at the cross for 10.45am ready for 11am. Please note School Lane will be closed…

TWO local artists have decorated the side of the Royal British Legion wall with a touching WW1 mural. The Royal British legion is situated on Harlow Common. Valerie Fitzjohn and Angela Spencer took eight weeks putting the poignant mural together that shows a timeline of…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler THE number of care workers transferring from the rest of the EU to Essex since the Brexit referendum has dropped by 90 per cent, adding to the social care crisis already facing the county’s ageing population. The sobering news…

THROUGHOUT the last few weeks, you may have seen the members of the Harlow Council World War One (WW1) committee, hosting a stall across the town. They have been in the Harlow Council offices, the Harvey Centre, Harlow library and many other places. If you…

ESSEX Police would like to speak to this group of people in connection with a theft in Harlow. The victim, a woman aged in her 80s, had just left Aldi in First Avenue at 10.50am on September 14, when she was approached by three people…

ESSEX Police has charged a man with racially aggravated harassment, criminal damage, assaulting police officers and possession of drugs following an incident in Harlow. Richard Holland, 31, of Potter Street, Harlow, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 16. It follows…

HARLOW’S skyline was once again lit up as thousands of people came together to enjoy the annual Bonfire and Fireworks Night event at the Town Park. Over 20,000 attended Sunday’s (4 November 2018) display and were treated to a fantastic evening of music and entertainment…

A PUBLIC consultation is set to be held where plans for a new Lidl supermarket on Edinburgh Way will be on display. YH understands that the plans may involve the old Toys “R” Us building. The Lidl property team will be on hand to outline…

CHURCH Langley residents are rallying around a popular local mum after a fire at her home has made her and her young children homeless. Fire ripped through her home in Albert Gardens A Justgiving page has been set up to help Emma Pickering Chapman. The…