A TOTAL of 329 athletes laced up their trainers for St Clare Hospice’s 10k race on Sunday (8th April). The annual charity 10k race, which has been taking place for over 20 years, is a permanent fixture in Essex running club calendars and attracts competitors…

Paw Patrol help charity spread health message to Harlow hospital’s young patients YOUNGSTERS know that the Paw Patrol are good at protecting the community; and when the kids’ favourites, plus special Disney VIP, Minnie Mouse, visited the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, they were keen…

M11 junctions 6 (M25) to 9 (A11): patching works Work to repair sections of the M11 in both directions between junctions 6 and 9 starts Monday 9 April, lasting two weeks, weeknights only, with working hours of 9pm to 6am. Single lane closures will be…

A WARRANT has been issued for a man accused of stealing £3,000 from a Harlow pub. Paul Archer, aged 47, of Longfield, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 28/12/2017 at Harlow, having entered as a trespasser a building, namely the Garden Tiger public…

A HARLOW woman is set to stand trial over a number of thefts across the region. Lilly Reilly, aged 35, of Hare Street Springs, has been charged with the following. On 11/04/2017 at Beccles in the county of Suffolk, stole two mobile phones, to a…

1545 hrs THE M11 is blocked northbound within J8 (Bishops Stortford) due to a collision involving a car and a motorcycle. Essex Police are on scene and Traffic Officers are also en-route. Minor delays are building on approach.

Review: The Rocket Man: A Tribute To Sir Elton John Harlow Playhouse IT says a lot about the confidence possessed by a tribute act when they play the full version of Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding. It is not an obvious choice but really…

A HARLOW woman has been jailed for stealing baby clothing from Next in The Water Gardens. Sarah Patterson, aged 37, of Amherst Lodge, Harlow pled guilty to the following. On 31/03/2018 at Harlow, stole BABY CLOTHING, to the value of £19.00, belonging to NEXT STORE,…

ESSEX Police is appealing for information following an incident where a man was robbed in Harlow. The victim, a man in his 40s, reported he had his phone, watch, and coat stolen in Abercrombie Way at around 6.05pm on Thursday, April 5. Two people were…

Here is the list of candidates for the local elections on Thursday May 3rd, 2018. Bush Fair Andreea Hardware (Conservative Party) Eugenie Harvey (Labour Party) Dan Long (Ukip) Christopher Robins (Lib Democrats) Church Langley Tony Hall (Conservative Party) Pat Long (Ukip) Jake Shepherd (Labour Party)…

AN independent economic report on Greater Essex (Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock) was released in March (2018) in response to the region’s ambitions to become one of Britain’s leading economies. The Essex Employment and Skills Board (ESB) has helped the Essex Economic Commission to develop this…

OLD Meadow, a therapeutic children’s home based in Harlow, has been rated as ‘Good’ by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). An interim inspection was carried out by Ofsted in February to assess the care provision provided at the home…

HARLOW STARTUP TO ENSURE ZERO FLYTIPPING BY 2020 HARLOW-based technology startup USkip.com (USkip) has launched, with a company mission to ensure zero flytipping across all local counties by 2022. USkip.com is an online booking aggregator for waste management services, such as skip bags, various size…

Young Writers Are Out of This World REPORTS of UFOs and alien crash landings were the inspiration of the extraterrestrial-themed ‘Everybody Writes’ day, held at Purford Green Primary and Potter Street Academy recently. Staff worked the evening before the event to set the scene of…