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THE Green Party of England and Wales in Harlow would like to thank residents for their support following the 2026 district council elections, after Green candidates stood across the town and secured votes in every ward contested. The election saw strong Conservative gains across the…
IT HAS been a historic night for the Conservative Party in Harlow. No doubt there will be many around the country who will be asking “how on earth did they do that?” We may write a lot more over the next few days. But after…
HERE are the Harlow District Council Election results in full. We will be adding further statistics during the day. Overall Turnout: 40.46% Geoff Longstaff, Emma Ghaffari and Nidhi Hindocha Bush Fair Candidate PartyVotes PercentageDan Long Reform596Geoff Longstaff Conservative 1347Roșie Jackson Labour 368Dave Margetts Green250 https://youtu.be/La4PGnElPuc?si=aWr2O_xgEo2O8kTj…
THE HARLOW Conservatives have swept the board at the District Council elections. In what can only be described as an amazing result it looked like the Dan Swords Factor was vital. And despite Reform performing spectacularly well around the country, they were put to the…
Update: Officers have now safely resolved an incident in Ladyshot, Harlow. A man has been brought to safety and arrested on suspicion of ABH, breach of a restraining order, and theft and is being taken to custody We want to thank people living nearby and…
TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has introduced even more features to the free TfL Go app, designed to provide mobile-friendly and accessible travel information to customers travelling across London. The latest updates to the app, mean that anyone using pay as you go with contactless who…
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) celebrated International Day of the Midwife (IDM) yesterday (5 May) by recognising its dedicated midwifery workforce and honouring three outstanding midwives with prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer (CMidO) Silver Awards. This year’s IDM theme, ‘One Million More Midwives’, highlights…
EPPING Forest District Council and North Weald Market operator Saunders Markets have vowed to prevent any repeat of the serious traffic congestion associated with last Monday’s (4 May 2026) Bank Holiday Market. The Council and Saunders have issued full and sincere apologies to all those…
A BLUE plaque to mark the work of Harlow engineer and scientist George Hockham was unveiled on Friday morning. Family and friends of George Hockham were joined by members of the Harlow Civic Society and Harlow MP Chris Vince in The Water Gardens. The work…
TO mark Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (4 to 10 May), clinicians from Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are shining a light on the impact of severe fear of childbirth and their innovative new resource, Birthing Alongside Fear. Developed by Dr Lynda Bearman,…
A FORMER Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct following an accelerated misconduct hearing on Thursday 30 April 2026. Former PC Raja Moiz faced allegations relating to breaches of the Standards of Professional Behaviour concerning orders and instructions, duties and responsibilities,…
ON the eve of the May local elections, the chair of Harlow Reform, Scott Hegley has issued the following statement. Mr Hegley said: “”This is an election like no other. Harlow voters have a choice to make tomorrow and no shortage of options to choose…
HARLOW residents will go to the polls tomorrow (Thursday 7 May 2026) to vote in the Harlow Council and Essex County Council elections. In the Harlow Council elections, 11 of the 33 seats are being contested, with one councillor elected in each ward. For Essex…
TWO vehicles were seized and 28 drivers reported for motoring offences by police officers during vehicle safety checks at Stansted Airport. “Our priority is keeping people safe,” says PC Ross Ashcroft, of Stansted Airport Neighbourhood Policing Team. “That’s not just at the terminal but on…
A HARLOW man has appeared in court in relation to drugs, offensive weapons and criminal property charges. Mohammed Khan, aged 49, of Park Mead, Harlow was charged with the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On April 29th, 2026, at Harlow, had in your possession a…
POLICE are appealing for any witnesses or dashcam footage that will assist our enquiries following a fatal collision in Leaden Roading. Two pedestrians, a 16-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man, were involved in a collision with a van in Stortford Road at 6pm on Tuesday…
