Statement from Ambulance Service We were called to a report of a serious road traffic collision on London Road, Harlow, at 3.22pm yesterday. Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle, ambulance officer, air ambulance from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance and East Anglian Air Ambulance…

A WOMAN has been arrested for being in possession of a knife in a church in Harlow. Charlie Buckley aka Charlie Brinkley, aged 45, of Tithelands, Harlow was charged with the following. On 02/01/2018 at Harlow without lawful excuse, damaged Front Glass Door to the…

RECENTLY, a Harlow primary school opened it’s doors to Heartfulness UK, a non-profit organisation and registered charity who look to promote mediation and stress relief techniques for people to deal with their modern day busy lives. The sessions, which are completely free of charge, promote…

A school production promises to be the biggest and best yet. EXCITED students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, were keen to audition for the School of Rock having seen the West End musical recently. In fact, many requested to audition on the coach on…

By Adam Spartley WITH a minimalist and abstract approach to stage scenery and just a handful of props used throughout, From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads was always a one man show, and Alex Walton delivered. Walton showed impressive agility in his character changes, and…

A MAN who narrowly escaped death, after he drunkenly lay between the tracks as a train passed over, has this week been sentenced. At Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 February, Derek Acton of Pinner Road, Harrow was handed a twelve month community order,…

ESSEX Police were contacted shortly after 7.10pm on February 22nd with reports of a disturbance at the Harvey Centre in Harlow at 7pm on February 22nd. A 12-year-old boy from Harlow was arrested on suspicion of assault and a public order offence. He has been…

HARLOW Council is working with Streets2Homes to provide emergency accommodation for anyone sleeping rough in Harlow during the current severe weather spell. The Council’s severe weather emergency protocol was activated last night (22 February 2018) and will be reviewed on Monday (26 February 2018). Accommodation…

ABERCROMBIE Way continues to be in darkness. The road that runs from Third Avenue to Southern Way has been that way for a number of months. A number of agencies are working on it but don’t appear to be getting very far. There is an…

St Mark’s Pupils Become European Boxing Champions TWO Year 9 pupils from St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School have become European Boxing Champions, having competed in the championships in Sweden. 13-year-old Jade Huggins overcame her French competitor in the Final to take the title in…

ST Clare Hospice has announced the launch of a new organisational strategy which will shape the care and services they deliver in the future. The Hastingwood-based charity provides specialist palliative care to improve the lives of people living with life-limiting illnesses in West Essex and…

World Book Day Competition – Get your Harlow Story Published with the Water Gardens! AS we build towards World Book Day on Thursday 1st March, school children have more than just their fancy dress costume to get excited about. Local shopping centre, the Water Gardens,…

THE official date for using up your old ten pound notes is March 1, 2018. After this date, they’ll no longer be legal tender. The plastic £10 note was launched in September last year, following in the footsteps of the new polymer fiver. Its release…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a Co-op store in Manor Hatch. Shortly before 7am this morning, Thursday, February 22, two men forced entry in the shop on Tumbler Road and threatened staff with a knife. They stole a four figure…