THANKS to a wide range of initiatives by the VVU, and partners including Essex Police, knife crime is falling across Essex, bucking the national trend. However, the Listening Project ¹ reveals that the biggest concern for most young people across the county is still, for…

GREENE King worked with historian and curator, Tony Fairweather, to bring the social history of the Windrush Generation into its pubs to celebrate Black History month. The exhibition was recently based at the Moorhen pub near Harlow railway station. The “Windrush Front Room” is a…

A NUMBER of roads in Harlow were in complete gridlock all weekend due to a number of major roads being closed off for “improvements” As we reported on Saturday, Velizy Avenue and surrounding roads were shut off. Traffic on the other main roads (First Avenue,…

MEMORIAL University might have to say goodbye to its campus in the United Kingdom, as staff work to address the institution’s $20 million deficit and declining student enrolment at home reports the Canadian Broadcasting Company. “We are outspending our revenue, and as a consequence we…

THIS year’s pantomime at the Spotlight Theatre in Hoddesdon has been cancelled due to “operational issues”, a councillor has said reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Snow White had been due to run between December 11 and December 30, but the council-owned theatre will now host…

HIS Majesty The King will lead the UK in the annual two-minute silence to remember those who have fallen and suffered in conflict at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph.  The King will be joined by members of The Royal Family, the Prime…

FOLLOWING the introduction of three-weekly collections, East Herts and North Herts Councils have launched a new mobile app to help residents manage their waste and recycling more easily. The councils recognise that the change in service has created challenges for some households, particularly with remembering…

THE NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with the East of England’s vaccinations expert warning people to get protected now, with only weeks to go before the worst of the flu season typically bites. Eligible adults are being urged to come forward now, so…

THERE has been major traffic woes in Harlow as Essex County Council has closed a number of major roads in Harlow all weekend. Details Velizy Roundabout Road closures – Harlow Sustainable Transport Corridor A full closure of the Velizy Roundabout will take place at the…

REDBRIDGE Council will look to move more residents out of the borough to reduce pressures on temporary housing reports the Local Democracy Reporter. According to a new homelessness strategy, published this week, the council has procured the services of a ‘relocation provider’ who will look…

A HARLOW man who wanted to help the Russian Intelligence Service by leaking private information about the former Secretary of State for Defence has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Retired insolvency worker Howard Phillips, 65, told undercover agents who he thought were Russian…

THE UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order to cover the whole of England from 0001 on Thursday 6 November 2025, following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza in kept and wild birds. The new measures mean bird keepers across…

ON Thursday, the government stated that children and young people will leave school fully equipped to thrive in the modern world of work under reforms to breathe new life into the national curriculum unveiled today claim the government. Here is the response from Harlow MP…

A PLANNING application for an extension to a property in Little Grove Field has been approved by Harlow Council’s planning committee. The proposed development sought to provide a single storey flat roofed rear extension. A number of residents attended and spoke at the meeting. Among…