Michael Casey
HARLOW Running Club members competed in the first race of the Metropolitan Cross Country League held on a hilly 5 mile course at Claybury Park in Woodford. Rick Ricketts finished in 341st place out of 472 finishers in a commendable 36min 24sec. He was followed…
By Dominic Brock AFTER a hard fought season, the Rye House Rockets speedway team have finished their season in 9th position, scoring ten points more than last season’s final tally. Although not a vast improvement, Rye house are on a gradual upward slope back to…
TACKLING the funding gap in social care, investing in infrastructure and reform of the Help to Buy programme should be priorities in this year’s Autumn Statement, Essex County Council leader Cllr David Finch has said. Writing to the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, ahead of November’s Statement,…
ESSEX Police are appealing for information to trace Mohammed Siddique, who is wanted on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Siddique, 29, was last known to be living in Harlow and has links to Ilford and Barking. Anyone who knows of his whereabouts is…
0845 hrs M11 has now been re-opened M11 Essex – Very slow traffic on M11 in both directions between J7, A414 (Harlow) and J8, A120 (Bishops Stortford), because of earlier police incident. All lanes have been re-opened. 0815 hrs M11 Essex – M11 blocked and…
IT LOOKS like it could be a long winter for the Princess Alexandra Hospital as pressures and demands on health provision intensifies. Patients were diverted at the weekend as bed capacity was reached. A “black alert” was put on the centre in Hamstel Road, Harlow,…
A LEADING Harlow councillor has asked for an update the future of Princess Alexandra Hospital. Cllr Tony Durcan brought the subject at a recent meeting of the Harlow Cabinet. Film of questions can be seen from 20 min onwards.
RICHARD Howitt MEP, who is standing down having represented Essex in the European Parliament since 1994, will give a formal farewell in a speech to Harlow Labour Party tonight (Monday 17 October). The Labour Euro MP and former Leader of Harlow Council says he hopes…
HARLOW residents urged to ‘#BeAVoice’ for victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery. This week Essex Police are using social media to raise awareness of trafficking and modern slavery to encourage people to spot the signs and report these crimes. Modern Slavery includes people who are…
ANYONE who has travelled down Howard Way or Second Avenue will have noticed that work is well underway for the new rugby club. The chair of Harlow Rugby Club went onto their website to give an update. Alan said: “The grass on the 1 XV…
FOLLOWING on from news that Harlow Council’s decision to not grant planning permission to Circle Housing has been overturned, The Square are holding a public meeting to discuss the future of The Square. A spokesperson said: “We will be meeting with Harlow Council, and attending…
ADOPTERS in Harlow are encouraging other families to follow their lead during National Adoption Week. Essex County Council helps find families for dozens of children every year and is currently looking for a loving home for more than 20 young children. Many of the children…
FIRE Crews were called to a single vehicle road traffic collision after a van had rolled over on its side on Tyler’s Road in Harlow. Firefighters used one set of cutting equipment to release the casualty by 18:48hrs (Sat) before making the incident scene safe.…
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Mario George, who was wanted for failing to appear at court. George, 25, unemployed, of Potters Field, Harlow, was arrested on Thursday October 13. He was charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with an incident in Harlow…
Ryman Premier Harlow Town 1 v 0 Staines Town HARLOW Town produced a dogged, determined performance to secure three points against Staines Town at the Harlow Arena. The first chance of the game came in the 2nd minute when Jordan Castrien produced a neat interception…
