POLICE are hoping to return a number of pairs of sunglasses back to their owners in Harlow. The shades have come in to police possession following the arrest of an 18-year-old man from Harlow in Playhouse Square on September 25. He has been released on…

DETECTIVES investigating the attempted rape of a woman in Harlow have released an efit image of the suspect. Members of the public are asked to have a good look at the image to see if they recognise the man suspected of pushing a woman in…

TWO MONTHS ago, YH was present at a press conference called by Essex Police, Harlow Council and the Essex County Traveller Unit (ECTU). This reporter asked: “Why are the Gypsy Travellers here in the first place?” The ECTU rep, Stephen Andrews replied: “I don’t know”…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has met with Greater Anglia at Conservative Party Conference and pressed them on the need for greater punctuality, better cleanliness on trains, and for the company to communicate more clearly with their passengers. Figures from Greater Anglia show that their trains…

IN THE RECENTLY published consultation document regarding savings for Harlow Council, it stated that the cost of keeping the Harlow Playhouse open was in the region of £850,000. A lot of money. A figure that, in some quarters, has been disputed. So we thought we…

YOU may have wondered who the women were, who were handing out leaflets on Saturday afternoon in Harlow town centre? So did we. So we stopped and asked Tracy Brewster about her Find Marmie campaign. mr

CHILDREN will soon be able to enjoy learning in a hidden forest within their school. A long forgotten wildlife area in the grounds of Cooks Spinney Primary School, in Cooks Spinney, Harlow, is having new life breathed into it. An overgrown pond has been rediscovered…

THE award-winning ballet company, Ballet Black, return this season with their first-ever family production, based on the best-selling children’s book, Dogs Don’t Do Ballet, written by Anna Kemp with choreography by Christopher Marney (War Letters, Two of a Kind) and designs by Gary Harris (Royal…

HARLOW Running Club member Steve Murtagh competed in the Middlesex 10K held in Victoria Park finishing in 29th place out of 200 finishers and 2nd Vet 50 in a fantastic 34min 54sec, just 13 seconds outside the HRC Vet 50 record. Meanwhile at the Windsor…

THE Essex Employment and Skills Board (ESB) is hosting ‘Educating Essex Together’ which will bring together local employers and educators to develop solutions to skills shortages. In Essex there are skills shortages in the following sectors – advanced manufacturing & engineering, construction, creative & digital…

THE massive cut in Council Tax relief for jobless householders implemented by Harlow Council last year is a measure that affects five times as many people in Harlow as the Bedroom Tax, according to local campaign group Harlow Council Tax Benefit Rebels. Council Tax Benefit…

DO you recognise this piece of jewellery? Police are trying to trace the owner of this pendant as part of enquiries into two burglaries which happened in Harlow. The burglaries took place on Thursday, July 31. The first one occurred in Burley Hill at around…

Ryman Div One North Brightlingsea Regent 1 v 1 Harlow Town Report courtesy of www.harlowtownfootballclub.co.uk HARLOW Town travelled to Brightlingsea Regent on Saturday and came away with a hard earned point. A difficult afternoon for the Hawks as they came away from North Road with…

ARE you community-minded and have a couple of spare hours a day? If so, how about becoming a lollipop person? Essex County Council is recruiting school crossing patrol officers across the county to fill vacancies at established crossings. The three Harlow schools are Latton Green,…