FOLLOWING a fire at premises in Spruce Hill in the early hours of Monday, September 15, where the front door was damaged by fire, detectives have arrested a 39 year old man from Harlow. He was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger…

ESSEX County Council is running ten free-of-charge roadshows across the county to help businesses access vital funding for business growth. The roadshows, which start this month, have been set up by the Essex County Council’s Essex Innovation Programme. They are being in run in partnership…

LAST week, YH received a phone call from a resident who told us that their elderly father has cancer and now has a change of circumstances. A family representative contacted Harlow Council and asked for a relevant form. According to our source, they told them…

By Matthew Critchell THE ongoing controversy of the street lights in Harlow was at the centre of a debate at Harlow Council. The consensus across the council chamber was that more action was needed on this. Council leader, cllr Jon Clempner said: “The discussion to…

HARLOW’s Labour party candidate for the 2015 General Election, made a passionate speech at the Labour Party Conference. Suzy called for a transformation in the protection of people’s lives in Harlow. Ms Stride pointed to closure of children’s centres, the long queues outside foodbanks and…

A MARCH to find a lost cat is set for next week. The Marmie’s Army march will be from the Water Gardens at noon on Saturday September 27th. Marmie is the beloved cat of Tracey Brewster who believes her cat was stolen in July and…

RAISED voices and short tempers were a feature of a meeting dominated by the subject of the Gypsy-Traveller problem in Harlow. Over a hundred members of the public attended the meeting at the Park Inn which was chaired by the police and crime commissioner, Nick…

FA Cup 1st Preliminary Round Harlow Town 2 v 4 Grays Athletic GRAYS took a while to get into their stride but eventually overcame Harlow Town, 4-2 at the Harlow Arena. Grays hit the ground running with an opening goal in the second minute, when…

AUDIENCES will be able to enjoy all the thrills of the Big Top when the circus comes to Harlow Town Park later this week. Jay Miller’s Circus will be entertaining young and old from Friday (September 19) to Wednesday, September 24. Weekday performances (except Wednesday)…

HARLOW’S JO Harten has been named in the two England Netball squads for the upcoming autumn tour to Australia and New Zealand and the subsequent Fast 5 tournament to be hosted in Auckland. The squads were announcing after a rigorous selection weekend. The 25-year-old goal…

ESSEX Leopards made the perfect start to life at Harlow Leisure Zone with a 108-51 victory against Philippines Select on Sunday. The result was never in doubt as the Big Cat scored the first 17 points of the game before the introduction of the second…

HARLOW Running Club member Santosh Kumar produced a personal best time for the distance (PB) at the Grunty Fen Half Marathon in Cambridgeshire, finishing in 164th place out of 524 finishers in a superb 1hr 42min 52sec. He was followed home by Paul Lee 293rd…

THE LEADER OF Harlow Council has gone on the record to counter a number of questions and criticisms levelled at his council by Harlow MP, Robert Halfon. Cllr Clempner said: As reported in your publication, Robert Halfon MP has started a petition that makes a…

YOUNG art students from Harlow and Hertford Regional College gathered, after only a few weeks of preparation, for a exhibition of their work. Using the title ‘Once Upon a…’ each artist filled in the sentence to conform to myths and fairy tales. All seven artists…