HARLOW Council has admitted that they have started court action against over 1,000 Harlow residents over non-payment of council tax. The startling revelation came after community activist, John Wake tabled a question at a meeting of the full council at the civic offices.

HTCC 1’s lost the toss again and were asked to bat with the visitors Basildon & Pistea CC hoping to take advantage of a drying wicket, however, what followed can only be described as carnage and has people searching through the archives to see which…

SAILING, high ropes, bushcraft, abseiling and raft-building are some of the activities on offer to keep children occupied during the summer holidays at Essex Outdoors Centres. There are four Essex Outdoors centres, run by Essex County Council, in Danbury, Harlow, Mersea and Bradwell-on-Sea, and each…

THE youngest recruits to Burnt Mill Academy are bursting with excitement for the new school term. The Year 7 students have taken advantage of the first of two summer schools at the academy, in First Avenue, Harlow, to get to know their surroundings, teachers and…

GYPSY-travellers have returned to Howard Way in Harlow. The group of over a dozen vehicles camped in the early hours of Friday morning. Harlow Council have told YH that they are aware of the situation. Harlow Council Community Safety Officers have visited the site this…

HUNDREDS of families basked in the sun in Harlow as they enjoyed our wonderful parks. From Bush Fair to the Town Park and across to Old Harlow, families basked in the 80 degree weather and wonderful paddling pools. The paddling pools have been a fixture…

A CHARITY pool tournament will be held at The Hare pub in memory of a much loved customer and friend. The tournament will be held on Saturday July 26th. A spokesperson said: “Raffle tickets are available to buy at the bar. We have some great…

ON Saturday 26 July, The Harvey Centre is all set for some dino-fun as Tiny, the interactive dinosaur, makes an appearance! Come and say “hello” between 12pm – 3pm and learn all about this captivating creature, which once roamed our planet millions of years ago.…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow is one of nineteen NHS trusts that have been referred to government ministers after auditors raised concerns about their financial health. The Audit Commission made the move after reviewing the health of 98 trusts and made the…

HAS it really been 50 years since the most successful Folk/Rock Duo of all time recorded their first no 1 hit single ‘The Sound of Silence’? With standing ovations at every performance, The Simon and Garfunkel Story’ is currently the biggest and the most successful…

POLICE were called to Potters Field around 11.55am on Thursday morning following reports that a white Ford transit van had been stolen. Officers attended and the police helicopter assisted with the search. The van was found after crashing into a bollard in Spinning Wheel Mead…

THE 20th annual Harlow Open Gardens Weekend has raised a blooming marvellous £6,400 for St Clare Hospice. Hundreds of visitors passed through the gates of 29 of the best-kept green spaces in Harlow, Church Langley and Hastingwood to admire the stunning flora and fauna on…

AS part of Essex County Council’s commitment to improve social care in Essex, the local authority has awarded the tender to deliver its new case management system to Corelogic. The social care case management system will replace 20 systems with one single system. This will…

POLICE want to trace three people in a 4×4 style Mercedes which was seen outside of a house in Hilly Field in Harlow at the time that a burglary took place. The black car was seen to pull up outside the house between 6pm and…