ESSEX COUNTY council have refused to turn on the street lights during the World Cup despite concerns over rising levels of domestic violence. Since the lights have been switched off in Harlow, organisations and individuals have expressed their concerns that woman feel vulnerable with the…

ESSEX Police has put a number of policing operations in place in order to minimise an expected rise in domestic incidents during the World Cup. According to research published in the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (2013) police forces across the UK could…

HARLOW-born comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team. Rik Mayall was born in Matching Tye near Harlow in 1958. Mayall, the second of four children, was born in Harlow to John and Gillian Mayall. He had an older…

A 25 year old man from Poland, working in Harlow, was assaulted on May 16 in Staple Tye, Harlow, but he has only just been able to report the incident to police after he completed hospital treatment for a fractured jaw. Detectives are appealing for…

THE NEW leader of Harlow Council (elect) has urged Essex County Council to heed concerns over public safety and turn the street lights back on over the World Cup. Cllr Jon Clempner’s call comes after mounting concerns that with domestic violence levels spiking during football…

A DRIVER has been arrested after a pedestrian was struck down following a road traffic collision near to Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) on Saturday afternoon. Police were called at just after 1.30pm on Saturday to Park Mead in Harlow. A man was transferred to PAH…

THE wonderful Razed Roof theatre company are about to tour with their successful new show “Flood”. They will be performing at the Jerwood Dance House at Ipswich on Thursday 12th June! A spokesperson said: “We commissioned Judith Johnson (playwright for NT Connections/Royal Court/ Arcola) to…

ATHLETES from Harlow AC performed well at three County Championships last weekend: Essex concluded its event with Day Two at Chelmsford; Cambridgeshire held its championship at Peterborough and Hertfordshire held theirs at Watford. In the Essex Championships, Naomi Harryman concluded her participation by winning the…

HARLOW Rugby Club Clubhouse was packed to capacity last Friday for the Club senior awards evening. The Club were pleased to welcome as guests Bob Whittle, President of Essex RFU who presented a number of the major awards and also Ivor Smith Secretary of Essex…

AN emergency department doctor who took off his socks and washed his feet in front of a patient has been struck off. When asked what he was doing by the patient at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, he said: “Shut up”. The episode was one…

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THE sixth annual Essex Summer of Art, featuring a record 19 art trails, was launched yesterday in Harlow, which has art trails to promote its world class sculpture for the first time as well as accompanying phone apps. The countywide art festival has become a…

IF ONLY every street and every road had a resident such as Gary Edwards. Gary became concerned at the state of litter in areas near Tilbury Mead. He could, like many people just sit back and complain about Harlow Council or you could gather some…

DETECTIVES have warned elderly people to be on their guard after a thief posing as a police officer tricked his way into a woman’s home in Harlow. The incident happened at Hare Street Springs, at about 5.15pm on Thursday June 5. The trickster stole a…