HARLOW MP rose on the floor of the House of Commons to extol the virtues of university technical colleges. Mr Halfon said: “Does my hon. Friend agree that university technical colleges will make a huge difference to apprenticeships? May we have a commitment from the…

MEMBERS of the RMT rail union on Greater Anglia’s West Anglia route, which serves Harlow, have voted overwhelmingly for both strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over procedures. The union has accused the train operator of attempting to remove the…

THE world of Formula 1 racing is in mourning following the death of Brian Hart, whose engine building company was based in Harlow. Having enjoyed a relatively successful career as a driver, Hart moved into engine building in the late 1960s when he prepared Ford…

INCIDENT: 1200 hours EMERGENCY services are dealing with a three car smash near to the Clock Tower roundabout in Harlow. The collision occurred just after 11.30 am on Tuesday morning (Jan 7th) on Second Avenue, close to the location of the fatal collision just before…

THE FOLLOWING committees will be held over the next two weeks in Essex County Council. Wednesday 8 Jan, from 10am, Committee Room 1 Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.   Tuesday 14 Jan from 2pm. Essex Health and Wellbeing Board Council Chamber, Rochford District Council, Civic…

FILM OF Harlow from the by-gone era is hard to come by. YH believes there is probably miles of footage tucked away in attics in the town. But we have plans for that. Meanwhile, YH has unearthed a piece of film which looks at Bishopsfield…

By Francesca Tye FORMER Republic of Ireland international, Matt Holland grew up playing football in Harlow. He played for Harlow Sports centre and from there went on to have a glittering career. But what happens when it is all over? Reporter, Francesca Tye, went down…

ESSEX County Council (ECC) and health partners are backing the NHS England Smokefree Health Harms campaign this year. NHS Smokefree is the national campaign for England, funded by Public Health England, providing motivation, information and support for smokers who want to quit. County Councillor Ann…

Incident: 1730 hrs ABERCROMBIE Way in Harlow is partially blocked and queueing traffic at the A1169 Southern Way junction, because of an accident involving two vehicles.

DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses following a robbery which left the victim with serious injuries. The victim, a 58-year-old man, was walking alone along the cycle track between the Clock Tower underpass and Carters Mead underpass in Harlow between 12.30am and 12.45am hours on Friday,…

Suzy Stride, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow, has backed Labour’s plan to give councils the power to take decisions on the spread of betting shops and Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). Ed Miliband’s announcement recognises that betting shops are not a problem in all areas;…

POLICE have appealed for information following the theft of thousands of bottles of rare beer from a warehouse in Billericay. Officers especially want to hear from anyone who has been offered for sale four different brands of beers made by the Scottish brewers BrewDog. They…

ESSEX police have released a photo of 18 year old Vinny Hunter of Harlow after he failed to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates court. Essex police have requested that anyone with information on his whereabouts contact them on 101. The teenager who has been wanted on…

HARLOW residents have until Friday to nominate their local Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator for the 2013 Neighbourhood Watch Awards. Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh of Essex Police and Nick Alston, Essex Police and Crime Commissioner are supporting the Essex Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator of the Year Award for…