Michael Casey
THIS is, you may not be surprised to know, a safe Conservative seat. There hasn’t been a Labour councillor since Derek Fenny in 2000. But this is an expanding and changing community. The ward of Old Harlow reflects the changing landscape of Harlow. It is…
LABOUR were very upset at losing the seat of Mark Hall last year. The Conservatives won by a majority of 494. Six months later, there was a by-election. The Conservatives won again but this time with a majority of just 56. Labour veterans have seen…
A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over charges relating to drug dealing, road traffic and the proceeds of crime act. James Reeves, aged 28, of Nicholls Field, Harlow has been charged with the following. On April 20th, 2022, at Harlow had in your…
Statement from Essex Fire Service “We have returned to the industrial unit in River Way, Harlow, following reports of smoke from the building. On arrival, crews found there was a remaining hot spot from the fire which had occurred there earlier this week. The seat…
A SENIOR Labour councillor has issued a coruscating attack on both the Conservatives, both in Harlow and Westminster. Tony Durcan is defending the seat of Little Parndon and Hare Street. YH caught up with him outside Princess Alexandra Hospital. The veteran councillor was in combative…
HARLOW Council has issued the following advice for residents interested in organising a party for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. === Street parties are parties organised by and for residents in one or two small streets, without external publicity. They are a brilliant way to build…
“All of Me” – Harlow Playhouse – a review by Ian Beckett “All of Me” written and performed by Caroline Horton at Harlow Playhouse, 29th April 2022, was by her own admission “quite a dark show” about depression and death. The canvas laid out in…
OPERATION Tramline supports Vision Zero ambition as Essex Police Commercial Vehicle Unit uses ‘supercab’ to detect offenders using the county’s roads. Safer Essex Roads Partnership has deployed a ‘supercab’ to identify unsafe and distracting driver behaviour on major routes across the county. The supercab was…
THERE was a surprise Conservative victory here in Harlow Common last year. Keen analysts feel they benefitted from it being a two-horse race plus all the other factors. This time, we are back to three candidates. It looks like Labour should hold this seat but…
WE have missed The Heath Players. It is over two years since we last drove down the Sheering Road and into Hatfield Heath to see them. That road has changed and as their programme states, a number fo dear friends have departed. But we took…
ENJOY a night of magic, illusion, table tennis exhibitions, stunts, humour, mind trickery, audience participation and live sound. A Table Tennis themed show with the aim to promote table tennis and enjoy the illusionist at his best. “10 years ago LEON walked through the glass door…
MOST months, Harlow Alliance Party members, Nicholas Taylor and Alan Leverett attend Harlow Council meetings and ask a series of questions. In many ways, Harlow Council should be received that the other 87,298 residents don’t turn up and ask a tricky question of two. But…
Update: 1100 hrs Statement from Essex Police We were called at around 3am today (30 April) following reports of an assault at Eastgate, Harlow. We attended and found a man, 30s, with a head injury who was taken to hospital. A 31-year-old man from Harlow…
FOR thousands of teenagers across England, the 5 May local government elections offer them the first opportunity to cast their votes. The BBC visited Harlow College in Essex to listen to students about the issues that matter most to them. The political concerns of its…
THE 90s… Girl Power, Boy Bands, Mysterious Girls, and Men In Black…Things U Can’t Touch, Numbered Mambos, and Vidas that were Loca! Total 90s crams all that was good and great from the pop charts of the decade into a unique high energy experience – 21…
A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to a vicious assault on a child in Harlow. Jade Wigley, aged 20, of Brockles Mead, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On February 21st, 2022 at Harlow assaulted a girl by beating her. Wigley…





