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A NUMBER of Harlow residents have found themselves fined and lumbered with a criminal record after being caught attempting to evade paying for their rail fares. Matthew Arnold (28), Nicholls Field was fined £283.00 Ricky Glen (23), Long House, Bush Fair was fined £280.00 Kyle…
A MAN had to be cut from his car after colliding with a tree at Red Willow, Harlow, earlier today (Wednesday). Firefighters used specialist equipment to free the trapped man. The Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance also attended the scene.
JOE Thompson of TV’s Inbetweeners and Fresh Meat fame will be at Harlow College open day on Saturday 16th May between 10am and 3pm. The actor will be meeting with future students who will also have the chance to participate in activities and experience College…
HARLOW celebrated the end of the Second World War on Friday 8 May 2015 with a celebration at the Leah Manning Centre. The Leah Manning Centre’s street-themed party to mark VE Day was attended by around 50 people and was arranged by Council staff and…
DETECTIVES have appealed for information to find the owners of jewellery recovered in Harlow. A police dog handler discovered the items in a field near Berecroft after four youths were seen acting suspiciously in the area. Officers were called at about 1.30pm on April 21…
TWO officers have been praised after performing life-saving CPR on a woman who had collapsed in her home. Ps Parish and Pc Harrison were called to an address in Harlow just before 6pm on Sunday after being alerted by a concerned friend. On arrival, the…
WITH five weeks to go until the 6th Harlow Business Exhibition, they are pleased to report that 127 Stands and Tables have been taken for June 9th. By changing the venue to The Showground in Harlow Town Park they can offer a range of indoor…
FIRE CREWS tackled a fire in the first floor bedroom of a home in Moorfieldo, Harlow. Wearing breathing apparatus and using three hose reel jets crews had extinguished the fire by 13:04hrs. An investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the fire
AN ESSEX Police officer has been dismissed from the Force following a fast track hearing held today (Friday, May 1). Pc Rajinder Chana, 27, from Ilford, was convicted of failing to provide a specimen of breath of analysis. Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh ordered that he…
POLICE in Harlow are investigating a report of a robbery near to Pets Corner in Harlow Town Park. The victim was approached by a man who stole the victim’s wallet, containing cash and cards before leaving through a muddy alley towards Burnt Mills School. The…
A TEENAGER has been charged with robbery following an incident outside a hotel in Harlow yesterday afternoon. Oliver Allen, 18, a student from Hart Road in Harlow, will appear before magistrates in Chelmsford on Friday, May 1. Police were called to the hotel in Hart…
AN 18-year-old man from Harlow is currently in custody having been arrested in connection with the robbery of a man at premises on Hart Road in Harlow. It was reported to police shortly before 4.30pm on Wednesday, April 29 that a man in his 30s…
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a man at Harlow are now able to name the victim. Stephen Case, 53, died in hospital on Tuesday April 28 after being found with serious head injuries at a house in The Hoo earlier that morning. A post mortem…
BURNT Mill Academy is the only school in Essex to be shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The school, in First Avenue, Harlow, is among just eight secondaries in line for a TES Schools Award from newspaper The Times. The awards recognise the outstanding contribution…
THE region’s ambulance service is urging people to plan ahead and stay safe this May bank holiday weekend. Come rain or shine, many people will take the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors over the long weekend and a few simple precautions can help you avoid…
FIRE CREWS quickly tackled a fire in a first floor flat in Market Street, Old Harlow on Tuesday evening. Crews had to break into the flat and reported that it was completely smoke logged. Crews in breathing apparatus used two hose reel jets to extinguish…
