NORTH Weald Bassett Parish Council has extended the time for comments to be made over its concerns that two significant parts of the parish could be open for development after being omitted from the parish’s Neighbourhood Plan area. The parish council has decided to create…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car was deliberately driven at a number of people in Harlow resulting in one being run over. At around 4am on Saturday, April 18, there was a fight between two groups of men behind Seen nightclub just off…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a woman’s handbag in Harlow. A woman aged in her 80s was walking in Potter Street near to the junction of Hillside at 5pm on April 13, when she was approached from behind and her handbag…

WITH spring well underway, motorists should be wary of one of the season’s least known driving hazards – deer. About 40,000 deer collisions occur every year in the UK, causing some 350 human injuries. Deer are not afraid of traffic noise. They can be seen…

AN elderly woman was robbed by two youths on a moped in Pyenest Road, Harlow, shortly before 12.30pm today. The 83-year-old victim was walking on the pavement when the suspects pushed her to the ground as they passed and stole her bag containing her purse.…

DETECTIVES, investigating an attempted murder in which a father and son were attacked in their own home by intruders using a claw hammer and meat cleaver, are re-appealing for witnesses. The victims – one aged in his 50s and one in his 20s – were…

THE opportunity to explore a timeline of maps of Harlow, tracing its development from rural community to post-war New Town, is coming to Harlow Museum. For one day only, the Essex Record Office will be transporting the relevant collection of maps and images from its…

THREE people have been left homeless following a fire in Moorfield on Sunday evening. Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle the fire, which is believed to have started in a bedroom.Crews from Harlow and Old Harlow stations arrived at the…

A SEVENTEEN-month old child was left covered in blood after a mindless yob threw a can of beer at a bus in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesman said: “Police are investigating following an incident in Harlow where a can of beer was thrown at the…

A MAN was punched in the face after being asked for a cigarette. The 26-year-old was waiting outside the Paringdon Sports Club in Paringdon Road, Harlow, at 5am on Saturday, April 4 when he was approached by two men. They asked him for a cigarette,…

COMMUNITIES from across the county united to find out more about Essex’s broadband improvement programme and take part in an in-depth Q&A session. More than 80 parish and town council representatives and community leads from across Essex attended the Countywide Superfast Essex Parish Engagement Event…

A WOMAN, who took part in restorative justice after she was indecently exposed to, shared her powerful story at the launch of a new pilot project which will allow other victims to confront their perpetrators. Restorative justice is a process which gives victims, involved in…

POLICE are appealing for information to identify a man who indecently exposed himself. He exposed himself to a woman aged in her 40s near the underpass in Broadley Road, Harlow, between 9am and 10am on Saturday, March 28. He was described as white, 5ft 7ins…

BURNT Mill Academy has been awarded once again for its work with disadvantaged youngsters. The school, in First Avenue, Harlow, was awarded £5,000 as a qualifier in the Pupil Premium Awards earlier this year, putting it among just 27 secondary schools nationally to reach the…