A HARLOW man has been banned after driving under the influence of drugs. Gary Lamey, aged 48, of Ladyshot, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On July 18th, 2020 at Ongar, drove a VW Golf motor vehicle, on a road, A414, when the proportion of…

POLICE have launched an investigation after a car was set on fire in Willowfield, Harlow, shortly after midnight on Thursday 9 September. Officers attended the scene alongside firefighters from Essex County Fire & Rescue Service and found an Audi had been badly damaged. It is…

Editorial HAVE a look at the picture above. There is at least ten police officers in Harlow Market Square on Friday morning. We understand that they were there for a few hours, handing out leaflets etc. The previous afternoon, an eleven-year-old child was robbed of…

ESSEX Police investigating after an 11-year-old boy was robbed in Carters Mead, Harlow. The boy was approached whilst riding his bike shortly before 4.30pm on Thursday 9 September. The boy was pushed off his bike before it was stolen and he suffered a minor injury.…

OVER forty per cent increase in people homeless on leaving prison in the East of England. Government data released yesterday shows a shocking rise in homelessness among those leaving prison, across the East of England. The number of people homeless or threatened by homelessness on…

A HARLOW police officer who courageously saved a woman as she perched precariously above railway lines has won an Essex Police Federation Bravery Award. Temp Inspector Tony Short could have easily injured himself in the incident – and also risked being pulled and dragged down onto the tracks with the…

Update: Two people arrested have been re-bailed to 9 November A MAN and a woman have been arrested after an incident outside The Shark pub, in Hobtoe Road, Harlow at about 1.50am on August 21. It was reported that a car collided with a bench…

A HARLOW woman has been jailed for four months for an assault on two police officers. Lisa Wenman, aged 39, of Rivermill, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On August 29th, 2021 at Basildon assaulted two police officers acting in the…

A MAN has been charged with vandalising a television at a hotel in Harlow. George Barber, aged 27, of Green End, Mill End Green, Great Easton, Dunmow, Essex has been charged with th following. On May 26th, 2021 at Harlow without lawful excuse, damaged a…

OVER the last few days, we have published a number of items regarding crime in the Little Parndon area. We have given the police and politicians, the chance to respond. Superintendent Naomi Edwards said: “Harlow is a safe place to live and work. “Figures for…

IF you need help, a call to 999 can be a lifesaver. However, some people choose to abuse the service. In the past six months, we have received calls from a man in Southend who was complaining about being asked to leave a pub, a…

OVER the last few weeks, we have reported on a number of violent incidents in the Hodings Road area of Harlow. Hodings Road runs from Fourth Avenue to the Fifth Avenue estate in Harlow. There has been two reports of two machete attacks, a vehicle…

FARE dodgers who have avoided paying to travel on Greater Anglia trains have been ordered to pay just under £325,000 in fines and court costs. In three months, 1,032 people admitted to travelling on Greater Anglia trains without a ticket or any intention of buying…

Update: Jack Joel, 15, who was reported as missing from Harlow, has now been found. ESSEX Police are looking for Jack Joel, 15, who’s missing from Harlow. Jack was last seen yesterday morning and last heard from at around 3pm on September 2nd. He’s described…