HARLOW’S free-to-attend bonfire and fireworks night event returned to the Town Park last night and was enjoyed by crowds of more than 15,000 people. This year the event was celebrating its 46th year anniversary. Brian Thomas Photography Opening the event was Harlow Steel Band playing who…

Update: Sunday: Essex Police has informed us that Bobby and Tommy have been found. ESSEX Police has made an appeal to find two teenagers, missing from their homes in Harlow. Bobby Mitchell, 15, is very slim and has dark blonde mid-length hair and regularly wears…

Update: The arrested man has been re-bailed to 19 March Update: He is on bail until 6 January 2025. A MAN has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in Church Langley. Essex Police were called to the car park of the Tesco store…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has been introducing its new electronic patient record system (Alex Health) at the weekend. YH has already run a number of stories on this subject. They have been telling users that appointments may be cancelled and or rearranged. We have certainly…

HARLOW Council is asking residents and organisations for their views on a framework to prevent and relieve homelessness and rough sleeping in Harlow over the next 5 years. By law, the council has to review its homelessness strategy at least every 5 years. The draft…

PEOPLE living with Parkinson’s from across Essex are invited to join a social Bat and Chat table tennis class which is now available in Harlow. Supported by grant funding and instructor training from Parkinson’s UK, the Harlow Bat and Chat table tennis classes are held…

TRANSPORT for London’s decision to hike parking charges by around a third has been slammed as “an absolutely outrageous increase” reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The decision to increase car parking charges – including at Epping and Loughton – while also been criticised as hitting…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) bosses are appealing to the public as they report that the Accident and Emergency Department is very busy. This coincides with the introduction of their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system going live. A spokesperson said: “We are launching our new electronic…

BOOK a hassle free Christmas tree collection with St Clare Hospice Christmas is just around the corner – and so is the St Clare Hospice tree recycling service! In exchange for a suggested donation of £15, St Clare will collect and recycle your real Christmas…

JOIN Rhiannon Faith Company for six weeks of free creative workshops! Workshops are completely free and open to all – no experience needed! Explore your creative side and make new friends in a relaxed environment Use creative writing and movement to explore personal experiences of…

HARLOW Council continues to deliver on its mission to transform Harlow’s housing as it reports excellent performance in bringing empty council homes back into use says Harlow Council. The Finance, Performance and Risk Report that was viewed at Cabinet in October showed strong performance under…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince rose on the floor of the House of Commons to highlight the plight of a Harlow fire fighter who has suffered since attending at the Grenfell tower tragedy. Mr Vince said: “Two weeks ago, at my surgery, I met medically retired…

LEADING Harlow Conservatives have welcomed the election of North West Essex MP Kemi Badenich as leader of the Conservative Party. The 44-year-old becomes the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. She defeated fellow right-winger Robert Jenrick by 12,418 votes…

OVER the past two years, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has overseen a ‘Reporting Pilot’ to allow accredited journalists and legal bloggers to report on what they see and hear in children cases in the family courts. In January 2024, the…