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TO keep roads in Essex safe, more than 370 arrests were made for drink or drug driving offences in the last six weeks of 2022. Forty-two drivers were fast tracked to court, as part of our #drinkdrivingtogetherwecanstopit campaign, appearing just 48 hours later after they…
PLANNING permission has been granted for a 5G mast in Church Langley. In February 2022, Harlow Council refused planning permission for the mast on Church Langley Way at Ashworth Place (see news article below). However, an appeal by the applicants to the Planning Inspectorate has…
THE airport welcomed 1.83 million passengers during November, representing 97% of the passengers served in the same month in 2019, the highest proportion of traffic seen at Stansted throughout the recovery period. In the 12 months ending November 2022, the airport served more than 22.3…
THE LEADER of Harlow Labour welcomed the leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer and the deputy leader, Angela Rayner to Harlow. Councillor Chris Vince said: “It was great to welcome the leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Stamer and deputy leader Angela…
HARLOW- based charities are encouraged to apply now for financial support from the Essex Fund to keep their services and projects running. The Fund, which is managed by the independent charitable trust, Essex Community Foundation, was set up by Essex County Council in 2000 to provide annual…
FOURTEEN years ago, this reporter filmed the testimony of Holocaust survivor Leslie Kleinman. Mr Kleinman died in 2021, aged 92. He was a remarkable man and leaves a legacy of witness to one of the worst mass murders of all time. To match the banality…
FOR the first time in three years, Harlow MP Robert Halfon was able to host his Job Fair at the Harlow Leisurezone. Dozens of companies were there to let local residents know what jobs are on offer across the town. YH spoke to Mr Halfon…
ESSEX Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington has dismissed an officer after a conduct hearing found he had breached standards of professional behaviour regarding discreditable conduct, duties and responsibilities, confidentiality, orders and instructions. The allegations were in relation to five incidents, some of which occurring whilst…
RAIL passengers in East Anglia are being reminded about industrial action which will affect Greater Anglia services on some days next week. Passengers are advised to avoid travelling with Greater Anglia, and to check before they do travel, if they do need to make a…
THE LEADER and deputy leader of the Labour Party visited Harlow on Friday morning and made a pledge regarding Princess Alexandra Hospital. Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner spent the morning speaking to hospital staff and then went across to speak to staff at the…
IT looks like it could be a busy and a challenging year for the leader of Harlow Council, cllr Russell Perrin. So far, there has been much to be positive about with the news that Harlow has been given £22 million for a cultural quarter…
HARLOW’S Conservative MP is treating residents like fools when he says that the delays in the new hospital, which I still have serious doubts we will ever see, are due solely to the pandemic, and then in the next sentence admits that there are planning…
ESSEX Police has confirmed that they cannot find any trace of a call to a disturbance at the Harlow Hotel earlier in the week. YH spoke to Essex Police following a posting an a Facebook page called Spotted in Harlow that made reference to armed…
LOCAL charity, St Clare Hospice, held three Light Up a Life remembrance ceremonies last weekend after icy weather led to their postponement from December. On 12th and 14th January 645 people were remembered over three ceremonies held at St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood. Each name in…
TEAMS at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) are focusing on how to #MakeMovementCount by encouraging patients to get up, get dressed and get moving. Staying in hospital, and the reduced physical movement caused by sitting in bed for prolonged periods of time, can…
TO mark Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 6-12 February 2023, adult education provider ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), is hosting events on 6 and 7 February to raise awareness of the huge range of apprenticeship and skills opportunities available to everyone. An…
