FOLLOWING engagement with residents by Essex County Council’s (ECC) Safety Advisory Group (SAG), concerns were raised, by women in particular, about faulty streetlights and how this contributed to making them feel unsafe. In response, the SAG, in partnership with Essex Highways and Harlow Council have…

A FORMER chair of Harlow Council has pleaded guilty to a number of charges including downloading images of child abuse. Christopher Robins, aged 64, of Little Brays, Harlow pled at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On or before March 13th, 2022 at Harlow made…

AS this is South Asia Heritage Month, we though this would be an ideal time to interview Harlow resident who have moved from various parts of South Asia to Harlow. Nidhi Hindocha spent her formative years in Mumbai. A wonderfully bustling, busy city. We asked…

AN amber extreme heat warning has come into force, with temperatures forecast to hit 37C (99F) in some parts of the UK over the next four days reports the BBC. The Met Office alert for southern and central England and parts of Wales runs from…

NEARLY £2 million pounds is being invested to give people across Essex the opportunity to work in social care. Under the aims of Everyone’s Essex, where no one is left behind and everyone has the same opportunities, even more people can now access the Nightingale…

ON Thursday 4th August, Voluntary and Community Groups came together to celebrate Harlow’s 75th, and to showcase the support on offer to Harlow Residents.  This was part organised by Rainbow Services, on behalf of the Voluntary Sector Forum.  There were almost 40 organisations and charities represented…

MOST victims of burglary, robbery and theft in England and Wales are not being given the justice they deserve, the police watchdog says reports the BBC. Her majesty’s chief inspector of constabulary, Andy Cooke, calls current low charge rates “unacceptable and unsustainable”.  https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/publications/police-response-to-burglary-robbery-and-other-acquisitive-crime/ Some forces…

A SERIES of overnight closures will be in place on the M11 Junction 7a in the coming weeks. The closure of the junction slip roads to traffic is required in order to complete electrical installation works on the new junction. This work will not directly…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has provided an update on the work he has been doing on the Livingstone House closure. Livingstone House, situated on Potter Street, Harlow is a long-standing residential home that takes care of 19 adults aged 18 to 65, with a range…

TWO Harlow Labour councillors have expressed their concerns over the future of the town’s homes and environment company, HTS. YH spoke to councillors Chris Vince and James Griggs to find out more. https://www.youtube.com/embed/wGGWHmRdEKk

RAILWAY passengers, including football fans and people going to see Coldplay at Wembley Stadium are being advised to avoid travelling on Greater Anglia and Stansted Express trains on Saturday 13 August due to a train drivers’ strike. The strike by train drivers’ union ASLEF will…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has pledged that there is and will be help for the vulnerable as they face vast increases in their energy bills this autumn and winter. YH sat down with the MP and gave him the opportunity to details the financial state…

A TEENAGER has been charged with possessing a baseball bat and knife in Harlow Town Centre. The seventeen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced the following charges at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 17th, 2022 at Harlow without lawful authority or reasonable excuse…

A SIKH artist has been creating artwork on the partition of India, in a bid to educate modern audiences on a sometimes-overlooked period of history. Suman Gujral, who works at Parndon Mill in Harlow, creates pieces to reflect on the tragedies that took place during…