A NUMBER of objections have been made to the proposed plans for an evangelical church to move into the Harlow Leisurezone. Last month, YH revealed that a planning application had been submitted for the Christian Revival Church (CRC) to move into the space presently occupied…

IN support of Global Road Safety week, SERP releases close pass footage to remind drivers to give space and slow down. This week, May 17 – 23, road safety organisations across the world are coming together to highlight the dangers of speed and the need…

ON Tuesday at 6pm people around the world, including in the UK and Harlow, will mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. That event awakened millions to the extent and effect of racism in our countries and its devastating impact on people’s lives. A determination…

SAIWAN Ali of Wellington Court Ipswich and Wahab Ali of Amherst Lodge Harlow have been found guilty of the possession, with a view to supply illegal tobacco, as a result of an Essex Trading Standards Investigation. Saiwan Ali pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates Court and…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over an alleged theft of a car. Kevin Craigie, aged 36, of Great Brays, Harlow has been charged with the following. On March 18th, 2020 at Harlow, stole a motor vehicle, namely Ford Fiesta, of a value…

THE government has announced the biggest shake-up in the UK’s railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s reports the BBC. It will see the creation of a new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), which will set timetables and prices, sell tickets in England and manage…

THE FIRST Harlow Council meeting in the Water Gardens chamber for fifteen months is set to take place tonight (Thursday). Government legislation has allowed council’s to meet remotely but as we emerge out of lockdown, the council now has to meet in person once again.…

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire involving a number of farm buildings early this morning (Thursday 20 May). When fire crews arrived at Camas Hall Farm in Hatfield Heath they reported that the fire was affecting three large barns. The barns measure an area of…

THE HARLOW-based boss of a lettings agency has been disqualified from being a company director for even years after he transferred £106,000 from his firm’s bank account into his personal one after a receiver was appointed for his company, Dylan Lettings Worldwide Ltd. 58-year-old Ghanshyam…

A KIND-HEARTED Harlow girl is set to have her hair cut in order to help children with cancer. Nine-year-old Maisey Roberts decided she wanted to donate her hair to charity in order to help children who need a wig due to illness. Maisey, who attends…

THE number of unauthorised absences from schools in Essex almost vanished following a year of lockdown. Figures from Essex County Council show just six penalty notices were issued between March 8, 2021 and April 1, 2021 – compared to the 688 issued between March 11,…

ALMOST a fifth of people believe improving local shops is the most urgent issue in Harlow, according to a survey. A survey by the think tank Demos asked 20,000 adults in parliamentary constituencies across Great Britain to choose which one of nine issues most urgently…

THERE were more than one million admission to NHS hospitals in 2019/20 where obesity was a factor, according to new figures1 published by NHS Digital today. The Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet; England, 2021 is an annual compendium of data on obesity, including hospital…

POLICE have been given an opportunity to turn a temporary improvement in the levels of crime into a permanent one, says the newly elected crime commissioner. Roger Hirst, who was elected as the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner with 54 per cent of the…