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…

A HARLOW man has been disqualified for driving under the influence of drugs. Matthew Blackburn, aged 38, of Wedhey, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On October 1st, 2020 at Northbrooks in Harlow you did drive a Ford Fiesta when the…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman. John Zazzara, aged 65, of Broadfield, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On July 20th, 2020 at Harlow you assaulted a woman. Zazzara was made subject to a community order and ordered…

IN choreographer Rhiannon Faith’s new show DROWNTOWN, six strangers, weighed down by individual darkness, come to a deprived coastal land. Seemingly abandoned, there is no one to help but themselves. Stuck between the remains of a broken community and the vast bleakness of the sea,…

A BIOMEDICAL scientist at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been highly commended at the finals of a prominent national awards ceremony. Cherie Beckett (pictured), who works in the microbiology department at PAHT, was highly commended in the ‘Rising Star’ category of the…

BROTHERS James and William Moir join their father as disqualified directors after £14m worth of investments were taken for holiday chalets never built or owned. Walsham Chalet Park was incorporated in 1966 and operated 8 holiday parks across several sites in England including Suffolk, Essex,…

HARLOW Council has served further contract rectification notices on waste contractor Veolia following delays to some of yesterday’s bin collections. Notices have been served on Veolia for each housing estate which did not have collections completed. These notices now give them 24 hours to complete…

THIS weekend, the whole of the UKs fostering community came together to recognise the work of foster carers during the Covid19 pandemic and to thank them, and to remember those from the fostering community who sadly lost their lives. In the past year, and amidst…

YOU can find The Griffin Bowls Club behind the Latton Bush Centre in Southern Way, hiding right at the back so that no one knows it’s there! With the club re-opening its doos, we asked the to tell us a little bit more about themselves.…

INTRODUCTION WE began the year, with three separate reports every day. By early January, there was 1327 cases of Covid-19 in a single day. By early March, as there were encouraging signs, we condensed it into one daily report. The report covers UK figures; Princess…

A HARLOW TEENAGER has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a number of drugs and offensive weapon charges committed in Harlow Town Park. The sixteen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court. He had pleaded guilty to the following. On…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask what is called an Urgent Question. This was in light of antisemetic hate crimes committed in London over the weekend. The question was directed to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel…

ESSEX Police are investigating after an engagement ring and a wedding ring worth a combined £13,500 were taken from the finger of a woman who had sadly died in hospital.  The woman was admitted to the Tye Green ward in Princess Alexandrea Hospital, in Harlow,…

FROM today (Monday 17 May), the town is under new planned easing measures as lockdown restrictions continue to be phased out. Harlow Council is carefully following the government’s plan and is geared up for the third stage of its own service recovery roadmap. This next…