ONE Jewellery, a handmade crystal jewellery store, is pleased to announce that it is now open for business and trading online. Fiona Stretton-Emerson, who founded the company, says it was touch and go and it almost didn’t happen. “In March 2020 I was just about…

YOUNG people learnt about the meaning behind the poppy as they used art to mark Remembrance Day. Year 7 students at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, completed an art project to mark the occasion. Students learnt the significance of different coloured poppies – red,…

THE OWNERS of Ripped Gym in Harlow were arrested at an anti-lockdown protest in Liverpool at the weekend. Merseyside Police reported that 27 people were arrested on Saturday for public order offences and breaches of Coronavirus legislation in Liverpool City Centre. A number of films…

A PERSON has been killed after they were ‘hit by a train’ in Harlow. A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “On Sunday afternoon (November 15) at 2.40pm, we were called to reports that a casualty on the tracks at Harlow Town Railway Station. “Officers and paramedics…

HARLOW QUARTER WINS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AWARD STRAWBERRY Star, the developers behind Harlow Quarter, are excited to announce that the scheme has won the Mixed Use Development Award for the UK region at the UK Property Awards 2020 (International Property Awards 2020). The award ceremony in…

Action Group Condemns Proposed Changes to Planning Law PROPOSED changes to planning law have been condemned as “an attack on local democracy” and a “developers’ charter” by Harlow Coronavirus People Before Profit Action Group. The government has announced changes to existing planning regulations and has…

DURING this year’s National Safeguarding Adults Week (16 to 22 November), the Essex Safeguarding Adults Board (ESAB) are encouraging Essex residents to improve their understanding of financial abuse and the importance to report it, if they, or someone they know, are experiencing it.  National Safeguarding…

FIRE crews returned to the scene of a fire, three days after it was put out. Akhter House on Perry Road in Harlow was extensively damaged after a devastating fire took hold on Tuesday night. After a long battle, the fire was put out by…

LEE Carter, 28 from Essex secured his forever home at Gilden Park in Harlow, despite not being able to view it first. Lee said: “Just because we are in lockdown, it does not mean the whole world has to come to a complete stop. My…

A POST mortem examination has established there was no third party involvement in the death of a man in Harlow. Police were called around 7.15am on Thursday 12 November, with concerns for the welfare of a 53-year-old man in Eastgate. Officers went to check on…

ESSEX Police has told YH that there is no evidence of arson or foul play in relation to the fire that extensively damaged a Harlow factory. The location of the fire was Akhter House, in Perry Road, Harlow. It caught fire in the early hours…

Post-coronavirus boom in social housing needed to tackle spiralling council housing waiting lists – new report reveals A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 new social homes for rent each year would not only meet demand for affordable homes but deliver a £14.5 billion boost to…

A UNIQUE school has been praised for preparing young people for the skilled jobs of the future. BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, offers students in Year 10 and up the opportunity to study for careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) industries. With…

THE OWNER of a gym in Harlow has appeared in court regarding an alleged breach of coronavirus regulations. Michelle Meade-Wyatt, aged 45, of, High Hills Lane, Liverpool appeared from custody on Friday November 6th at Southend magistrates court. She was was charged with the following.…