A HARLOW man has been jailed for biting police officers. Rafique Miah, aged 35, of Ladyshot, pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 18/03/2020 at Basildon assaulted PC Taylor, an emergency worker, namely a police officer, acting in the exercise of his…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has backed Manchester United and England footballer, Marcus Rashford’s call for more free school meals and vouchers. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Halfon said: “All of us should listen to Marcus Rashford. He has lived through food hunger. “1.4 million children…

A HARLOW author has launched his latest book. Ram Gulrajani is better known for his series of medical mysteries. This time he has written a children’s book. The illustrations are by Pete Woolgar. The book is called “I Don’t Like It” So, what’s the book…

IN light of currently being unable to welcome prospective parents, students and families into their school due to the pandemic, Burnt Mill Academy are inviting families to join them online for a virtual open evening with a live Q&A session at 7pm on Wednesday 30th September.  For…

IT IS vital that County Lines victims get help says The Children’s Society. James Simmonds-Read, National Programme Manager at The Children’s Society’s Prevention programme, said: “Bringing down the criminals who cynically exploit vulnerable children through these county lines operations is crucial. “But it’s equally important…

A HARLOW MAN has pleaded guilty to a series of road traffic offences after failing to stop at road traffic collision on First Avenue that caused serious injury to a pedestrian. Daniel Lee, aged 26, of Milwards, Harlow made the plea at Chelmsford magistrates court…

TESCO has become the latest supermarket to place limits on the number of items shoppers can buy, following a similar move by rival Morrisons. It now has a three-items per customer limit on flour, dried pasta, toilet roll, baby wipes and some wet wipes. The…

Saturday 1300 hrs Statement from Essex Police We were called to reports of a rifle found at an address in Three Horseshoes Roads, Harlow shortly after 1pm on Friday 25 September while someone there was being evicted. Officers attended and found an air rifle. During…

Robert Halfon MP welcomes £1m to kickstart regeneration of Harlow HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed £1 million in accelerated funding as part of the Towns Fund, which could see an extra £25 million to regenerate the town. The funding will be used to kickstart…

A HARLOW woman has been charged with wasting police time. April Lucking, aged 30, of Five Acres, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 28/02/2020 caused wasteful employment of the police by knowingly making a false report of having been threatened by a male…

HARLOW Foodbank has produced a video to showcase the vital work that they do in the town. It is harvest time and many feel that the Foodbank will be a vital source of help overs the next six months. This short film is presented by…

HARLOW PARENTS have urged fellow residents to get behind a petition to help prevent a special needs school from closing early on a Friday. Oak View school in Loughton has had to make the difficult decision to close the school early on a Friday from…

ESSEX Police officers carried out another successful roads policing operation with colleagues from other forces to disrupt criminals involved in drugs and violent crime in Essex, London, and neighbouring counties. A spokesperson said: “We worked with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police to patrol the borders…

Charity launches free domestic abuse advice line for businesses A NEW advice line for businesses supporting employees experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse has been launched by crisis support charity Hestia. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will experience domestic abuse…