A HARLOW man has been convicted of drink driving for the second time in a year. Gregory Stanley, aged 50, of Tunnmeade, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On 16/12/2019 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely BMW on a road,…

ALL pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues in England must have a 22:00 closing time from Thursday, to help curb the spread of coronavirus reports BBC. The sector will also be restricted by law to table service only.  The measures will be set out…

HARLOW Foodbank, dedicated to helping families in crisis for more than 10 years, has received a £1,000 donation from local Freemasons to help fund their vital work across West Essex. The money was donated by members of Essex Border Lodge, which meets in Harlow, and…

TWO people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby in Harlow have been released on bail for a second time. Essex Police has confirmed that they have been re-bailed until November 16th. Essex Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death…

A MAN has pleaded guilty to sending a malicious communication to a Harlow taxi company. Joe Lay, aged 45 , of Edens Mount, Sawbridgeworth pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On 11/02/2020 at Sawbridgewoth in the county of Hertfordshire sent to ABC…

POLICE are investigating after a car smashed into a parked vehicle and landed on its roof in the early hours of Sunday morning. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called at around 12.45am about a collision in Tumbler Road, Harlow, yesterday Sunday 20 September.…

A HARLOW mother who says her son developed separation anxiety due to coronavirus restrictions has called a government decision to reject proposals to extend maternity leave “a mockery” reports the BBC. Small Business Minister Paul Scully said the three months increase was not necessary as…

LAST week, we published a letter where a Harlow resident detailed the struggle her mother had in getting a Covid-19 test. We sent the letter to Harlow MP, Robert Halfon and asked for his response. Mr Halfon said: “I have spoken to Mike Gogarty, Director…

Dear Sir, YOUR report of the question about Church Langley at Thursday’s council meeting is incomplete, as will be evident to viewers of the YouTube video. The answer is factually incorrect in that I did not agree to the work plan put forward by the…

WILLIAM Martin CofE School on Tawneys Road, was thrilled to learn that one of their pupils, Mya-Faith Gibson aged 7, won the Corona Heroes Badge Competition organised by the Rt. Hon. Robert Halfon MP over the lockdown period.  The competition was an opportunity for children to…

Sir, THE extent of school funding cuts across the country, as revealed in the Times Educational Supplement should come as no surprise to anyone. https://www.yourharlow.com/2020/09/18/school-spending-falls-by-almost-ten-percent/ Serious cuts to school budgets were planned long before the 2017 election and those cuts are having consequences. Coronavirus has…

FRIENDS and comrades have paid tribute to Harlow’s Daniela Briggs, who has passed away. A tribute has been published in the Socialist Worker newspaper by https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/50594/Daniela+Briggs+1969+2020 A spokesperson for Harlow’s Socialist Worker Party said: “We received the sad news that our friend and comrade, Daniela…

GOING into lockdown in March, the Government proclaimed a ban on tenant evictions, pledging that no tenant in a private rented home, who had lost their wages due to Covid-19 would be kicked out of their private rented home until the late summer. Fast forward…

EVICTION hearings will now resume in courts in England and Wales – but the most serious cases will be given priority reports the BBC. A backlog has built up during a six-month ban on proceedings in place during the coronavirus outbreak. Cases involving domestic violence…