SHOWCASING some fabulous new comedy written and performed by local talent over two nights. MHP theatre company presents: New year, New talent. Tickets are on sale now. £7. So why not shake off those January blues and having a cracking night out with them. Bar…

Dear Editor, I WAS interested, if not a little frustrated, to read the comments made by Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex, on YourHarlow 6/1/20. This seems a very similar story. First of all, despite standing against Hirst in 2016,…

DOZENS of individuals and institutions are in the running for the Tes FE Awards 2020. Included in the list is Harlow College, which has been shortlisted for “Outstanding use of technology for improving teaching, learning and assessment”. The awards ceremony is the year’s biggest celebration…

PARNDON Mill’s first exhibition opens on 16th January. This selection of paintings by Lorna Brown is based on landscapes both nearby and a little further afield. Royston Heath, the iconic Primrose Hill, London, and a local allotment site all provide interesting subjects. The paintings are…

TODAY (11 January) the national voice of councils, the Local Government Association (LGA), has called for permitted development rights to be scrapped after figures released show the number of office to residential conversions made in England. Permitted development rights allow offices to be converted into…

Bin collections HARLOW Council are sorry but there has been some delays to our recycling, non-recycling and Christmas tree collections. The following areas are now scheduled for collection on Saturday 10 January Recycling Berecroft, Longwood, Lower Meadow, Priory Court, Rye Hill Road, Spinning Wheel Mead,…

EARLIER this week, Harlow Council told us that a number of bin wagons were finding it difficult to get down some of the streets in Harlow. The defence came as thousands of residents were not getting their bins emptied. Many believe there may be more…

A DISPERSAL order will be in place in Harlow tomorrow, Saturday 11 January, following reports of an unauthorised car meet. The order covers Oaks Retail Park off Edinburgh Way from 6pm on Saturday 11 January until 2am on Sunday 12 January, it has been authorised…

SCHOOLCHILDREN across the county took part in the fight against hate crime by designing posters to raise awareness about the offences. Before schools broke up for Christmas, Chief Inspector Natalia Ross, District Commander for Harlow, visited Fawbert & Barnard’s Primary School on London Road to…

AN INVESTIGATION into an industrial incident that took place in Harlow nearly three years ago is still taking place. YH reported on the incident back in June, 2017. We contacted the Health and Safety Executive press office to ask for an update on the investigation…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has responded to criticism after Conservative MPs were branded “inhumane” after defeating a bid to force Boris Johnson to act to reunite unaccompanied child refugees with relatives in the UK. Labour and the Liberal Democrats had urged Tory MPs to rebel…

THE Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust have hit a special landmark following 21 years of service, after it was revealed that 2019 was their busiest year yet. The team – which was founded in 1997 – were proud to announce that they have tasked…

A HARLOW woman is set to stand trial over an allegation that she supplied a quantity of drugs to another. Emma Hicks, aged 38, of Little Brays, Harlow was charged with the following. Between 16/04/2019 and 01/12/2019 at Harlow were concerned in the supplying of…

A HARLOW construction company based in Harlow has pledged thousands to West Essex and East Herts charity St Clare Hospice for the 5th year in a row. Oakmont Construction (at River Way, Harlow) have sponsored St Clare’s Memory Tree since its relaunch in 2016, and…