A MAN has been jailed for 18 weeks after breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Lewis Cooper-Gray, 31, was issued with a criminal behaviour order on 28 February this year, which prevented him from begging and acting in an anti-social manner that causes harassment, alarm…

TEENAGERS have helped Princess Alexandra Hospital to complete a quality improvement project. Year 11 students at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, were invited to help with the research project during their internship week last academic year. The six students – Georgia Sims, Lucy Cox, Ronnie…

ALL 555 Thomas Cook stores are to be bought by rival Hays Travel in a move that could save up to 2,500 jobs reports the BBC. The independent travel agent is buying the stores from the Official Receiver which was called in when Thomas Cook…

HARLOW-based Herts & Essex Community Farm has been awarded the U.K. Community Garden of the Year 2019 by Cultivation Street. The community project was awarded £3000, presented to them by celebrity gardener David Domoney, and 100 geranium plants for next spring by Calliope flowers, the…

YOUR HARLOW (YH) has just smashed through two million page views for the year. Since we launched on July 1st 2013, with a grant from the Carnegie Trust, we have been dedicated to delivering Harlow news for Harlow people. For the first few years, the…

STORT VALLEY RSPCA has made an appeal to find Monty the Cat. Monty was adopted from them on Friday 4th October to a lovely lady in Foldcroft, Harlow. Unfortunately, he escaped from his new home on Saturday morning and they have not been able to…

The Harlow poppy rocks hunt has started. THE hunt is on to find special painted Poppy rocks around the town, which have been made by local people. Harlow Poppy Rocks runs until Remembrance Sunday on 10 November 2019. There are a total of 129 rocks,…

AN independent inspection of Essex Police has found the force to be outstanding at accurately recording crime and highlights victims are at the forefront of our processes. The HMICFRS inspection took place this year and Essex was one of 39 forces judged against how crimes…

ESSEX Police are no longer looking to speak to Ryan Griffin from Harlow in connection with the breach of a non-molestation order. Griffin, 34 of Newhall in Harlow, was arrested on Monday 7 October and has since been charged with breach of a non-molestation order…

PLANS for over a hundred and twenty dwellings on the site of Wych Elm House are set to be discussed at Harlow Council’s Planning Committee. The plans were rejected at a meeting in May but have come back for a second attempt. The plans propose:…

Council matters blog – the month of September by Councillor Mark Ingall, Leader of Harlow Council – Part One WELCOME to my new monthly blog written exclusively for Your Harlow. I hope it gives you some insight into my role as Leader of Harlow Council…

A HARLOW catering company has been nominated for a prestigious award. Willet’s Events Catering, based in The Pinnacles has been nominated as part of the British Takeaway Finals in 2019. The organisers have sliced the UK into twelve regions, and they will be awarding the…

TWO drugs dealers caught with cash, cocaine and cannabis have been jailed for a collective total of more than nine years. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how officers from the West Operation Raptor team were patrolling in Willowfield on March 13 this year when they noticed…

HARLOW Comedy Club returns with its October offering. This month the wonderful talents of John Ryan, Wouter Meijs and Addy Van Der Borgh* bring the laughs! More info on these great acts can be found below. And of course your resident MC Paul Wade returns.…