AS you may know, we are running 128 films of 128 Harlow residents reading out the biographies of the 128 men who left his area during World War One and never returned. Today, Mo Uddin from the Garden of India restaurant in Bush Fair, reads…

ESSEX Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington said: “I was saddened to hear about the appalling events in New Zealand and on behalf of everyone at Essex Police I send sincere condolences to all those affected. “Today we will be stepping up our reassurance patrols around…

ONE in every four children in care in Essex is not up to date with their vaccinations – putting them at risk of serious illnesses such as measles, mumps and rubella. New figures from Public Health England reveal that 730 children were being looked after…

BRITAIN’S Got Talent Star – Aaron Carty, brings his international Beyoncé Impersonator show to Harlow Playhouse Thursday, March 21st 2019. Along with his all-female dance crew, The Beyoncé Experience will be teaming up with our very own resident company: Hip Hop Pop, in a show…

ESSEX Police officers have been out in force all week in Harlow as part of the nationwide campaign against knife crime. Officers have been out early searching shopping parades including Bush Fair, The Stow and the Town Centre. On Thursday morning, YH went along worth…

UK-based Essex and Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) will now be carrying blood supplies on board its helicopters and Rapid Response Vehicles (RRVs), a development that will enable pre-hospital transfusion at the scene of an incident. The blood is being supplied by The Princess Alexandra Hospital…

ESSEX Police is no longer looking to identify a man pictured in CCTV who they wanted to speak to in connection with an incident where a woman was sexually assaulted on a bus in Harlow. A woman reported she had been assault on a number…

PLANS for over a hundred dwellings on the site of Wych Elm House are set to be discussed at Harlow Council’s Planning Committee. The plans propose: Demolition of Existing Buildings and the Erection of a 2-10 Storey Building Comprising 102 No. Residential Units (Class C3),…

OFSTED has praised Purford Green Primary School following a short inspection. They came to the school in February. The report states: This school continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the previous inspection. Purford…

Harlow day centre users bowled over by day out LEAH Manning Centre service users were treated to a special outing to Harlow Bowl and a meal at a local restaurant on Thursday 7 March. The trip was the first of its kind for the centre,…

From Councillor Tony Edwards Toddbrook Ward I attended the Extraordinary Meeting of Essex County Council. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Essex Library Strategy which includes plans to close three of Harlow’s Libraries – Staple Tye, Tye Green and Mark Hall. Attending…

A FEW weeks ago, the Chick Stop cafe and take away in West Gate, Harlow was hit with a hefty £15,000 fine for healthy and safety breaches. We were contacted by Mez Khan, who wanted to stress that it was under new management. Mr Khan…

AN extended ‘no fly zone’ zone around Stansted airport will help to minimise disruption to passengers and prevent anti-social drone flying around airport. However Essex Officers will be still using the unmanned technology to fight crime. From today, Wednesday, March 13, the unmanned aerial vehicle…

PASSMORES Academy’s English department recently took on the monumental task of putting on the play of Jekyll and Hyde; not only is it a very difficult text to study, it is also originally a novel. Laura King (English Teacher) produced a script adapted from the…