ESSEX Police want to speak to this man about an assault on a taxi driver in Harlow. The 33-year-old driver had taken a passenger to Red Lion Lane and stopped outside the Red Lion pub at about 5.10pm on Thursday 14 February. The man was…

TRADITIONAL peak and off-peak rail fares face the axe under sweeping changes being proposed for the UK’s train ticketing system reports the BBC. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, wants to eliminate the “cliff edge” between peak and off-peak prices. It argues…

ESSEX Police is appealing for information about an aggravated burglary in Harlow where men impersonated police officers to gain entry to the property. Two men knocked at an address in Waterhouse Moor at around 8.55pm yesterday, Sunday, February 17, and claimed to be police officers…

POLICE were called to a bingo hall in Harlow after reports of a disturbance . Officers attended at Mecca Bingo on Terminus Street in the town centre, Harlow on Sunday evening at approximately 8pm. Reports suggest that the incident centred on a male being asked…

LOCAL fine artist Jack Freeman, recently stopped by Passmores Academy to hold an interactive portraiture session for pupils and staff. Jack demonstrated the techniques and styles that he most often uses within his portraiture work as well as his use of charcoal as his material…

TEACHERS and representatives of Harlow’s cultural organisations gathered at Harlow Central Library for the third meeting of Inspire Harlow on Tuesday 12 February. Inspire Harlow is an initiative supported by Royal Opera House Bridge that provides an opportunity for teachers from primary and secondary schools…

Hotel Paradiso by Lost in Translation Circus Harlow Playhouse on Sunday February 17th. THIS reviewer wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from Hotel Paradiso even though he had written a preview and interviewed company director, Annabel Carberry. What he experienced was a wonderful piece of…

‘Heart Your Hospice’ community art project celebrates dozens of entries West Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, is celebrating the community spirit throughout its catchment area after receiving dozens of entries to its community art project, ‘Heart Your Hospice’. The ‘Heart Your Hospice’…

A PLANNING application to turn more office units into flats has been submitted to Harlow Council. The application is as follows: “Approval for a Change of Use of Second Floor from Office (B1(a)) to Dwellings (C3) to Provide 11 Dwellings | Units 5 And 6…

COMPETITION was fierce at the annual Battle of the Bands competition! On Wednesday 13th February, four rock bands and the concert band from Mark Hall Academy brought their musical talent to Harlow College to win the judges’ vote. Students from years 7 – 11 wowed…

ESSEX Police want to trace a witness to a theft on Saturday night (Feb 16th). A spokesperson said: “Did you challenge two males breaking into a van near to midnight last night in Little Pynchon’s, Harlow? Please get in touch, we’re really keen to speak…

TRAIN operator, Greater Anglia, is reminding passengers of its cycle policy. Announcements will be made at stations, and information cards handed out, to advise people of the rules. In particular, those who wish to take a bike on an Intercity train between Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester…

PARIS-based AccorHotels has signed a portfolio of six Mercure hotels under a hotel management agreement with Proark, a Danish real estate property company that holds hotel assets across Europe. The portfolio of former Park Inn hotels will add 864 rooms to AccorHotels’ Mercure brand in…

DETECTIVES investigating a burglary in Sawbridgeworth are releasing CCTV images of three people they would like to speak to for help with their enquiries. The incident occurred at The Bull pub, in Cambridge Road, at around 12.30pm on Tuesday, February 12, when an unknown man…