A MAN has been fined and banned after drug-driving through Church Langley. Cameron Bird, aged 19, of Bedlars Green, Great Hallingbury pled guilty to the following. On 22/07/2018 at Harlow drove a BMW motor vehicle, on a road, namely London Road, Church Langley, when the…

Sir, Education in general and reading in particular is only second to health in its importance in any socially developed society in my view. Therefore, the decision of Essex County Council [ECC] to seriously consider closing the majority of locally based community libraries in this…

THE public could be put at risk if the UK leaves the EU in March without an official agreement, the UK’s most senior police officer has said reports the BBC. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said a no-deal exit would threaten access to EU-wide criminal databases…

AMBULANCE bosses have thanked staff, volunteers and patients alike for the hard work of frontline teams and using NHS services wisely over the Christmas period. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) revealed that on Christmas Eve it received 2,898 calls, 25 per…

New Grass Cutters 15 Feb Theatre 2 Music THE NewGrass Cutters – featuring the same superb musicians who tour with Joe brown at his sell out shows: Top producer Pete Brown (Joes son) on lead vocals, guitar, lap steel and mandolin; the amazing Phil Capaldi…

Chewing gum blasted away at Greater Anglia stations “Gum Busters” are being used at Greater Anglia stations to clear up dried-up chewing gum from platforms and concourses. The machine operator uses the nozzle at the end of the hose to brush away the remains of…

Regional Final Place for Singer/Songwriter Elie Rees ON Saturday 12th January 2019, local singer/songwriter Elie Rees will take to the stage in one of four Undiscovered 2019 Regional Finals. The event will take place at The Two Brewers in Chelmsford where each performer will have…

TWO more Harlow residents have been fined and banned for drink-driving. They are: Konstantinos Christopolous, Tye Green Village, Harlow. On 12/10/2018 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely Peugeot Bipper, on a road, namely Northbrooks, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it…

THERE WAS magic in the air after a Harlow parkrunner proposed to his partner at the run on Christmas Day. Harlow residents Debbie Cooper and Gary Mead set off on the 5k run around Harlow Town Park at just after 10am. Debbie, a regular runner,…

YOUR HARLOW wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy Christmas Day and we hope you are amongst family and friends. We also hope you have the chance to enjoy and relax over the whole festive period. May we thank all…

THE CHAIR OF Harlow Council and other civic minded friends delivered hampers to the town’s emergency workers. Cllr Maggie Hulcoop was joined by the manager of Harlow Playhouse, Rory Davies and staff from the council as they distribute hampers at Harlow Fire Station, Harlow Police…

ESSEX Police have arrested 233 people during the first 23 days of our Christmas anti-drink and drug driving campaign. Since December 1, we have arrested 110 people on suspicion of drink driving, 99 on suspicion of drug driving, and 24 on suspicion of failing to…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has written to local residents to tell them what he is doing to keep the town’s libraries open. Mr Halfon said: “After being informed about these proposals, I immediately wrote to the Leader of the Council and have had a number…

OWNERS of a parakeet stolen following a burglary have appealed to residents to help find their beloved bird. The blue and gold parakeet was stolen on Saturday night from a house in Harbets Road. YH understands she is very dear to her owner, who has…