A HARLOW man has been banned after driving under the influence of drugs. Tony Clarke, aged 32, of Felmongers, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On 27/03/2018 at Sheering drove a motor vehicle, namely Audi A3, on a road, namely The…

THE great grandchildren of Harlow’s first ever Carnival Queen will get the chance to follow in their great grandmother’s footsteps this Sunday (26 August 2018) as they take part in the Carnival parade. In 1951 the late Maureen Yvonne Earl from Old Harlow was crowned…

A PRE-SCHOOL on the border with Harlow has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Bluebell Forest School is located at Matching Village Hall, The Green, Matching Tye, Harlow. They were inspected on June 28th, 2018. The report states. Staff have an excellent understanding of how to…

PASSENGERS travelling with banned items like CS spray, knives and air rifles are partly to blame for a doubling of crime at airports in two years, police have said. There were 5,234 crimes at or close to airports in England and Wales in 2017, compared…

Statement from Essex Police “THIS summer, we’re showing people how to report anti-social behaviour issues to the correct agency online to give our officers and staff #MoreTimetoFightCrime. Did you know last summer*, not including desk or investigation time, we spent the equivalent of 250 days…

A MAN from Harlow has been arrested over a “Revenge Porn” allegation. YH understands that police arrested him at or near his house in the Fullers Mead area of the town on Sunday evening. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We are investigating after a woman…

FIVE more drivers have been convicted following our summer #DriveSafeDriveSober anti-drink and drug driving campaign. A total of 205 people were arrested during the campaign which highlighted how alcohol and drugs can impair your reactions when driving. The consequences of this can be fatal. Those…

Young Debaters Speak at Westminster FOUR Year 10 students from Passmores Academy were lucky enough to be selected to take part in a prestigious Youth Debate at Westminster, organised by the National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) and the Religious Education Council (REC). The…

ESSEX Police has arrested three 17-year-old boys for driving offences following a pursuit in Harlow today, Sunday, August 19. A police spokesperson said: “We attempted to stop a Volkswagen Polo that was being driven erratically along the A414 at around 12.15am. “The driver failed to…

AND Then There Were Women (Artists)’ is the story of women in Western art history: from Artemesia Gentilleschi in the 17th Century to Jenny Holzer in the 21st, as told by art historian Lin Hilton, all in just under an hour with time for questions…

ON THURSDAY, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, wrote to Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, urging him to bring an end to the annual rail fare increase. Fares increase each year in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI), one method of measuring inflation. In his letter,…

ON Friday (17th August) Cllr’s Chris Vince and Waida Forman as well as secretary of Harlow TUC David Forman, who provided all the gardening equipment, took part in a clean up of the Leah Manning Centre in the town park. The Leah Manning centre provides…

Update: 0900hrs: 14.9.2018 The 64 year-old man arrested is on bail until October 19. ============= A MAN has been arrested after police executed a warrant at a cottage up on Foster Street, near Harlow Common in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 11pm…

Update: Since publishing this story, we have added a statement from Abbotts Care Centre Ltd. A spokesperson said: Mr Smarts mother left Abbot Care Home on the 8th June 2018. Abbotts Care Centre Ltd fundamental approach is always to put the resident at the heart…