HARLOW Council has backed a plan for a clampdown on crime in Harlow Town Centre. Plans for a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) were recommended at a meeting of the Labour-run Harlow Cabinet on Thursday night. A number of councillors spoke in support of the…

Excluded pupils are being failed by the education system, says MP for Harlow Robert Halfon THE ‘ever increasing’ number of pupils excluded from school in England are being left abandoned to a forgotten part of the education system—alternative provision—which too often fails to give them…

A HARLOW actor is set to be heading up to the world’s largest arts festival in August to spread Fake News. Harry Tennison is a member of the The Birmingham Footnotes Comedy Society at the University of Birmingham. They are taking their show to the…

HARLOW’S five paddling pools and Splash Park have today (23 July 2018) officially opened for the six week summer holidays. The five paddling pools are at Bush Fair, Norman Booth (Old Harlow), Staple Tye, Sumners and the Town Park and the Splash Park is at…

ON Saturday 21st July The Harvey Centre held a free summer beach event from 11am to 4pm. The seaside event was a huge success and busy throughout the day, with families eager to entertain their children during their shopping trip. Activity took place on the…

ESSEX Firefighters assisted at the scene of a road traffic collision on Southern Way. One man was trapped following the incident, which involved two vehicles at just after 5pm om Monday evening. Firefighters released the casualty by 5.50pm before leaving him in the hands of…

PARNDON Mill Studios opened its doors to the public on a beautiful summers weekend. Hundreds flocked to the Mill and were Abe to see a great variety of displays by the workshops. From glassblowing to classical guitars, there was art and beauty in every room.…

DO you know where Mario George, 26, is? An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We want to speak to him in connection with a number of incidents including robbery, making threats to kill, and malicious communications. He is described as 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build,…

A new report launched this week by Healthwatch Essex has discovered a patchy picture of the information that young people receive about public health issues in school. The YEAH!3 report, which completes a trilogy of pieces of research which look at health and social care…

ESSEX Police has charged a man in connection with a robbery at a shop in Harlow. It was reported two people forced their way into a shop in Manor Hatch at around 6.40am on February 22 and forced a member of staff to open the…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to reports of a large field fire this afternoon. On arrival, crews advised that around five acres of the field and several trees were alight. The incident commander requested the support of a Pinzgauer – an off road vehicle which is…

A NUMBER of shops in The Stow have been hit by a wave of burglaries in the shopping precinct. YH went down to the area on Saturday lunchtime and found out that the following shops have been hit. Lee Valley Cycles: July 23rd Three bicycles…

THE LEADER of Harlow Council has said he is prepared to listen over plans to replace paddling pools with splash parks. Councillor Mark Ingall outlined plans on Thursday evening at a meeting of the Labour-run Cabinet. There has been a lot of support for the…

2100 hrs A NUMBER of police vehicles plus a dog unit are searching the Tumbler Road area of Harlow. Officers from the dog unit have told YH that they are searching for a motorcyclist that they would like to speak to. May or not be…