CHILDREN stood and watched as a fire broke out at their school. Rather than dialling 999, pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, took the opportunity to indulge in their history lesson. Year 2 pupils are learning about the Great Fire of London and saw…

AN ESSEX chief fire officer mysteriously sacked has been given an undisclosed financial settlement reports the BBC. David Johnson was suspended as Essex’s chief fire officer in April 2015 and sacked in April 2017. No reason has been given for his dismissal. The dispute has…

THE number of child sex offences recorded by Essex Police rose to 1,531 last year the NSPCC reveals today. The number of offences recorded in 2016/17 increased from 1,449 offences recorded the previous year. New figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request to police…

1000 hrs UPDATE – M11 LONDONBOUND – now fully OPEN after earlier lorry fire between J8 (Stansted) and J7 (Harlow) – long queues remain on approach. 0900 hrs M11 LONDONBOUND – lorry on fire on hard shoulder between J8 (Stansted) and J7 (Harlow) – fire…

Budding journalists made the front page when they visited the Guardian newspaper. YEAR 6 pupils from Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, took a trip to the London newsroom of the national tabloid. Reporters and sub-editors talked the 60 pupils through the process of putting…

O-I’s Containers Achieve Cradle to Cradle Certification Harlow plant certified as O-I becomes First Food and Beverage Packaging Company to Achieve Gold Rating for Material Health Owens Illinois, Inc. is the first food and beverage packaging company to achieve a gold rating in material health…

A CHURCH Langley councillor has demanded answers from Essex Police claiming that the resultant crime scene left residents captive in their homes. As reported, there were lane retrictions at the Church Langley/A414 roundabout due to a road traffic collison, which had resulted in a number…

THE Harvey Centre in Harlow is delighted to announce the official launch of its food quarter ‘The Terrace’. The occasion was marked with an exciting free event for the whole family on the afternoon of Saturday 17th February. Shoppers enjoyed an abundance of free entertainment…

Update: 2100 hrs Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision this evening. On arrival, crews reported that a car and a van had collided, leaving one person trapped in the car and the van alight. Firefighters freed the man…

Harlow SOUP, a micro-granting community event, has successfully gone above and beyond its Crowdfunder target of £500 to fund its first event on 22nd February at Phoenix Live in Harlow’s town centre. The brand-new community event finished its Crowdfunder with an impressive £610, over £100…

M11 Essex: vegetation clearance Work to improve journeys by clearing vegetation along the M11 verges between Birchanger and Epping continues this week. Hard shoulder closures will be in place past the section being worked on during the day, between 9.30am and 4pm. M11 junction 7…

1245 hrs ESSEX Police are currently at the scene of a collision in Church Langley Way, Church Langley, after a car collided with other vehicles at 11am today (Sunday, February 18). The car had failed to stop for police having left the M11 at junction…

ON Friday afternoon, the YH editor was walking his dog on Nicholls Field (just near the ClockTower) when he noticed how dirty the gullies were. We tweeted out a photo. Next day, cllr Ian Beckett and the Bush Fair Labour team, were down in the…

AN ESSEX County councillor has provided an update on the ongoing problem with street lights on Abercrombie Way. The long main road has been plunged into darkness for some time. Cllr Mike Hardware (Cons) looked into the problem. He said: UK Power Networks (UKPN) has…