The 2016 Autumn Harlow Ballet Gala Harlow Playhouse By Bridget McAlpine BALLET is often regarded by the uninitiated as a fluffy and delicate dance form: dainty steps and fluid movement dressed up in pretty, frilly costumes. It can be all these things, of course. But…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon led a delegation of several businesses to ask Harlow Council what they can do to save their businesses. Business across the precinct have witnessed a real drop in income since a murder occurred in August. The murder has received global attention…

1300 hrs M25: Two lanes closed, queuing traffic and long delays on M25 clockwise between J29, A127 (Romford) and J30, A13 (Lakeside), because of a jackknifed lorry and a fuel spillage. Congestion to J28, A1023 (Brook Street Roundabout). M11 Essex – Slow traffic on M11…

CHILDREN and staff from Kiddi Caru’s Harlow day nursery have been celebrating Diwali recently by creating their own colourful Festival of Light. Diwali is known as the festival of lights because during the course of the five-day festival houses shops and public places are traditionally…

STEWARDS Academy students attended university some years earlier than usual when a group of 14 Year 7 pupils travelled to the University of Essex at Colchester. The university was able to welcome our younger students within their outreach programme, giving them an early taste of…

POLICE officers were called to a street in Harlow after bailiffs attended at a house. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were contacted with reports of a disturbance at a property in Cooks Spinney which occurred when a bailiff attended the address just after 4pm…

THE Harlow Chorus concert at St Michael’s Church, Bishop’s Stortford, on 12th November is going to be fantastic, partly because of the wonderful music but also because we have, temporarily, Stephen Jackson as our Musical Director. Until earlier this year, Stephen was the Director of…

COME along to the Truck Tour stops for your chance to have a photo taken with the famous truck to share with friends and family. Soak up the festive spirit with seasonal music, a free Coca-Cola, and a secret Christmas surprise! Christmas has officially begun,…

THIRTY-Eight pupils have just come back from a four-day trip to the German capital, exploring sites, from the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag to Frederick the Great’s palaces in Potsdam and a World War II bunker complex. Highlights included a wander through the maze of…

TWO people were arrested, drugs and cash seized during proactive patrols by the Operation Raptor West team yesterday. Officers from the team, supported by Special Constables, carried out high-visibility patrols in Harlow and used intelligence-led stop and search powers to target offenders believed to be…

DETECTIVES, investigating an assault which left a man requiring surgery, are appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward. The incident happened at the Clock House Pub in East Gate, Harlow at just before 1am on Saturday October 22. The victim, a 36-year-old man…

UKIP MEP Tim Aker has reacted with anger at a High Court ruling that may see “Brexit” going to a vote in the House of Commons. Cllr Tim Aker MEP said: “This ruling is the establishment fighting back against the majority who voted to Leave…

PAUL Young takes Los Pacaminos to the stage of the Harlow Playhouse

ESSEX County FA Football Development Officers are hoping sufficient interest can be generated to reach a landmark in the local game as they investigate the potential for an Essex Walking Football League. Walking Football is a variant of the more widely-recognised small-sided football format and…