STEWARDS Academy celebrated the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in style when two year 7 classes took to the field behind Stewards to re-enact that fateful day. Pupils had huge fun preparing their costumes and making all their battle equipment. The two battles…

A NUMBER of police cars raced to the scene of an incident in the car park of The Phoenix public house in Harlow. Three cars were at the scene of the Tillwicks Road public house. YH contacted the Essex Police press office but they had…

ESSEX Firefighters have been called to a house fire in Hamlet Hill on the outskirts of Harlow. When crews arrived they reported the fire is in the roof void of a converted barn, which measures 20m x 10m.

ON Thursday morning, we sat down with the deputy chief executive of Princess Alexandra Hospital, Prof Nancy Fontaine, to discuss the recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report which rated the hospital as “Inadequate” and placed it in “special measures”. On reflection, we are wondering whether…

ON Friday, there is a FREE Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair at the Harlow Leisurezone between 10am and 4pm. There are loads of full-time, part-time and apprenticeship vacancies available with over 60 companies and organisations such as London Stansted Airport, GU Puds (who will be giving…

AT the beginning of October Harlow Playhouse launched their new café bar to provide an inclusive space for people to grab a coffee, meet friends, book tickets, see art, catch up on emails and for mothers to have a breast-feeding friendly place in town. Situated…

A BUSY Harlow Playhouse audience stepped back in time to enjoy a wonderful performance of The Simon and Garfunkel Story. As we said when we saw them last year, this is not a tribute act or even an impersonation. There is so much more to…

HARLOW Council is committed to help support the town’s Princess Alexandra Hospital after the Trust which runs it was rated as “inadequate” by regulators the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Councillor Jon Clempner, Leader of Harlow Council, said: “Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a major hospital…

DETECTIVES are investigating reports of a fraud in which victims are tricked into paying money to release inheritance money that does not exist. Victims are contacted by fraudsters pretending to be from the Nigerian embassy, who claim a relative has died abroad and has left…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery in Harlow where a man was stabbed. The victim, a man in his 20s, was walking along the cycle path between Kings Land and Third Avenue with his girlfriend at around 4.30pm yesterday (Wednesday, October…

Ryman Premier Dulwich Hamlet 3 v 1 Harlow Town HARLOW Town went down 3-1 to an impressive Dulwich Hamlet in South London on Tuesday night. Dulwich made the play off finals last year and they will surely go close again. Goals by Ibra Sekajja (35′),…

THE Harvey Centre is set to hold its most spellbinding Halloween extravaganza yet. The Harvey Centre’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will take place on Saturday 29th October between 11am and 4pm and will be free to all. All of the events will all be…

THE MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon has responded to the news that the Princess Alexandra Hospital is in “special measures” after reaching a general grading as ‘Inadequate” by inspectors, CQC. Mr Halfon said: “I have seen first-hand that the staff and the management team at…

By Trudy Harper MENTAL Health Day is an international initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health. This year it was held on October 10th and Harlow demonstrated commitment to mental health awareness and education by embracing the day. The theme this year was ‘psychological…