THE final version of East Herts Council’s District Plan is now ready to be made available for residents to comment on, subject to agreement at Full Council next week. It follows a recommendation from the District Planning Executive panel made on September 15th The six-week…

KIDDI Caru’s Harlow day nursery is opening its doors to existing and prospective parents on Saturday 1st October from 10.30 until 1.00pm, inviting them to experience the nursery’s varied activities for babies and toddlers first hand. While it is usually the children who get to…

TO re-use a well-worn phrase, Katie Markham had the Harlow Playhouse at Hello. Katie’s first number was the standout hit from the third album “25”. Katie’s craft and her outstanding backing band really set the tone with the first number. After that it was an…

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge go back to school with their Heads Together campaign The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today visited Stewards Academy to find out more about the pressures faced by young people when they are going through big changes in their…

Omid Djalili might now be known to millions for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters and West End appearances, but he started his career in fringe theatre, moving on to the theatres of Central and Eastern Europe in the early ’90s, and then the alternative comedy…

0700 hrs M11 Essex – M11 partially blocked southbound at J8, A120 (Bishops Stortford), because of an accident. Trains from Bishops Stortford, Stansted Airport and Cambridge to London have been cancelled. Already this morning 39 services have failed to run and customers are being advised…

1. Whatever happened to the dispersal order? 2. There were no bail conditions on those arrested. The reason given was that they live locally. What message does that send out? We would hate to think that some may have appeared in the background on broadcasts.…

HARLOW athlete, Richard Chissario is set to go in the final of the 800 metres in the Paralympic final. Richard has already impressed by coming fourth in the 400 metres. But that was not his specialist event. Instead, he goes for one of the hardest…

By Charlotte Page THE youngest member of Harlow Council celebrated his first six months as a councillor this week. Stefan Mullard, 25, represents the Staple Tye ward where he is responsible for any interaction that local residents may have with the council. Cllr Mullard said:…

By Jordan Dobson and Luke Conner On Tuesday 12th September, a Benefit Cap Advice Day was held at the Harlow Job Centre. YH spoke to spoke Sally, a work coach at the Harlow Job Centre Plus. Sally said: “The centre was holding a Benefit Cap…

Essex County Council’s £200,000 pledge for befriending services will help 2,000 of the county’s loneliest people A life-saving friendship scheme that combats loneliness among the county’s most isolated people is set to reach more than 2,000 residents thanks to a £200,000 pledge from Essex County…

LIVEWIRE is a free youth theatre project that has been running in Harlow at various locations for 15 years. The Square has hosted fundraising events for the charity in the past and when founder Sam Ashford expressed a desire to expand the music element of…

Internationally renowned Choir Master Ken Burton launches St Mark’s School Gospel Project Within an hour, under his expert direction, the newly formed choir was singing and moving confidently, in 4-part harmonies and with passion and enjoyment. And he is returning to St Mark’s later in…

ESSEX Police Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh met with Colonel Rafal Batkowski, Director of International Co-operation of the Polish State Police, on Tuesday September 6. During that meeting, Essex Police accepted an offer by the Polish State Police to send two officers to assist the Harlow…