Michael Casey
VETERAN Labour councillor has been selected as the new chair of Harlow Council. Cllr Stevens is the councillor for Netteswell. Old Harlow councillor, Sue Livings was appointed as deputy chair. Outgoing chair, councillor Tony Hall made a warm speech as he stood down from his…
STEWARDS Academy in Harlow last week secured third place at the national finals of the UK Aerospace and Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC). The Challenge took place at the Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome near Maldon, Essex, which is currently developing a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths…
A HARLOW children’s home has been placed into special measures by Ofsted after publish a highly critical report. The home, which has not been identified, was inspected on May 9th. It is a privately run home. This was its first inspection. Amongst the criticisms are:…
BEYOND the Barricade’ has delighted audiences throughout the UK and mainland Europe for more than a decade, with its exciting concert portrayal of the greatest songs in musical theatre, all performed totally live! BEYOND the Barricade’ has delighted audiences throughout the UK and mainland Europe…
#TECHMUMS is coming to Harlow offering mums who may be scared of the keyboard and frightened by the internet a chance to become tech savvy and confident with technology. Adult Community Learning Essex trainers have completed the #techmums training programme and are ready to roll…
SUMNERS and Kingsmoor Councillors Nick Churchill, Clive Souter and Russell Perrin have all expressed their disgust at the mindless vandalism involved in the total destruction of the Youth Shelter installed next to the paddling pool in Sumners. The Youth Shelter was one of 5 items…
IF you want to run one of the best organised ten mile road races in the country then we can heartily recommend the Harlow 10 mile road race. Needless to say, it is organised by Harlow Running Club, who have, over the years, turned the…
PROSPECTIVE headteachers from across Essex are equipped for the next step in their careers after graduating from a leadership development programme. The group of 28 school leaders are the latest cohorts to complete Essex County Council’s Heads in Waiting course. Together with the council’s Virtual…
ESSEX Police have issued CCTV of three men and a woman who they want to identify after food and drink was not paid for at a Harlow restaurant. A group of people made off without paying for a meal at Miller & Carter at 3.20pm…
LEE Valley Athletic Centre provided the venue for another strong showing by Harlow Athletic Club’s senior team as they won their second SAL match, to consolidate their lead in Division 3 North. The day began in fine style when Polly Woods broke a long-standing club…
Basildon & Pitsea CC 206 for 8 dec from 50 overs Harlow Town CC 207 for 6 from 44.1 HTCC win by 4 Wickets TOWN secured their 1st win of the season with a well paced run chase against a decent Basildon side Skipper Eversden…
ESSEX Police are appealing for information to trace Roy Saville who is wanted on suspicion of shoplifting. Saville, 46, was last known to be living in Copperfield in Chigwell but has links to west Essex and north east London. He is 5ft 8ins tall, of…
FOUR players from Harlow Judo Club competed in the London Open 2016. Kane Horsley, ten, Owen Lambert, nine, and Thomas Lambert, 13, all fought magnificently at the UEL, London. Kane went up a weight group and battled hard but unfortunately did not progress through to…
IF a bench could talk, what would it say? The benches being installed across the county by the Essex Record Office do talk, and they tell you stories and play you recordings of local history past and present. Thanks to National Lottery players, eight sound…
A NEW ‘mobile friendly’ library catalogue has been launched to help people enjoy Essex Libraries on the go. The new catalogue has been developed with help from library users with an aim of being easier to access on all devices – including tablet computers and…
Hospice celebrates “priceless” volunteers during national Volunteers’ Week Aged from 13 to 90 years, and helping across all the charity’s departments, more than 550 dedicated volunteers support St Clare Hospice week in and week out. From 1 to 12 June the Hospice will be honouring…
