SIXTH Form College members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have voted for strike action. The ballot, which closed today, showed 86 per cent of members in favour of action on Tuesday, March 15, from a 44 per cent turnout. The question put to…

SCHOOLS across Essex (including Harlow) are taking part in the first ever Schools’ Autism Awareness Week. The National Autistic Society, which is running the national initiative, reports that at least one in 100 people in the UK have autism. Essex schools are doing their bit…

GODMOTHERS of soul The Three Degrees are celebrating their 50-year history by performing hits for fans old and new. While the songs of most 1970’s groups are only performed by tribute bands the Philadelphia ladies are as active and glamorous as ever. The Degrees are…

DUST off your tutus, break out the fairy wings, and get your glow sticks at the ready because St Clare Hospice’s Midnight Walk is back with a bang for 2016! On Saturday July 2, Harlow will be set to ‘light up the night’ for St…

2100 hrs YH understands that Ben Harvey has returned home. Sources are from the twitter account of Burnt Mill school. POLICE are looking for a 16-year-old boy who has gone missing from his home in Harlow. Ben Harvey was last seen at around 4pm yesterday…

TODAY (Monday) sees the launch of a countywide initiative to raise awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). CSE is a form of sexual abuse that involves the manipulation and/or coercion of young people under the age of 18 into sexual activity. A spokesperson said: “We…

THE future prosperity of west Essex hangs in the balance unless major investment is put into rail links, the Government has been warned. The West Anglia Taskforce yesterday (Tuesday) launched a prospectus at the Houses of Parliament in an attempt to highlight how a lack…

Friday 15th April from 9.30pm – 6.30am St Mary-at-Latton churchyard, The Gowers CM20 2JP This is an event for the public to join in. An event to help raise the awareness of homelessness in our area and to sponsor the work of Streets2Homes seeking to…

ON Saturday 12th March 2016 five super talented young athletes from Harlow AC (HAC) travelled to Cofton Park in Birmingham to compete for their County Teams at the National Inter Counties Cross Country Championships following their selections earlier in the season. Bright sunshine greeted the…

THE event, which was held in the UTC building, attracted nearly 20 organisations, primarily in the fields of Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering, to talk about the provision of jobs, apprenticeships and further training for young people in the area. Organisations in attendance included GlaxoSmithKline,…

A CHURCH Langley childminder has received an “Outstanding” report from Ofsted. The government watchdog inspected Angela Burton in February 2016 and published the report on Monday. The report states: The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder provides an inspiring variety of learning experiences. This…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House pof Commons to answer a series of questions in relation to his cabinet position. Q, What plans he has to move policy-making civil servants out of London and into the regions. A. Departments determine…

ESSEX Firefighters tackled a fire which broke out on the loft of a detached house in Chelsea Gardens in Harlow. Wearing breathing apparatus and using one hose reel jet and a covering jet crews had extinguished the fire by 15:52hrs. They remained at the scene…