ROBERT Halfon MP welcomes additional Government Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse and Violence In January, Karen Bradley MP, Minister for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime, came to Harlow to talk about prevention of domestic abuse and violence and spoke to a range of staff…

THREE elite young athletes from Harlow AC’s junior endurance squad competed for their County Schools teams at the prestigious English Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday 5th March 2016. For our athletes to even be selected to compete at these races, they have to endure…

BURNT Mill Academy Trust are pleased to announce the appointment of a Head of School for the new Magna Carta Primary Academy. Mrs Amy Dias will lead the school in Stansted Mountfitchet from September 2016, based in the Peter Kirk Centre for the first year,…

THE blight of modern slavery came under the spotlight at a conference held at Epping Forest District Council on 10 March 2016. The conference were shown films by Unchosen – a hard-hitting website. Through films it tells the story of slaves and the people who…

VAMOS Theatre, the UK’s leading full mask theatre company, is bringing its latest national touring production to Bishop’s Stortford. Funny, heart-breaking and human, The Best Thing is the latest touring production from Vamos Theatre, the UK’s leading full mask theatre company and is showing at…

Thurrock Ladies 4 v 2 Harlow Thurrock have continued their impressive run of performances to avoid relegation. A late illness of a player meant that the ladies had to play with omly 10. This issue did not dampen the ladies spirits. A feisty start was…

THE Minor Injuries Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital has remained shut for a second day. DEMAND on the local Emergency Department continues to be extremely high, resulting in the decision to temporarily close the Minor Injuries Unit. The pressure points and capacity across the hospital…

A HARLOW man is set to attend court over an alleged assault in Southend. Angelo Mulvey (52) of Holly Field, Harlow is alleged to have assaulted Sajid Munir on the 14th February, 2016. His case is set to be heard at Southend magistrates court on…

London & SE Div III NE HARLOW recorded an important win over third placed West Norfolk on Saturday; the first time they have ever won against this side. With promotion now out of reach Lee Harron took the opportunity to try some changes in terms…

NEWLY released figures show the construction has started on 180 new houses and 140 have already been completed across Harlow. Robert Halfon MP: “The good news on housing is followed by the recent visit by Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning.…

ON the way back to university from London on Sunday evening, I met a man called David, he must have been in his eighties. He really taught me something very important about life. What he taught me was that ‘life is too short to not…

THE partner of a man who died after being stabbed has paid tribute to him. Hassan Abdi Mohamed, 48, from Harlow, was found collapsed close to Holly Field in the town at 10.45am on Saturday March 5. His partner said: “What happened to our beloved…

HARLOW Council has been made aware of a technical fault in a small number of Wolseley Center brand FH-06A 2kW portable electric fan heaters (product code 105161) that may cause safety issues. There is a risk of the plug and/or fuse overheating and could be…

DEMAND on the local Emergency Department continues to be extremely high, resulting in the decision to temporarily close the Minor Injuries Unit. The Minor Injuries Unit will remain closed at least until the end of the day; pressure points and capacity across the hospital are…