THESE pieces were discovered inside a distinctive wooden jewellery box which was found by a member of the public in Magdalen Laver near Harlow today. The box, which has the image of a bird on top, was found on Tilegate Road at the junction with…

EDUCATION publisher Pearson is to slash 4,000 jobs, including hundreds in the UK, in a cost-cutting shake up after it warned over profits for the second time in three months. The UK-listed group, which recently sold the Financial Times and its stake in the Economist…

BUDGET shoe chain Brantano has collapsed into administration, putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk at stores across the UK. The company has been hit hard by customers’ switching from traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ stores to shopping on the internet. It affects 140 stores and…

HARLOW Council is calling on local businesses and employers to share their information and views on the state of employment and business in the town by taking part in a special survey. The purpose of the business and employers survey, which is currently under way,…

THERE have been three more arrests in connection with the death of Harlow motorcyclist Jon Aicken. The 24-year-old, known as Panda, died in the early hours of Christmas Eve, 2014, following a collision in Tylers Road, Roydon. A police spokesperson said: “A 44-year-old man from…

TO celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, groups from around the UK are coming together to clean up their local patch. If your group would like to take part in this national campaign, East Herts Council has some litter picking kits you can borrow. You could…

Best Dressed Adult! Everyone will then be in the Disney mood to settle down and watch the magic unfold on screen. Following on Wednesday 17th February we are pleased to welcome back Lyngo Theatre (Snow Play and Puss in Boots) with their interactive show Egg…

THE final government league tables for GCSE results have been published today (Jan 21st). Even thought initial results com out in August, a number of factors (appeals etc) mean that the final confirmed results are not published until January. The government pass mark is 40%…

THE GP Patient Survey is an independent survey run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. The survey is sent out to over a million people across the UK. The results show how people feel about their GP practice.

Update: Crews called for an extra two appliances at 10:53hrs as they continued to fight the blaze using three main jets and one hose reel jet. Firefighting operations were hampered by a gas leak. At 11:51hrs crews reported that the gas supply had been isolated…

HARLOW contractor CJ Pryor has put itself up for sale with 77 jobs under threat reports Constuction Enquirer. CJ Pryor (Holdings), CJ Pryor (Plant) and CJ Pryor (Contracts) are now up for sale, with the business continuing to carry out existing works. The group based…

TODAY (Jan 20th) the MP for Harlow has welcomed new figures published by the Office for National Statistics that show a decrease in Jobseeker Allowance claimants in Harlow. The number of claimants in Harlow is 1,004, which is 233 lower than in December 2014, and…

THE Bee Gees were three brothers who from singing close harmony as children grew to become world superstars by their early twenties. They got to a point where they broke up and could no longer speak to each other; only to reform and reinvent disco…

ALL Harlow Council services will be protected from closure and drastic cuts this year with more money set aside for the town’s regeneration under budget proposals revealed today (20 January 2016). Government funding cuts, increased employer national insurance contributions due to pension changes, reduced income…