A MAN is spending Christmas in jail after police officers in Harlow followed their noses to uncover a cannabis factory. Sgt Paul Foster and Pc Joshua Haase were on routine patrol in the Fern Hill area of the town when they noticed the powerful scent…

KIND-hearted Tottenham Hotspur players visited Dolphin Ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital on Thursday. First Team players Danny Rose, Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb, Michel Vorm and Shannon Moloney of Spurs Ladies handed out Christmas presents to excited young children on behalf of the Club. Danny Rose…

HARDWORKING students have been rewarded…by their fun-loving teachers. As has become tradition among many schools, Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, and Forest Hall School, in Stansted, have released their own Christmas videos. The films, featuring hundreds of teachers and school staff, were released online during…

SELFLESS teenagers in Harlow are giving back to their school community after taking the reins of a new pupil-led youth club. The club, opened earlier this year, was initially run by adult volunteers while the young people were trained by Essex County Council’s Youth Service.…

HARLOW Council have detailed the help they have given The Square in trying to find a new home. Portfolio holder for Regeneration, cllr Tony Durcan was responding to a question from Harlow resident, Emma Batrick. Here is the councillor’s response in full.

ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow has welcomed new figures published by the Office for National Statistics this week that show the number of Jobseeker Allowance claimants in Harlow has gone down in the last month, and is 296 fewer than this time last year. Nationally,…

AN air ambulance airlifted a man to hospital who suffered serious injuries to his legs, face and abdomen. Medics treated the second man for facial injuries after the incident on Harlow Road, Roydon. The road traffic collision happened around 3.20pm today (Wednesday, December 16). Harlow…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has thanked the Harlow community for their help and support in obtaining a two year injunction against named travellers encamping in Harlow. Robert Halfon said: ‘I would like to thank everyone from Harlow and Essex County Council and particularly the Harlow…

IT’S not just all about the children at Freshwaters Primary Academy. Mums and dads are also getting stuck in with school work and showing their children how important school is. The school, in School Lane, Harlow, is keen for parents to get positively involved in…

Harlow Running Club hosted the second round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League over a 5 mile very wet and muddy course on fields and woods bordering Newhall and Church Langley. The ladies team performed excellently, finishing first ahead of teams…

London & SE Div III NE Harlow 24 Wansted 15 APART from a few drops, the rain held off but a bitterly cold cross wind made handling difficult. Harlow came away with the win which was vital in their league challenge and by scoring four…

TRAVELLERS have been banned from setting up unauthorised encampments in Harlow until 16 June 2017 after Harlow Council and Essex County Council were granted a district-wide injunction from the High Court today (16 December 2015). The hearing took place after Harlow Council and Essex County…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust would like to invite everyone to a Hospital and Community Christmas Celebration event at St Paul’s Church on Wednesday 16 December at 5.30pm. Staff and visitors are welcome to meet at 5.05pm in the hospital restaurant for a guided…

Vigil for Peace — Harlow pays Homage By Jake Shepherd WHILST just over a month has passed since the world lay witness to the raw and horrific terror inflicted upon the 130 victims of the Paris attacks – many gathered together to turn towards the…