A HARLOW man is set to attend court over an allegation that he sent an indecent message through an IT application. Wayne Tonbridge (29). Milwards, Harlow is charged with the sending an electronic communication, namely a video sent via ‘Whatsapp’ which conveyed a message which…

POLICE have appealed for information following the discovery of hundreds of cannabis plants growing near Harlow town centre. A total of 723 plants in various stages of growth were seized when officers executed a search warrant at disused offices at Wych Elm House in Hamstel…

PASSMORES Academy, assistant head, Russell King is launching a new book called Face Mum today (Monday). It certainly seems like a book for our time but we wanted to find out more. So we popped into the Passmores Academy library to speak to Russell and…

ONE of the hidden treasures of Harlow are the Friday lunchtime concerts at St John’s in Old Harlow. Then again, if there are close to sixty people there, then it isn’t that hidden! Enjoy our film of Harlow musician Sara Stowe.

OFSTED is ditching 1,200 school and college inspectors after assessing them as not good enough to judge schools. The move by England’s education inspectorate is part of its plan to improve quality and consistency, and bring inspections in-house. Ofsted had been using about 3,000 additional…

By Hannah Cornish FRESH from the success of the chick-lit novel The Reluctant Celebrity, Laurie Ellingham took some time out to talk to me about relationships, teenage years, Hollywood and of course, books. Where did your passion for writing come from? I started writing from…

THE government Right to Buy scheme is now being extended to allow 1.3 million Housing Association tenants to buy their own home at a discount. It has recently been estimated by the National Housing Federation that this will impact almost 15,000 homes in the East…

MORE than a dozen Essex teachers and support staff have received national recognition after being put forward following the Essex Teaching Awards. Winners from February’s Essex Teaching Awards were put forward by Essex County Council for this year’s Pearson Teaching Awards – an annual national…

A FORMER NHS clinic in Harlow has been exposed as a cannabis farm reports The Sun. The farm was based in the former Essex Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, more familiarly known as Wych Elm House on Harbets Road in Harlow. Just opposite is…

CRIMES relating to the night-time economy in the Epping area have fallen by more than 20 per cent in the last 12 months. The fall follows targeted operations by Essex Police working with Epping Forest District Council (EFDC). Overall the number of offences classed as…

FRESHWATERS Primary Academy, in School Lane, has adopted the technique of Lego Therapy to help children to interact. In groups of three, children take on roles of architect, builder and supplier. Once the architect has designed a building, they must use their communication skills to…

CHILDREN are safer on the roads after completing a cycling course. Year 6 pupils at Roydon Primary School,in Epping Road, Roydon, have completed level one and two of the Bikeability course with Essex County Council Highways. The scheme gets youngsters confident in tackling a course…

HARLOW has significant traffic congestion problems during peak times which will get worse as Harlow grows. A solution is needed to reduce the increasing strain on the local and wider road network, a situation which is exacerbated by the very limited connections to the wider…

Update: 0745 hrs All roads now clear 0645 hrs M11 Essex – M11 lane closed on exit slip road to the roundabout northbound at J7, A414 (Harlow), because of an accident and recovery work.