RUNNERS at the school have been winning medals and titles this season. Sidnie Ward and Kyesha Robinson both won county titles at this year’s Essex Indoor Championships. Year 7 Sidnie is second best in the UK for under 13 boys in the 800m, winning his…

DETECTIVES are renewing their appeal for witnesses to an assault in which the victim suffered serious facial injuries. A group of males and females are believed to have been involved in the attack on a man in his 50s in The Stow, Harlow, at about…

POLICE want to hear from anyone who recognises an e-fit of a man who made inappropriate comments to a 16-year-old girl on a bus and then touched her hair as she got off. Two men had begun speaking to the girl at Harlow bus station…

LIVES are at risk throughout Britain from unrecognised kidney disease. As part of a drive to increase awareness and treatment for it, the Lister Area Kidney Patients’ Association (LAKPA) ran stands at Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Lister at Stevenage on World Kidney Day, 12th…

A MEMBER of the public is being given a chance to draw the winning ticket for St Clare Hospice’s annual Spring Raffle. The Hastingwood-based charity has launched a competition for one lucky supporter to pull the winning ticket from an inflatable Crystal Maze-style air dome…

The Billy Joel Songbook at the Harlow Playhouse March 26th. 7.30pm Full details www.playhouseharlow.com In September 2013, Elio Pace was invited to ʻfill Billy Joelʼs shoesʼ starring in two very special reunion concerts in New York and Philadelphia with Joelʼs original 1971-72 touring band, recreating…

HARLOW Running Club member Colin Moody collected a silver medal at the Essex 20 Mile Championships held over a hilly three lap course at Langham near Colchester. Moody finished in 151st place out of 423 finishers in a superb 2hrs 38min 37sec to finish 2nd…

David Baker, of West End in Schools, also spent a day working with the whole school to create a play in a day – teaching each class one of seven sections of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He said: “Each group was told the story so…

MUSEUMS across Essex will be taking part in the international initiative #MuseumWeek celebrating culture on Twitter across the world. Returning for the second year, #MuseumWeek will launch on 23 March and run for one week until 29 March with the aim of connecting followers to…

LET US drop in on the Moot House Players and see what is on this week….. A spokesperson said: “We are fast approaching our third production of the 2014/15 season. Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, adapted by Steven Berkoff & is now being directed for us…

THEY say there is a family atmosphere down at the Harlow Park Run and it was certainly proven on Saturday morning. Vandals had damaged the locker that all the marshalling equipment is placed in. With a record number set to run, the course directors rallied…

OFSTED have returned to Katherines Primary and have noted the progress the school has made since being told to improve by the government watchdog. The following observations were noted 1. Following the inspection in November 2014, you, your staff and the governing body have responded…

A SCHOOL with students speaking up to 50 different languages is celebrating its diverse culture. Freshwaters Primary Academy, in School Lane, Harlow, has seen an increase in the number of pupils joining without any English skills. To encourage non-English speaking families to feel a part…

THREE Harlow AC youngsters made the long journey to compete at the English Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday 14th March 2015 in Blackburn. The athletes had qualified to compete at the championships after being selected from performances in their own county championships where the…