ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow, has launched a new campaign in Parliament, aimed at helping families who have been hit by unfair cremation fees. In a question at the House of Commons, on February 27th, Robert noted that under the current system, bereaved families often…

CLLR Ray Gooding, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, has praised the hard work of staff and the council’s continued investment in creating school places. His comments come as parents of children due to start secondary school in September discovered the…

Wednesday 4th March: Burnt Mill Academy and Harlow College perform their routines from 7-8pm with original music from Composers herts Uni and Herts College of Music. Wednesday 11th March Life Drawing of dancers – Latin moves from experienced dancers 7-9pm relaxed environment (self led) only…

THIS week the doors opened to 850 visitors at the 20th annual Visit Essex Tourism and Leisure Show. The free event, hosted at Charter Hall in Colchester, was packed with thousands of quality ideas for family days out, short breaks and unforgettable experiences from over…

A MAN has been charged with two counts of robbery, three counts of attempted robbery and one count of possession of a section 5 firearm. Arron Duncan Brian Roberts, aged 19 from Elwood in Harlow has been remanded in custody to appear before magistates in…

A FORMER Holy Cross parish priest has been convicted of abusing a vulnerable boy at a care home. Father Tony McSweeney, 68, attacked the teen at the home in Hounslow between 1979 and 1981. He was parish priest of the Holy Cross and St Luke’s…

NEXT litter pick will take place on WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH not Tuesday 3rd as previously planned. Hope this is not inconvenient anyone but if you can help – great – the more the merrier and the quicker we’ll get it done! 10 am outside 199…

ools Inter Counties XC Champs to be held later this winter. Charlotte’s club mate Savanna Sirkett ran strongly to finish in 28th place. There were over 200 starters in the girls race. In the year 7 boys race, Kai Boggon was just pipped on the…

THE HARLOW Conservative group leader, cllr Andrew Johnson is usually a mild mannered man and a paragon of patience but he clearly had quite enough of the portfolio holder for resources, cllr Mike Danvers on Thursday night. He may have been irked by what he…

IT WAS a bit of a miserable morning for the Park Run competitors but that did not put them off as then navigated the twists and turns of the Harlow Town Park course. There was a fine battle at the front between Matt Bainbridge and…

Ryman Div One North. Harlow Town 5 v 2 Barkingside FIVE goals in the first half including a hat-trick from Junior Dadson was enough for the Hawks to secure all three points at the Harlow Arena. Infant all seven goals came in a twenty minute…

Update: All suspects have been bailed to May 29 pending further enquiries. Condition of victim remains the same. THREE people are in custody having been arrested in connection with the assault of a man in his 50s in The Stow, Harlow, at about 10.10pm on…

THE Reduced Shakespeare Company are aiming to reduce an audience at Harlow Playhouse to tears following their hugely successful and critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014. The three-man comedy troupe, who take long, serious subjects and reduce them to short, sharp comedies,…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital has been appointed to deliver the nursing input into the new county-wide Child Death Review Rapid Response Service which will commence on 1 March 2015. The Child Death Rapid Response Service will review all unexpected deaths of children up to 18-years-old throughout…