Update: 173 hrs M11 Essex – Queuing traffic on M11 northbound after J6 M25, because of an accident involving three vehicles earlier on. All lanes have been re-opened. Incident: 1715 hrs M11 Northbound – Accident involving three vehicles partially blocking the carriageway between J6 (M25)…

Ryman Div One North Maldon and Tiptree 1 v 0 Harlow Town MALDON & Tiptree ended Harlow Town’s 34 match unbeaten run in the league, despite playing with ten men for the final hour. Cliff Akurang was sent off on the half hour mark. But…

PEOPLE in Harlow and beyond could be in for some shopping treats to make Christmas easier this December, as intu Lakeside is giving local visitors the chance to win cash to spend at the shopping centre, wherever you may be in Essex. #intuXmasCoins launched on…

FROM the age of nine, pupils at Cooks Spinney Primary School, in Cooks Spinney, are being given expert tuition to nurture their talents. The move is part of the mission by Burnt Mill Co-operative Academy Trust – which looks after the school – to create…

THE third Harlow Professionals Lunch (HPL) held on the 28th November and sponsored by Handelsbanken of Bishops Stortford was again very well attended with business people from in and around Harlow. The HPL team will be taking a short rest for December with the next…

By Siobhan Wood THE seats around the edge of the Studio Theatre at Harlow Playhouse were filled with a fairly equally mixed crowd of men and women, young and old, but the two tables at the front were empty. Sara Pascoe appeared on the stage…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon (and economic advisor to George Osborne) has issued a positive response to the autumn statement. Mr Halfon said: “Today the Chancellor, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, delivered the Autumn Statement 2014 to the House of Commons, with the news that the…

What is beauty? That’s just one of the big questions being posed to Year 6 pupils in their new philosophy lessons. Roydon Primary School, in Epping Road, Roydon, is holding the weekly lessons with deputy headteacher Claire Dennis after she completed a philosophy training course.…

HIGH demand at Princess Alexandra Hospital Emergency Department is good opportunity to remind local residents to choose the right service. With demand on the local Accident and Emergency department high, people in Harlow and across west Essex are being encouraged to choose the right care…

A MANAGING director has today, Tuesday, 2 December, been convicted of manslaughter after one of his workers was crushed to death by heavy machinery. Mohammad Babamiri, 59, of Poplar Grove, London, N11 was also found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court of breaching Health and Safety…

HARLOW Running Club members had a successful weekend with two club records and four personal best times (PB). Pride of place goes to Daniel Jephcott who ran the Fell Foot Parkrun 5K in Newby Bridge, Cumbria. Jephcott finished in 3rd place out of 141 finishers…

THIS Saturday (6 December), The Harvey Centre, in Harlow, will host Mrs Santa’s Kitchen, a free workshop for children. From 10.30am to 3pm, little ones will be able to get hands-on and decorate festive treats such as candy canes and gingerbread, which they can take…

THE great outdoors is providing endless education opportunities for Harlow youngsters. The scheme sees groups of pupils spend time working outside every week, to inspire creativity and broaden their horizons. Barry Wolff, English and drama teacher from Burnt Mill Academy, in First Avenue, is leading…

ON the 23rd of November 2014 I turned 19! For day that I spent it with my family and it brought back many memories, such as getting told how I did things when I was a baby and how I have changed to be the…