Michael Casey
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has welcomed a decision by health secretary, Jeremy Hunt to review hospital parking charges. Mr Halfon said: “After writing a report about the issue, raising it with Ministers in Parliament, starting an online petition and securing widespread media support, the Government…
0900 hrs M25 Essex – M25 closed and queuing traffic anticlockwise between J27 M11 and J26, A121 (Waltham Abbey), because of resurfacing work and earlier lorry fire and broken down lorry. Diversion in operation – Follow hollow square symbol M11 south, A406 west, A10 north…
A MAN from Harlow will appear before Magistrates in Chelmsford this morning (August 22) charged with drugs offences in Harlow on August 5. Kly DUGGAN, aged 19 from Brockles Mead, Harlow is charged with possession with intent to supply, class A heroin, possession of class…
THERE were celebrations all round as promotion was clinched with three games to spare by Harlow Town seconds. Their seven wicket home win over Old Brentwoods on Saturday meant that Harlow cannot finish lower than the top two in division three of the Shepherd Neame…
PUPILS, parents and staff at Passmores Academy in Tracyes Road were in celebratory after an impressive set of GCSE results. Principal, Vic Goddard said: “Everyone at Passmores is delighted our second best results ever with 60% of students gaining 5+A*-C with English and maths and…
STEWARDS Academy celebrated their best ever set of GCSE results. The school gained 60% five or more GCSEs with Eng and Maths. Assistant headteacher Marie Erwood said: “We are all thrilled with the results and it reflects on all the hard work of staff and…
IT WAS all smiles down at Tripton Road this morning as St Mark’s celebrated continued exam success at GCSE. 58% of students gained 5 or more GCSE’s at A* to C (inc. English and Maths). A 5% improvement on last year. This is even more…
Mark Hall Academy is today celebrating an increase of 12% in its GCSEs results this year; reflecting the hard work by students and staff alike and significant progress the academy has made on its journey of recovery and revitalisation. Key highlights: Overall achievement up by…
BURNT Mill Academy students have bucked the national trend and smashed all previous records with this summer’s GCSE results. An astounding total of 86% of students achieved five or more A* to C grades, including English and maths. A quarter (25%) of all students achieved…
LINKFEST is on this weekend (Aug 23rd and 24th) at the Harlow Town Park. As a warm up, a number of acts went unplugged in the Market Square in Harlow to promote the festival. Here we see Chris Talbot perform two numbers.
THE Marchioness disaster occurred on the River Thames in the early hours of 20 August 1989. The pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being run down by the dredger Bowbelle, near Cannon Street Railway Bridge. There were 131 people on the Marchioness, including members of the…
A HARLOW student is heading to Cambridge to study medicine and cites the moment footballer Fabrice Muamba had a heart attack at White Hart Lane as a key spur to his studies. Jack Bradbury, 18, has gained five A levels in Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics…
HARLOW Running Club member Daniel Jephcott completed the Gunpowder Parkrun 5K in Waltham Abbey finishing in 6th place out of 101 finishers and 2nd U20 in an excellent 20min 23sec. He was followed home by Colin Moody 28th and 1st Vet 60 in 23min 33sec,…
FOR the sixth year in a row the town’s Parndon Wood Nature Reserve has been awarded a prestigious Green Flag, which officially recognises it as one of the best kept green spaces in the country. Parndon Wood Nature Reserve is among a record-breaking 1,476 parks…
