Michael Casey
TUCKED away on Foster Street, just down the lane from the Horn and Horseshoes, Branson Leisure is a Harlow business that is doing very nicely. They make street furniture. They make beautiful street furniture. Led by Harlow man, Kris Laskowski, the team have a fascinating…
THE CRISIS gripping Longwood Primary school in Paringdon Road has deepened after Ofsted told the school it has got worse since being placed into special measures three months ago. With most schools, special measures is often the “feet touching the bottom of the pool” moment.…
Review by Harry Tennison 2014 is a very special year for the playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn as he celebrates his 75th birthday and 50 years of his plays being stage in the West End. To celebrate, seasoned directed Jon McNamara from the Moot House Players…
LOCAL campaign group Harlow Council Tax Benefit Rebels has advised those opposed to benefit cuts to vote for Independent candidate Gary Roberts in the forthcoming Harlow Council elections, and to vote for the late Bob Crow’s “No2EU – Yes to workers’ rights” list in the…
POLICE officers investigating a collision between a taxi and a pedestrian in Harlow are appealing for witnesses to contact them. A 38 year old man from Harlow was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the collision in the early hours (00.25am) of May 4,…
LABOUR are getting closer and closer and closer in Old Harlow. In 2010, the Conservatives won by 716. In 2011 by 326. In 2012 the Tories won by 163. The reason for the narrowing of the gap? Gilden Way and the Junction 7a M11 situation…
CHILDREN overcame their fears as they handled snakes, spiders and hissing cockroaches in their classroom. Lessons on mini beasts came to life when Jungle Jo visited reception classes at Cooks Spinney Primary School, in Cooks Spinney, Harlow, with her alternative pets. Despite initial fears, every…
DETAILS of the five examples for how new housing development could be accommodated within Harlow, are to go on display at Local Development Plan exhibitions, staffed by members of Harlow Council’s Forward Planning Team. The exhibitions give residents and businesses the opportunity to see up…
BRANDED ‘The Rat Pack Of Opera’, Tenors Un Limited formed in 2002 and have really made a name for themselves over the 12 years they’ve been performing. The group are currently supporting their 10th anniversary album ‘Viva La Vita’. As well as two original compositions…
Stewards Academy has been awarded The Prince’s Teaching Institute (PTI) Schools Leadership Mark. THE aim of the PTI Schools Leadership Programme is to encourage schools to consider whole-school approaches to leadership, staffing and the curriculum that help to develop the quality, rigour and challenge experienced…
EDUCATION Secretary, Michael Gove has praised the achievements of Burnt Mill Academy during a visit today with Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Mr Gove met students and staff and was given a tour of the school by headteacher Helena Mills. He visited English, music and computing…
A NOTICE to move on has been slapped on Gypsy-Travellers who moved onto the Town Park at the weekend. Police went down to the site this afternoon and issued what is called a Section 61 notice to quit. They had arrived on Saturday evening in…
HUNDREDS turned out, thousands raised as the seventeenth annual Harlow Tye Rotary abseil took place at the weekend. It is the landmark at the landmark as all over the town (and on the M11) people can see the brave souls who have decided to descend…
MORE support is now available to new mums in West Essex thanks to a training programme for Breastfeeding Network volunteers. Thirty-one volunteers have completed 12-week training programmes at Tree House Children’s Centre in Harlow, Spangles Children’s Centre in Stansted and Hazelwood Children’s Centre in Waltham…
By Nishall Garala SO my blog this week is inspired from Friday when we had a Ministerial visit at college, with Matthew Hancock MP, Robert Halfon MP and Vicky Ford MEP, when I asked for a selfie with Mr Hancock, in front of everyone. For…
HARLOW Running Club’s Andy Kinney continued his run of American marathons with the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, his third marathon in as many weeks. Staged on the scenic “The Avenue of the Giants” in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, located in rural Northern California, the…
