HARLOW MP Robert Halfon is sending a survey to every home in Harlow asking residents their opinions on Essex County Council’s proposals on where a new junction linking the town to the M11 should be built. Some surveys have already been sent out, and more…

AMBULANCE bosses say they are stunned by the sheer number of applications received so far for the new student paramedic programme. In a week, more than 1,200 people have applied to join the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) as part of a…

Critical care beds are reserved for some of the most seriously ill patients, patients who are suffering from organ failure or who have been involved in a serious accident. If none are available then desperately sick patients could be forced to travel miles to another…

GOVERNMENT figures have revealed that St Marks school tops the table for the number of students signed up for the full complement of “traditional” subjects in Harlow for the 2014 exam diet.. The Ebacc subjects are: English, Maths, a science, a humanities subject and a…

DETECTIVES in Harlow are renewing their appeal for information about an assault in Harlow which left a 17-year-old man with a broken ankle and facial injuries. The victim, Jake Taylor, of Tithelands in the town, died on Wednesday, January 15 of natural causes from an…

HARLOW student, Nishall Garala has scooped a top award. Nishall, 18, is one of the elite regional winners of the V-Inspired community champions. V-Inspired gave his reasons for giving the award to Nishall A spokesperson said: “Nishall has been elected to Harlow’s Youth Council three…

TRACES OF THE RESURRECTIONISTS AND THEIR PREY” by Ruth Richardson Saturday 1st February 2014 2.00pm St John’s Arts and Recreation Centre, Old Harlow WHEN Ruth Richardson started researching & writing in this field in the 1970s, the subject of body-snatching was more or less hidden…

HARLOW people in need of help to tackle problems such as personal debt will get more support with funding provided to 12 Citizens Advice Bureaux from Essex County Council. The Council will give a £123,000 grant each year for up to three years subject to…

CORPORATE Scrutiny Committee, Tuesday 28 January, from 10am, Committee Room 2 Essex Police and Crime Panel, Wednesday 29 January, from 2.30pm, Committee Room 2 Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Wednesday 5 February, from 10am, Committee Room 1

0900 hrs Heavy traffic on A414 in both directions in Harlow between Hastingwood Interchange and Clock Tower. A414 in Harlow busy but moving into town before Park Inn junction. 0800hrs M11 Essex – Severe delays on M11 northbound around J5, A1168 (Loughton), because of an…

THE Ted Beament Quintet are coming to the Marigolds Club in Old Harlow. Ted Beament keyboards, Colin Watling saxophone, Nick Page guitar, Murray Salmon bass and Les Cirkel drums. With the exception of Les on drums the band are no strangers to Marigolds having entertained…

A FAMILY, left temporarily homeless, after their roof was blown off by a tornado has thanked the Harlow community for rallying round. Amanda Chandler and her family from Upper Mealines had the fright of their lives as a suspected tornado cut across from the north…

POLICE want to hear from anyone with information about an incident where an object was dropped from a bridge on the M11 motorway causing damage to the sun roof of a car. A woman from Norfolk was driving northwards on the M11 at around 5.15pm…

Ryman Div One North Harlow Town 2 v 0 Witham Town By Mark Sweeney HARLOW Town went into the game sitting in third, with just a point separating themselves from the visitors. With ten wins each, Harlow’s best home record in the league faced up…