Harlow 2s 0-0 Romford 2s A GOAL-LESS draw was well fought by both sides. Harlow had a few scoring opportunities that were kept away by the Romford defence and goalie. Each team played well, with all players doing there bit in attacking and defending. In…

A STUDENT paramedic recruitment programme has been launched to help fill hundreds of frontline vacancies in the region’s ambulance service and offer career opportunities to scores of people in the east of England. The new Chief Executive of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust…

FACE the Challenge is a pilot project being run by the Jack Petchey Foundation in BASILDON and HARLOW. We are asking young people to pitch “Dragon’s Den” style for funding for a group or community project of their choice. We want you to identify areas…

intu Lakeside’s youngest ever shopper was born yesterday when her mother went into labour in the shopping centre and gave birth at approximately 5pm on a cordoned off section of the mall. While waiting for an ambulance to arrive, baby Deborah was born with the…

ESSEX County Council is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Essex Teaching Awards following an awards ceremony hosted at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University. Essex County Councillor Ray Gooding, Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, said: “I…

ESSEX County Council (ECC) is launching a new survey to look at how residents use recycling services across the county, starting on Monday 27th January 2014. This survey is the start of a process to review and understand how recycling centres need to change in…

PARENTS looking for something to entertain their children over the half-term break need look no further than Victoria Hall Theatre in Old Harlow. Half-Term Productions – a new venture from award-winning local playwright Simon Mawdsley and actor/director Caroline Petherbridge – present a fun-packed, musical version…

THE POLICE Crime Commissioner, Nick Alston has gone on the record to defend his proposal to increase the police share of the council tax bill by 3.5%. Mr Alston said: “Everyone in Essex has a right to expect that their taxpayer money is used in…

HARLOW Council has outlined proposals to protect services from closure by increasing Council Tax by 1.49% or 6½p per week for a Band C property. Plans for the increase on Harlow Council’s share of Council Tax for 2014/15 will be recommended to Cabinet on 30…

FIRE CREWS wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle a fire in a brick built recycling unit, situated beneath a high rise tower block in Spring Hills Tower, Hobtoe Road. Crews arriving at the scene at 8pm on Tuesday January 21st reported that…

MORE people than ever before will benefit from St Clare Hospice’s expert care in their own homes following the launch of their Hospice at Home service. The expanded seven-day-a-week community service is the first of its kind in West Essex, delivering our skilled and compassionate…

MARK Hall Academy has become the first Community Partner of Hastingwood-based charity Accuro in the Harlow area. Both partners are looking forward to developing a long-term mutually rewarding partnership. Accuro provides a range of services for local children and adults with a disability and their…

HARLOW Running Club members began their Spring Marathon preparations by competing in the Folksworth 15 Mile race. The hilly two lap course near Peterborough proved very productive for HRC members with two new club records and a personal best time for the distance. Just turned…

By Mark Sweeney HARLOW welcomed over 800 students from across the county for the third annual Essex Winter Games, spreading throughout three venues. The opening ceremony was conducted at the Harlow Leisure Zone, where the badminton, indoor rowing and table cricket events took place. Following…