IT WAS a cold but clear evening as hundred of revellers and shoppers flocked to various parts of the town centre in Harlow to see the lights come on and Christmas festivities begin. It was a very well organised evening with events going on all…

ESSEX Police is determined to stop domestic abuse offenders causing misery behind closed doors. From December 2013 a number of response officers will be equipped with body-worn video cameras enabling them to capture what happens when they attend the scene following reports of a domestic…

A NEW online quiz doing the rounds on social media asks participants, “How Harlow Town are you?” The quiz, created by local resident Jay Petty gives participants a score out of 100 depending on how many questions about the town they can answer correctly. Questions…

THE public is invited to attend a meeting of those in charge of community health services. The West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to meet on Thursday, when stroke services will be discussed at Harlow Health Resource Centre on Second Avenue, from 9.30am.…

By Jo O’Reilly HARLOW Rock School will be hosting an end of term performance on December 20th featuring new and upcoming young bands. Rock School students ranging from 11-19 will be performing music from a mix of genres and of course a few Christmas songs,…

LOCAL MPs including Harlow’s Robert Halfon are joining staff and volunteers at St Clare Hospice in calling for the public to vote for their peoples million campaign, a spokesperson for the hospice said, “They are the experts when it comes to winning the public’s vote…

KIER Harlow has invested in its litter tackling arsenal to keep Harlow clean by deploying five hand-operated barrow beat sweepers to boost its clean streets team. The old style street cleaners accompany the wave of mechanical street sweepers getting into every nook and cranny and…

We have divided the interview into two parts. In the first part, we discuss the recent Ofsted report. The school was given an Outstanding in 2008. This time it was graded as “Good”. The report stated: 1. The headteacher’s leadership is excellent. He works successfully…

AT 7pm on Sunday, November 24, there was a two vehicle collision on the M11 Southbound track between the M25 intersection (J6) and the Loughton junction (J5). One of these vehicles was an Essex Police dog unit on an emergency response, the other was a…

STEWARDS Academy has excelled itself in recent weeks with the money it has raised for charity. Over £1000 was raised for Children in Need by having a non-uniform day and staff dressing as fictional book characters. Poppies were sold around school for Remembrance Day as…

POLICE WERE called to Old Harlow on Sunday morning after reported sightings of an armed man. Armed police response units along with the police helicopter searched the High Street area of Old Harlow but there was no trace. Units searched other areas of the town…

DETECTIVES are appealing for information following an attack where a teenager was punched unconscious and kicked while on the ground. The 17-year-old victim was in Woodwards, Harlow (near to Abercrombie Way) on the evening of Friday November 22 when he was attacked. The boy, who…

A TEAM of 22 runners, including Harlow business woman Ruth O’Connor, have raised over £6,500 for Motability in the mud-filled obstacle race, Lactic Fallout.The team completed the 12km course earlier this month, which consisted of 33 natural and man-made obstacles on undulating farmland, rivers, lakes,…

RESIDENTS can keep up to speed with salting decisions and follow the lorries online, thanks to the live tracking system available at www.essex.gov.uk/highways. Each gritting lorry has been fitted with a GPS tracker, which means residents can track the gritting lorries in real-time as they…