THE MP for Harlow and the villages, Robert Halfon has paid tribute to the Duke Edinburgh. Mr Halfon said: “It is so sad to learn of the passing of Prince Philip. He has been such a part of our nation’s history for so long. It…

TRIBUTES have been paid after the Duke of Edinburgh passed away, aged 99. Councillor Maggie Hulcoop, Chair of Harlow Council, said: “Today is a sad day for our country. Our thoughts, prayers and heartfelt sympathies go out to Her Majesty and the Royal Family following…

TODAY Essex Police joins the country in mourning following the sad passing of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. As a mark of respect to The Duke, flags on all police stations across Essex will fly at half-mast in tribute to The Duke, who…

IN partnership with the RFU Family Fund and International Mixed Ability Sports, Harlow RUFC is proud to announce that on 29th May we will be hosting their first Mixed Ability session. You can find out more information on Mixed Ability Rugby through the RFU’s interactive…

Update: Statement from Essex Police WE were called to a collision in Rundells, Harlow shortly after 12.40pm on Saturday, 3 April, involving a car and a motorbike. The rider of the motorbike, an 18 year-old man, sustained a serious leg in injury and was taken…

STUDENTS at Beckmead Moundwood Academy in Harlow are set for bright futures after the school introduced a new curriculum designed to give them the best chance to succeed. The school, formerly known as TBAP Aspire Academy, joined The Beckmead Trust, in May 2020 following an…

FUNDING to support local projects, activities and events which aim to bring communities together and raise pride in the town is available from Harlow Council’s Civic Pride Community Fund.   The fund is open to all Harlow-based agencies, organisations and voluntary groups. There is a…

DOCTORS should stop using body mass index as a measure of health because it harms body image and contributes to ‘weight shaming’, MPs say reports the Daily Mail. The measure, calculated from weight and height, is used to categorise people as underweight, healthy weight, overweight…

THE next election of a Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex will be on Thursday 6 May 2021. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections are held every 5 years. The last election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex was held in Harlow on 5 May 2016. Candidates Roger…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

THE number of vaccinations given out in Harlow has plummeted. To be fair, we were all given fair warning that there would be a decline due to a supply problem across the whole country. This was also an Easter weekend. Health bosses in charge of…

By Dami Adewale OVER the next few months, we are going to publish as many sports profiles as possible. This week, we spoke to runner Danny Beazley, who, despite all the restrictions of lockdown has recently taken twenty minutes off his marathon time. Danny Beazley…

AS scheduled, SSP in the UK has risen by 50p, from £95.85 a week to £96.35, an amount that an employee can get for up to 28 weeks reports HR Review. The amount of sick pay offered has been a prevalent focus for many workers…

Travel Alert 1045 hrs PLEASE be aware M11 closed in both directions between Junctions 7 & 8 due to a lorry striking a bridge. No EYA for opening at time of tweeting. The M11 is closed in both directions between Junction 7 (Harlow) and Junction…