KIDDI Caru’s Harlow day nursery in Church Langley has welcomed Louise Farrow as its new Nursery Manager. With 22 years experience in childcare, Louise brings a vast amount of knowledge and expertise to the manager role at this triple Outstanding Ofsted rated nursery. After qualifying…

A DAY nursery on Southern Way has been praised by government education watchdog, Ofsted. Griffin Day Nursery was inspected last month. The report states: The managers and newly-appointed staff team are ambitious. This has had a very positive impact on significantly improving the provision they…

ENERGY-saving LED lamps are set to be installed on all-night street lights across the county to save taxpayers thousands on electricity costs. The new longer-lasting lamps require less maintenance and use less electricity. Essex County Council is starting a programme to replace 9,000 existing lamps…

ESSEX Firefighters have been called to a large fire in a corn field near Spruce Hill off Commonside Road in Harlow. On arrival, crews reported that 100m x 150m of the field is on fire. Crews are using two hose reel jets and six beaters…

ESSEX Police would like to trace Reece Page who is wanted in connection for two alleged criminal damage offences in Harlow. One of the offences is alleged to have taken place in Kingsland, Harlow on April 17 this year when various items inside a property…

HARLOW children can now get free fruit while their parents are shopping in large Tesco stores across Essex. More than 600 Tesco Extras and Superstores across the UK will be offering fruits including apples, soft citrus fruits and bananas as a “little help” to get…

EXTRA measures are being put in place by Harlow Council to protect a popular area of green open space in Harlow and its surrounding housing estates. Work is set to start shortly on creating a one-metre high landscaped mound and a ditch along the northern…

MORE than thirty creative fundraisers have signed up to get colourful for their local Hospice this summer. On 20th August hundreds of runners will be heading down to Nuclear Races near Ongar to take part in the Colour Vibe 5k – including some keen St…

THE North Essex Parking Partnership’s (NEPP) website pages have been redesigned and improved to be more customer-focussed and informative. Since the Partnership’s website was first created in 2011, the public’s skills and demand to be able to access information and services online has grown, and…

WORLD renowned Alpha is coming to St Stephen’s Church in Tye Green this September. The course is a great chance to explore the basics of the Christian Faith in a relaxed, open and family-friendly environment. It gives people a chance to ask those important questions…

AN INQUEST has revealed that a Harlow man killed himself. An inquest was heard at Chelmsford Coroners Courts on Tuesday August 9th. It heard that Michael Minihane, who died outside Netteswell Tower on June 9th, 2016 had killed himself.

DON’T miss out on your chance to apply for up to £20,000 from Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund (CIF). The deadline for expressions of interest for this year’s round of funding is Friday, 26 August 2016. Applications are welcome from community groups, sports clubs,…

A NEW study conducted by the Healthwatch Essex Research Team has looked at the factors that influence the food-shopping habits of mothers from an area of relative deprivation in Essex, getting to the reasons why they buy what they buy. Interesting findings revealed that mothers…

A CULTURAL Academy based in The Stow has been severely criticised by Ofsted. The government watchdog inspected the Efua Sey Cultural Academy Ltd on June 21st. The report states the following: “I found that you were not meeting all of the requirements of the Childcare…