A seven-year-old girl died from multiple injuries when a bouncy castle she was playing on blew away in Harlow, an inquest has heard. Summer Grant was at a funfair in the Town Park on 26 March when the incident happened. Senior Essex Coronor Caroline Beasley…



BURNT Mill Academy has been nationally recognised for its exceptional 2015 performance by the Schools, Students and Teachers network (SSAT). Educational Outcomes data analysis from SSAT has shown that the school is in the top 10% nationally for progress made by pupils between their key…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to flooding in a number of properties in a 12 floor block of flats. Crews assisted residents to salvage belongings and used an aqua vac to pump water from the affected properties. The Water Board and UK Power Network were also…

0900 hrs B183 Essex – B183 Sheering Road in Churchgate Street partially blocked and queuing traffic at the Sheering Lower Road junction, because of an accident. Congestion to the Church Lane junction.

HUNDREDS of Harlow residents plus people from further afield attended a candle-lit vigil for tragic Summer Grant, who passed away two weeks ago. The vigil took place close to the hundreds of mementos and cards that adorn the entrance to the Harlow Town Park. Family…

1145 hrs Hertfordshire – Redricks Lane in Harlow closed between the A1184 Harlow Road junction and the Eastwick Road junction, because of an accident involving two vehicles.

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Patient Panel host ‘Facing the Challenges of End of Life Care’ Conference The Patient Panel will be hosting a conference at Harlow Leisure Zone on 11 May from 10.30am to 3pm, which will discuss the taboos and myths of…

FOLLOWING a review and feedback from customers, changes to Arriva’s bus timetables in Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and the Stansted area will be introduced on Sunday, April 10. One of the key changes will see an improved service to Stansted Airport with buses running from Harlow…

MOTORISTS and cyclists are set to benefit after the government today (Thursday 7 April 2016) announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly 1 million potholes across the country over the next 12 months. 11 councils in East of England will receive a share…

A candlelit vigil is to be held for a girl who was fatally injured when a bouncy castle blew away as she played on it. Summer Grant, seven, from Norwich, died in Harlow, Essex, on 26 March. On Saturday April 9th at 8pm, a two-minute…

ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace Patrick Junior Bryant, who is wanted in connection with an aggravated burglary. Bryant, 25, is also known as Pat Bryant and his last known addresses were in Churchgate Street and Bush Fair, Harlow. He also…

OFFICERS investigating the attempted robbery of an elderly woman in Harlow are continuing to appeal for witnesses. A 69-year-old woman was walking from Harlow town centre along a cycle path in the direction of The Stow at 2.25pm on Monday, March 21. The cycle path…

HARLOW householders are being warned not to use cowboy builders or rogue traders to clear up damage from Storm Katie. Essex County Council Trading Standards issued the advice after high winds swept through the county on Easter Monday bringing down fences and trees and damaging…

A HARLOW man has appeared in court on a number of charges relating to possessing images of children and sexual assault. Jason Sutton, aged 33, of Spinning Wheel Mead in Harlow faced five charges of making an “indecent image of a child” and two charges…