YOUNG people, families and practitioners in Essex are urged to share their experiences of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms. Essex County Council is one of 74 councils in England selected to take part in a national pilot programme looking to assess the…

By Abbie Weaving RESIDENTS of Church Langley have voiced their concerns over young motorcyclists gathering on the nearby common after dark. Since the beginning of September, up to 11 teenagers have been spotted riding and shouting across the fields, with fears that horses grazing there…

By Louise Painter ON Sunday 6th, there was an annual fun day at Pets Corner in the Harlow Town Park. There were many stalls to help raise funds. The fun day was organised by Karen Mash and the ‘Friends of Pets Corner’ team. The ‘Friends…

HARLOW Council has joined forces once again with other Essex Councils and fast food businesses to continue the battle against litter with a new follow-up to last year’s highly successful Love Essex campaign. The Love Essex campaign was officially launched in Harlow yesterday (Monday 7…

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2016 Essex Teaching Awards, with pupils encouraged to have their say in the Student Choice category. The annual awards, which are in their third year, will take place at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford on Thursday 11 February 2016.…

Fundraisers to Sleep in Cardboard Boxes by Christopher Kenworthy. HARLOW Councillor Ian Beckett is one of many fundraisers hoping to raise money for homeless people on Saturday 5 September by sleeping outdoors in cardboard boxes. Cardboard City is being hosted at the GPCA Playbarn in…

AN award ceremony celebrated the fantastic work being carried out by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service and its partners in helping to improve lives and make the County safer. The Community Awards, which were held at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s Kelvedon Park…

ONE of the Princess Alexandra Hospital staff, Gill Copping, is generously organising a Make up and Perfume Party to support the Maternity Department. Held on 11 September 2015, it will be a fun social and party evening from 7pm at The Fairways, Harlow CM19 4RT.…

A GROUP of travellers from France who tried to set up encampments in Harlow today (2 September 2015) have moved on after being made aware of the interim High Court Injunction which is in force in the town. Harlow Council’s Community Safety Team and Neighbourhood…

ESSEX Police are investigating another arson attack on Fern Hill Lane in Harlow. The emergency services were called to the lane of Commonside Road in Harlow at just after 1230 hrs today (Wednesday). It appears that the object of the attack was an old van…

HARLOW business owners Kate and Gary Stanley are leading a team of 60 people in The Nuts Challenge to support people with dementia at Princess Alexandra Hospital. The Nuts Challenge is an Assault Course with a difference – mud, obstacles and fun across a course…

PARENTS and carers of children due to start at secondary school (Year 7) in September 2016 can apply between 1 September 2015 and 31 October 2015. It is vital an application is received by the closing date. Applications can be made at www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. The website…

A man has been charged following an incident in the Willowfield area of Harlow at about 12.35pm on Sunday, August 30. Shea Kenny, 25, unemployed, of Abbeydale Close, Harlow, is charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a firearm with intent to…

ESSEX Police were contacted shortly after 1.15pm on Sunday, August 30 following reports that a man had been taken ill in a vehicle in Kingsland, Harlow. Officers and the ambulance service attended and sadly found the man, who was aged in his 30s, had died.…