ABOUT 95 per cent of “hoax calls” made to Essex Police each year are from people with special needs claims the county’s crime commissioner. Police and crime commissioner Nick Alston said fewer than 100 callers of about 1,700 a year are actually people playing a…

POLICE are appealing for assistance in identifying the man pictured they want to speak to in connection with the theft of bolts from a bike. The bike was parked at the Passmores Academy school in Tracyes Road, Harlow, and the parts were believed to have…

ESSEX County Council’s trading standards team is warning people not to fall prey to rogue traders looking to take advantage of Monday’s (28 October) storm force winds across the town. The council itself has been working to clear roads and paths and legitimate traders will…

HARLOW’S Youth Council have arranged for young people ages 12-17 to take part in a selction of activities at Harlow Leisurezone this Frday for free. The day was devised after the Youth Council were granted funding from the Olympic Legacy to promote sports activities and…

LATEST figures released by Essex County Council (ECC) show an improvement in the overall condition of the county’s primary road network, when compared with last year. ECC’s annual Road Condition Survey looks at how much of the county’s road network is in need of structural…

PARENTS and carers of Year 6 children yet to apply must do so by 31 October 2013 to secure a year seven secondary school place. Applications can be made via the website at www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. The website also enables parents to search for school information, read…

RICHARD Pearson, ResourceBank Managing Director, and Simon Gomez, ResourceBank Key Account Manager for Pitney Bowes were delighted to attend the opening ceremony of Langland’s House, Pitney Bowes’ new office in Harlow on 8th October. Langland’s House is the new home for 175 telesales, customer loyalty…

GREATER Anglia has won an award for achievement in customer satisfaction. The company responsible for services on the West Anglia line through Harlow was awarded the 2013 Achievement in Customer Satisfaction award at the British Quality Foundation’s UK Excellence Awards. They recognise excellence and achievement…

IT SEEMS fitting that in the week Morrissey released his autobiography, Harlow residents have been judged some of the unhappiest in the country. The government has been trying to measure how happy we are as a nation and Harlow has some of the unhappiest people…

THE best cyclists in the world will be pedalling through parts of Uttlesford, Braintree, Chelmsford and Epping Forest next year following confirmation of the 2014 Tour de France route. Le Tour will be coming to Essex on Monday 7th July 2014 for the third stage…

SHIVER me timbers! These little treasures were relieved to not have to walk the plank during their theme day. The pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in School Lane, Harlow, dressed the part for their pirate day. Fun activities during the day included making pirate dummies,…

THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC) has announced that a Harlow doctor will be banned from the profession for twelve months. The GMC imposed a ban at their hearings in London this week. Dr Roy Weare, a former partner at the Ross Practice in Bush Fair,…

HOME-Start Harlow held their first Quiz Night at St John’s ARC on Friday 18th October and raised £500. The event was organised by Home-Start Trustee Wendy Beckett, and compiled and hosted by her husband, Harlow Council Vice-Chair Ian Beckett. Wendy said “It was a bit…

PROPOSALS for the delivery of health care in Harlow for the next ten years will be laid out this month. Following consultations across the town, the West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) has drawn up a strategy. The model of delivery and proposed solutions to…