GOVERNMENT watchdog, Ofsted has said that the Rainbow Day Nursery based in Princess Alexandra Hospital is still good. The last inspection rated the nursery as outstanding but although it has slipped down a grade, it is still highly recommended. The report states: 1. Children’s progress…

HARLOW looked a bit battered but unbowed on Saturday morning after surviving a night of severe gales. Two houses had their roofs ripped off. Fire fighter were called to a house in Jerounds at 11pm on Friday night. Firefighters were called to a corrugated roof…

A MAJOR Essex Ancestors update gives family historians around the world access to thousands of records for the first time. Digital images of parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials from the ancient parishes of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow, and newer parishes created in the…

ON Friday February 28th, The Circus of Horrors presents what is undoubtedly its greatest show to date London after Midnight. The show that stormed into the finals of BRITIANS GOT TALENT is back with an awe-inspiring rock n rollercoaster of a show that flies like…

HARLOW Council is working in partnership with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (www.mymas.org) to offer businesses in the manufacturing and engineering industries an opportunity to learn about the help and support available to help them grow and secure their business. The Manufacturing and Engineering Forum will…

Anything is possible at Freshwaters Primary Academy. THAT is the new positive ethos which has come with the appointment of acting headteacher Marios Solomonides. Teachers are learning that so long as their ideas benefit the children they are to go ahead, while pupils are being…

STAFF and students were celebrating as Harlow College was awarded the prestigious Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Award for Innovation in Further Education. The college was presented with the award, sponsored by OCR, by Lord Willis, President of the AoC Charitable Trust, at the AoC…

YOUNG up and coming bands have the chance to shine at a Young Bands Night at The Link next month. The first band is on at 7.30pm. The Link is in Parsloe Rd, Harlow A spokesperson said: “An entertaining evening of great songs suitable for…

THE HERTS AND ESSEX Community Farm plans to transforming an ex-allotment site in Fold Croft but needs your help. On the 1st March they will begin clearing the ex-allotment site in Fold Croft, the land has become overgrown during the winter. Once the land has…

IN JUNE it will be 70 years since the loss with all hands of HMS Sickle, the warship adopted by the towns of Epping and Harlow during warship week in 1942. The people of Epping, Harlow and villages raised £176,000 to sponsor the vessel, which…

By Nishall Garala Happy Valentine’s Day!! So it Valentine’s day on Friday, so this week of course my blog will be about love, and what is it actually? So today I will try to explain what true love is from my “knowledge and understanding” of…

By Jo O’Reilly IT’S another dreary rain sodden evening in the town centre, the glow from the Gibberd Gallery through the glass fronted civic centre looks inviting, as does anywhere inside. Tonight’s private viewing, the abstract paintings of Graham Boyd, promises to liven up the…

MUCKY pups and their welly-wearing owners squelched through the mud at St Clare Hospice’s first Winter Walkies of 2014. The miserable weather could not put a dampener on Sunday’s event, which saw some 150 people and their canine companions brave the elements to enjoy a…

WE haven’t dropped into Steve Hannam’s blog since Christmas, so this seemed to be a perfect opportunity. Steve’s blog reflects a life, living with autism. “So… Last week was a pretty crap week for us. I started off the week with a sniffy cold, which…