“OUR commitment to Ashley is to do everything we can to ensure something like this can’t happen again” That’s from a detective leading on the new way Essex Police assesses the risk posed by domestic abusers. Nineteen year-old Ashley Wadsworth was murdered by her boyfriend…

FIGURES released to YH reveal the breakdown for school places in Harlow. Passmores Academy had the most first preferences (234) followed by the increasingly popular Sir Frederick Gibberd College (208). The breakdown is as follows Burnt Mill Academy 531 put the school down as a…

THE Prime Minister has decided to proclaim an additional bank holiday to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The bank holiday will fall on Monday 8 May, following the Coronation on Saturday 6 May. In line with the bank holiday to mark…

FAMILIES of children at William Martin Church of England Junior School are benefitting from a six-week cookery programme, where parents and carers are taught how to prepare and cook nutritious meals in a slow cooker.  The six-week course, which is funded by Essex County Council,…

SOME energy firms are already preparing April bills in the expectation that government support will be maintained at or very near the current level, the BBC understands. Typical household energy bills are set to rise to £3,000 a year from April, but calls have been…

HARLOW AC’s Bebe Jackson following her British Championship performance in Birmingham last weekend, was invited back for an exhibition race ahead of the World Indoor Tour Finals, also held in Birmingham this weekend.  In the British Championships, she managed a season’s best of 8.83s and…

HARLOW Running and Tri Club member Martin Westley completed the Tarpley 20 mile race, at Bury St Edmunds, in preparation for a Spring marathon. Martin finished in 29th place out of 314 finishers in an excellent 2hrs 10min 50sec. Meanwhile, at the Wimbledon Half Marathon…

HATS returned to Theatre 2 at The Playhouse with their latest musicals compilation show. It proved to be an eclectic mix of songs from musicals old and new giving the performers an opportunity to demonstrate a wide range of vocal styles from the classics of…

POLICE officers are continuing to investigate an incident in North Weald during which a firearm was discharged. A spokesperson said: “We were called to High Road, close to Emberson Way, at about 1am on Sunday 12 February following reports of a shotgun being fired at…

OVER four fifths (81%) in the East of England want senior tech managers to be appointed and held legally responsible for stopping children being harmed by social media, new polling reveals. The survey by YouGov also found that 67% of those with an opinion in…

A LOCAL charity Trustee, Doug Wildey, was awarded the High Sheriff Personal Award, today, Thursday 23rd February, for long standing services to domestic abuse survivors. The retired solicitor has kept his practice up to date so he can support victims of domestic abuse to access…

PDC Womens tour player Grace Ferridge hit a 180 in the latest round of fixtures in the Harlow and District Premier darts league. Grace’s 180 for the Crafty Colts was not enough to stop league newcomers JP’s Rogues from securing a 10-2 victory. Paringdon Lions…

GREATER Anglia has joined Samaritans to remind the public that we all have the potential to be lifesavers by simply striking up a conversation, as part of the charity’s latest Small Talk Saves Lives campaign. Samaritans are relaunching their Small Talk Saves Lives campaign today to empower the…

PLANS for a new drug and alcohol centre near the former Passmores House have been submitted to Harlow Council. The plans are for: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a single storey recovery centre comprising 20 en-suite resident rooms, medical rooms, therapy rooms, activity…