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TO boost the number of early years practitioners in the county’s pre-schools, nurseries, school run nurseries and childminding settings, the council has launched a recruitment campaign. ‘Make a change. Build a future.’ will look to attract people searching for a rewarding career to consider a…
HARLOW MP Robert Halton is off to the Conservative Party conference this weekend. But before he did so, he visited Hare Street Primary School, where he met Headteacher, Mr Coster and a number of there very able pupils, who wanted to find out more about…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has delivered a speech on civic mission of education at Council of Europe. Mr Halfon said: “The former US President Theodore Roosevelt once said: “No nation can be really great unless it is great in peace, in industry, integrity, honesty. Skilled…
A HARLOW man has set up a support group for neurodiverse children. Craig Segal has set up the group to help parents who need advice, would like to share information or just want to chat. YourHarlow went to see Craig to find out more about…
LIONESS legend Jill Scott MBE, Olympic gold medalist Daley Thompson CBE, and former No10 Delivery Unit chief Sir Michael Barber are joining the Government’s National Physical Activity Taskforce to help get millions more people involved in sport and physical activity by 2030. Scott, Thompson and…
NATIONAL Highways is encouraging motorists to be prepared for stormy weather this week and plan ahead for their journeys on its network. Storm Agnes has been named by the Met Office as a deep area of low-pressure which will impact much of the UK on…
AS the summer draws to a close, Essex Highways is urging landowners to clear ditches and trim back hedges that are close or next to the county’s network of roads and pavements. This helps keep them safe for residents. In anticipation of wetter weather over…
A DRUG dealer who was involved in the influx of harmful Class A drugs into west Essex has been jailed for his role in a county lines operation. An extensive investigation involving analysis of mobile phones and text messages linked Sonny Ali-Malpeli, 22, to the…
A CHILDREN’S nursery, popular with a number of Harlow parents is making an appeal after a fire has destroyed their property. A crowdfunding page for Blossoms Nursery in Thornwood has been set up if anyone can help. The message on their page states: On Monday…
A LARGE number of Harlow taxi drivers attended at a meeting of the council on Thursday night and tabled a number of questions. The questions and answers are below. The chair of Licensing, Cllr Nick Churchill was not present at the meeting. Stuart Bolwerk to…
YESTERDAY, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out the Government’s new “pragmatic” approach to reaching Net Zero by 2050 in a way which doesn’t penalise hard-working people with extra financial costs says Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Mr Halfon said: “Readers of Your Harlow will know…
AS part of the Knife Angel’s visit to Harlow for September, a special appeal is being made for information concerning the murder of local resident Beverley Brinkley, 20 years on from her death in February 2003. Today (20 September 2023) Crimestoppers is increasing the reward…
HARLOW Running and Tri Club’s Ultra runners Fieke Blackwell and Kerry Mavris completed the Orion 50 Mile Ultra Trail Race at the weekend. This consists of 10 x 5 mile laps around Epping Forest at Chingford. Fieke finished in 6th place out of 36 finishers…
FLY-tipping, littering and other waste-related offences will incur a harsher punishment after a council increased fines by up to 230% reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Councillors in Basildon, , voted to raise the upper limits of fixed penalty notices (FPN), putting the fine for littering…
MORE than £1,000 has been raised for charity following a golf day held at Canons Brook Golf Club on Wednesday 13 September 2023. The money will be split between Plants Pots and Wellies and PACT for Autism who are the chosen charities of the Chair…
A REQUEST FROM Essex Police: “Can you help us find Bethany Kemp, 29, who is missing from home in Harlow? We need to find her to make sure she’s okay. She is white, 5ft 9in tall, of slim build, with tattoos including a tattoo of…
