DEMENTIA champion Tessa Harvey was honoured with a civic award at Harlow Council on Thursday night. Tessa was nominated by several people, who paid testimony to her dedication and commitment to those with dementia. The presentation is below. https://www.youtube.com/embed/KL4ta_IKWug

PLANS have come forward to replace a series of former garages in Harlow with new social housing reports the LDR Service. A planning application to build eight two-storey terraced homes for the provision of social housing in the Arkwright Garages site in Harlow has been…

RESIDENTS are invited to join Harlow Council and Harlow Playhouse for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon celebration on Thursday 2 June 2022.  The celebration will take place from 6.30pm to 10pm in Playhouse Square (outside of Harlow Playhouse).  There will be live music and entertainment…

HARLOW Town football club’s record-breaking striker Alex Reed was honoured by Harlow Council with a civic award. The ceremony took place on Thursday at the council offices in the Water Gardens. Alex Reed was given the Sports and Culture Award for scoring over 200 goals…

SIX-year-old Stanley Batten was diagnosed with a brain tumour in December last year and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Firefighters from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service heard about Stanley through a friend of his family and wanted to put a smile on his face. Watch…

THE DEPUTY Head of a popular Harlow school was honoured with a Civic Award on Thursday night. The awards are given out annually at the first meeting in the new council year at the Water Gardens. Cooks Spinney Deputy Head, Dean Beaumont was nominated by…

UK IMMIGRATION has surged, according to new Government data that shows a 145 percent increase in the number of visas and permits granted compared to 2021 reports the Daily Express. More than 1.6 million visas and permits were granted by the Government in the year…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning tax credits customers to be aware of scams and fraudsters who imitate the department in an attempt to steal their personal information or money. About 2.1 million tax credits customers are expected to renew their annual claims by…

JUST what did Travel and Tourism students from Stansted Airport College discover on their recent trip to Portugal? Students from the HNC (Higher National Certificate) in International Travel and Tourism Management have just returned from a fact-finding trip to the Algarve in Portugal, where they…

ARLENE Dilloway, a teaching assistant at Latton Green Primary Academy in Harlow is named one of just 80 Pearson National Teaching Award Silver Award winners across the country. Arlene is honoured with a Silver Award in the category of Teaching Assistant of the Year for…

CAN you help Essex Police find Maria Barnard who is missing from Harlow? Maria was last seen around 10pm yesterday, Thursday 26 May. They want to find her and make sure she is ok. The 43-year-old is described as white, 5ft 4ins, with long dark…

THE Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today announced a major package of cost of living support for Harlow families worth hundreds of pounds for every home.  The lowest income families will receive over £1,200 in support grants and every Harlow home will receive at least a…

THE statement of persons nominated for the Bush Fair by election on Thursday 23 June has been published today. The statement is at: https://www.harlow.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Statement%20of%20persons%20nominated%20-%20Bush%20Fair%20by-election.pdf The candidates are as follows: Emma Ghaffari                  Conservative Party  Kay Morrison                     Labour and Co-Operative Party Jennifer Steadman          The Green Party …

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has appointed a new interim finance director.Tom Burton joins PAHT on 30 May, from a secondment role as operational director of finance for the regional NHS England and NHS Improvement team. He was previously the strategic planning director for…