THE Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has paid out more than £20 million in compensation to prisoners across the UK over the past five years, an investigation has revealed. New data obtained by Legal Expert, has revealed that between 2020 and 2024, the MoJ – which is…

THERE are no County Council elections in Harlow this week. These elections have been postponed this year across Essex due to devolution proposals which include the creation of an Essex Mayor. However, there is a Harlow Council By Election taking place on Thursday 1 May…

PRESENTER Michael Portillo visits Harlow in episode 16 of Series 16 of hugely popular travel programme ‘Great British Railway Journeys’. This episode ‘Loughton to Audley End’ is first being transmitted on Monday 28 April on BBC Two at 6.30pm and is available on BBC iPlayer.…

HARLOW Health Centres Trust secures new Care Home at Sydenham House, providing vital long-term care to the Harlow community. Sydenham House (on Monkswick Road) has been vacant for several years. Harlow Health Centres Trust is now delighted to announce it has negotiated to secure a…

PLANNED changes to school uniform policy will affect over four million pupils across England, according to new estimates from the Department for Education (DfE) reports the BBC. The government says seven in 10 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools in England will have to…

RESIDENTS of a block of flats in Harlow Town Centre have made a desperate plea for help as they fear for their safety and their future in the town centre dwelling. Redstone House is opposite the library in the town centre. It houses dozens of…

THE Executive Director of the Society of Editors has described plans by the government to grant anonymity to police firearms officers who shoot suspects as “deeply concerning”. The comments come after the Home Secretary announced yesterday (Thursday 23 April) that she would pursue legislation that…

HoneyBEE A review by Ian Beckett FOR the third week in a row, I found myself in Theatre 2 (I still call it The Studio, old-school that I am) at Harlow Playhouse watching a one-woman show. T wo weeks ago, it was Emma Spearing’s life…

POKEMON Go Harlow has continued to meet up on Wednesdays each week, along with events on each weekend as the weather has become much better. Over the month of April, we have had Max Battle events on Mondays, Spotlight Hour events on Tuesdays, Raid Hour…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to mark its 60th anniversary today (27 April), celebrating six decades of dedicated service to the communities of west Essex and east Hertfordshire. Since its official opening on 27 April 1965 by Her Royal Highness Princess…

IN the run up to VE Day 80 on May 8th, we will repeat the biographies of the men from the villages in around rural Harlow who gave their lives for our freedom. The villages of Harlow, Potter Street, Netteswell and Great Parndon saw brave…

A NEW app has been launched that will support people across Essex, Norfolk and Hertfordshire after seeing someone suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). In its first week since launch it has seen 18 OHCAs reported and already offered support to 22 bystanders, who have…

ON SATURDAY, Freshwaters Primary Academy took 15 children up to London to take part in the Mini London Marathon — and what an amazing day it was! Mr Newborough said: “Full of excitement and energy, our pupils gave it their all, proudly representing our school…

LAST summer Livewire Theatre produced their biggest, most daring and challenging piece oftheatre to date. As part of the Playhouse Summer School; young people from Harlow, led bycreative director Sam Ashford, devised an original piece of theatre on the subject of “Violencetowards Women and Girls”.…