IT is an exciting time for Burnt Mill Academy staff and students as we are drawing closer to the time when the new school building will be ready for us to occupy reports BMAT. A spokesperson said: “To coincide with the opening of the new…

A SENIOR Harlow councillor has expressed his concerns over the effects government cuts to education could have in the town. Councillor Alastair Gunn asked Councillor Dan Swords (Leader of theCouncil the following question. “On 12 February, Harlow College took part in Mathematics EducationInnovation’s Further Education…

A HARLOW man has been found guilty of a number of offences in relation to possession of dangerous dogs and offensive weapons. According to court papers, Adeleye Edun, aged 34. of Longbanks, Harlow did not attend at the hearing at Chelmsford magistrates court. He has…

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is encouraging residents who are deaf or have hearing loss to take advantage of free home fire safety visits and specialist alarm installations to help keep them safe in their homes. Many people with hearing loss are at…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an incident in Harlow where a driver was verbally abused and threatened by another driver. It was reported that a woman was driving along Paringdon Road at around 5.10pm on Monday 24 February when she was followed by…

KAO Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing, has been chosen by Ori, the AI-native cloud provider, to host its first, UK-based cloud region. The deployment at Kao Data’s Harlow campus (off London Road), which includes the…

ON Saturday, 1 March 2025, family, friends, and colleagues gathered at Pets’ Corner in Harlow Town Park to honour the life and legacy of Bill Weston, a devoted volunteer who dedicated more than 40 years to the popular visitor attraction. The event, attended by around…

OVER 600 pupils put Passmores Academy down as a preference for next year’s school intake. We are not publishing this as a league table with winners or losers but for information purposes only. Burnt Mill Academy 458 put school down as a preference 163 as…

BALOO, a retired police dog, has tonight (Sunday 9 March) been announced as the winner of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award competition at Crufts 2025.  Eight-year-old Baloo was a finalist in the Extraordinary Working Dog category with her owner, Mandy Chapman.  Credit: The Royal…

FURTHER reforms to overhaul the planning system have been set out today [Monday 10 March] putting growth at the heart of the statutory consultee system and helping deliver the government’s Plan for Change milestone of delivering 1.5 million new homes. Under new plans organisations such…

RAINBOW Services in Harlow and 3food4u in Epping were among the charities receiving recognition and grants at the annual High Sheriff’s Awards to support their work to improve community safety. Over 250 guests attended this year’s ceremony, held at Hylands House in Chelmsford, where trophies,…

A TEENAGER has been charged with stealing keys to a GP Practice in Harlow. The thirteen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with the following. On February 25th, 2025, at Harlow, stole a set of keys to GP Practice, belonging to…

HARLOW Islamic Centre invited community leaders for iftar (breaking fast) in Ramadan. The event took place at the centre off Paringdon Road in Harlow. Among the community leaders present were: Harlow MP Chris Vince, Deputy leader of Harlow Council cllr David Carter, cllr Joel Charles.…

IT was in March 2020, that we published our first story on Covid. We proceeded to publish over 2,500 stories on the pandemic. In many ways, all 2,500 reports were summed up by a friend who lost a relative. They said that “the first wave…