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Dear Editor, I hope that readers will not mind if I begin with a personal confession. My journey in politics started as an 18-year old apprentice to Robert Halfon. No one in my family had been political, I had never been to the Houses of…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has announced that he is standing down as MP for Harlow at the next General Election. He has also announced that he is standing down as the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education with immediate effect. Mr Halfon wrote to…
VISITORS to London’s latest immersive exhibition, Frameless, can save on entry when they travel by train. Greater Anglia has teamed up with the exhibition to offer a 20% discount, valid with a train ticket. The offer is even valid with the train operator’s range of…
TAYLOR Wimpey North Thames, has hosted a highly successful meet and greet event at their Tudor Park development in Sawbridgeworth. The event, held on Friday 23rd February, aimed to provide the housebuilder with a valuable opportunity to engage with various stakeholders in the Sawbridgeworth area,…
A HARLOW man raised close to £700 as part of his London Marathon fundraising campaign. Dan Long is running all 26 miles and 385 yards in April for St Elizabeth’s Care Home in Much Hadham. On Saturday night, Dan organised a Race Night at Tye…
LANCE McCarthy, chief executive at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT), has announced today (26 March) that he is moving on to be the chief executive for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey. Hattie Llewelyn, chair of The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust,…
OVER a hundred people came together in Harlow town park to celebrate the festival of Holi, which marks the start of spring. The park was a blaze with colour and joy as members of the society and other community members celebrated. The chair of the…
STEWARDS Academy produced a sensational version of West End smash We Will Rock You at the Parnall Road school on Monday night. This was the culmination of five long months of hard work. By the time this run ends, they will have put on five…
PASSMORES Academy’s monthly news round-up is once again packed with information as to what the pupils and staff have been doing. It really does give a window into what a busy school it is. Among the subjects this month are: Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka; the…
NATIONAL Highways is making the Easter getaway easier this year – with more than 850 miles of roadworks being lifted over the bank holiday to help motorists. Around 98 per cent of England’s motorway and major A road network will be free from roadworks over the…
GriefLine – the free helpline run by St Clare Hospice to offer emotional support to bereaved people – is urgently in need of extra volunteers to be at the end of the phone for those struggling with their grief. GriefLine (01279 945089) extended its opening…
ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service is taking proactive measures to reduce the hundreds of false alarms it attends each year. According to the latest statistics, firefighters responded to over 1240 false alarms in commercial buildings last year. Group Manager Dave Bond, Head of Protection…
VOLUNTARY organisations, faith groups, schools and more will receive over £120,000 for projects to improve the health of residents in Essex, thanks to a £7.5 million public health grant scheme. Children’s mindfulness sessions, water-based exercise classes and support for those at risk of homelessness are…
ON this date in 1947 Lewis Silkin MP, Minister for Town & Country Planning signed the Designation Order that was the official starting document for the construction of a New Town at Harlow. Over the years, we have conducted a large number of interviews with…
THE new nursery manager at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery & Preschool in Harlow, part of Grandir UK, has helped raised their ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘Good’ in their latest inspection. The nursery achieved ‘Good’ across all areas of inspection including Quality of Education, Behaviour &…
