THE Government has today published a new Aviation Passenger Charter, developed by Government, industry, consumer and disability groups in partnership, outlining what passengers can expect if confronted with flight delays and cancellations this summer. The Charter has been designed to give passengers the confidence they…

ESSEX Firefighters rescued a dog in Harlow this afternoon (Saturday) from a residential roof. Control teams were alerted after neighbours spotted the dog – which had climbed out of a window of the property while its owners were out and become stuck on a pitched porch…

EARLIER this month, Labour councillor Tony Durcan criticised the state of the grass areas in the market square in Harlow. https://twitter.com/atpdurcan/status/1543208174605537281?s=20&t=0VmGg4XWYj5I9WJrpWLIsw On Thursday night, Great Parndon councillor David Carter (Cons) asked the portfolio holder for environment, cllr Nicky Purse answers a number of questions regarding…

HARLOW schools are set to benefit from £84,707,965 as part of the Department for Education’s provisional School Funding Update for 2023/24, an initiative that will help schools plan for their future needs claims Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Robert Halfon said: “This announcement comes as part…

IT IS hot, it is sweaty and it is intense down at the Ladyshot base of Harlow Boxing Club. But training away, most nights, is Ali. Ali Sharali Hemadzai has just been in Harlow for two years since arriving from Afghanistan. It is clear that…

A HARLOW construction company has gone into administration. The announcement was made on the London Gazette website Back in May, Construction Enquirer website reported that Oakmont Construction had stopped work on its sites. Operatives and subcontractors had turned up for work but were confronted with…

POLICE, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst has successfully secured £503,000 extra funding to be invested to support survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence in Essex. This funding, allocated from the Ministry of Justice, will mean that we will be able to provide even…

COMPLETING a university style project has inspired young students to strive for further education.Year 9 and Year 10 students from Burnt Mill Academy, took part in The Brilliant Club programme. The scheme aims to inspire young people to raise their aspirations of attending university and…

THE FIVE ACRE home owners who have been saddled with repair bills of up to £30,000 are certainly not going down without a fight. Once again, Sally Jones and her fellow stakeholders attended a Harlow Council meeting and asked a number of questions. A few…

THE MATERNITY Voices Partnership for West Essex (including Harlow) have produced a short film highlighting their work with Princess Alexandra Hospital. In the film the two chairs, Chloe and Verity affirm their commitment to improving the maternity services for “women, birthing people and families”. In…

THE BOSSES of an award winning charity has slammed police response after their mini-bus was “shot at” on Thursday morning. https://twitter.com/DavidJSimmons/status/1550039438025170944?s=20&t=LzABUPkQORVWcNkf7wFQpw The windows of a Changing Lives mini-bus was smashed as it was being driven down First Avenue in Harlow. Changing Lives director, David Simmons…

GREATER Anglia is reminding people to avoid travelling on its trains this Saturday when 90 per cent of services will not run due to a strike by train drivers’ union ASLEF. The 24-hour strike is followed by major engineering works on Greater Anglia’s routes into…

A CARE home outside Harlow rated as “inadequate” by government inspectors, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has decided to close. St Elizabeth’s Care Home with Nursing is in Much Hadham but has close links to Harlow. They have a number of charity shops in the…

NATIONAL Dance Awards Nominee Rhiannon Faith Company is working with Harlow Playhouse to host a free family-friendly festival in Harlow this summer. The festival will take place every day between Tuesday 2nd and Saturday 6th August and will celebrate care in Harlow, highlighting some of the fantastic work that takes place…