THE children and staff at Pear Tree Mead Academy came into school on Wednesday in their funky socks to raise awareness of children who are Young Carers.  The children across the school discussed what it means to be a Young Carer and thought about how…

HARLOW Council has started a programme of installing solar PV panels on its buildings as it takes the lead in reducing the town’s carbon emissions. The project is being funded in full by Salix via the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (Phase 1). Last year the council…

AWARD recognises people who collaborate with technology for the good of the education sector as a whole. Kelly Herbert, a Gaming teacher from Harlow College, has been named one of 17 education sector community champions by Jisc, the UK’s edtech not-for-profit organisation. The community champions are people…

ESSEX Police issued an image of a woman on 13 March who they wanted to speak to in connection with an investigation into an assault in Eastgate, Harlow, on March 6. She has since been identified. A 19-year-old woman from Harlow was arrested on suspicion…

HOLY Cross Academy along with Holy Cross Church and Second Great Parndon Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have been collecting for the Ukraine. The items (see below) were brought to the Tracyes Road school and then are set to be transported to A spokesperson said: “Thank…

PARENTS may be forced to teach their children at home because soaring fuel prices mean they can’t afford to drive them to school, warns Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Families saw the average price of petrol at forecourts hit a record 163.5p per litre this week,…

A HARLOW mum whose teenage son was killed in 2006 wants to bring The Knife Angel to the town. Tommy Jones was stabbed to death outside a London pub. The subsequent trial saw the man accused walk free. Since then, Mel Hopwood has campaigned for…

THE LEADER of Harlow Labour has welcomed Tuesday night’s opportunity for local councillors to quiz the police on a variety of their performances. Councillor Chris Vince said: “I welcome the opportunity for Harlow council’s scrutiny committee to ask questions of Essex Police tonight. I hope…

A BID for a housing development of more than 60 new homes has been launched for a hamlet near Harlow reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). Epping Road Ltd, the applicant, submitted an application for 62 houses in Thornwood to Epping Forest District Council…

A FORMER Harlow councillor has written to us and demanded tougher action on the illegal use of e scooters in the town centre. Dan Long said: “Me, my wife and my daughter were walking along Eastgate in Harlow town centre when all of a sudden…

THE woodland is being dedicated to the Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique UK-wide tree planting scheme to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.  In total 850 whips (small trees) and 11 standard trees made up of 16 different species have been planted on the…

THE CULTURE minister Nigel Huddlestone MP was very impressed after a visit to Harlow Museum. The museum has undergone a fantastic transformation by curator Corrina Dunlea and her team. It is packed with information and artefacts going back from the Roman times to modern day.…

WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. From January 31st, we are providing a weekly report. It…

A HARLOW man has been jailed for ten years for his part in an aggravated burglary at a farm in Fenland last year. Tevin Christy, 26, was one of five men who tried to get into Witcham Farm Cottage, in Purls Bridge Drove, Manea, on…