HARLOW Council has taken action to stop a developer from carrying out overnight construction work on the Icon warehouse site following concerns raised by residents. The council was alerted to a letter sent to residents and planning officers immediately contacted the developer warning them that…

OVER the last couple of days we have published interviews with Year 9 and Year 12 students at Sir Frederick Gibberd College. After we had interviewed the students, we spoke to the Headteacher, Mrs Dee Conlon. It was a great pleasure to interview the headteacher…

TWENTY-four people have been arrested this morning (Friday 17 September) following incidents on two of the county’s main roads. Officers patrolling in the Brentwood district received reports that a group of people were planning to obstruct the slip road at Junction 28 of the M25…

IT was a quiet week for Harlow with a total of 798 vaccines issued in the past seven days. That brings a total of 114,899 compared to 114,101 vaccinations the previous week. Once again well done to all those involved in the whole operation. The…

FIRE Crews were called to a road traffic collision involving two vehicles this morning on Station Approach in Harlow. On arrival, firefighters reported that one man was trapped in his car and used cutting equipment to release him by 6.58am.  The casualty was left in the care…

FIGHT CANCER WITH HOPE CONFERENCE ​Book at Eventbrite ​THIS year’s NHS “Fight Cancer with Hope Conference” in association with “One Step at a Time” is being held at the BMAT College in Harlow, on Wednesday, 29th September 2021. The event has been created by cancer patients…

FUNDAMENTAL cross-system change is urgently needed to tackle an epidemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), a new report has found. Police response to violence against women and girls – Final inspection report The report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &…

QUESTIONS have been raised whether funding for a new hospital for Harlow has been slashed? This comes after concerns at the rising costs and continued delay in starting any new hospital projects around the country. Private Eye has reported that in July, the health department…

AT the Full Council meeting this evening, the new Conservative Council is set to deliver on their long standing pledge about development on the border of Harlow.  The Harlow Conservatives have campaigned against development to the south and west of Harlow since the idea was first posed…

A PLANNING application for 82 new homes in Wych Elm has been rejected by the Harlow Council’s planning committee. The crux of the matter for councillors seemed to be the lack of parking bays for residents. The agenda item began with a general overview presented…

COMPETITIVE school sport has made a welcome return in Harlow as St Mark’s travelled to St Nicholas’ for a Netball tournament in Old Harlow on Wednesday afternoon. There was a great atmosphere down at St Nicholas’ as the teams played a number of very competitive…

ROBERT Halfon MP, Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, has been made an Honorary Professor by Nottingham Trent University. Mr Halfon has developed strong links with the university.He has visited NTU to meet with colleagues and to hear first-hand about the university’s…

THE HARLOW Wombles have been given a cash boost after winning funds at Harlow Soup. Harlow Soup basically works like this: Four organisations make representations as to why they would like a little bit of funding. They do this in first of an assembled group…

ONE of the most ambitious aspects of the new Sir Frederick Gibberd College (SFG) is their sixth form. It really signifies the ambition in the school and will surely herald a new era in sixth form education in Harlow. Earlier this week, we sat down…