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ST JAMES Primary school in Harlow has received a very positive inpection report from government watchdog Ofsted. The school based at Paringdon Road in Harlow was visited between January 10th and 11th. The report states: The headteacher is a highly effective leader. She has very…

BACK in January, we contacted Harlow Council to see if they wanted to do anything to celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote. We didn’t hear anything. So, on Tuesday, one hundred years to the day since Representation of the Peoples Act, 1918, we…

ESSEX Police has arrested two people after officers were in pursuit of a stolen Arctic lorry that was used during a theft in Harlow. Essex Police received reports that the vehicle was used to ram gates at a business in Temple Bank, Harlow, at around…

YOUNG people are celebrating LGBT History Month by taking pride in their family. The Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) schools are marking the month-long event with a series of activities. In the west Essex hub of schools, the Pride in Our Family tagline is being…

Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael The UK’s biggest George Michael tribute show. Get ready for an unforgettable evening celebrating a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael.…

THIS afternoon, YH drove down to The Chantry to take a photograph of the blue plaque dedicated to the late Harlow Councillor, Rene Morris. We then went to Harlow Museum to interview Labour campaigner Eugenie Harvey to see how she views today and the challenges…

This yearly celebration is usually held in the run up to Christmas but had to be postponed due to inclement weather in December. As a Passmores tradition and much anticipated event, it was decided to reschedule the party to take place this term as a…

ANOTHER 12 drivers have been convicted following Essex Police’s Christmas anti-drink and drug driving campaign. 148 people were arrested during the month-long campaign which ran between December 1 and January 1. They are releasing the details and pictures of those convicted to act as a…

Update: Dakota has been found ======= ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find seven-year-old Dakota Holdcrast from Harlow who is missing and believed to be with 15-year-old Courtney Hoare. The pair were last seen around 8pm this evening, Monday, February 5, in…

ESSEX Police would like to find these items of jewellery after they were stole during a burglary in Harlow. They received reports that suspects broke into a property close to Fifth Avenue between 11.30am and 1.15pm on Friday, January 26. They carried out a messy…

THE new chief executive of Harlow Council had to intervene and counsel the new leader of Harlow Council after comments she made towards Conservative councillors. Cllr Emma Toal expressed her suprise at elements of the proposals by the Harlow Conservatives regarding new council housing in…

ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow and chair of the Commons Education Committee, will call for the an end to the UK’s obsession with academic degrees and demand a dramatic increase in the delivery of basic skills and technical training by the Further Education and Higher…

ALMOST 200 women and girls in Harlow have enjoyed the first ever This Girl Can Essex festival. From hula hooping and HiiT to trampolining and yoga, the free festival offered taster sessions for a range of sports and activities with the aim of encouraging girls…

FIRE CREWS were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision involving a car and a van at Redricks Lane in Sawbridgeworth. Fire crews worked with paramedics to help release one casualty from their vehicles. The casualty was released by 10:30am and…

Harlow hospital’s revamp promises improved services Patients from across Essex and Hertfordshire will enjoy transformed access to services at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital following a major upgrade. As regeneration work at the hospital enters final stages, patients and visitors will see work to replace the…

YH often does a lot of running around on a Saturday. So after an intense and hectic week, we thought we would pop down to Old Harlow and speak to the deputy leader of the Harlow Conservatives, cllr Joel Charles for not only his reflections…