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HARLOW sprint star, Shem Bolzidar produced a seasons best at the British Athletics Champs on Sunday afternoon. However his time of 21.40 sec for the 200 metres was not good enough for Shem to progress to the final. However, it has been a truncated year…
A MAN has been jailed for possessing a kitchen knife in Harlow Town Centre. Christopher Smith, aged 27, of No Fixed Abode pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On August 26th at Harlow had with you, without good reason or lawful authority,…
A NEW project commissioned by the Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) looks set to result in 83 GP surgeries across West Essex and East Hertfordshire in England being upgraded to support broadband or fibre optic Ethernet connections with speeds of up to 1Gbps (Gigabit per second).…
ESSEX County Council’s Director of Public Health is reminding residents of the importance of social distancing and urging those with symptoms to stop the spread by self- isolating and booking a test. Over the past two weeks around 225 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed.…
WEST Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, has jointly won the prestigious Charity Times’ Corporate Community Local Involvement award for its partnership with Weston Homes, recognising the strength of its partnership with the local company. The awards, which recognise, celebrate and promote best practice…
THE Labour party and charities have called on ministers to take urgent action to help care homes in England receive more visitors, amid widespread warnings that isolation because of coronavirus is causing many residents to deteriorate rapidly reports The Guardian. The shadow social care minister,…
A NUMBER of music events at the Paringdon Sports and Social Club have been cancelled. The announcements were made by DJs on their social media channels. Many people, who were looking forward to the music events have expressed their disappointment. An event set for Saturday…
IT was heartening to see so many pupils return to school after (for most) six months away due to the Covid-19 lockdown. It was especially heartening to see so many pupils start their senior school careers as they enter Year 7. First off is Ella…
Update: November 2020: This case has been dismissed A HARLOW man has pleaded not guilty to careless driving at the scene of a road traffic collision. Max Coyle, aged 23, Wharley Hook, Harlow pleaded not guilty to the following. On 28/02/2019 the defendant drove a…
THE CHANCELLOR today thanked Britons for helping protect thousands of jobs across the UK after statistics revealed that more than 100 million meals were eaten as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Rishi Sunak said the scheme’s popularity had helped protect…
GREATER Anglia train services have recorded punctuality results above 90 per cent for the last six months, the operator has revealed, following a pledge to make more trains run on time. In March, Managing Director, Jamie Burles, said, “We are keeping our focus on punctuality…
A FORMER St Mark’s student came off the bench to play his part in Gibraltar’s victory in the Nations League. Nineteen-year-old Kian Ronan was part of the team that beat San Marino 1-0 under the shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar. Kian play this football…
STAFF at St James’ C of E Primary School on Paringdon Road were absolutely delighted to welcome back all of their children on Thursday 3rd September. “It has just been wonderful to see all of our pupils, old and new, and their smiling faces this…
LIVEWIRE’S weekly workshops return across September as the country settles in to a new way of life, “The new normal”. As young people go back to school it will take time to adjust and having been away from friends at school will have huge impact…
ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses after a car made off after a two car collision in Harlow on Friday night. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called around 8.15pm on Friday 4 September with reports of a road traffic collision on Momples Road…
