LAST week, we reported that a Harlow fitness instructor was set to take on a tough 100 mile cycling challenge for charity. But Lee Jessey had to stop after 80 miles due to torrential rain. However, Lee is set to take it on again this…

THREE post-war gardens created in Colchester, Harlow and Luton have been added to the National Heritage List as the best examples of their kind in the East of England. Historic England has chosen the Beth Chatto Gardens in Colchester, Harlow Town Park and The Improvement…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler NEARLY two thirds of adults in Essex are overweight or obese, figures have revealed. Public Health England figures show 63 per cent of adults in the county were classed in the two categories in 2018-19, the latest period for…

HARLOW Council has praised the response from the majority of local pubs and eating venues who have been working hard and responding positively to keep people safe and their business open during the coronavirus pandemic. However the council has warned that the strongest possible action…

YEAR 11 pupils at Saint Nicholas School have been celebrating some very good GCSE results today. 97% of pupils achieved at least five GCSEs at grade 4 and above which maintains the trend over the last four years and 87% of pupils achieved grade 5…

AT Stewards Academy, the familiar, albeit quietened, buzz of excitement filled the school hall once again as pupils gathered to receive their GCSE results. Whilst this year, the pupils arrived in their smaller ‘pods’ at different times, there were still smiles aplenty, with fewer hugs…

PASSMORES Academy recognises that the young people in year 11 have had the most difficult of times over the last few months with regard to their futures and the impact of having sat no exams. They have really missed out on some of the life…

THE strong work ethic of teenagers in Harlow has been praised today as they receive their GCSE results. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For GCSE students, it meant the summer exams they had…

ROBERT Halfon MP has congratulated pupils in Harlow and the villages receiving their GCSE results today, adding that he is pressing the Government to get BTEC results out to pupils urgently. He has also expressed his thanks to teachers and support staff for all their…

THE first ever cohort of students at a specialist STEM school have today collected their GCSE results. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For GCSE students, it meant the summer exams they had been…

AS the 2020 summer exam season was cancelled, this year’s Year 11 cohort have been awarded grades by the exam boards, based on information supplied by the schools. The previous years, to generate each individual pupil’s final grades.  None of the usual benchmark data or…

TEENAGERS have today been praised for their strength, resilience and maturity as they collect their GCSE results. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For GCSE students, it meant the summer exams they had been…

WEST Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, has been shortlisted for three prestigious Charity Times awards, recognising the Hospice’s recent achievements and the strength of their partnerships. St Clare Hospice has been shortlisted for awards in the following categories: Rising Leader of the…

PUPILS across Essex will receive their GCSE results today (Thursday 20 August), following a period of unusual circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and weeks of uncertainty around how GCSE grades would be determined this year. The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)…