HARLOW PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR RECOVERY FOLLOWING a lengthy planning process and after the publication of government guidance, Harlow Playhouse can announce plans to re-open its facility in a safe and sensible way. The plans detailed below are measured and take into account the safety…

CHILDREN moving to secondary school in September are meeting their teachers, buying their uniform and learning about their new subjects – all via the internet. With schools closed to the majority of students until after the summer break, the transition of Year 6 children into…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has dismissed class that he voted against protecting NHS in post Brexit deal in the House of Commons on Monday night. Labour put forward an amendment to the Trade Bill which would have barred any deal which “undermines or restricts” a…

IN a letter to Robert Halfon MP, the Minister for the School System confirmed that “a new special free school” will be established in Harlow. The letter explains that “the new free school will help to provide a greater number of good specialist places for…

Outstanding education provider approved by to open new special Free School in Harlow THE Department for Education (DfE) today approved the Outstanding-rated Beckmead Trust to open a new special free school in Harlow. The Beckmead Trust specialises in support for traumatised young people with social,…

ESSEX Police have issued a warning to people using electric scooters. An Essex Police spokesperson said: Electric scooters are classed as a motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act. “To use an electric scooter on a public road you will require insurance and a driving…

TODAY could mark the day when it will be “open season” for a flood of more office block conversions in Harlow. The government is tearing up planning red tape from today to allow boarded up shops and abandoned offices to be turned into homes without…

ALMOST 900,000 public sector workers, many of whom have fought on the front line against coronavirus, are to get an above-inflation pay rise reports the BBC. Doctors, teachers and police officers are among those who will receive salary increases of up to 3.1% in 2020/21.…

A PROLIFIC burglar who targeted homes across Essex before stealing cars and then using the owners’ bank cards at takeaways and petrol stations has been jailed for nine years. James Hearne, 29, of no fixed address, appeared by video link at Chelmsford Crown Court on…

‘Keeping the Harlow £ in Harlow’ Frances L Mason Labour and Co-operative Councillor Toddbrook ward IT was the autumn of 2018 when I wrote about ‘Keeping the Harlow £ in Harlow’ and the importance of community wealth building; see link to Your Harlow archive below:…

LARGE accessible toilets for severely disabled people – known as Changing Places – will be made compulsory for new buildings in England from 2021 reports the BBC. Shopping centres, supermarkets, sports and arts venues will be required to include at least one Changing Place, a…

ESSEX County Council are today reminding residents that they will continue to keep Essex safe as the formal national shielding programme comes to an end. Around 2.2 million people classed as “clinically extremely vulnerable” will no longer have to shield from 31 July with Government…

A New Chapter Begins for Year 6 Pupils at Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary WITH the pandemic disrupting many social events, children across the land have missed out on summer term trips and farewell traditions of their schools. But at Potter Street Academy…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has called for the management of troubled Mark Hall Academy to be taken away from the present owners following an Ofsted report that rated the school as “Inadequate”. AS YH has previously reported, the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) has written to…