THE LEADER OF THE Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer visited a Harlow business this morning to discuss how they have coped during Covid-19. Sir Keir visited Beard and Fitch based off Elizabeth Way in The Pinnacles. http://beardandfitch.com The company has been in Harlow from the…

Primary School PE and Sport Premium Funding continuation announcement is welcomed AN announcement that Primary Schools in Essex will again receive PE & Sport Premium funding for the 2020-21 academic year has been welcomed by Essex County Council. The announcement was made by Education secretary…

Harlow Labour condemn government plans to scrap free hospital parking for our NHS workers HARLOW Labour say they are stunned by Conservative plans to reintroduce hospital parking charges to NHS workers. This of course comes after Boris Johnson’s comments on care workers saying care homes…

LAST week, members of the student council at Stewards Academy took part in a virtual roundtable organised by Place2Be, to talk with Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and Chair of the government’s Education Select Committee. The pupils discussed how their mental health has been impacted…

A WOMAN has been arrested in connection with the murder of Robert Powell. Robert, who was aged 50, died when he was shot multiple times from a car on Water Lane in Roydon on Saturday 13 June. He was taken to hospital, but sadly, died…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in Harlow Town Centre. Ben Pope, aged 20, of Dunstalls, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford Magistrates Court. On 09/08/2019 at Harlow Town Centre assaulted a woman by beating her. Contrary to section…

THE Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP, has today announced a series of support measures worth £30 billion designed to protect, retain and create jobs in Harlow, boosting skills and apprenticeships and supporting our local businesses. Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, has welcomed the comprehensive package of…

THE RSPCA is bracing itself for a surge in abandoned animals and fears the fallout from the Covid crisis could see more owners struggling to keep their pets. Typically, the charity sees abandonment peak in the summer months. Between June and August 2019, 16,519 animals…

ACTIVE Essex has helped secure over £650,000 of lottery money for grassroots community sport clubs and organisations across Essex who needed financial assistance because of the Covid-19 crisis. The money was secured from an emergency fund operated by Sport England and provides a lifeline to…

THE HEADTEACHER of St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School has paid tribute to everyone associated with the Tripton Road school since the Covid-19 pandemic began. On Tuesday morning, YH went down to speak to Elaine Heaphy to reflect upon the last four months as well…

A NUMBER of men were arrested by armed police in Harlow on Tuesday morning. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called with reports that a man had been threatened with a gun in Cawley Hatch (The Pinnacles), Harlow at around 9.40am on Tuesday July…

AN Old Harlow resident has been charged with possession of cocaine. Jake Watson, aged 27, of Guilfords, Old Harlow has been charged as follows. On 03/01/2019 at Harlow had in your possession a quantity of Cocaine, a controlled drug of class A with intent to…

A HARLOW care home has responded to comments made by prime minister, Boris Johnson that care homes “didn’t really follow procedures” in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. Mr Johnson said: “We discovered too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures in the way that…

A NUMBER of east London tanning salons has been shut down after reopening on July 4 against lockdown guidelines. Sun City Tanning, which has 10 stores in east London and Essex, reopened at 9.30am on Saturday. A post on the business’ Instagram page insisted that…