Passmores students celebrate female achievement and inspirational women PASSMORES Academy celebrated International Women’s Day by inviting twenty-five inspirational women into the school to meet the students. The women represented a diverse range of careers and included emergency services and NHS workers, business and marketing executives,…

Underweight older people urged to “get snacking” ONE in ten people aged 65 or older are officially classed as ‘malnourished’ or at risk of becoming malnourished. That’s why this Nutrition and Hydration Week (16 – 22 March), local health experts are keen to raise awareness…

THE Compassionate Neighbours project at St Clare Hospice has made 100 matches between its volunteers and local people in the community, who are living with a life-limiting illness and experiencing social isolation. The project, now running throughout 11 hospices throughout the UK, adopts a community,…

Potter Street and Purford Green Pupils discover there’s more to maths than meets the eye POTTER Street Academy and Purford Green Primary pupils took on a mega-maths challenge when they celebrated World Maths Day recently. Dressed in maths-themed clothes, the children investigated how the subject…

HARLOW charity Safer Places wins the coveted High Sheriff’s shield award for outstanding contribution to community safety in Essex. Around 180 guests attended this year’s ceremony held at Hylands House in Chelmsford where trophies, certificates and grants totalling £33,000 were presented by the outgoing High…

Herts County Council Clinch £172 million for Gilston INVESTMENT to create infrastructure that will help make Gilston a home for many more residents has been secured by Hertfordshire County Council. Housing infrastructure investment of £172million has been awarded by the government for the delivery of…

By Harlow Community Policing Team Insp Tony Walker THE Community Policing Team executed a drugs warrant at Ladyshot whereby a total of 253 cannabis plants were seized and destroyed. Drug use and supply is linked to many other crimes in Harlow including violence, anti-social behaviour…

Move over Simon Cowell, there’s a new panel of judges in town. PUPILS at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, have been appointed as Pen Factor judges. Until now, teachers have looked out for the five qualifying traits of pupils’ writing before giving permission for…

A HARLOW headteacher has asked whether the families of students on free school meals can be given supermarket vouchers to make sure they still get fed during any shutdown of schools because of the coronavirus reports the Times Education Supplement (TES). Vic Goddard, co-principal of…

THE FORMER chair of Harlow Council and one of the pioneers of Harlow New Town, Donald Legat Anderson, has passed away, aged 102. Donald’s son, Patrick, a former photographer at the Harlow Citizen placed a message on social media that his father had passed away…

A BAN on parking on pavements could soon be introduced across the UK. It is already illegal in London, apart from some specific areas marked by blue signs or white box markings on the road reports Sky News. Motorists who flout the law in the…

BUS operator Arriva has announced further changes to bus timetables in Harlow. These include some minor timing changes to improve reliability, the extension of Service 9 in Harlow to serve Newhall and the Harlow Science Park, together with some changes to evening and Sunday services…

GREATER Anglia rail stations are set to become wildlife havens this Spring thanks to the work of hundreds of volunteers. Together, the train operator’s team of station adopters – who help to look after their rail stations for the benefit of their communities – are…

TWO decisions, announced this week, kick off the £3 million investment promised in the Future Library Services Strategy 2019-2024 reports Essex County Council. £1.9 million will be spent on refurbishing larger libraries to create modern, flexible and attractive spaces that are fit for the future.…