HEALTH officials are urging people to have both parts of the MMR vaccine after cases of mumps in England reached their highest level in a decade reports the BBC. Outbreaks in universities and colleges raised the number of cases of the painful viral illness to…

WITH advice ranging from ‘be patient’ to ‘put your phone down’, the initiative provided a great insight into the observations and learnings of the older members of the Harlow community on their younger counterparts. The Harvey Centre has been hosting the Rainbow Services FREE coffee…

RECORD number of Stewards Academy pupils graduate from Scholars Programme at Trinity College, Cambridge University. Twenty-one students from Stewards Academy graduated from the Scholars Programme last Wednesday at Trinity College, Cambridge University. The students from Years 9-11 attended Goldsmiths University in October 2019 for a…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has made a major speech in the House of Commons on office block conversions in Harlow. In a detailed speech, Mr Halfon pulls no punches as he states: “In Harlow, these ghettos – places like Terminus House and Templefields – should…

Harlow Leisurezone: Lots to do over half term. Harlow Leisurezone offer a bolt on for Multi Activity Days, for an extra £8 your child can stay for The Chill Zone session with a classic movie and a hot meal. This makes a full day from…

ON Saturday 8th February, The Harvey Centre, Harlow acknowledged Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week with the chance for the little ones to enjoy FREE yoga taster sessions with local company, ‘Yes Yoga’, on the Ground Floor of the Centre. Youngsters aged 3-13 years had the…

THE Leader of Harlow Council has written to over 70 council leaders in London and the South East of England about the use of converted office blocks in Harlow. In his letter sent this week Councillor Mark Ingall is calling on councils to review their…

WORKS to deliver the new M11 Junction 7A at Harlow will start in the coming months following the appointment of a main contractor. Delivering the strategically important new access from the M11, the works will see a new junction and link road created, connecting the…

Our ‘High Flyers Ambassadors’! CONGRATULATIONS to St Mark’s students Michael and Abdullah who have been offered a place as ‘High Flyers Ambassadors’ for aerospace engineering at Stansted Airport. As the UK has the second largest aerospace industry in the world, highly skilled aerospace engineers are…

HARE STREET PRIMARY ACHIEVES OUTSTANDING OFSTED HARLOW school, Hare Street Primary, has become the first school in Essex to be rated Outstanding in every category by Ofsted under the new inspection framework which was introduced last year. Located in the heart of the community, Hare…

A WOMAN who tried to open a plane door whilst intoxicated has been sentenced to two years in prison. Chloe Haines, 26, received the penalty for assault by beating and recklessly or negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft or people within.…

By Local Democracy Reporter ESSEX County Council is pledging to commit £500,000 to help tackle gangs and county lines activity in the county. The announcement was made by council leader David Finch at the full council meeting yesterday (Tuesday, February 11). It is the same…

NORWICH City Council (NCC) has gone on the record to tell Harlow residents about their plans for the Travelodge they have just purchased in Harlow. As was reported, they have purchased the hotel near Harlow Railway Station for £6.2 million. Many of our readers were…

Bank donates more than £1,400 to develop tranquil garden at hospital ward A BANK has kindly donated more than £1,400 to continue to develop a tranquil garden for patients, people and visitors at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The garden, based at Gibberd Ward…