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EIGHTEEN months after they first mooted the idea of replacing paddling pools with splash parks, Harlow Council will discuss the findings of a report that looked at the pros and cons of the proposals. Initially, it appeared that all councillors were in favour of the…
Harlow Labour call for the government to ‘get a grip’ on the scandal of office conversions HARLOW Labour claim they have been doing everything they can to fight against the conversion of old office blocks to unsuitable temporary accommodation in Harlow. Today, leader of the…
UKG Chronicle – Valentines Special – SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE ! REMEMBER the glory days of UK Garage, when giants like Craig David and So Solid Crew ruled the scene and bringing ‘Flowers in the Pouring Rain’ sounded like a really great idea to woo your…
Passmores Students explore ‘Fake News’ phenomenon ‘Fake News’ was the headline at Passmores Academy’s latest Cultural Appreciation Day held at the school recently. LESSONS across the curriculum delved deep into the origins and wide-ranging uses of this world-wide phenomenon. Students learnt the truth about the…
1800 hrs Latest Update From Greater Anglia We are running a shuttle service between London Liverpool Street and Harlow Town. There will be Rail Replacement buses at Harlow Town to Stansted Airport calling at Harlow Mill, Bishops Stortford, Stansted Mountfitchet and Stansted Airport. London Underground…
PASSMORES headteacher, Vic Goddard has criticised the government’s new school funding website for displaying figures for his school that are hundreds of thousands of pounds higher than the sum he will actually receive reports schoolsweek.co.uk The Department for Education launched a new online tool last…
A Night to remember as Potter Street and Purford Green pupils take on the O2! PUPILS at Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary showed off their vocal talents by performing at one of the UK’s biggest arenas, the O2 in London. The event was…
THE UK government has declared coronavirus a “serious and imminent threat” to public health. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced measures “to ensure the public are protected” from the transmission of the virus. There have been more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally, mostly…
REPORTS of illegal teeth-whitening that could leave patients at risk of health problems including burns or lost teeth have increased, the BBC has found. General Dental Council (GDC) figures showed a 26% rise in reports last year. Teeth-whitening can only be performed legally in the…
0700 hrs IT continues to be extremely windy in Harlow as Storm Ciara continues to blow through Harlow. At this point there are no reports of any school closures but if we do hear of anything, we will let you know. M11 Closure Both ways…
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a man whose body was found in entertainer Michael Barrymore’s pool say they have new information about the case after a renewed appeal last week reports the Mirror. Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found dead at Barrymore’s home in Roydon, on…
1400 hrs THE M11 has been shut in both directions in Cambridgeshire amid fears an airport hangar’s damaged roof will be blown onto the lanes. It is closed at Duxford airfield, which is also home to IWM Duxford, between junctions 9 and 10. People have…
’30 make £30k’ launches as businesses fundraise for Hospice’s 30th Birthday IN 2020, St Clare Hospice is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the West Essex and East Herts charity, which supported their first patient in 1990. As part of the anniversary celebrations,…
THE success of Harlow’s spring clean campaign has been recognised at a national awards ceremony. The campaign was shortlisted for the Great British Spring Clean award at the Keep Britain Tidy annual network awards held on 6 February 2020 in Birmingham. This award recognises councils…
A MAN has been arrested following an incident in Harlow where a cyclist had a tyre slashed and sustained a cut to their ankle. It was reported a 14 year-old boy had been pushing his bike along Pennymead at around 8.30pm on Saturday 8 February…
