A SCHOOL named as one of the country’s top Movember supporters last year has this year smashed its previous fundraising record. Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, was among the top 50 UK supporters of the cause last year, raising awareness of men’s health issues, such…

FLY-tipping continues to be a problem on the outskirts of Harlow. One area that has a particular problem is the area between Foster Street and Magdalen Laver. YH took photographs of a fly-tip on Green Lane. We have passed it on to Hastingwood councillor, Richard…

A FOUR-year-old girl from Harlow has been honoured by blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, at an awards ceremony held at the Tower of London. Maddison Bradshaw was shortlisted for the Jack Petchey Young Hero of the Year Award at the Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards 2019,…

Update ESSEX Police has contacted us to apologise in supplying incorrect information. He has not been re-bailed until October 2020. They have now informed us that the man arrested has been released under investigation as enquiries continue. A MAN arrested on suspicion of outraging public…

A REPORT released by the charity Shelter shows that nearly 8500 children in East Anglia are homeless, more than double the figure from five years ago. Shelter says 167 children in the east live in temporary accommodation, and that emergency housing is often miles from…

ON Tuesday, we interviewed a number of Stewards Academy on the General Election of 2019. They are all too young to vote but their world will be greatly affected by what happens on December 12th. We will publish the whole interview later on but here…

HARLOW Conservative candidate Robert Halfon spent a busy weekend out and about in the community. On Saturday afternoon, Mr Halfon went to the St Mary-at-Latton church Christmas Bazaar. The Bazaar raised over £1600. On Sunday, he went over to the Ridgeways area of Church Langley…

Residents and groups are being invited to plant a tree for Harlow at a community tree planting day being organised by Harlow Council. THE tree planting event will take place from 10am to 3pm on Sunday 15 December 2019. Residents will help to create and…

Harlow residents encouraged to sign-up and save with the Essex Energy Switch “The Essex Energy Switch is about local communities coming together and saving money on their gas and electricity bills – the more people that register in Harlow, the bigger the potential saving per…

By Laura Jephcott VOLUNTEERING has always been a passion of mine and it was whilst researching a variation of opportunities in different countries that I came across Think Pacific (TP). A charity that only volunteers in Fiji, making their approach specific and concentrated, meaning that…

A THANKFUL dad is repaying the emergency team who brought his baby back to health, by taking on the London Marathon. Seventeen-month-old James Gallagher has been rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital three times in the last year struggling to breathe. His dad Emmett, maths teacher…

THE Harvey Centre in Harlow is delighted to announce their success at this year’s Green Apple Environment Awards ceremony, held at the Houses of Parliament on Monday 25th November. Centre Manager, Bryan Young, and Operations Manager, Gavin Middleton, attended the event where they scooped a…

STUDENT progress by pupils across the town was recognised at the Harlow Educational Awards of 2019. The awards have grown so much that they were held for the first time in the main auditorium of the Harlow Playhouse. If you wondered about the backdrop,, Jack…

IT was bitterly cold up on the Broad Walk in Harlow on Sunday morning but that did not stop the Lib Dem’s prospective parliamentary candidate, Charlotte Cane and her team, from campaigning. With just ten days to go, their team are still in positive mood…