HARLOW schools will face tougher checks that include Ofsted inspectors arriving in classrooms without notice, Boris Johnson has pledged. The Prime Minister also wants to extend the length of inspections in secondary and large primary schools from two days to three. The extra day would…

A CLARKS store in the Harlow Water Gardens is to close for a period in December. A Clarks spokesperson said: “We’re pleased to announce that our Harlow store will undergo an exciting transformation over the next few weeks. “The store will temporarily close on Sunday…

Harlow marks national tree week THIS week more tree planting has taken place in the town as Harlow Council marked national tree week. On Wednesday 100 trees were planted by Pitney Bowes staff in Risden Woods. These were mostly oak trees with a few hazel,…

CHILDREN in South Africa are helping pupils in Harlow to learn about the wider world. Year 3 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, have linked up with The Grove Academy in Cape Town, South Africa. As part of their studies, pupils are reading The…

LUXURY country house hotel Down Hall has been named Hotel Wedding Venue of the Year at the prestigious annual Essex Wedding Awards. The award follows an extensive £1.2 million refurbishment to the hotel’s West Wing earlier this year, which was redeveloped to provide a dedicated,…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Wooding Grove, Harlow on Tuesday 26 November. A man in his 60s returned home to find the back door had been broken in and found his house had been ransacked. Jewellery and documentation had been…

A devoted STEM school has received praise from a visiting politician. Robert Halfon, Harlow’s most recent MP, took a tour of BMAT STEM Academy and met with students studying engineering, computer science and statistics. He said: “What BMAT is doing in Harlow is incredible. I…

THE results of newly conducted research from Stone Real Estate, have revealed that the gender affordability gap for aspiring homeowners continues to open up, with the male affordability ratio currently at 12.2 across the UK, compared to 18.1 for female homebuyers. The research looked at…

A HARLOW man who has pleaded guilty to a crime spree across several counties over the last three months is also set to stand trial for a number of alleged crimes of violence. Ricky Brinkley, aged 27, of Redbrick Cottages, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire pleaded guilty…

THE Christmas season has truly begun and Harlow Town Centre has another extravaganza planned. Saturday 7 December will be Small Business Saturday UK and the town centre will be celebrating with a Christmas-themed Harlow Makers Market in Market Square from 10.30am to 5pm. There will…

THE LATEST opinion poll has predicted that the Conservative candidate, Robert Halfon, is on course to be returned as MP for Harlow for a fourth time. The poll’s multi-level regression and post-stratification (MRP) model shows that across the country the Conservatives will take 44 seats…

Recycle your Christmas tree with St Clare Hospice this January THIS January 2020, you can recycle your Christmas tree with Harlow Council, who will come and collect your tree from your home in return for a donation to local charity, St Clare Hospice. According to…

ESSEX Police has launched an investigation into an incident which led to the Conservative candidate for Harlow Robert Halfon contacting the police and making a complaint of harassment. YH understands that Mr Halfon and fellow Conservative activists were campaigning outside Lidl in Staple Tye, Harlow,…