1200 hrs: Statement from Harlow Council “The travellers left this afternoon as requested following the visit this morning by community safety staff and police. We would like to thank our staff and Essex Police for their prompt action. Update: 10am Community Safety Officers and Essex…

Dumped rubbish cases lead to fine and prosecution SUCCESSFUL action taken by Harlow Council has led to one man being fined for dumping rubbish, while another has been successfully prosecuted in court. The first case dates back to 7 November 2018, when the council received…

A TROUBLED academy trust in Harlow has been warned it could be stripped of one of its academies after it went into special measures reports the Times Education Supplement (TES). TBAP, which runs 11 alternative provision academies, was last year issued with a Department for…

A CHURCH Langley community campaigner brought a petition to Harlow Council looking for close to £250,000 to be released in order to clean up the estate. Nicola Purse has fought a dogged and determined campaign to have funds released. The petition reads. “We demand the…

LAURA McAlpine, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow and the Villages welcomes the news that Labour sets out a ‘leasehold revolution’ to end leasehold ownership and save home-owners thousands of pounds. Laura said: “Leaseholders have everything stacked against them. England is one of the only places…

By Emma Batrick What Harlow people really want from their libraries MORE books and a wider range of book stock, more events for young people, increased promotion and extended opening hours have been revealed as the main ways residents would increase library usage in Harlow.…

Biomedical Scientist Cherie Beckett has won the Amazing Individual Award from the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. THIS week, the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust held their annual Amazing People Awards to recognise staff members who deserve recognition for the amazing work they do. Hundreds…

ON the evening of Wednesday 10th July, 10 mature students received Certificates from the Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell at the end of the two-year Course in Christian Studies which has been running at St Stephen’s Church, initially under tutors Rev Sharon Guest and Rev…

Mark Hall Academy Tread the Boards One Last Time THE theatre at Mark Hall Academy vibrated on July 4th and 5th with enthusiasm and pride as parents, friends and community members were entertained by the musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors.’ This performance was even more…

MENTION Minecraft and you’re halfway there to capturing children’s attention. Performing humorous poems about a granny’s trials and tribulations learning the popular computer game and children are learning about literacy without realising it. That was the mission of children’s author Terry Willis when she visited…

A HARLOW teenager has pleaded guilty to possessing a machete in Staple Tye. The sixteen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with the following. On 26/06/2019 at Harlow had with you, without good reason or lawful authority, in a public place Staple…

A HARLOW man has been fined after entering a house as a trespasser and stealing a number of items. Craig Johnson, aged 30, of Ladyshot, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 06/05/2019 entered as a trespasser a dwelling in Westfield,…

POOR access to lifelong learning is a glaring social injustice trapping millions of workers in low paid employment and threatening to put them on the jobs scrapheap in a fast changing labour market, said Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and Chair of the Education Select…

ESSEX Police are investigating after reports that a car was deliberately driven at a woman in Harlow. It was reported a gun-metal grey Audi mounted a kerb near to the zebra crossing in Parnall Road at the junction of Southern Way, near to the Staple…