ON Thursday, 31st of January Amber Rudd Secretary of State for Work and Pensions visited Harlow and toured the job centre accompanied by our MP, Robert Halfon. At the end of the visit she announced that she had “seen that Universal Credit is a force…

AN unsafely discarded cigarette caused a kitchen fire in a Harlow flat this afternoon. Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in the second floor flat after a neighbour was alerted by the sound of the smoke alarm. No-one was inside the property at…

HALF of UK adults cannot identify any key risk factors for dementia, according to a study by Alzheimer’s Research UK reports the BBC. The charity surveyed 2,361 people and found that only 1% were able to name the seven known risk or protective factors for…

Children took on a new topic of learning like true Viking warriors. YEAR 4 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, took a trip to Gunpowder Mills to launch their topic on Vikings. Each half-term, the school gives pupils a day to remember as a…

HARLOW AND GILSTON GARDEN TOWN VISION AND DESIGN GUIDE UNVEILED HARLOW and Gilston Garden Town has launched its Vision and Design Guide documents, detailing its aspirations and transformation plans for this exciting and unique project. The purpose of Vision and Design Guide documents is to…

Large crowd attends public meeting of Save Our Libraries Essex (SOLE) in Harlow as plans are announced for major rally in Chelmsford on Saturday 9 Feb EMOTIONS ran high at a meeting to discuss Essex County Council’s plans to substantially reduce Harlow’s library service at…

A TOTAL of 27 HMV stores are set to be axed from the high street as part of a takeover deal by Canadian music retailer Sunrise Records. On Tuesday morning, the firm – which saved HMV after it went bust in Canada in 2017 -…

HARLOW’S Young Curators have hosted a new exhibition at the Harlow Playhouse. Young Curators gives Harlow students their first opportunity to get involved in every aspect of running an art exhibition. They also includes sending gout press releases, which they ddi most effectively, as YH…

A DRUG dealer found with Cannabis concealed in his underpants has been jailed for more than three years. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how officers from the West Operation Raptor team were patrolling on Three Horseshoes Road in Harlow on December 4 last year when they…

IN December the County Council launched a consultation that aims to find out how important evening and Sunday local bus services are to the county’s residents. With low passenger numbers on some services, we are looking at how we will support these services in the…

Robert Halfon’s Overseas Aid Apprenticeship Scheme taken up by International Development Secretary HARLOW residents could soon be offered the opportunity to complete apprenticeships in developing countries, funded by the Government’s aid budget. The international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, is looking into how the aid programme…

0845 hrs CLEARED – M11 Londonbound – earlier accident just after J7 (A414/Harlow) has been cleared to the hard shoulder – delays are easing. 0745 hrs M11 Londonbound – Accident involving three vehicles just after J7 (A414/Harlow) traffic queuing back past J7.

A FOOD SHOP in Harlow Town Centre has been fined over £15,000 for contravening a number of health and safety notices. Chick-Stop Limited, of 27 West Gate in the town centre pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following charges last year. They returned…

Stewards Academy Digs into the Past NINE Stewards Academy pupils were involved in Cambridge University’s Archaeological Dig programme before the summer holidays. Stewards has been invited to participate in this for a number of years and it is an excellent opportunity for pupils to explore…