HARLOW Council, Parndon Wood Nature Reserve and local volunteers are celebrating another success after winning a national Bees Needs Award for 2018. The award, which is run in conjunction with Defra and Keep Britain Tidy, is for Green Flag Award winning parks and green spaces…

WEST Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, is appealing for donations of vintage and retro items to support the running of its new shop in Harlow’s town centre, Scarlet Vintage & Retro. The newest addition to Harlow’s Broad Walk specialises in women’s and…

YOUNG sports leaders have been awarded for their work with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, holds inclusive PE sessions for primary school pupils with SEND who may otherwise struggle to access the curriculum. A team of students…

AN investigation into an investment fraud that saw victims invest money into fake companies involved with the diamond and binary trade industries has concluded. At Basildon Crown Court, Tim Radford-Mathurin, 31, a broker, of Pyms Road, Chelmsford, pleaded guilty to converting criminal property. He is…

Dear Sir, Crime and antisocial behaviour at the Oasis Hotel IT HAS been another eventful weekend at the Oasis. Commuters emerging from Harlow Mill station on Friday evening were greeted by immigration enforcement vans on what seemed to be a significant raid. Saturday afternoon saw…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler THE main campaign group against the growth of Stansted Airport has vowed to continue its fight against the airport’s plan to increase passenger numbers by eight million, calling Uttlesford Council’s decision to approve the application “just round one”. That…

STUDENTS at Harlow’s first specialist STEM school have got on their bikes to provide extra facilities. BMAT STEM Academy opened in the town in September, offering a unique curriculum to students from Year 10 around the subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths. With the…

THIRTY Passmores students were among those lucky enough to attend the first ever education matinee performance of ‘Hamilton’ earlier this week. 1500 students from across the country were invited to the Victoria Theatre in the West End to watch the critically acclaimed show, a modern…

A group of nine Year 11 students from Epping are fundraising to make a difference to the lives of people in Cambodia. The St.Johns School students need to raise £3500 each towards the Camps International Trip between now and next summer. The 28 day excursion…

ST CLARES Hospice has released a new, free resource to help adults to talk to their children about death and dying. The Hastingwood-based charity’s free Guide, ‘How to talk to children about death’, has been launched to coincide with Children in Need appeal week. St…

HARLOW Labour’s parliamentary candidate, Laura McAlpine has expressed her outrage at Conservative controlled Essex County Council’s announcement of the potential closure of Mark Hall and Tye Green libraries. Laura McAlpine said: “Essex County Council are trying to save money, but at what cost? Our Libraries…

ON Saturday 1st December, Small Business Saturday will be taking place up and down the country. Harlow MP, Robert Halfon, is looking to encourage small businesses across our town and villages to get involved. He will be handing out awards on Small Business Saturday for…

A NEW display of ceramics produced in artist-led workshops by pupils from St Albans and St Luke’s primary schools and Harlow College will go on show at the Gibberd Gallery. The all-welcome family-focused launch is on Saturday 17th November from 12-3pm. Participating children will be…

Primary school children took a leap of faith and headed off on a residential trip. Year 5 and 6 pupils from Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, spent three days at the Kingwood activity camp in Kent. The group of 42 pupils took part in wall-climbing…