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HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has called for a temporary ban on bouncy castles after a girl was killed in an incident on a beach in Norfolk. The girl was thrown from the inflatable at Gorleston beach in Norfolk on Sunday morning. Paramedics took her to…
THE HEADTEACHER of Mark Hall Academy, Corinne Franchesci is set to leave the school this month. Since coming from the Harris Federation, the determined head has slowly and steadily led the school on an improvement journey. It looks like the head would just like to…
IF you wanted to get a sense of what a feel-good school is, then you could do worse than visit Katherines Primary Academy on the occasion of their Summer Fete. The fete was opened by Harlow MP, Robert Halfon. By the time, YH turned up,…
Afternoon Cream Tea at Herts & Essex Community Farm ON Saturday 7th July 2 – 4pm, Herts & Essex Community Farm are hosting an afternoon cream tea complete with homemade scones, jams made from organic fruit grown at the site and unlimited tea & coffee.…
A TEENAGE girl from Harlow is to stand trial on charges that she dealt heroin and crack cocaine. The seventeen-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is set to appear at Chelmsford Youth Court charged with the following. On 22/05/2018 at Harlow you…
TODAY is our fifth birthday. We launched on July 1st, 2013. Back in 2012, the Carnegie Trust https://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk chose five partners for a venture called Neighbourhood News. They asked a question: “Do you know an area that doesn’t get enough news?” Our answer was yes.…
DETECTIVES are asking members of the public to come forward if they witnessed an assault in Old Harlow. The fight took place between Market Street and the Seeleys between 9.45pm and 9.50pm last night, Friday, June 29. The victim saw a fight taking place between…
THE number of teachers working in state-funded schools in England has fallen to its lowest level since 2013, official statistics show. Last year, 451,900 full time equivalent teachers were working in English state schools, compared with 457,000 in 2016. Teacher numbers have not been lower…
HARLOW College is celebrating its sixtieth birthday. We will be running a series of news items over the next few months but to start off with, have a look at this collage by the College.
WEST Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, is inviting local businesses to put the pedal to the metal to help raise vital funding. The St Clare Corporate Go-Karting Race Night returns once again! Does your local business have a need for speed? Then…
Public consultation on how Harlow Town Centre should develop in future has started. HARLOW Council is creating an Area Action Plan, which will guide the future regeneration and redevelopment of Harlow Town Centre. Over the last year the Council has been working with consultants and…
A serious collision on Edinburgh Way has caused rush hour chaos in Harlow. It was closed in both directions from just after 3pm onwards. By 6pm, there was still gridlock across the area between Gates roundabout and Howard Way. It is believed that the collision…
AS the temperature continues to rise above 80 degrees, there are rumours of water shortages and possible rationing. Infact, people are making reference to the long hot summer of 1976. However, it looks like there is no problem on Third Avenue as water was gushing…
AN incredible 128 young people from schools and clubs across Harlow came together to receive prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented across two awards ceremonies at the Harlow Playhouse on Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th June. The event honoured Achievement Award winners aged 11-25…
A new state-of-the-art community centre at the heart of a new housing development in Harlow has officially opened. The centre has opened as the first phase of the redevelopment of The Briars, Copshall Close and Aylets Field (BCA) estates in Staple Tye is completed. The…
