Response and Rescue Press Release HARLOW Museum is teaming up with Epping Forest District Museum to bring blues and twos to our next exciting exhibition. Discover the amazing world of the emergency services and explorer how the Police, Fire, Ambulance, Lifeboat and Coast Guard went…

Passmores’ students perform in Macbeth PASSMORES students took to the stage to deliver their own production of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Macbeth. This eminent play about ambition, power and supernatural shenanigans is an integral part of the new English Literature GCSE curriculum which focuses on literary classics…

PATIENTS, volunteers and staff from the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust are today celebrating not only the results of the latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), but also the announcement that the Trust is out of ‘special measures’ within the space of less…

HARLOW Fire fighters were called to a garage in Matching Road on March 17 which was alight at around 5pm. The fire fighters quickly requested further crews, as half of the garage and roof was on fire. Five crews dealt with the fire, which was…

LEE Hurst, one of Britain’s most-loved comedians, is back with an all-new show. Having earned his stripes over twenty years ago as a circuit comic and one of the best telly warm-up men in the business, Lee was quickly promoted to being a regular face…

A SKILLS shortage in Harlow is set to be eased with the launch of the BMAT STEM Academy. The new school – formerly Sir Charles Kao UTC – officially launches soon as it converts to the Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT). While the school will…

ON Saturday 10 March 2018 Harlow youth councillors planted an impressive 450 trees as part of ongoing improvements at Oakwood Pond. The historic parkland and pond (at the back of Upper Park) started to be restored last year with volunteers and Council staff working together…

By BBC Local Democracy Reporter MORE than 200 children have gone missing while in the care of Essex County Council, figures have revealed. The latest figures, which were revealed following a Freedom of Information request, come after concerns were raised about the welfare of the…

A HARLOW man arrested at a Cambodian pool party has been convicted of posting “pornographic” photos. Daniel Richard Leeming Jones, 31, from Harlow, was found guilty of breaking pornography laws. Jones was sentenced at Siem Reap Provincial Court to one month and 22 days in…

By BBC Local Democracy Reporter SOME 10% of the road network maintained by local authorities in Great Britain is in poor condition, or has been flagged for further inspection. Around 37,000 kilometres (22,990 miles) across England, Wales and Scotland fell below top standard in surveys…

HARLOW residents are being asked to be alert to the signs of suspicious activity, in order to help prevent terrorist atrocities such as the ones the country experienced in 2017. The latest phase of the ‘ACT – Action Counters Terrorism’ campaign launches today Tuesday, March…

0830 hrs A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a collision on the M25 at Waltham Abbey which happened just after 11.20pm last night, Monday, March 19. An articulated lorry was in collision with an Audi between junctions…

Rail station adoption scheme blossoming as number of volunteers exceeds 200 Greater Anglia’s station adopters are swinging into action with the arrival of Spring, as the number of volunteers across the region exceeds 200 for the first time. With the increase in station adopters, the…

THE Harvey Centre in Harlow is excited to announce that they will be welcoming children’s picture book favourite, The Gruffalo to the centre this Easter. The loveable beast that is The Gruffalo will be making appearances at intervals between 11am and 4pm on Saturday 31st…