AN inquest is set to be opened in to the death of Harlow man, Scott Tait. Mr Tait, aged 27, died on September 27th, 2017. The inquest will be held at Chelmsford Coroners Court, Victoria Road, Chelmsford.

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital in Harlow was at full capacity in the first week of 2018. The news comes as heads of more than 60 Accident & Emergency units have written to the Prime Minister warning that patients are “dying prematurely” amid “intolerable” safety risks reports…

THE HARLOW Labour group has reacted to the news that Harlow Council leader, Jon Clempner has quit as leader of the council. A spokesperson said: “Harlow Council Labour Group deeply regrets the announcement today that Jon has chosen to resign as our leader and from…

A FORMER Harlow College journalism student has won a top award for journalism. Abigail Weaving has won the Paul Durrant Award, which is presented annually to a newly-qualified journalist working on a newspaper in the East of England for their performance in the National Qualification…

A COMPANY director and a tree surgeon have been fined after a protected sycamore was illegally cut back. Helen Kelly–Howe, of Chingford, and John McAllister were ordered to pay a total of more than £2,000 after unauthorised work was carried on a tree in High…

SIX new volunteer-run community libraries could be coming to Essex as a result of the recent consultation on the County Council’s mobile library service. Findings from the consultation, which began in September 2017, will be presented to the County Council’s Cabinet at its January meeting.…

Exclusive: THE LEADER of Harlow Council has stepped down from his role as leader of the council. The Labour leader made the shock announcement on Thursday morning (January 11th). There has been rumblings for a number of weeks that there has been tensions within the…

‘The problem with academies By Chris Vince Labour candidate for Great Parndon I have always been a cynic of the programme to turn schools into academies. I understood the reason that the last Labour government introduced them and even recognise that some inner city schools…

HARLOW school students interested in careers in energy are being offered the chance to take part in a scheme to raise awareness of the range of jobs available in the industry. National education charity Future First is partnering with Greenergy, the UK’s leading road fuel…

A HARLOW woman was among nine people sentenced at Lewes Crown Court in connection with money laundering offences. In November the 11 people were convicted of money laundering offences following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Five men and four…

Passmores wins commendation four years in a row. IN recognition of its commitment to tackle and prevent bullying in school, Passmores has achieved the BIG Award (Bullying Intervention Group) for the fourth consecutive year. This is a national award for excellence in bullying intervention and…

A countywide project to get Essex healthy has been launched, in a move which sees all local councils including Harlow Council and health organisations working together for the first time to promote public health advice. The www.livewellcampaign.co.uk website officially launched yesterday (Monday 8 January 2018)…

THREE of the UK’s leading construction companies have been chosen to create Public Health England’s (PHE) new state-of-the-art public health science campus and headquarters at Harlow. They have been selected to deliver the four key elements of the £400m capital spend programme to create the…

A NEW community project Harlow SOUP is launching this February with a Crowdfunder campaign to kick-start this community crowdfunding idea. Harlow SOUP is a series of community crowdfunding events that promote community development by raising money for new projects in Harlow, encouraging positive action and…