TALENTED writers worked with an author to brush up on their poetry skills. Year 6 pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, took part in a writing workshop with author Neal Zetter, writer of Here Come the Superheroes Jo Mullane, senior lead practitioner, said: “Pupils…

EMERGENCY call handlers and control room staff are sharing their stories of the unacceptable verbal abuse they receive whilst trying to do their best for patients. The region’s ambulance service is urging people to not be mean to the team in green as part of…

0700 hrs Mark Hall Academy ism shut due to heating and site safety issues. Plus Harlow Fields Matching Green Harlowbury Primary School will open at 10am today to give staff, children and parents time to travel to school safely. Please ensure children are wearing sensible…

Sticky Sisters Opens New Restaurant In The Harvey Centre Harlow Sticky Sisters, a fast-casual dining chain, has opened a new restaurant in The Harvey Centre in Harlow. The restaurant will be the third opening for the chain, offering dine-in and takeaway to customers in its…

FRIENDS AND family of Harlow Brass Band member John Gillespie are holding a special concert for him ahead of his 70th birthday celebrations. John has played in local brass bands since he was young and so as a birthday celebration his family are holding a…

STEWARDS Academy welcomed Robert Halfon MP to find out more about the exciting STEM (Science Technology, Engineering & Maths) opportunities available to our students. This is one of the key areas that Stewards, a Science Specialist, promotes through a range of activities and clubs such…

1300 hrs The snow has stopped. The 11am performance of the Harlow Playhouse pantomime has been cancelled. The arrival of Santa at Pets’ Corner in the town park was also a victim of the weather. Sporting events included the Harlow Junior parkrun and the Harlow…

HARLOW residents are set to lose a bus service on Monday. The 9A bus supplied by Arriva will no longer travel down Maddox Road which runs from First Avenue to Howard Way. Labour councillors Maggie Hulcoop and Mike Danvers have both told YH that despite…

East of England Update Met Office sent this bulletin at 09-12-2017 11:20 AM GMT Yellow Warning of Wind for East of England Yellow Warning of Wind for East of England : Essex, Hertfordshire, Southend-on-Sea & Thurrock valid from 0400 Sun 10 Dec to 1500 Sun…

Emergency accommodation provided to rough sleepers in Harlow HARLOW Council is working with Streets2Homes to provide emergency accommodation for anyone sleeping rough in Harlow during the current severe weather spell. This will be reviewed on Monday (11 December 2017) and will be extended if severe…

M11 junctions 7 Harlow to 8 Stansted, Essex: drainage surveys Drainage surveys on the southbound M11 between junctions 7 and 8 will continue until January 2018. While work takes place overnight, the outside lane in both directions will be closed weeknights only, between 8pm and…

RED Willow in Katherines is in the top ten in the UK for fastest broadband. The street is in fact number seven in the list. https://www.uswitch.com/media-centre/2017/12/uks-worst-street-for-broadband-is-260-times-slower-than-the-fastest-street/ With an average download speed of 0.68Mbps, Thorpe Lane in Trimley St Martin, Suffolk, has the slowest broadband in…

By George Docking A ROMFORD ARTIST has painted a festive themed illustration on the windows of The Clock House pub in Harlow for the Christmas period. Kat Ball Deputy Manager of the pub said, ‘A lot of people have come in since they’ve seen the…

Cineworld Harlow Harvey Centre rings in their one year anniversary on Saturday, 9th December, after welcoming nearly 218,200 cinema-goers in its first year. THE cinema, which is home to six state-of-the-art screens, has shown over 230 films across almost 8,760 screenings, showing the biggest blockbusters…