By Alfie Baker EARLIER this term, secondary school Stewards Academy and Passmores Academy held a joint post 16 event at the Park Inn Hotel. It held over 25 organisations, colleges, 6th forms, apprenticeships, employers, services and universities all hoping to capture the next generations attention.…

THE outstanding educational progress of 66 young people was recognised at the annual Harlow Educational Progress Awards held on Monday (4 December 2017) at the Civic Centre. The awards, organised by Harlow Council, reward and recognise young people who have made significant progress in their…

By Alfie Baker THE government has announced new changes to the way driving test are performed with four new major changes; these include: 1) Independent driving time will increase from 10 minutes to 20 minutes as people found this time in the test very valuable.…

Paying for Policing – results of the Policing in Essex Precept Survey carried out by Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex RESIDENTS are willing to invest more in policing – that’s the message from members of the public who took part in…

THE HARLOW Local Development Plan is on the agenda at a meeting of the ruling Labour Cabinet at Harlow Council on Thursday night. It is arguably one of the most important documents in Harlow in seventy years and maps out the future for Harlow for…

THE home of Harlow’s masterplanner Sir Frederick Gibberd is looking for volunteers. The Gibberd Garden is searching for people to help with tasks from serving in the tea room and helping with events, to greeting visitors and taking payments. Help is mainly required on Wednesdays,…

JUST after midday on Tuesday, we noticed a four car police convoy speeding through the town. We spotted it as it went past the Water Gardens. It comprised of three traffic cars with blue lights flashing plus a large brown armoured truck type police vehicle.…

OUR LADY of Fatima church has been closed due to problems with its spire. Steeplejacks had been called to the First Avenue Catholic church after the cross on the top of the spire was deemed unsafe. A notice on the front of the church has…

ESSEX Police are looking for Jamie Bowie, 29, who is wanted in connection with an assault. He is around 5ft8ins tall, with brown eyes and has pierced ears. He also has a number of tattoos. Bowie has links to Harlow. Anyone with information is asked…

THE doors of Burnt Mill Academy’s main hall were thrown open as the Club Foot Community Christmas Fayre came to town for the first time. More than 30 festive stalls offered luxury gifts, homemade cheese and chutney, cakes, stocking fillers, custom art canvases, as well…

Harlow hospital’s improvements win Trust of the Year accolade A doctor who has helped ensure that patient tests are processed more quickly at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT) is just one of more than 300 staff who made pledges for change as part of a…

A DOCTOR from Old Harlow is set to stand trial over a number of charges in relation to the possession of images of child abuse. Dr Andrew FRANCIS-LANG, aged 49, of Harlowbury Mews, Old Road, Harlow has been charged with the following. 1. Between 30/03/2013…

A CARE company is set to attend court over an alleged “failure to discharge a duty” in a care home in Harlow. The charges are levelled at Rushcliffe Care Limited of Loughborough. The charges state: “On or before 07/06/2015 at Partridge Care Centre Partridge Road…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to discuss the Social Mobility Commission. Mr Halfon asked: “Many people were inspired by what the Prime Minister said on the steps of Downing Street when she took office. Will my hon.…