Responsibility around school is being given to a younger group of students for the first time. Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, has a Student Senior Leadership Team (SSLT) made up of Year 11 students who have roles to play around the school. Last year, for…

MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon has hosted sixth annual Jobs Fair. The fair took place at the Harlow Leisurezone on Friday. A large number of organisation such as Harlow College, Pitney Bowes, Down Hall Hotel, Essex Police all had stands at the Fair. YH dropped…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a cyclist was seriously injured in a collision in Magdalen Laver. It happened at around 12.40pm yesterday (Sunday, November 5) in Wind Hill. The collision involved a cyclist and a white car, believed to be a Volkswagen Scirrocco,…

Around 22,000 people are estimated to have attended last night’s celebrations making it one of the largest crowds at this event in recent years. It continues to be one of the biggest free admission fireworks display in the East of England. The annual event has…

DURING the winter months lots of people suffer because of the cold. No one in Essex needs to suffer- is the message Essex County Council is sending residents today as the local and national ‘Stay well this winter’ campaigns are launched. Winter conditions can be…

OFSTED have written a glowing report following a short inspection at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School in Harlow. The education watchdog visited the school in October. The overall rating is Good. The report states: “The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education…

LOCAL charities, community groups and good causes around the county are counting down to the first draw of The Essex Lottery on Saturday 25 November. Over 130 local good causes have signed up for what will be the largest Council-run lottery in the country and…

A LEADING Harlow councillor has made a withering attack on the way that Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) interacts with the Harlow community. Cllr Tony Durcan (Lab) made the comments during a motion debate at a Harlow Council meeting on Thursday night (Nov 2nd). Whilst the…

ESSEX County Council is trialling new powers to prevent works being delayed because of parked cars, which costs thousands of pounds. Crews will aim to move cars to a safe location nearby and will try to contact the driver before moving it as well as…

A Senior Crime Scene Investigator went above and beyond the call of duty to help local officers locate a missing woman. Ryan Howell, based in Harlow, was in his office on Sunday, November 5 when he heard on the local policing team’s radio channel that…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a fire involving a large shed and two portable cabins in Hamlet Hill near Harlow.. Fire crew managed to extigush the fire by 00:54am. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

STREETS2HOMES has received £4,444 to fund Job Club workshop sessions for their clients who are homeless or at risk of becoming so in Harlow. The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation, which offers Discovery Grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged…

IF you hear an air raid siren in Church Langley on Guy Fawkes Night. The reason could be: 1. North Korea has declared war on the people’s republic of Church Langley? 2. Church Langley has formed it’s own army and declared itself an independent republic?…

THE yuletide season is upon us and our community has stepped up as Santa’s little helpers to host a variety of Christmas events in aid of local hospice charity, St Clare. In the Harlow area: St Clare Christmas Fayre Great Parndon Community Centre, Abercrombie Way,…