AT Stewards Academy the commitment and hard work of both the pupils and staff has yet again paid off with a very pleasing set of GCSE Exam results. Despite the challenge of the new GCSEs in English and maths, the core subjects continue to go…

ON Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th August, The Water Gardens Shopping Centre, hosted their first ever Film Festival as part of their Summer of Fun campaign. Hundreds of shoppers were treated to a free summer event, courtesy of the Water Gardens last weekend, the first…

Work starts to improve outpatients areas at Princess Alexandra Hospital PATIENTS and visitors to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow are being made aware that planned improvement work is starting this week which will affect some outpatient areas over the next three months. Phase 1 of…

A MEMBER of staff at St Clare Hospice who heads up their Community fundraising has signed up to undertake one of the charity’s own events. Dani De’ath, Community Fundraising Lead at the Hastingwood-based charity, will be taking part in her first ever half marathon on…

HARLOW Conservatives have announced that following a selection process by members living in the Toddbrook ward, that popular local campaigner and Steward of Cannons Brook Golf Club Peter Lamb has been picked to represent the party in the forthcoming By-Election. Peter, who has lived in…

POLICE are investigating an incident after a football match where a player is alleged to have threatened his opponents with acid. The incident occurred at a match on Saturday August 19th between Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves and Thurrock Reserves in the Essex Senior League. A scuffle…

FEWER Harlow teenagers will get the top mark in GCSE English and maths this year following a radical shake-up to make the qualifications tougher. Only two per cent are expected to scoop the new numerical grade 9 in English language, compared with four per cent…

A wife has paid tribute to her “gorgeous husband” of eight weeks, who died after being assaulted in Harlow. Police were called with reports of a fight at the Poplar Kitten pub in Tawneys Road just after 10.40pm on Thursday, August 17. A 48-year-old man…

A WEEKEND fayre in the Bush Fair shopping centre has been heralded a great success. The two day event saw a host of events and it also gave local shops a showcase for what they had to offer. Whilst the Saturday was a more conventional…

PHE submits planning application for world-leading science campus in Harlow PLANS for a world-leading science campus in Harlow are a step further forward after Public Health England submitted a planning application to Harlow District Council following extensive consultation with stakeholders and the local community over…

A HARLOW man has been charged with theft of £50,000 worth of children’s clothes from a Harlow factory. Sonny Waterfield, aged 40, of Elizabeth Way has been charged with the following. On 16/04/2017 at Harlow having entered as a trespasser a building, namely MAFANA LTD,…

THE LEADER of Harlow Council has set out plans to appoint a new chief executive. Last week, YH reported that there seemed to be a delay in the appointment. Councillor Jon Clempner, Leader of the Council, said: “The new Managing Director post was initially advertised…

Very Hungry Caterpillar Celebrations At Kiddi Caru Harlow THE children and staff at Harlow’s Kiddi Caru day nursery have been celebrating one of their favourite books – The Very Hungry Caterpillar – as part of the company’s annual Book Week. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the…

A WOMAN faces several charges of letting a dog be out of control and injuring a person in Harlow Cherise Hart, aged 29, Carnegie Close Enfield was charged with the following On 22/01/2017 at Harlow, were the owner of a dog, namely TAN AND WHITE…