THE staff at Kiddi Caru’s Harlow day nursery have been busy helping to prepare its pre-school children and their parents for the exciting move to ‘big school’. As part of the nursery’s Readiness For School programme Jennie Ferguson, a reception class teacher at Henry More…

Chief Forecasters Assessment THE risk of disruption from thunderstorms is greatest across the west of the yellow area early on Thursday morning and will transfer east, clearing Kent and East Anglia by early afternoon. The Met Office have issued a Yellow Warning of Rain Valid…

2017 Harlow Business Awards Overview Nominations for the 2017 Harlow Business Awards opened in April and close at the end of June. Organisations in the Harlow area are eligible to enter Shortlisting will take place in mid-July and Finalists will be asked to present on…

NATHAN Carter is a sensation! In Ireland he outsold One Direction, Pharrell Williams and Michael Buble, and became the first country act to reach number one in the Irish charts in 2013 after Garth Brooks, six years before. He is an exciting feature on the…

The Queen’s Speech HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has reacted to the Queen’s Speech Mr Halfon said: “This is an important Queen’s Speech to help unify our country, ensure we get the best deal for an independent Britain as we withdraw from the EU, and to…

THE Herts and Essex Community Farm based in Foldcroft, Harlow, will be holding a charity quiz night on Sunday, July 2nd with all proceeds going to support the project through the busy summer months. The quiz will take place at the Phoenix Community Hub with…

HARLOW people are being asked to share their views on Essex’s road and transport network – from the condition of roads and footways to the quality of cycling facilities. The responses, from individual households chosen at random, will be compared with the views of other…

HEAD teachers in Harlow are keeping up the pressure on school funding, sending a letter warning about “cash-starved” schools to almost two million families reports the BBC. As the government prepares to set out its plans in the Queen’s Speech, school leaders across 17 councils…

IT was a lovely day down at Old Harlow as residents and traders put on a fayre on Saturday afternoon. Our camera took a little walk up the high street.

THE Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts presents ‘Summer Musical Theatre Showcase 2017’ featuring young performers aged 4 to 25 from our Academies in Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. See below for details on each performance: Friday 14th July – 7:30pm – PQA Bishop’s Stortford (Friday…

THE fire service has issues the following fire safety advice for anyone burning rubbish or having a bonfire in their garden: Site the bonfire well away from houses, garages, sheds, fences, overhead cables, trees and shrubs Never leave the bonfire burning unattended Build the stack…

HARLOW families are being encouraged to find out more about the impending increase in funded childcare hours for three and four-year olds and ensure, where eligible, they’re registered to receive the funding. Coming into effect from 1 September, many families across the county will benefit…

EIGHT students from Stewards Academy competed in the 2017 ADS UK Youth Rocketry Finals at Stow Maries Aerodrome. Following a fourth place position in the South-Eastern regional finals the group had a challenge on their hands against nine other regional finalists from across the country.…

NOW THERE is a name from the past. To many, Atilla the Stockbroker encapsulated the spirit of post punk in the late seventies onwards. Atilla returned to Harlow to make an appearance as part of Adam Smith’s show at Phoenix Radio. But that borough him…