THE internet was used to commit 101 child sexual offences in Essex last year said the NSPCC, as it called on the next government to make online safety a top priority. This number has risen by 53% from 2015/16 when Essex Police who responded to…

HARLOW Council and Essex County Council have applied to extend Harlow’s district-wide injunction which bans unauthorised traveller encampments. The Councils have been planning this move for several months with an application to extend the injunction made to the High Court last Friday (26 May 2017).…

FIRE Crews were called to a house fire in Cooks Spinney, Harlow, in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 1 June). On arrival firefighters were unsure as to whether anyone was trapped in the building, so quickly gained entry through the locked door and…

ESSEX Police has thanked the public for their support and asked them to continue to remain vigilant following recent events in Manchester. The UK threat level was raised to ‘critical’ following the terrorist attack last Monday, May 22. As a result, there was an increased…

POTTER Street Academy has been told it must improve by government inspectors Ofsted. The school was inspected on April 20th, 2017. The report states: The quality of teaching, learning and assessment over time varies too much across classes and subjects. The most able pupils are…

By Trudy Harper HARLOW College hosted an Election Husting earlier today (Tuesday) to put forward ideas to win the votes of the younger people of the town. All five parliamentary candidates attended, focussing on education, housing, career opportunities and Brexit. Hannah Clare. representing the Green…

FIRE Crews were called to a fire at a house in Halling Hill, Harlow, this evening (Monday 29 May). On arrival firefighters reported that the fire was in the kitchen and worked quickly to extinguish it by 6:45pm. The cause of the fire has been…

ESSEX POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Old Road, Harlow, at around 1.15pm on Friday, May 26. A man was walking close to the White Horse pub when he was approached from behind and stabbed in the chest and back.…

ESSEX Police are now in a position to identify a man who died after being found with head injuries in Harlow. Officers were contacted by the ambulance at about 11.45pm on Sunday May 28 with reports a 39-year-old man had been found injured inside a…

EMERGENCY services were called to the south of Harlow after a man suffered a heart attack. An ambulance service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.10pm on 29th May to Commonside Road, Harlow, to a report of a man who had collapsed and had gone…

Stewards Academy: Raspberry Pi Club ‘Pi Wars’ competition STEWARDS Academy students from the Raspberry Pi computer programming club won their way into the semi-finals at the Pi Noon event during the annual Pi Wars challenge held in Cambridge University. The team also undertook challenges including:…

Performing at Harlow Playhouse on Thursday September 7th. FROM THE CREATORS OF ‘TALON – THE BEST OF EAGLES’ ‘And Finally… Phil Collins’ are recognised throughout the industry as the market leaders and definitive Phil Collins & Genesis tribute show. Now, celebrating their ‘10th Anniversary’ year…

Our June’s Wedding 24 Jun Pay What You Can It’s June’s big day! Time to get out the bubbly, hats and pearls for the wedding you’ve been looking forward to. However, will things go according to plan, as an over-the-top father, nervous groom, lost best…