KASABIAN will play at Burnt Mill Academy after the school won a competition on Absolute Radio. The band, known for hits such as Fire and Underdog, will perform live in the school hall as part of the show’s broadcast with DJ Christian O’Connell. Here's our…

By Trudy Harper. ON Monday afternoon, we visited the Harlow Labour Party offices up on Flex Meadow in The Pinnacles to interview the Labour Party candidate, Phil Waite. It has all been a bit of whirlwind for Phil but we grabbed a few minutes with…

A HARLOW nursery has been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted. Raindrops Nursery based at the Meadows Childrens Centre in Harberts Road was inspected in March. The report states: The provider and managers have a clear and uncompromising vision for the nursery. They communicate this extremely…

HARLOW Playhouse has teamed up with SaferPlaces to become the first theatre to enrol in the J9 initiative. J9 is an initiative to raise awareness and to help victims of domestic abuse. The J9 Domestic Abuse initiative is named in memory of Janine Mundy, who…

By Trudy Harper ROBERT Halfon launched his General Election campaign on the A414 in Harlow on Monday afternoon. Mr Halfon was joined by Conservative activists by the side of the road, a campaigning tactic he has used ever since he first started campaigning in 2001.…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has raised awareness about heart failure alongside the European-wide initiative, Heart Failure Awareness Day The heart failure service at PAH has seen an increase in demand over the last two years and has expanded as a result. Kevin Beharry…

AS Part of Mental Health Awareness Week the Herts and Essex Community Farm in Foldcroft, Harlow will be hosting a Wellbeing Day. This free event for all the Community will feature mental health, meditation, mindfulness, aromatherapy workshops works shops and a free children’s yoga session.…

ON Thursday evening, this reporter had the pleasure of attending the Stewards Academy Prizegiving ceremony. One of the (many) highlights was the 28th and final speech by the headteacher, Rhonda Murthar. We have been given permission to reprint it in full. Good Evening Ladies and…

A FERRY across the Mersey and a train to Harlow Town. So began the journey by Millie Smith to Harlow Town. YH went to the Manor Hatch sheeted housing to speak to Millie about why she came to Harlow and why she stayed.

Sir, IN the spring edition of the Council’s publication Harlow Times. The Leader of Harlow District Council said ‘I am proud that once again the council’s budgets for 2017/18 will see no services closed or cut’ . At the time I asked ‘why then the…

ESSEX Police are looking to talk to John Underwood, from Harlow, in connection with an assault on Wednesday, April 26. Underwood, 38, is of a medium build, is bald and has a tattoo of a name on the inside of his arm. He has connections…

FIVE youths have been arrested for throwing items off a bridge onto the M11 in Harlow. The youths were arrested by the police on Saturday night (May 6th). They have been released pending further investigation.

A HARLOW company has raised thousands for a homeless charity by abseiling down the side of the Church Langley Water Tower. Astro Lighting took on the feat on behalf of Street2Homes over the May Bank Holiday period. They raised £2,274.25. A film of their feat…

A HARLOW teenager has been disqualified from driving and fined hundreds of pounds for riding a motorbike in the town centre. The seventeen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. He was fined £250 and disqualified…