By Ibrahim Azeez THE PRINCIPAL of Harlow College has paid tribute to members of staff as the college retained its position as the Number one College in England for student success. The latest HM Government success rate data shows that for the second year running the college continues to be [...] Read more »
Arts Council England faces further funding cuts
By Bianca Hill FUNDING for the arts could be cut by up to £11.6 million by 2015 according to a recent announcement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The cuts would follow a 30% reduction to the Arts Council budget in 2010, and have prompted calls from [...] Read more »
Entrepreneurial mum designs smartphone app
By Lauren Nash A MOTHER-OF-FOUR from Chelmsford has launched a smartphone app. Nelly Mhangami, 42, has designed an app to allow users to schedule and manage appointments which hit the iPhone app store last Thursday. An iPad version is also available, and both versions will be free to download [...] Read more »
5,000 Harlow households to be affected by new Council Tax Benefit
By Ibrahim Azeez More than 5,000 households will be adversely affected by cuts as a result of Council Tax Benefit in April 2013, with at least 50 losing out altogether, according to Harlow Council. The Government’s Welfare Reform Act will be replaced, as all councils come to an agreement on a local Council [...] Read more »
Harlow Volleyball Club aims to further previous success
By Tom Barnes A FORMER professional volleyball player is hoping to get Harlow active by encouraging residents to take part in the sport. Ilia Kalanov, player coach of Harlow Volleyball Club, played volleyball in his native Bulgaria for 10 years, winning two national championships in the process. After the [...] Read more »
Harlow Library holds book club meetings for community
By Lauren Nash HARLOW Library now offers a virtual book group service for those readers who want all the benefits of a community book group without having to leave the comfort of their arm chair. The library currently coordinates a number of book groups meeting in various venues such [...] Read more »
West African Relief charity shop closes for lack of funds
By Sally Gower HARLOW headquarters of West African Relief have closed down due to “circumstances beyond the control” of the volunteers after seven years. West African Relief founder Gel Page, who is currently out in Sierra Leone, will continue his work for the charity; however, the charity’s premises off [...] Read more »
Fundraisers have Borneo in their sights
A team of three fundraisers are preparing to journey to the jungles of Borneo for an 8-day, multi-challenge adventure race to raise vital funds for charity. On 1 March, after a day and a half of training in jungle survival, Kerry Whitelegg, her father Peter Whitelegg and Dan Bacon will [...] Read more »
Why ‘judging a book by its cover’ is an in-built method for survival
It’s a cold December morning in 2009 and I’m sitting with my best friend Emily in the kitchen we share in university halls. “Looking hot today babes,” I wink at her as she scrapes her greasy hair back into a bright orange head band. ‘I was just thinking the same [...] Read more »
Playground Group pitch in to save ‘Meadow Project’
THE Stanstead Abbotts Playground Group are working together to remove an old container from their playground. Thistles and nettles are being removed from the area to brighten it up and the team will eventually remove the old container from its place. A brand new container funded by the Parish Council [...] Read more »