Harlow College Journalist Lloyd Evans is an active member and supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, working alongside local support groups and services within Herts and Essex. Following the news this week surrounding LGBTQ+ protection and legislation, he investigates the fight to formally ban ‘Gay conversion therapy’ in the United Kingdom. LGBTQ+ CAMPAIGNERS are urging the government to take action to ban conversion therapy in…
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BURNT Mill Academy, Harlow, is taking the lead to provide those less fortunate with a better, less hungry Christmas. Donations have been made since the beginning of the month, collecting for the Harlow Foodbank. This is the staff’s annual tradition, and they want to do the best they can considering the additional impact coronavirus has…
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ROBERT Halfon MP doesn’t make a habit of going against the Conservative party, so when he does it’s usually for good reason. On Wednesday (Oct 21) Halfon joined four other Tory MPs and voted against the Conservative party and sided with the unsuccessful Labour motion to extend free school meals throughout the school holidays until…
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LEADER OF DOWN bass player, Tim Atkinson, has transformed an old council building into a centre for music and the arts. In 2014 Fairycroft House, Saffron Walden, was bought from Essex County Council and turned into a community interest company (CIC); the 190 year old building then became the home of an arts and media…
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AN ESSEX teenager on work experience during the London Bridge terror attack tackles the chaos of a local news room. Callum Wells, from Upminster, had been shadowing the team from the Time 107.5 FM in Romford when the attack took place on London Bridge. He witnessed journalists reporting on the tragic event, and file stories…
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