By Ellie Bannerman RECENTLY returned from a US tour, Essex born Anna Pancaldi describes herself as a ‘gutsy, melodic singer-songwriter’. Her new single, Keep On Keeping On, proves this instantly with its stripped back intro, allowing Pancaldi to show off those gutsy and melodic vocals. The song…

GLASSHAUS XI 22nd September – 30th October EVERY year The Gallery at Parndon Mill presents an exhibition of works of art in glass in September. This year Glasshaus XI focuses on pieces by emerging artists at the outset of their careers in glassmaking, including recent…

London & SE Division 3 PLAYING up the hill in the first half, Harlow were immediately on the front foot. After two minutes good work at the breakdown forced a penalty 30 yards out and just to the left of the posts. Unfortunately, Danny Smith’s…

HARLOW residents have their first chance to view an advance version of the draft Local Plan before Epping Forest District Council’s Cabinet meeting on 6 October 2016. The plan, available to view on the Cabinet agenda from 27 September, is subject to change at Cabinet…

ON behalf of the Trustees, stalwart volunteers and guests, the Chair has announced that The Chocolate Run has a new Patron, Dame Claire Bertschinger. The chair has said: “Some of your will have met her Claire as she volunteers for us on Sundays and at…

A HARLOW mobile librarian has received a national award for his work supporting the local community in Harlow. Tom Colloff, a supervisor with Essex Libraries, received the ‘Mobile Library Champion of the Year’ award for helping deliver a mobile service across hard to reach parts…

LOOKING for a simple way to save an average of over £900 a year – why not try car sharing? Essex County Council is encouraging residents to consider car sharing as part of national Liftshare Week (3 – 9 October). It comes at a time…

LATEST sports participation figures from Sport England show that there were 340,000 more people getting active nationally over the past 12 months. A large increase in female participation accounts for over 75% of that increase. Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign is thought to be…

Ryman Premier Harlow Town 5 v 1 Needham Market HARLOW Town roared back into form as they thumped five past Needham Market at the Harlow Arena. Needham have had a cracking start to the season and you could see why as they play a fast…

A NEW initiative providing contact points to help victims of domestic abuse has been launched in Harlow. Named after Janine Mundy, who was killed in Cornwall by her estranged husband while he was on police bail, the J9 national initiative sees local venues offering confidential…

Levett Essex Leopards have pulled off a major coup with the signing of British guard Bode Adeluola. The 26-year-old joins after five seasons with the Big Cats’ Division One rivals Hemel Storm where he averaged 16.5 points and 4.9 assists per game last season reports…

Luke’s Back – Fight to get a ticket!! By Ian Beckett THE reverse of actor Ben Maytham’s T-shirt when he’s not on stage says “Luke’s Back” and for pun lovers like me it’s wonderful news. Just over two years ago I had the privilege and…

THE BERECROFT Residents Association received the Queens Award for their community work. The award was the culmination of close to twenty years work by Zulqar Cheema and his team off Commonside Road. The Lord-Lieutenant of Essex, John Petre presented the award. The chair of Harlow…

TAKING on one of the great anti-war plays of the twentieth century is a tall order. But on Monday night, that is what Contexture Theatre Company attempted to do. To put in context, this was the preview night of a six night run at the…