HARLOW Running Club members were out and about at various 5K Parkruns at the weekend. At Harlow Jared Bethell was victorious, winning the event out of 138 finishers in an excellent 19min 01sec. He was followed home by Martyn Coulter (9th in 22.51), Anna Baker…

ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow, welcomes the news that the Post Office are modernising their Potter Street branch. Potter Street Post Office is one of 8,000 branches across the country that will see Government investment to modernise the services and experience they provide. For customers,…

IN this severe cold weather Essex County Council is urging people to take action to ensure they stay warm and well. The elderly and those with long-term health conditions are particularly susceptible at these times to further illnesses and are often isolated. Dr Mike Gogarty,…

HARLOW residents can become waste busting heroes by volunteering to help their local community to reduce waste, increase recycling and save money, through Essex County Council’s WasteBuster programme. Volunteers will be able to attend a free training day to find out about becoming a WasteBuster…

THE number of potholes on Essex roads fell in the last three months of 2015, survey results show. There were 202 potholes and other defects on main roads in Essex at the end of the year, with just 76 on roads classed as Priority 1…

AN unprecedented partnership of ten authorities covering the county of Essex has today (Friday 15 January) published Open up, Reach out, a five-year local transformation plan for the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. The plan includes major improvements and new…

ESSEX libraries have welcomed the launch of the Universal Learning Offer, a national campaign to promote the array of learning tools on offer at local libraries. Whether you want to learn a new language, how to bake a cake or how to programme a computer…

The NHS service based at the Hamilton Practice and is currently available on Saturdays and Sundays. Appointments are accessed through a patient’s own GP surgery for a booked appointment only; it is not a ‘walk-in service’. Most GP practices in Harlow are taking bookings for…

IN a game of many chances Harlow will wonder how they didn’t come away with anything from the game. 
The only difference between the sides was the clinical finishing of the Witham forwards. Harlow had had just as many clear cut opportunities by half time…

SOME of Harlow AC (HAC) youngsters were competing at South of England Indoor track championships at Lee Valley this weekend; Lewis Harknett had a storming run in the U17 1500m final to secure an SEAA bronze medal (3rd place) in 4.34.14. Twin brother Owen Harknett…

DIGBY Fairweather’s Half Dozen are coming to Bishop’s Stortford for their 21st Birthday Tour. On Friday 5th March, celebrating their 21st year on the road, Digby’s Half Dozen bring you an unforgettable evening of swinging sounds, favourite songs (sung by the ‘Four Fairweather Friends’), latin…

HARLOW has become a surprising star destination for commuters. House prices in Harlow, Essex, rose 17 per cent last year thanks to its schools, good-value property, pretty old town and 34-minute commute to London. According to exclusive research by Savills on locations along the line…

SUPPORTERS of the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust broke all records last month by taking part in the Charity’s annual Christmas Raffle, raising over £147,000! Three cash prizes were up for grabs; £2,000, £1,000 and £500 with the top prize won by Daniel Hendon…

ENGAGED couples from Harlow are in demand for the enhanced new series of hit reality show Don’t Tell the Bride. Chiefs from the show’s production company Renegade Pictures are keen to find a happy couple from Harlow to take part. The popular programme follows husbands-to-be…