LIVEWIRE are delighted to announce that they are underway with their current ‘Theatre Challenge’! This project has been funded by The Foyle Foundation and is gratefully supported by Burnt Mill Academy. A spokesperson said: “We are pleased to announce that we still have spaces available…

HARLOW Running Club member Rob Lowe produced another fine performance at the Panshanger Parkrun 5K at Hertford, finishing in 2nd place out of 233 finishers in an excellent 18min 16sec. Meanwhile at the Gunpowder Parkrun 5K at Waltham Abbey Adrian Fell finished in 7th place…

HIGHWAY engineers are set to begin improving traffic flow along the A414 in Harlow. Essex County Council is investing in four major schemes designed to improve journeys across the town. The overall project is aimed at reducing severe congestion during peak periods, which is causing…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has written to Essex County Council voicing the concerns of local residents about the proposed recycling plant development in Hastingwood. Robert Halfon said: “I have received a number of concerns from residents about planned developments on site W19 (Hastingwood – London…

IN the three months leading to June 30, unrepaired potholes and carriageway defects on the county’s busiest roads have fallen by 70 and 75 per cent respectively, compared with the same period last year. According to Essex County Council figures, potholes and other carriageway defects…

Blog-post by Nishall Garala REAL life is the game that – literally – everyone is playing. But it can be tough. This is your guide. You might not realise, but real life is a game of strategy. There are some fun mini-games – like dancing,…

NOW, we know that the Green candidate for the General Election, Murray Sackwild enjoyed a full and frank discussion of politics with all the candidates during the general election. Many feel that Mr Sackwild was one of the best performers at many of the hustings…

HARLOW Labour have defended their reasons for investing in refurbishment to the traveller site in Fern Hill in Harlow. Harlow Conservatives have questioned why the Labour-run council, felt the need to take out a £70,000 loan to do so. The debate can be seen at..1hr…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses to two burglaries in the same street. An unknown suspect entered a house in Little Pynchons, Harlow, at 10.30am on Tuesday July 21 but left when they were disturbed by the elderly resident. The front door was later found…

ESSEX Police want to hear from anyone with information about the theft of black Giant Escape hybrid bike which was stolen from North Weald Airfield. The bike was taken by two men at around 4.30pm on Friday July 17. The stolen bike was custom made…

FIREBIRD Radio has been launched in Harlow. A number of the team that were part of Hawks Radio, have teamed up with the Phoenix Resource Centre in the town centre and are operating out of several booths there. YH caught up with veteran DJ, Martin…

HARLOW UKIP have closed their office in Staple Tye. The office in Peagram Road was opened by MEP Patrick O’Flynn back in April. There were hopes that should the party solidify their position in Harlow in both the local and the general election, then it…

WEST Essex Chief Pharmacist selected to be part of national quality improvement initiative Anurita Rohilla, Chief Pharmacist at NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) and Epping Forest resident, is to join a ground-breaking new initiative to improve the quality of care for patients in…

AS a warm-up for Linkfest that takes place on Sunday July 25th, a stage was set up in the West Gate area of Harlow Town Centre. We dropped in on the stage as The Stolians played their set. Full details of Linkfest can be found…