HARLOW Running Club member Andy Kinney endured an exhausting weekend, completing two marathons over two days. On Saturday he finished the Kent Roadrunner Marathon, near Gravesend, in 317th place out of 355 finishers in 5hrs 28min 21sec. Then on Sunday he crossed the Irish Sea…

THREE stylists from a Harlow salon are embarking on a truly hair-raising challenge having signed up to skydive in aid of St Clare Hospice. Caz Santaniello, owner of DG & Co, senior stylist Tina Chandler and stylist Connie Harris are hoping to raise £1,200 for…

‘As You Like It’ is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays and director Jane Miles is bringing a playful concept to it which can be enjoyed by all ages.It has a cast of some of Shakespeare’s funniest and iconic characters who, in pursuit of love,…

intu Lakeside has signed eight new restaurants following a £9 million investment that has seen a complete reconstruction of level three to deliver the highest standard in food court design. The operators have all signed leases ranging from 10 to 15 years and will open…

THE Epping Forest Local Highways Panel has allocated the final £125,000 to the cost of a signal-controlled crossing on The Crooked Mile near to the junction with Saxon Way, Waltham Abbey. This follows a previous allocation of £52,000 from their 2012/13 budget for the scheme,…

DIABETES UK is inviting people in Essex to join in activities for Diabetes Week from Sunday, 8 June to Saturday, 14 June. The charity needs many voices to unite and make a noise about Diabetes Week and help raise awareness of the condition. Money raised…

WORKS to improve traffic flow at the Clock Tower Roundabout in Harlow are due to start in late July and will last for 12 months. They are being funded by Essex County Council and the Department for Transport’s Local Pinch Point Fund, announced by the…

ACTIVE Essex is encouraging groups and clubs to apply for Sportivate Funding. Sportivate is a £56 million Lottery funded London 2012 legacy project that gives young people the chance to discover a sport that they love through six-to-eight weeks free or subsidised coaching. The funding…

POLICE officers in Harlow have issued CCTV images of a heartless thief who stole more than £1000 worth of oil from the St Clare Hospice site in Hastingwood Road last month. Between May 14-15, the man removed the fuel which is used to provide the…

ON Monday the 2nd June, at the Annual General Meeting of the Labour Group on Harlow Council, Councillor Jon Clempner was elected to succeed Cllr Mark Wilkinson as Leader of the Labour Group. Jon said: “I am grateful for the support and confidence that the…

UNISON the public sector trade union that represents staff in the NHS including nurses, paramedics, porters, cleaners, cooks, therapists and healthcare assistants are to hold a lunchtime demonstration to show the anger of staff following the recent NHS pay announcement. Staff are angry that the…

Harlow Town 1st XI 232 All out Basildon 1st XI 164 All out Harlow Town win by 68 runs HARLOW Town travelled to Basildon & Pitsea after a week without a game due to the rain. Skipper Ashley Alderson won the toss and decided to…

By Nishall Garala Hindu and Proud Hello, this week my blog is most base around religion and faith, I don’t tend to cause offence to anyone but I believe regions and faiths are a strong belief and a brilliant form of guidance in someone’s life,…

A NEW sculpture titled ‘Port of Calls’ was unveiled this week in Harlow (UK’s first ‘Sculpture Town’) on the site of Barratt Homes ‘Belmont Place’ development, by Sculptor Jonathan Clarke a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ‘Port of Calls’ is the fourth…