3rd April – 11th May A JOURNEY THROUGH PAINTING An exploration of abstraction with beginnings in landscape by MARTIN WALTON complemented by ceramics by FRASER BURCHILL Martin Walton has spent over 50 years as painter, beginning as a landscape painter but over time moving to…

EIGHTY-six per cent of parents with children aged 18 or under agree that children should be playing outdoors more – says a new survey commissioned by Essex Country Parks. The survey results are being released to coincide with the start of Essex Country Parks’ full…

SHEET metal fabricators, Harlow Group had their big open day on Wednesday 26 March 2014 to celebrate the completion of 5,500 square foot extension together with the introduction of fibre laser technology. The new building significantly increases manufacturing capacity, whilst also allowing a complete redesign…

The Wizard of Oz Harlow Playhouse Monday 7th to Sunday 13th April 2014 Tickets £13 to £17 WITH schools breaking this Friday, parents’ minds are turning to what to do for the Easter fortnight. Harlow Playhouse is getting ready too, where rehearsals are in full…

A CONFERENCE to promote the East of England life sciences sector held in Jiangsu province attracted interest from potential investors from all over China. Delegates from the East of England’s cutting edge life sciences sector are in Jiangsu this week to forge business links which…

HARLOW Running Club member Steve Murtagh celebrated his recent 50th birthday by breaking the HRC Vet 50 5K record by over a minute at the Serpentine 5K in Hyde Park. Murtagh finished in 18th place out of 274 finishers and 1st Vet 50 in a…

By Eric White and Jack Wikinson HARLOW pensioners are fighting for a community centre to have its doors open to everyone. Harlow Pensioner’s Action Association believe the council’s eligibility assessments to use the Leah Manning Centre on Park Lane are unnecessary. The campaign, under the…

By Gary Shaw THE latest production by the Moot House Players was the Oscar Wilde classic, The Importance Of Being Earnest. The Players have a local, and even international, reputation for wonderful theatrical adaptions. Their work on this production is certainly no exception. Under the…

ICE cream man Stephen Daniel has come up with a cool idea to raise money for the Hospice this summer. If you are organising a school or village fete, family fun day, music festival, country show or even a wedding then he will donate a…

FROM Katherines to Old Harlow; from Rams Gorse to Potter Street, members of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) were all over Harlow on Saturday as part of their Harlow Day of Action. The day was motivated after comments by the Harlow MP, Robert Halfon.…

THE message from Harlow Labour at the weekend was that they are out campaigning in Harlow 365 days a year and not just for a sunny Saturday in March. The message broadcast across social media may well have been directed at UKIP who were having…

HARLOW Conservatives were out and about campaigning in the town at the weekend . The focus of their work was the recent budget delivered by the chancellor, George Osborne. The Harlow leaflet looked like it was proud of the beer and bingo message and judging…

ONE of the people who died after lightweight a plane he was travelling in plunged into a field near Writtle yesterday (March 29) has been identified reports The Brentwood Gazette. Simon Chamberlain, from Harlow, died in the crash, which happened in an area adjacent to…

Ryman Div One North Harlow Town 3 v 2 VCD Athletic By Mark Sweeney AN ALEX Read winner five minutes from time saw Harlow Town beat league leaders VCD Athletic 3-2 at the Harlow Arena. This was the warmest day of the year so far…