YOUNG up and coming bands have the chance to shine at a Young Bands Night at The Link next month. The first band is on at 7.30pm. The Link is in Parsloe Rd, Harlow A spokesperson said: “An entertaining evening of great songs suitable for…

THE HERTS AND ESSEX Community Farm plans to transforming an ex-allotment site in Fold Croft but needs your help. On the 1st March they will begin clearing the ex-allotment site in Fold Croft, the land has become overgrown during the winter. Once the land has…

A COUNCIL consultation that barred objections to a proposed new M11 junction in Essex was “flawed”, it has emerged. Essex County Council will now restart its consultation for a proposed new junction on the motorway at Harlow. The move comes after it set up an…

ESSEX Council has announced that the big switch off in Harlow will begin on March 2nd. The cost-cutting scheme means street lights will be switched off from midnight until 5am. ECC has published maps of where the lights will be switched off. It has been…

IN JUNE it will be 70 years since the loss with all hands of HMS Sickle, the warship adopted by the towns of Epping and Harlow during warship week in 1942. The people of Epping, Harlow and villages raised £176,000 to sponsor the vessel, which…

THE LEADER OF Harlow Council, Mark Wilkinson is set to quit as leader. The announcement means the popular and hard working leader will step down after the local elections on May 22nd. Cllr Wilkinson said: “After a lot of careful consideration I have decided not…

ESSEX County Council announced in today’s budget a £1m School Improvement Fund to give children the best start in life by raising standards and leadership in primary schools. The Schools Improvement Fund will support school leadership in primary schools through the establishment of the Essex…

A NUMBER OF Labour’s candidates for the European elections were out and about in Harlow at the weekend canvassing for the elections on May 22nd. The European elections will be held on Thursday May 22nd, the same day as the local elections and so will…

Ryman Div One North Harlow Town 3 v 4 Heybridge Swifts THERE is a definite feeling that although Harlow Town are having a very good season, the minute they are examined at the very highest level, then they are found wanting. This game was a…

HARLOW Olympian Andrew Osagie was disqualified after winning the AAA Indoor 800 metres in Sheffield at the weekend. Osagie had produced a confident performance at the event holding off the cream of British 800 metre racing including Mukhtar Mohammed (Sheffield), Guy Learmonth (Lasswade) and Paul…

By Nishall Garala Happy Valentine’s Day!! So it Valentine’s day on Friday, so this week of course my blog will be about love, and what is it actually? So today I will try to explain what true love is from my “knowledge and understanding” of…

THE Chief Executive of the region’s ambulance service has today (February 11) met with members of parliament (MPs) to discuss planned service improvements and report on his achievements so far. The meetings mark six weeks of Dr Anthony Marsh being at the helm of the…

HARLOW Athletic Clubs winter team were competing in the last Essex League cross country match of the season at Orion Harriers in Chingford on Sat 8th Feb 2014. It was hard going for the athletes on the day with very high winds, driving rain and…

HARLOW AC fielded twenty athletes this weekend at Lee Valley in this year’s Eastern Counties and Essex Indoor Championships: the club’s best showing for many years, and the group certainly showed eastern promise. All athletes automatically compete in the Eastern Counties competition but by fulfilling…