MANY PEOPLE pass by The Obelisk in the middle of the Broad Walk in Harlow but may well wonder, what it is and how it got there. It was one of the last pieces of sculpture by Sir Frederick Gibberd and was erected in 1980…

Epping 166 all out lost to Harlow Town 167-9 by 1 wicket. Harlow Town won the toss and decided to have a bowl and the rain from the day before had left the wicket a little damp. Epping made a steady start with the bat…

AT the end of July 2013 Harlow Foodbank has fed over 8,000 people in crisis with emergency food in Harlow and the surrounding area since it opened in April 2009. In the last financial year the foodbank collected over 23 tonnes of donated food from…

THE HARVEY CENTRE has a series of FREE Wacky Days events at popular shopping mall. The children of Harlow had fun planting their own cress seeds so that they can watch them grow into a yummy snack at home! Other activities included decorating a plant…

A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Harlow, arrested earlier this year on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, arson and burglary, has had his bail extended until September 16th, this year. The suspect, who has not been named by police, has been questioned about his involvement in the…

By Jo O’Reilly THROUGHOUT August Harlow Library is home to the latest exhibition by Harlow based cartoonist and Slam Comics illustrator Richi Crypt. The exhibition showcases some of his most recent work , ‘It’s a bit of everything really, some personal stuff, some portraits. A…

FROM THE ARCHIVE OF THE HARLOW GAZETTE GREEN SHIELD FRANK In June, Frank Willmott put out an appeal for more Green Shield stamps as part of a national campaign to raise money for Cancer research. The Harlow Gazette helped out and before you knew it,…

AS PART of the push for a living wage, Harlow Council leader, Mark Wilkinson, told fellow councillors of his hopes for a “fair wage” across the town. When much of the talk in the town is of zero hours contracts, the Labour leader has gone…

FOR the fifth successive year the town’s Parndon Wood Nature Reserve has been awarded a prestigious Green Flag, which officially recognises it as one of the best kept green spaces in the country. Parndon Wood Nature Reserve is among a record-breaking 1,447 parks and green…

HARLOW Running Club held its first of three Ladies 5K Series of races last week on a hilly course through the town park. The winner of this first race was Rebecca White of Saffron Striders in an excellent 20min 26sec. She was followed home by…

SCHOOL may be out for most, but for the newest recruits to Burnt Mill Academy, the learning was just beginning. For the second year, the academy, in First Avenue, Harlow, is holding its summer school for the new Year 7 intake. Instead of the new…

LINK4COFFEE events are informal morning drop-in sessions, created to provide a regular opportunity to unwind, share knowledge and connect with – not just local business people – but all kinds of interesting individuals from your local community; artists, musicians, doctors, teachers, geeks, policymakers, students, chefs,…

WELL, who would have thought that a bit of Moulin Rouge would have come to Latton Bush but if you go down there on Tuesday night, you will have a fan-tastic time. Course leader Jem Ayres said: “Burlesque Jems dance classes are for ladies who…

FIRE CREWS were called to an RTC involving one vehicle which had left the roadway and was on its side. The incident occurred at 0830 hrs . One woman was trapped and fire crews used specialist cutting equipment to remove the roof of the vehicle.…