A CALL out is being made to the two out of three Essex people with Cockney ancestry to connect with their heritage as part of the Modern Cockney Festival and overcome social snobbery around their roots. Essex is the UK’s largest Cockney‑heritage regions outside of…

A CHARITY has sent a pre-action letter to North Northamptonshire Council urging it to use statutory powers to tackle flags displayed on lampposts and other highway structures reports Local Government Lawyer. The letter from Northants Rights and Equality Council (NREC) has also gone to Northamptonshire’s…

AN iconic red bench has been unveiled in Harlow to honour Anna Smith Higgs – a stroke survivor who rebuilt her life and now inspires confidence through burlesque performance. Anna was just 24 when her life changed forever after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day…

ON THURSDAY night at the Harlow Playhouse, Celebrate Harlow showcased all that is wonderful about the creative arts in the town. The showcase was the brainchild of the chair of Harlow Council, Cllr Andrew Johnson. It is only fair, that we give each act their…

ON THURSDAY night at the Harlow Playhouse, Celebrate Harlow showcased all that is wonderful about the creative arts in the town. The showcase was the brainchild of the chair of Harlow Council, Cllr Andrew Johnson. It is only fair, that we give each act their…

THE Downs Primary School and Nursery in Harlow are embracing their artistic side this summer as they take part in the Lions on the Loose Art Trail, a community-wide initiative raising funds for St Clare Hospice. As part of the project, the school will design…

COUNCILLOR Dan Swords, the Leader of Harlow Council, is inviting residents to take part in an online Ask the Leader event on Monday 16 March. From regeneration to housing, Harlow is undergoing its biggest transformation in a generation. This is an opportunity to ask questions…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) was delighted to host the official ribbon cutting ceremony for its state-of-the-art fibroscanner today (Thursday 12 March). This milestone event marks a significant advancement in its commitment to improving liver health and early detection of liver disease within its…

ESSEX Police are currently on the scene of a serious collision in Epping. A spokesperson said: “We were called to the three-vehicle collision in Epping Road at just before 7pm. The road is currently closed in both directions between Coopersale Common and Thornwood Road while…

IT could be that one of the great sporting successes in Harlow will be the opening of the Advanced Cricket and Batting Academy off Edinburgh Way in Harlow. For most players, the season ends in September and the there is a long period of no…

NEARLY 80%1 of 16–24-year-old girls and women say they felt unable to challenge boys and men who spoke to or touched them in a way that made them uncomfortable.   Reasons ranged from not feeling confident enough (42%) not feeling safe enough to do so (35%) and not knowing what to say…

HARLOW Playhouse’s much-loved annual professional pantomime, which last Christmas was ‘Sleeping Beauty’, has been nominated for two major honours at the prestigious UK Pantomime Awards — Best Pantomime and Best Choreographer. The UK Pantomime Awards celebrate excellence across the pantomime industry, with judges reviewing more…

A HARLOW woman has been sent to prison for almost a year after specialist officers established she had breached the terms of being on the sex offenders’ register. Forty-seven year-old Sarah Lodge, of no fixed address, had been place on the sex offenders’ register in…

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