Athletics: Tickets selling fast for Matching Green 10K. A welcome addition to the road running calendar in Essex and beyond. Please be assured, you run at your own pace. Full details below. www.matching10k.org

UPWARDS with Downs are off to the Greyhounds for a fundraising event. Full details below.

LAST week, Harlow Council leader, Dan Swords met with a number of residents who rent garages from the council. These garages are predominantly in the Mark Hall/Stow area of Harlow. The planned sale of these garages have caused great concerns among the residents Green Party…

FOLLOWING a sold-out debut production of GREASE, MHTC are now looking to cast new talent in our upcoming Spring Showcase which will be staged at the Moot House 29th-31st May. A spokesperson said: “We are looking for singers, dancers and actors to join us in…

Dear Editor RAZED Roof Theatre Company is being collectively punished by Harlow Council after one of its members referred to the killing of 70,000 Palestinian Arab people in the Gaza Strip during its performance at the Holocaust Memorial Day event at Harlow Civic Centre on…

NEXT WEEKEND – BURNT MILL DOUBLE HEADER !  WEEKENDER OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT  Burnt Mill Social Club We’ve got an incredible back-to-back weekend of live music lined up – something for everyone!  SATURDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2026  ABBASTARS UK – ABBA TRIBUTE SHOW  Doors open 6:30pm  Show…

SILENT Support Weekend is returning to Essex grassroots football for 2025/26 – the second of which is scheduled for Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March 2026 – and the Essex County FA and England Football are hoping they continue to prove popular locally. Everyone on…

TWELVE new on-call firefighters have been welcomed into Essex County Fire and Rescue Service after completing their basic training course at Witham Fire Station. The new recruits all live or work within five minutes of an on-call fire station and will respond to incidents when…

HARLOW is home to an extraordinary community of people and businesses who go above and beyond every day – innovators, leaders, creators and community champions who help the town thrive. To recognise and celebrate these local gems, Harlow Council has launched the Harlow Awards, a new…

TWO people have been charged in connection with a disturbance in Harlow last night. Officers were called to The Essex Skipper in The Stow shortly before 11.20pm and were on scene within five minutes. During their attendance two officers reporting being assaulted. Two people were…

THE NAT West Bank in Harlow Town Centre is set to close. NatWest will shut at least 39 of its bank branches in 2026 and 2027, after confirming 32 new closures on Friday. The Harlow branch is set to close on May 26th. It is…

Dear Editor, ON Sunday 25th January I attended a moving holocaust Memorial Service where a young man, unexpectedly disregarded a request by Razed Roof staff and during a performance piece stated that 70,000 people had been killed in Gaza by the Israeli Government. He was…

Spartan South Midland League Premier Division Harlow Town 0 v 2 Biggleswade United THIS was always going to be a tough one. Back in late November this was anticipated as a possible promotion-chasing clash. Credit: Biggleswade United But things, as we know, have changed. With…

RSPCA rescuers primarily help animals by investigating reports of animal cruelty and neglect and also rescue those who are sick, injured or stranded. The ARO role – a rank in the RSPCA’s inspectorate – can be hugely rewarding and make a real difference to the…