OUR next three interviews are women from Hungary. The influx of residents from Eastern Europe has been a welcome boost to the make up of the town. We went up to the green opposite St Mary Magdalene Church to interview Flora Whelehan about her home…

ESSEX Roads Policing unit arrest three for drug driving during Operation Copenhagen, reducing crime on our road. Officers carried out high-visibility patrols on the M11 last Thursday (7 July), targeting road-related crime, focussing their efforts between junction 4 to 7A at Harlow. The Chigwell-based team…

LAST night I had the pleasure of watching the production of Annie by Passmores Academy and I was thoroughly impressed writes Emelia De Freitas. Due to it being a junior musical I wrongly had the view that it may struggle to pull of the demands…

WITH pre-season underway, the Hawks squad for the new season has started to take shape under Chapman. The Hawks began their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 victory over Stanway Rovers, with goals from Alex Read and Alfie Attrill before narrowly losing away to AFC Sudbury…

A JOURNALIST who swapped office-based Hertfordshire life for a cow-milking career in Northern Ireland has written a book about her adventures reports Harlow College. Former Harlow College student Holly Crawford (36) moved from her homeland in 2020 after marrying Paul Crawford, a vet and sheep…

EARLY one May morning, after a long absence (during which she lived in Paris), the widow Madame Lydia Ranevsky returns home to her family estate to find that it has been heavily mortgaged to pay for her extravagances and that it is to be auctioned…

THE CAPTAIN of Harlow Ladies Football Club is representing her country at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Former Passmores Academy student, Charis Howell, is representing Team GB. She is team captain. The Maccabiah Games is an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held every four…

Dear Editor, FARMING accounts for 1% of the working population but an alarming 18% of all workplace deaths according to the HSE Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Report in GB 2021/2022. In the past year 22 farm workers lost their lives on GB…

BLACK Wax favourites The Len Price 3 return to Harlow. The Medway trio tour in support of their brand new album Ip Dip Do and play Burnt Mill Snooker & Social Club on Friday 15th July. Support on the night from The Vera’s making their…

LAUNCHING in the autumn ‘Multiply’ is a new initiative that will offer over 14,000 Essex residents easy access to free maths and finance training. Essex County Council (ECC) has asked Government for the maximum £7.9 million allocation to help residents gain a qualification, get into…

THE fire is now out although a relief crew will be heading back to the scene at 8pm to check for hotspots. Approximately 20 acres of stubble field has been damaged by the fire. For pics of fire click here to Everything Epping Forest page.…

IN 1977 the Belash Tandoori Restaurant became the first Indian restaurant to open it doors and introduce Indian cuisine to the residents of Harlow. Forty five years later the restaurant, situated in The Stow, is as popular as ever serving both in-house, take away and…

UPWARDS with Downs are set to hold a Summer Fete this weekend. The event will be held at The Link on Parsloe Road in Harlow. Full details of events are below. https://www.upwardswithdowns.co.uk

THERE was a great community feel to the Eid celebrations held at the Harlow Islamic Centre at the weekend. Participants enjoyed a free barbecue as well as a host of other activities including football, basketball, arts and crafts and a bouncy castle. The chair of…