POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a large amount of Scottish whisky in Harlow. A thief climbed over a fence of the Co-op store on Maunds Hatch shortly before 7pm on Thursday, March 13 and stole three boxes of the spirit. Each…

POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a one-off painting of American blues musician BB King by a Hertfordshire artist in Harlow. A burglary was committed at an art gallery on West Gate between 4pm Saturday, March 8 – 9am Monday, March 10,…

X-FACTOR star showed what a good sport he was by changing the lyrics of Beyonce’s Halo to Harlow when he performed at the Harlow Playhouse on Thursday night! This was in response to PopJustice’s petition (which collected over 150 signatures in a matter of hours)…

STAFF at Ashlyns Care Home have organised a fundraiser for the dementia side of the care home near The Stow. Staff at Ashlyns work very hard to creative a positive, welcoming atmosphere at the home. The fundraiser is on Friday March 28th at Fairways in…

THE MOOT House Players are set to perform Henrietta Branwell’s adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic “The Importance of Being Earnest”. The show will be on March 20th,21st and 22nd at the venue in The Stow. A spokesperson said: “It’s a great little show, honed…

A SUPPORT group has been set up for families caring for children with diabetes in Harlow. The first meeting is to take place at the Tesco supermarket in Church Langley on March 25 at 7.30pm. The initial meeting will look to formally set up the…

IT’S not all glamour living in the world of football, students have been learning. Chief scout at Manchester United football club, Jim Lawlor, spoke with GCSE PE students at Burnt Mill Academy to give them an insight into the profession. He told how it takes…

INTU Lakeside is looking for schools across Essex to register their interest to take part in its Elephant Parade. Children from six local schools will be given the opportunity to create unique elephant designs and six winners will be selected to join the tour which…

PRODUCERS of the popular TV show Come Dine with Me are inviting Harlow residents to put themselves forward for the new series. The programme follows four strangers as they take it in turns to host the best dinner party, with the winner pocketing a £1,000…

Blog-post: By Nishall Garala OVER the years we’ve seen local people and community groups come up with some of the most innovative solutions to local challenges. But we’ve also seen that sometimes they need a little help unlocking their potential. Constituting a community group, finding…

AN additional £140m is to be made available for councils to repair roads damaged by the bad weather and it is hoped that Harlow may benefit from some of that cash. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has said the government is to provide an extra £36.5m…

A NUMBER of people appeared in court last week charged with drug-dealing following a police crackdown in Harlow to enhance the quality of life for people living and working in the town. Operation Hornet was Essex Police’s response to community concerns and intelligence following reported…

HARLOW has the highest business growth in the UK – and the businesswomen of the town and its surrounding districts play an important role in this statistic. There’s an abundance of talent, entrepreneurship and skill among our women – as seen in the many microbusinesses…

STEWARDS Academy was the venue for the biggest and most spectacular show yet produced by the dance company ‘Dance Fusion.’ Entitled ‘Let Love Lead The Way’, the show was created under the artistic direction of ex-Stewards pupil Kerri Ann Trowsdale, who is the Director of…