HARLOW Cricket Club have linked up with local sportsman Ben Doyle who is a director of Changing lives Community Services based in Harlow to host a friendly cricket match on Sunday 30 April against a new team whose squad is made up of refugees and…

A DAY nursery for babies from 3 months old, set in beautiful countryside surroundings, offering a warm, welcoming and safe environment to ensure your child’s individual needs are met and their interests nurtured. Opening hours will be 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year…

ON Wednesday 25th January, Mark Hall Academy welcomed a representative from David Wilson Homes to deliver an assembly for their Year 8 students. The housebuilder, responsible for the Sawbridge Park development in Sawbridgeworth, used the assembly to provide useful insight into how students can stay safe…

SCHOOLS, high streets and main roads will benefit from improved crossings and junctions to support walking and cycling, reduce emissions and boost local economies, thanks to a £200 million fund announced today (6 February).    Active Travel England is today inviting local authorities in England…

A HARLOW woman has made a plea to try and get her mother repatriated after falling ill in Turkey. Lucy Groves said the following on a GoFundMe page. “I really hate to do this and anyone that knows me knows I don’t like to ask…

UPPER Park residents have written to Post Office bosses, dismayed at the loss of their postman. The letter states: Dear Sirs. We are writing to you as a community to let you know how upset and angry we are that we are about to lose…

Dear “Your Harlow” Readers. REPORTEDLY, at one time, Harlow was the home of the biggest amateur network of sports participants in Europe and many of the sports clubs grew out of the many social clubs run by local manufacturing industries. The population of Harlow continues…

THE HARLOW branch of the Women’s Institute has resumed after a long long break. Here is their report of their meeting from January 2023. Who knew there were so many miniature teapots around?  Only about half our members were able to come to the January…

THE Harlow Open Private View took place on 19 January on the day it was announced that Harlow Council had been successful in its bid to the Government to secure funding for a new Cultural Quarter in the town. Two hundred artists and guests were…

KELLY and Kate’s Kitchen. Cook a delicious healthy budget friendly one pot meal each week and take away a FREE slow cooker after three weeks. Starts 27th February at St Paul’s Church. Booking Essential! 01279 308150 email [email protected]

NORTH Weald Bassett Parish Council is seeking nominations – an individual or group within the community – for its Citizen of the Year awards. If you know a young person (aged 18 and under) and feel they deserve recognition, they can be nominated for the…

PLANNING permission has been granted for a 5G mast in Church Langley. In February 2022, Harlow Council refused planning permission for the mast on Church Langley Way at Ashworth Place (see news article below). However, an appeal by the applicants to the Planning Inspectorate has…

HARLOW- based charities are encouraged to apply now for financial support from the Essex Fund to keep their services and projects running. The Fund, which is managed by the independent charitable trust, Essex Community Foundation, was set up by Essex County Council in 2000 to provide annual…

MARK Durham, Councillor at Essex County Council (ECC) and local celebrant, has pledged to donate a portion of his funeral celebrant fees to Prostate Cancer UK. Mark’s father, accomplished artist John Durham, sadly died in 2021 from prostate cancer, and now Mark is raising funds…