By Professor Gino Martini Chief Scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Well we did it again!  ON 13th March the team at Lister Health Centre – led by Dr Jey, the Primary Care Network staff, Stellar Healthcare, the Wonderful Volunteers (front staff, security guards, cleaners, guides,…

A SCHOOL is set to unveil a brand-new building as its pupils return to the classroom. For the last few months, building work has been taking place to expand and develop the facilities at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow. The extension provides the growing school…

By Barry Beaton UNFORTUNATELY Harlow like many other towns is suffering from the increase in fly tipping and litter As someone who has in the past actively joined in Harlow’s annual litter pick and received  enormous satisfaction in helping restore pride in where we live,…

Butterfly Effect WELLbeing (BE WELL) By Angela Hannibal I WANTED to share my story to hopefully help others. My name is Angie and I run a support and social group on Facebook and have a physical meet up on a Tuesday at the moment in…

A NINE-year-old boy from Ongar, Hector Bodiam, has raised more than £3,500 after running for more than 60 days during Lockdown 3.0 in aid of St Clare Hospice, who cared for his Grandad Bobby.  Hector began his challenge on 6th January 2021 when his primary school…

CONSTRUCTION works have started on creating a new accessible pathway linking Todd Brook to Netteswell Pond. A new 800m path which will be accessible to all will replace a current muddy and uneven route. The new path will run alongside Todd Brook behind Stony Wood…

LATTON PARK, the home of Harlow Rugby Club is set to re-open. On the pitch, rugby training will be set to re-start. The chair of Harlow Rugby Club, Paul Tucker has detailed the road to recovery at Latton Park. https://harlowrugby.club/return-to-community-rugby-and-training-w-c-monday-29-march-2021/ Off the pitch, it looks…

STAFF at Sanctuary Supported Living’s Livingstone House, a residential care home for adults with learning disabilities in Harlow, are celebrating after receiving a glowing report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which praised their approach to keeping residents safe during the pandemic. The report follows…

A HARLOW woman is undertaking a charity skydive to thank Royal London Hospital after her partner was left in a coma following a vicious assault. The attack on Josh Salmon happened on Thursday January 26th in the Quarry Spring area of Harlow. Full details below.…

HERE is an update of the hard work that the officers of Harlow have been doing over the weekend. 11 Arrests made in Harlow 132 Incidents attended. 20 Covid Breaches. 9 Domestic Violence incidents. 2 Missing persons 2 Mental Health related 0 RTC’s 0 Hate…

IN 2021, Barbican Box returns in partnership with Harlow Playhouse, with this year’s Box curated by award-winning interactive theatre company, Coney. A spokesperson said: “We’re looking for inspiring Artist Mentors to support this pioneering Creative Learning programme. Artists should be based in Harlow or the surrounding…

NAISHA Polaine has been named as the new Director for Harlow & Gilston Garden Town.She joins from the Department of International Trade, where she served as a senior advisor, and replaces Claire Hamilton who was appointed CEO at Dacorum Borough Council last year. Speaking about…

A CONVOY of buses drive through Harlow on Thursday night as a tribute to a colleague who had died due to coronavirus. The fleet of Galleon buses made their way from Harlow Town Centre, through the town and up to the Hastingwood roundabout. It was…

THE Tory Budget of tax rises and spending cuts, has once again let down the frontline of our public services, with not only no pay rise for our NHS heroes, but not a single mention of our police or fire service. Over a decade of…