Recycle your Christmas tree with St Clare Hospice this January  THIS January 2021, you can recycle your Christmas tree with local charity St Clare Hospice, who will come and collect your tree from your home in return for a donation to their vital hospice cause.  …

By Local Democracy Reporter A £200,000 investment from Essex County Council is to make key cycleways in Harlow ‘safer, greener and healthier’. After taking advice from all four Harlow county councillors, town cycling enthusiasts and the leader of Harlow Council, cllr Mark Ingall, the money…

A message from West Essex Mind OUR Mental Health Support Team, formally Trailblazers, work in a range of schools in Harlow. They ran a competition with student to design the best Christmas cards. 5 of the best cards were chosen and are on sale now.…

A HARLOW school has thanked an Ingatestone company for the donation of a Christmas tree. Headteacher, Mrs Peden said: “We would like to thank Larkins Farm for their donation of a Christmas Tree for Pear Tree Mead Academy.  “Every member of staff and all the…

PARNDON Wood Crematorium in Harlow is giving three local charities a total of nearly £24,000 in donations, which it raised as part of its metal recycling scheme. With the consent of families, metals recovered during cremation are recycled and any money raised at each of…

A HARLOW couple are hoping to raise money for the homeless through their dazzling Christmas lights. Kate and Danny Stephens have put up their decorations outside their house in Parnall Road. Katie said: “Danny and I are wanting to raise money for charity. We’ve been…

A COMMUNITY-minded landscape gardener has made a generous donation to the Harlow Foodbank. Kieron Lewis of Lewis Landscapes made his donation on Monday afternoon at the Matching Tye based foodbank. Chief executive of Harlow Foodbank, Andy Thornton said: “Full credit to Kieron. He put the…

HUNDREDS of Essex residents have taken part in a new campaign, whichencourages local people to replace their daily drives with more regularwalking and cycling. The Stop.Swap._GO!_ campaign was developed by Essex County Council in a response to figures showing 10.7 billion vehicle kilometres were travelled…

FOLLOWING a recent visit from Princess Anne, Harlow’s MP, asked the Culture Secretary to recognise the work of Harlow’s CAB “which has done so much to help those who are struggling or facing difficulties in their lives”. The Culture Secretary responded: “I join my right…

EACH year, the High Sheriff gives financial support to voluntary organisations for initiatives that are helping to tackle crime, community safety and anti-social behaviour in their local area or across the County. If your organisation is contributing to this area of work, you may be…

THE Head Coach at a popular running group in Harlow has been awarded an Essex Active Hero Award. The awards were organised by Essex County Council in partnership with Active Essex. In 2019, Adrian Fell, along with Sharon Wright and Alex Smith started ParkrunandBeyond (PRAB).…

FORTY-FIVE youngsters become anti-bullying ambassadors during anti-bullying week 2020 UK. Director – Hip Hop Pop, Jenny Bater-Sinclair said: “I’m proud that Hip Hop Pop has always had zero tolerance for bullying, yet during anti-bullying week 2020 UK, we wanted to take things a step further…

St Clare Hospice secures Barclays funding to continueBereavement Support Helpline for the next year WEST Essex and East Hertfordshire charity, St Clare Hospice, has secured £100,000 funding from Barclays to continue their Bereavement Support Helpline for the next year. The helpline, 01279 967670, launched in…

UK’s biggest food collection is vital this year as charities face a Covid-19 Christmas. SHOPPERS in Harlow are being urged to donate to the UK’s biggest food collection and support the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they help people in crisis amid the Covid-19 pandemic…