A group of West Essex and East Herts businesses have successfully put their entrepreneurial skills and business acumen to the test by completing the St Clare Hospice ‘£50 Challenge’. Throughout April, May and June, local businesses were invited to take part in the Hastingwood-based charity’s…

VOTING OPENS IN HARLOW DESIGN AWARDS AS SHORTLIST IS ANNOUNCED! THE 2017 Harlow Architectural Design Awards (HADAs) have entered their final stage, with the announcement of a shortlist for the town’s best new buildings, extensions and conversions. The starting gun for voting has now been…

HUNDREDS lined the streets as they were entertained by the Harlow Carnival on Sunday afternoon. The carnival, a favourite of Harlow from the fifties to the eighties, was revived by Harlow Council as part of the Harlow is 70 celebrations. The parade started from The…

THE children and staff at Kiddi Caru’s Harlow day nursery have spent a week having fun to raise funds for Home-Start UK – the charity dedicated to supporting families with young children – culminating in a family fun day on Saturday. Throughout the week the…

A new rapid, multidisciplinary short term support service is set to help thousands of Essex residents stay in their own homes and reduce hospital pressures. The new Short Term Support in the Community contract launched today was agreed by Essex County Council in March and…

HUNDREDS flocked to the Holy Cross Fete on Sunday afternoon. Theee were dozens of stalls and activities to keep parents and students entertained. YH popped in and took a stroll whilst the excellent Harlow Rock School entertained the masses.

THE NSPCC has referred an increasing number of cases to the police and children’s services in Essex after receiving calls and emails from members of the public worried about children left home alone. As the long school summer break approaches, the leading children’s charity has…

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a programme of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These…

A MAN has claimed he was sprayed with chemicals after a vicious road rage incident in Harlow. The two men came out of their cars in the Longfield part of Tumbler Road at 0950 hrs this morning (Tuesday). A heated argument ensued, after which they…

OFFENDERS involved in knife crime will be the subject of targeted operations throughout this week, as officers from Essex Police take part in this summer’s nationwide Operation Sceptre. Between Monday, July 17 and Saturday, July 22, activity in Essex will target and disrupt offenders who…

HTS Group cements partnership with St Clare by taking on Snowdon cycle HARLOW business, HTS Group, has cemented its partnership with St Clare Hospice by taking on a mammoth 240 mile cycling challenge for the Hastingwood-based charity. Four HTS Group employees have chosen to mark…

SEVEN Hundred women of all ages came together and raised over £35,000 for Cancer Research UK at this year’s Race for Life. They ran, jogged or walked around the 5k and 10k tracks at North Weald Airfield on Wednesday 12 July 2017 to help raise…

Unique Grants Funding event to ‘open doors’ for Essex businesses. A unique grant funding ‘matchmaking’ event is set to inform Essex businesses about funding opportunities in the region. The collaborative ‘Grants Funding Matchmaker’ event will take place on Friday 21 July at Harlow Enterprise Hub,…

ESSEX Police joined forces with Halfords on Saturday in order to promote a key crime prevention measure in car thefts. For a few hours on Saturday afternoon, Halfords and the police put new anti-theft screws on the number plates of cars. There were plenty of…