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IT was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning as the Harlow Junior parkrun returned after a thirteen month hiatus due to Covid-19. Race Director Catherine Penketh and her team beamed with a mixture of delight and relief as the 178th running of the event got underway.…
IF THERE appears to be one constant regarding the ward of Old Harlow is that it is getting bigger and bigger and bigger. As it covers Newhall and down to Gilden Way, it is constantly changing. One day, there may well be a new ward…
LONDON’S Barbican has announced that in-person tickets for concerts scheduled after 17 May 2021 will go on sale to Barbican patrons on Wednesday 21 April, Barbican members on Thursday 22 April and will be on general sale from Friday 23 April 2021. The spring/summer concerts…
VOLUNTEERS needed for Foodshare collections from Co-op, Newhall store and delivery to Streets2Homes, Bromley Farm Cottage shelter. Please support this great initiative with your spare time. They need your help. For more details go to their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/754609632118433
ARGUABLY it really shouldn’t have become anywhere near to being as interesting as it was but Harlow First XI won an incredibly tight pre-season friendly at Matching Green CC on Saturday. In a game that had more twists and turns than an episode of Line…
PLANNING permission has been granted for the erection of 20 dwellings including the conversion of Netteswell Hall into four flats. Netteswell Hall is situated off Park Lane near the Town Park. It was passed unanimously at a meeting of the Harlow Council planning committee on…
THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…
Mental Health Awareness: A walk in the park with It’s Ok Not To Be Ok. Full details on poster and have a look at the video below, where Tony Wilsher explains a little bit more. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qsk4Vs3Sgho
HARLOW residents have made an appeal after two Range Rovers were stolen on the same street. The two cars were stolen from Waterhouse Moor. One was white and the other black. (similar to those pictured below). The thefts occurred at just after 5pm on Tuesday…
CHRIS Vince, Labour & Co-operative Party candidate for Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, has officially launched his campaign with a Facebook Q&A. In the video, Chris Vince, a Harlow Councillor, says he sees the role as a ‘dual role’; helping to set the budget…
THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…
Potholes, litter and crime: Former UKIP councillor claims other candidates “have ripped off his act”
A FORMER UKIP councillor has slammed the candidates standing in the local elections as doing nothing more than “ripping off his act”. Dan Long was the UKIP councillor for Bush Fair between 2014 and 2018. Mr Long said: “Between those years, I consistently pointed out…
THE number of vaccinations given out in Harlow has fallen again. To be fair, we were all given fair warning that during April there would be a decline due to a supply problem across the whole country. However, it looks like we may have to…
FUNDING is available to support businesses including self-employed businesses that have not been included in the existing national and local coronavirus financial support schemes or where income, including financial support, has been unable to cover business costs. The additional business support funding provides grants of up to £5,000 depending…
FRED and Pat Norcott celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. They got married on April 14th, 1951 in east London. They moved to Harlow in 1959. It was a pleasure to spend a little time in their company. Pat and Fred have been such…
THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…
