IN CASE you didn’t know, Your Harlow has a YouTube channel called YourHarlowFilms. Since we launched on July 1st, 2013, there are 3,608 films covering all aspects of life in Harlow. They are all on YouTube plus we have them all on a hard drive.…

BACK in 2018, we paid tribute to the 126 men from Harlow and the villages, who left to fight in World War 1 and never came back. This took the form of 126 residents reading the biographies of the men. We have a dedicated channel…

EPPING Forest District Museum marks 100 Years Since Sir Winston Churchill’s election as MP for Epping with a new display and series of talks. The new display titled ‘Churchill and the District’ will showcase a selection of photographs , many provided by the Churchill Archives…

ON Monday evening, there was a well attended meeting called by Harlow Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) about how to mobilise support against the threats of racism and fascism. This came two days after anti racists remembered the Battle of Cable Street in which Jews,…

A NEW display at Epping Forest District Museum in Waltham Abbey will feature a mysterious axe head found during an audit of the museum’s collection. King Harold II Waltham Abbey is thought to be the final resting place of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon…

NEW research has answered the mystery of how the Crystal Palace in London, which at the time was the world’s largest building, was constructed in only 190 days. The study, led by Professor John Gardner of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), has discovered that the Crystal…

A UNIVERSITY professor who worked on dozens of shows at Harlow Playhouse is still helping students – 11 years after his death. The family of Peter Lines set up a special bursary after he died which awards £1000 each year to a man or woman…

A BATTLE of Britain service and laying of wreaths, organised by North Weald Bassett Parish Council, was held at the Cross of Sacrifice at St Andrew’s Church. North Weald.The service was taken by the chairman of North Weald Bassett Parish Council councillor Alan Buckley.Civic wreaths…

Dear Editor, EVERY 10 minutes, someone in the UK hears the words “you have breast cancer”. Sadly, this happened to my eldest sister Tracey. When she died in 2016, the news rippled through the family – shaking us all. Little did we know this was…

OVER the years, we have paid tribute to a former Harlow resident Simon Maddison, who died. aged 40 in the Town Towers in New York City on September 11th, 2001. Photo courtesy of the Harlow Star There is a link to our previous tributes below.…

THREE former Harlow councillors, who served their town for a over 75 years have been awarded the status of alderman of the town. It is an honorary title intended to recognise eminent service of past members of a council. The people awarded were: Eddie Johnson,…

HARLOW Museum & Walled Gardens will temporarily be closed for two weeks. From Tuesday 3 September to Friday 13 September. A spokesperson said: “As part of the ongoing care and rejuvenation of Harlow Museum we are undergoing renovation work to replace all internal lights with…

MAY I pay tribute to my partner’s grandad Robert (Bill) Weston, who passed away on Sunday August 18th. Bill volunteered at Pet’s Corner for over forty years. He dedicated many years to the animals and the park, bringing a lot of knowledge to visitors. He…

LOCAL resident, Cally King, has written her first book “Mrs Mentary’s Mystery Tours Essex” and it features our very own Harlow The book contains twelve mystery tours around Essex where you vist the location, solve fifteen clues based on local landmarks and find the culprit!…