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RAIL passengers can talk directly to Greater Anglia rail managers during a ‘Let’s Talk’ event to be held online. For passengers using the train operator’s mainline services between Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and London, Cambridge and London, Southend and London, Stansted Express services and branch…
FINAL submissions are being invited for Essex County Council’s Arts and Cultural Fund before the deadline on Monday 11 December. The fund has supported over 60 arts and cultural projects since launching in 2021. It provides between £2,500 and £30,000 to successful applicants to deliver…
FOOTWEAR retailer shoezone is due to open its new store in Harlow on Saturday, December 9th. A new space at Unit 12 & 13, The Harvey Centre, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1XN, offers a huge selection for customers and an exciting range of name brands. To celebrate the…
FRIENDS of Pear Tree Mead set to host Christmas Bazaar. Full details below.
MORE than £135,000 awarded to support innovative public health projects Twelve organisations awarded funding from £7.5m PHAB funding pot for initiatives designed to improve the health of Essex residents. Children’s yoga sessions, inclusive music classes and sport mentoring courses are amongst the first projects to…
SOME of the Year 6 children from Pear Tree Mead Academy travelled to St Clare Hospice to treat the volunteers to some Christmas singing as part of their Christmas Dinner. There were around 50 volunteers enjoying a Christmas meal and their Year 6 children added…
THE countdown to Christmas has begun and St Stephen’s Church is inviting people to put it’s Christmas Fayre in their diaries: Saturday 9th December between 12 and 4pm. Please join the St Stephen’s crew so they can share some seasonal and festive good cheer with…
AFTER over 30 years of serving God, and the town of Harlow they love, it is time for Freshwaters Church to close. A spokesperson said: “We had our last public meeting this morning, and I am so thankful to members past and present who joined…
AS Christmas gets closer, we’re offering free parking on weekends throughout December in our car parks across the district. Residents and visitors will be able to use any Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) operated public car park free of charge at weekends in December while…
AS the nation starts to prep for December 25th, a new study has revealed Christmas dinner can prove a point of contention if guests have differing dietary requirements. The new data from Asda reveals that nearly 1 in 3 (29%) of Brits say they wouldn’t…
HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon Homes Essex has donated £1,000 to an accessible boating charity in Harlow.CanalAbility offers boat trips to 3,000 people each year, allowing them to enjoy the tranquility of the canal, learn how to steer the boat and master the locks.Their boats are fully accessible…
HARLOW Menorah outdoor lighting ceremony set to take place in town centre. Full details below.
SMALL Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake has urged everyone to go out and support their local small businesses this Small Business Saturday [02/12/2023]. Small Business Saturday is an initiative which encourages consumers to shop locally and support small businesses in their communities and it falls on…
TO improve road safety in Harlow, much-needed work will be starting soon to clear the roundabout foliage on Edinburgh Way near the Queensgate Centre. The work will take place overnight after 8pm to minimise disruption to road users, traffic measures will be place.
TOURISM in Essex has bounced back to near pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Visit Essex is at the forefront of promoting tourism across the county and, thanks to a series of targeted national and local campaigns, reports tourism up 36% on the previous year. In 2022,…
BE their guest this Christmas for the most enchanting pantomime of them all; ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ When the Prince is cursed to live as a Beast in a magical Castle, his only hope is to find love before the last petal falls! Will the beautiful…
