HARLOW’S GHANA Union made a generous donation to the Harlow Foodbank this week. Helen Verary and her team met with the chief executive of the Michael Robert Charitable Trust to Han dover a cheque for £500.00. It has been a busy year for the Ghana…

FRESHWATERS Primary Academy joined forces with BBC Essex to raise hundreds of pounds for Children in Need. Pupils from nursery through to Year 6 took part in the charity morning. It was a great day for all at the school as in the afternoon, they…

ANOTHER of the very promising groups that played at the Mark Hall Academy Battle of The Bands was Elixir. The band members are Kieron, Alyssa, Laila, Thomas and Kayden. They played Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatas and well as an orignal number. This is the band…

HARLOW’S John Mann is bring more top comedy to Redchurch Brewery. Doors open at 7pm and the first act is on stage at 8pm sharp. John Lenahan – Holder of Street Magician of the yearAs seen on MTom Ward Tom Ward – Live at the Apollo., Stand up Central…

FREE weekly music production classes are taking place at youth centres in Basildon, Brentwood and Harlow. The sessions are designed for 12 to 18-year-olds and funded by the Essex Year of Numbers programme. Taught by DJ Shy Cookie, a professional DJ and music producer, attendees will get…

MORE than a third of water quality failures in homes last year were caused by problems with internal plumbing, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s annual report. While 99.97 per cent of tests in England and Wales passed extensive water quality checks, 38 per cent…

IT’S time – after months of anticipation, Marks & Spencer has officially opened its amazing new store in the Lakeside shopping centre, Thurrock. The M&S Lakeside team gathered at the store entrance at 10am with Store Manager, Dior Hudson, who was joined by guests of…

Dear Sir/Madam, CHRISTMAS is a time when families and friends look forward to getting together, but for the 1 in 5 adults with hearing loss, crowded dinner tables full of people laughing and shouting over each other can be a nightmare to follow. Not to…

MARK Hall Academy’s Battle of the Bands was won by the mightily impressive Hexed. We will have a full report on Monday but in the meantime, we went down to the Harlow College Glasshouse Theatre to film Rose, Lily, Chloe and Ashton in rehearsal. They…

THE WONDERFUL thing about Pizza Express in The Water Gardens, Harlow is the warmth of the whole experience. The new layout is full of rich colours and attractive decor. There is also plenty of space. so whether you are a couple or a large group,…

By Helen Miller STUNNING new statues of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, which were sculpted just a few miles from Harlow, have been unveiled at the Royal Albert Hall in London by their son King Charles and Queen Camilla. The King looked…

ON THURSDAY, Mark Hall Academy held their annual Battle of the Bands competition at The Glassbox Theatre, Harlow College. YH went down to rehearsals to film each band. Here is Secondhand Rose. They are Alishia, Ana, Harry, Bella, Joey, Jacob, Taylor and Daisy. https://youtu.be/yoLtOKSS9yo?si=cn-t4mVeDuicY5YK

A MUM-of-three is championing a new scheme to encourage mothers back into work and to set up their own franchises after seeing the benefits herself after building performing arts schools across Essex. Emma Murphy, a mum from Essex, set up her first Make Believe performing…

THE Salvation Army is set to host a Toy Service. Full details below.