ADULT education provider ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), has joined Multiply in Essex, a new programme run by ECC to boost maths skills of Essex residents. Courses begin 17 April 2023.  Multiply in Essex aims to show how maths applies to everyday…

LOCK-IN will be headlining the Sunset Sessions gig at Harlow Playhouse on April 22nd, Get your tickets for what many are saying will be a ‘I Was There’ moment and watch the mostexciting up and coming band to come from these ways in a long…

LONDON Stansted welcomed more than 1.9 million passengers in March as the airport’s strong operational performance continued into the Easter holidays. The monthly total represents 94% of the passengers that used Stansted in the same month in 2019, pre-pandemic, and up 32% on March last…

THE number of people living with diabetes has topped five million for the first time, Diabetes UK analysis shows. We are calling on the government to ensure that national and local health systems put diabetes at the heart of their plans ensuring they identify more…

GREATER Anglia saw even more railway land converted into gardens and wildlife areas last year, thanks to its team of volunteer station adopters across the region. A recent audit of gardening activity across Greater Anglia’s network revealed that the area of land dedicated to gardens…

WEST Essex and East Hertfordshire charity, St Clare Hospice, will be taking part in the national ‘Big Help Out’ festival of volunteering, to mark The King’s Coronation on the final day of the long weekend, Monday 8th May. King Charles III’s Coronation will take place on…

RESIDENTS are keen to celebrate the Kings Coronation in style and many have applied to Harlow Council’s Civic Pride Community Fund to help out with the cost of street and garden parties.  Due to extremely high demand, the amount of funding for Coronation events has…

HARLOW Rugby Club: What’s On This Week. Full details below.

DISCOVER the enchanting story of Clara who is given a Nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Rat Queen and, with her godfather, Dr, Drosselmeyer, takes her to the Kingdom of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets.…

AS part of their continued mission to support the community during these difficult times, Community Embrace UK will be launching a new project in May 2023 – The Hygiene Bank/Pantry in Harlow – and they would love you to be a part of it. Here is their…

ON REFLECTION 6th April – 14th May PAINTINGS of landscapes, rocks and stones by Linda Anderson complemented with ceramics by Gemma Smale. There can be a sense of isolation in landscape and it equated to the feeling that Linda had during lockdown. Long walks were the order…

RAINBOW Services: Details of community groups run across Harlow. For more details, contact Rainbow Services.

THE SHARK pub is set to host an Easter Egg Hunt as part of an Easter children’s party. They have also arranged some stalls and rides for the little ones to enjoy. There is a small cost to use the rides but the rest of…

ONE million eligible claimant families receiving tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get the first 2023-24 Cost of Living Payment from Tuesday 2 May 2023, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. The £301 government payment will be paid automatically into most customers’ bank…