BRITS will have to start paying €7 per person and pre-register their details in order to enter the European Union from next year.  Reports had surfaced in various European media in recent weeks that access to all Schengen EU countries would come at a cost…

THE children’s Christmas party organised by the Berecroft Residents Association, was a great success, with a great turn out.  Music was playing, with food and a bit of dancing to Christmas songs.  Santa and Mrs Claus made an appearance for the kids to meet. Gifts were…

HEART 4 Harlow are sad to confirm that we have decided to postpone the Heart 4 Harlow Awards Celebration due to the current uncertainty around the COVID 19 pandemic. Although we hope and pray that this latest wave of infections will not be as severe…

THE local community in Ridgeways has been provided with a generous selection of paint and equipment for the construction of the yearly Christmas grotto, thanks to a donation from home improvement business Wickes and its store in Harlow.  The donations were provided as part of…

ON Wednesday 1 December, nineteen Year 10 students from Passmores Academy set off for the offices of the award-winning architectural firm, Hawkins Brown, in London, as part of their work with the Yes Futures charity. The students have been selected to take part in the…

THREE Harlow residents have recently celebrated very significant birthdays. Kitty Etherington was 101, Beryl McNeill was also 101 and the youngster was Florence Cole, aged 100. The three ladies went down to the Leah Manning Centre where there was a special celebration. They were all…

CHILDREN in Harlow celebrated Christmas early after a surprise visit from Santa at their festive party. The special guest attended Home-Start Essex’ Christmas party, delivering sackfuls of gifts to the children. The presents were donated by the Erith Group, which is working in the local…

ORDER from GoGetters on the 20th-24th December for your chance to receive a present from Santa. They have gifts such as the new PS5, Smart Watches, Laptops & much more exciting goodies! The wonderful GoGetters drivers will be dressed up as Santa, giving away the…

FOR the last three years Changing Lives have been supporting the Harlow Community by providing food parcels and food for people over the Christmas Period. They will be collecting from M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s this Christmas Eve. Please make sure you come to the Community…

THIS Christmas, at The Rent Guarantee Company they decided to make donations to four local charities in Harlow, aligned with the work they do supporting local families. They responded recently to a call to action to provide nappies (not newborn) from Bump to Five and…

IF you’re outside of London/Essex/Kent and you’d like Christmas gifts or quality proper beer for the fridge delivered in time for the big day, you’ve got until 2pm on Tuesday 21st December to place your order here: https://redchurch.beer

RESCUED ponies from Redwings Horse Sanctuary were the guests of honour on the latest episode of ITV’s Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh. Shetland pony Tinkerbell and her best friend Miss Muffet recently travelled from their home at Redwings’ Ada Cole Visitor Centre, outside Harlow in…

A HARLOW man’s Christmas lights are once again wowing residents and all for three great causes. Paul Blake has been putting on his display in Woodcroft, off Abercrombie Way, for many years but they look bigger and better than ever. Paul’s three causes are St…

Review of Once Upon A Time at the Victoria Hall Theatre YOU know if a Christmas show is a success when a child laughs at one line in the play and a second later an adult laughs at another. That was a perfect illustration as…