A NUMBER of garages near The Dashes playing fields are set to be demolished. The planning application is as follows: Demolish the terrace of garages down to the ground bearing slab, replace the boundaries to residential properties with a timber close boarded fence on slotted…

LOVE is in the air! Love Island winners Millie and Liam spotted on a Jet2.com flight back to the UK. They landed at Stansted Airport. Almost three million people tuned in live to watch Millie Court and Liam Reardon be crowned winners of this year’s…

A NUMBER of young members of the Harlow Penguin swimming club recently succeeded in undertaking a sponsored swim for a local family. Collectively, they swam 100,000 metres (4,000 lengths). Team Members: Olivia, Theo, Cooper, Kayla,Charlie, Micheal, Charlie, George, Brianna and Rose’s sister Ella. They undertook…

IN the first week of September, Harlow Sculpture Town’s dedicated indoor Gibberd Gallery space will re-open its doors to the public for the first time in 18 months with ‘A Slip Between the Glass and the Lip’, a new exhibition by Meriel Clarke, Harlow Sculpture Town Artist in…

ON Saturday 4th September, The Harvey Centre, Harlow is joining forces with One Great Day, and Haven Children’s Hospice to raise funds for two children’s charities that are close to the hearts of many Harlow families with one day filled with fun! Visit The Harvey…

EVERYONE over the age of 40 in England will be able to have their blood pressure checked for free in High Street chemists from October reports the BBC. Officials say the NHS scheme could save around 2,000 lives in the next five years by detecting…

MEMBERS of Start Hill based disability charity Accuro (Care Services) have been enjoying a range of activities this Summer as part of Accuro’s Holiday Scheme. Accuro’s Holiday Scheme caters for children and young people aged 8-19 with disabilities, providing fun, safe and inclusive activities throughout…

HARLOW Foodbank need your help They are very short of the following items: Long Life fruit juiceLong Life milkTinned fruitTinned fishTinned meatPacket mashSponge puddings They would be grateful for any donations as they are using at least 100 of each every week. Donations can be…

HARLOW Stroke Support- Rehab Centre are desperate for a volunteer driver to drive their minibus and collect stroke survivors from their homes and bring them into their rehabilitation sessions. (Some wheelchair pushing will also be required) Full mini-bus driver awareness training (MIDAS) training will be…

OUR hearts and prayers go out to the people of Afghanistan as they face fear, uncertainty and for many the loss of possessions and home  We stand alongside those who are experiencing loss and trauma, with families in our own town who remember what it…

HUNDREDS defied the weather to attend the Potter Street Community Fete on Saturday afternoon. The fete was like a step back in time and yet it augurs well for the future of Potter Street with such a community-minded event. There was mix between traditional stalls…

THE WEATHER wasn’t great on Saturday but that didn’t dampen the spirits at the Community Embrace Festival on Saturday. The festival took place on the fields off Abercrombie Way in Harlow. There were a number of stalls including food from around the world and many…

ANOTHER stall that we visited at the Potter Street Fayre was the Harlow Slimming World tent. This has nothing to do with our editor’s Covid stone (or two) but because Donna and the other ladies are so positive and encouraging, Please find below, all the…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents and carers they have until 31 August 2021 to confirm whether their teenagers are staying in full-time education or training beyond 16. Last week, teenagers across the UK received their GSCE or Scottish National Certificate results and…