HARLOW Council paid tribute to individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the local community at last night’s (Thursday 20 May) Annual Council meeting, which began with the 2021 Civic Awards. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the awards themselves were handed out on…

A HARLOW women is set to walk from London to Brighton for a great local cause. Dorothy McBride is set to take on the challenge on Saturday May 29th. Dorothy said: “This will be my third 100k walk. I have previously completed the Isle of…

THE Government has announced a major shake-up of Britain’s railways with a new plan to passengers first, backed by a single, familiar brand – Great British Railways – fusing the best of the public and private sector to deliver better value fares for passengers and…

NO one should feel unsafe on a night out in our town centres is the message from the County Council and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner ahead of the first ‘indoors’ weekend of the night-time economy reopening. Essex County Council and the Police, Fire…

HARLOW Council has given permission for the very popular parkrun to resume. Parkrun is a 5km (3.1 mile) run that took place every Saturday morning around the town park. Harlow’s run, like every other run n the country stopped in March 2020 due to the…

A NUMBER of objections have been made to the proposed plans for an evangelical church to move into the Harlow Leisurezone. Last month, YH revealed that a planning application had been submitted for the Christian Revival Church (CRC) to move into the space presently occupied…

THE government has announced the biggest shake-up in the UK’s railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s reports the BBC. It will see the creation of a new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), which will set timetables and prices, sell tickets in England and manage…

A KIND-HEARTED Harlow girl is set to have her hair cut in order to help children with cancer. Nine-year-old Maisey Roberts decided she wanted to donate her hair to charity in order to help children who need a wig due to illness. Maisey, who attends…

ALMOST a fifth of people believe improving local shops is the most urgent issue in Harlow, according to a survey. A survey by the think tank Demos asked 20,000 adults in parliamentary constituencies across Great Britain to choose which one of nine issues most urgently…

THIS weekend, the whole of the UKs fostering community came together to recognise the work of foster carers during the Covid19 pandemic and to thank them, and to remember those from the fostering community who sadly lost their lives. In the past year, and amidst…

YOU can find The Griffin Bowls Club behind the Latton Bush Centre in Southern Way, hiding right at the back so that no one knows it’s there! With the club re-opening its doos, we asked the to tell us a little bit more about themselves.…

FROM today (Monday 17 May), the town is under new planned easing measures as lockdown restrictions continue to be phased out. Harlow Council is carefully following the government’s plan and is geared up for the third stage of its own service recovery roadmap. This next…

WITH local elections behind us and Covid restrictions beginning to ease, Harlow mp was out and about in his constituency on Friday. Robert Halfon said: “As Covid restrictions ease, I am really happy to be doing more regular Harlow community visits once again.  My first…