FUNDING to support local projects, activities and events which aim to bring communities together and raise pride in the town is available from Harlow Council’s Civic Pride Community Fund.   The fund is open to all Harlow-based agencies, organisations and voluntary groups. There is a…

DOCTORS should stop using body mass index as a measure of health because it harms body image and contributes to ‘weight shaming’, MPs say reports the Daily Mail. The measure, calculated from weight and height, is used to categorise people as underweight, healthy weight, overweight…

HARLOW Council and HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd have started works to improve the town’s five paddling pools in preparation for this year’s summer season. Following the news last week that paddling pools are planned to open for this year’s summer holidays works are under…

A NEW Olivia Coleman film called Landscapers is being shot in Harlow. Viewers spotted a crew down at the town park at the weekend. On Wednesday morning, they were in the town centre. Oscar winner, Olivia Coleman, who is known for her role as Queen…

FUNDRAISERS will be perfecting their lockdown baking skills to support families with dementia at the most challenging time.    The tables for Dementia UK’s annual cake and tea event have been completely reset; backyard brews, driveway cake sales, and takeaway cuppa and slice deliveries are some of the brûléent ideas families, businesses and communities up and down the…

ONE of Harlow’s biggest gyms has been transformed into a world-class fitness facility, ready to open its doors to members on Monday (12th April). JD Gyms, part of JD Sports Fashion group, has transformed the former Xercise4LessHarlow gym at the Harvey Centre, into an incredible ‘new’…

FOLLOWING recent Government guidance, The Harvey Centre, Harlow is preparing for a number of stores to once again be able to re-open their doors on 12th April 2021. Currently The Harvey Centre is only open for essential stores and services, however the 12th April will…

FOUR years ago, Active Essex launched an ambitious strategy to change one million lives, by tackling the issues around inactivity in Greater Essex. Covid-19 has given us all a huge wake up call, and physical activity has been, and remains, a key priority for Essex…

A YOUNG Harlow entrepreneur has been shortlisted for a prestigious business award. Owen Barrow has been nominated for the Octopus Energy Springboard Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2021. He was nominated by Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Owen said: “The past year for everyone involved in GoGetters has been…

ELLA Dove, 30 from East London, has achieved motoring independence once again after experiencing a leg amputation due to a freak running accident – made possible by Driving Mobility. Ella qualified to drive a manual car when she was 18 and drove for a few…

AMBITIOUS plans for an additional 50,000 trees, more electric vehicle charging stations and county-wide energy saving LED street lighting have been made by Essex County Council as part of its 2021/22 annual plan. The Council’s 2021/22 Budget and 12-month Organisation Plan, approved at Full Council…

A HARLOW pet store has banned the sale of rabbits over Easter. Jollyes, which has a store on The Oaks Retail Park off Howard Way has taken the decision to protect pets.  The temporary ban started on Thursday and will run until Monday.  The firm…

LOCAL to Harlow? Come along to Passmores Academy and learn British Sign Language in their seven week taster sessions. Learn the basics from fingerspelling- family and greetings. Social distancing will be in place in the classroom

THE wait for hundreds of children is almost over; they can fish out their dancing trainers and Hip Hop Pop tees as our kids dance classes in Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford return to the studios. Lockdown 3.0 has been tough for so many in so…