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LIDL is to give frontline store and warehouse staff a one-off £200 bonus in thanks for their ongoing work through the pandemic reports The Grocer. The payment recognises their “tireless efforts to keep the nation fed and provide a safe shopping experience for customers up…
Ambitious children have earned their classmates a visit from a published author. PUPILS at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, entered the Collins Big Cat 1000 book competition which challenged them to decide what career a book character should have. The competition sparked discussion around…
SELF Assessment customers will not receive a penalty for their late online tax return if they file by 28 February, HM Revenue and Customs’ Chief Executive Jim Harra has announced. More than 8.9 million customers have already filed their tax return. HMRC is encouraging anyone…
MUSICAL children are rediscovering their voices as they sing once again to take care of their mental health. Since March last year, schools have been unable to run extra-curricular singing or music clubs due to Covid-19 safety restrictions. Realising the impact this had had on…
Community Builder: Reducing loneliness in Harlow Full details on poster.
WE do like to drop in on Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and see what they are doing on social media. They have a fabulous presence on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Today we drop in as they teach pupils to draw Ray the Pilot Snail. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PR4vfBvQgpQ
COMMISSIONERS, who met last week to hear from its Land Use working group, discussed their ambitions for Essex to become a leading county in taking climate action. Commissioners heard proposals to make 30% of the county a ‘Climate Focus Area’ to lead the way on…
There’s not long left to register for the Essex Energy Switch to save money “The Essex Energy Switch is about local communities coming together, supporting renewable energy and saving money on their gas and electricity bills – the more people that register, the bigger the…
A message from Harlow Council WE are going to be lighting up the Civic Centre in purple this Wednesday 27 January to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place each year on 27 January. The theme this year’ Holocaust Memorial Day is…
CHANGING Lives have opened up a new community hub in the town centre. The hub is just at the entrance to the Harvey Centre. A spokesperson said: “We are delighted to announce the opening of our new Community Hub in Harlow. Yes you heard that…
THE GOOD people of St Mary at Latton Church have just received an award. Let Rev Lynn put it in their own words. Rev Lynn said: “How exciting to receive an email from the Anglican Society for Animal Welfare (ASWA) to say we have been…
YOU may well have had the best of intentions with your New Year resolution back on January 1st. But now is the tough part or even the toughest part. https://www.youtube.com/embed/iavZwazAZZ0 We have just had Blue Monday and many see this as Blue Monday week. The…
Full steam ahead for the new library management system LAST summer Essex and Thurrock Libraries shared the exciting news that they will be joining The Library Consortium (TLC)* and upgrading our library management system (LMS). Over the past few months, we have been working with…
St Clare celebrates 7th birthday of Hospice at Home team ST Clare Hospice is celebrating the seventh birthday of its Hospice at Home service which was launched in January 2014. The team of registered nurses and nursing assistants provide free, short-term, compassionate care for people with…
TAYLOR Wimpey’s Gilden Park development has added to Harlow’s reputation as a home for public art, thanks to a modern installation on site by a local artist. Jim Brown, who was born and grew up in Harlow, created the iron sculpture which will be placed…
