DIVERSE ARRAY OF EAST-ANGLIAN TALENT CELEBRATED ONLINE IN VOICE BOX SERIES WEST End producer APL Theatre has teamed up with Witham based creative composers At Swefn’s Edge to present an online series celebrating a diverse collection of work from East-Anglian based performers, writers and creatives.…

OVER 200 Harlow children were supported this summer by Changing Lives, Roots to Wellbeing programme, funded by money from the Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit. The Roots to Wellbeing sessions were designed to support young people struggling during the Coronavirus Pandemic by addressing issues around…

Message from The Water Gardens YOU can still visit us at Water Gardens for your essential shopping! Some stores will be offering a Click & Collect service and a number of our cafes and restaurants are open for takeaway & delivery. For more details visit…

EVERY year, Mike Varney Physiotherapy and Paringdon Sports Club organise an annual toy collection for local children at Christmas. A spokesperson said: “It would be lovely for the local children to have a nice Christmas after this year! “We’re asking for presents to be unwrapped…

PASSMORES Academy Christmas Fair Full details on poster as well as their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/passmoreschristmasfair/

ONE Jewellery, a handmade crystal jewellery store, is pleased to announce that it is now open for business and trading online. Fiona Stretton-Emerson, who founded the company, says it was touch and go and it almost didn’t happen. “In March 2020 I was just about…

HARLOW QUARTER WINS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AWARD STRAWBERRY Star, the developers behind Harlow Quarter, are excited to announce that the scheme has won the Mixed Use Development Award for the UK region at the UK Property Awards 2020 (International Property Awards 2020). The award ceremony in…

PROSPECTIVE landlords have the chance to run a pub in Harlow. The Chequers pub on Market Street in Harlow is advertised on the website eipartnership.com The EI publican partnership describe themselves as: “We make running a pub business accessible to many people where purchasing the…

Financial support for youth work impacted by COVID ORGANISATIONS who are struggling to deliver planned work to reduce crime and safeguard young people because of the impact of COVID, have until November 19  to apply for support through the Violence and Vulnerability Unit Community Grants…

LEE Carter, 28 from Essex secured his forever home at Gilden Park in Harlow, despite not being able to view it first. Lee said: “Just because we are in lockdown, it does not mean the whole world has to come to a complete stop. My…

AN Online Gallery is now being presented by The Gallery at Parndon Mill for all those who enjoy the arts and miss the exhibitions there. The fine arts are represented as well as skilled craft work in many different styles and media – an array…

NIGEL Powell from Harlow was given one year to live by his GP but after losing six and a half stone, he has managed to turn his life around and is encouraging others to join a weight management programme during the Covid-19 crisis. Nigel, who…

LOCAL Health Visitor Jeanette Taylor is urging parents and families around West Essex to get in touch if they need support, despite the country entering its second lockdown. Family Hubs run by Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service – such as Harlow’s Treehouse, Epping Forest’s…

MOSAIC Recruitment are offering a to organisations who are faced with the challenge of recruiting and onboarding remotely. A spokesperson said: “There is no question that the business landscape is looking very different since the arrival of Covid 19. When we initially went into official…