Essex County Council joins forces with Citizens Advice to help people in the greatest need ESSEX County Council is joining forces with the local Citizens Advice network in Essex to make sure people in the greatest need get the help they need. People can now…

LAURA Ashley stores in Basildon, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Rayleigh, and Saffron Walden have slashed discounts with everything now at least 40% off in the stores’ closing down sale, with immediate effect. Offers include 50% off furniture, lighting and bedding, as well as at least…

ST CLARE Hospice has re-opened its shop in Harlow Town Centre. The Harlow shop is open from 10am to 4pm today (Wed 8th July). The Hospice said: “Welcome back to our amazing shoppers and donors. We’ve missed you! “Safety measures are in place: hand sanitising…

USUALLY, at this time of year, schools across Harlow have been hosting their GCSE Art exhibitions. They are wonderful events where staff, students and parents are able to attend and see the great work the students have produced. Sadly, Covid-19 has meant those events have…

Free face coverings and hand gel will help safely welcome Greater Anglia commuters GREATER Anglia is gearing up to safely welcome back commuters, installing hand sanitiser dispensers at its 20 busiest stations, as it increases its timetable from 6 July in line with more businesses…

IF THERE was ever an event that encapsulated and celebrated Harlow’s LGBT+ community then this was it. Saturday’s event was based at Harlow Playhouse and shown on-line via their own website and Facebook. It was hosted by the wonderful Fanny Galore who proved to once…

AS lockdown lifts and we begin to get into the swing of our ‘new normal’, many will be looking forward to returning to the Nation’s Favourite Coffee shop*, Costa Coffee for their favourite barista-crafted coffee. As it celebrates the re-opening of 2,000+ of its UK…

DESPITE widely publicised negative reports about the state of the UK retail market following the latest quarter day figures, shoppers at Addington Capital’s Harvey Centre in Harlow appear to be coming back on site to shop. Most of the independently owned retail businesses have re-opened…

A FILM based in Harlow has garnered rave reviews on its release this week. Filming for Lynn and Lucy took place in 2018 and many will not only recognise the locations but also a number of Harlow residents who were involved in the film as…

NETWORK Rail’s Eastern region has delivered more efficiently but missed both its passenger train performance and freight targets over the last year, according to a new report published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (2 July). The rail regulator’s annual assessment of…

Body Fresh Fitness is proud to announce the opening of the New outdoor gym on the 6th of July under strict and secure COVID 19 regulations. Body Fresh is based at Latton Park, th eHome of Harlow Rugby Club. Body Fresh Fitness is a gym…

FROM Monday 6 July 2020 the public conveniences in Harlow town park, adjacent to Pets’ Corner, will reopen. The council has been working with HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd to reopen the toilets in a way that ensures public safety and to help to prevent…

WITH many pubs re-opening on Saturday July 4th, YH popped down to The Crown in Old Harlow to speak to the landlord, George Reynolds and see how the last four months were for the pub and how he was preparing and looking forward to opening…

HARLOW charity Livewire prepare themselves for acclaim as they await the premiere of their full length feature film entitled “Lockdown”. Funded by The Arts Council England, Livewire have spent the majority of lockdown creating an original piece of theatre that looks at the pandemic from…