The beautiful Bluebell symbolises hope, gratitude and everlasting love. BLUEBELLS are one of our best-loved British flowers. And right now, our woodlands are coming to life in a sea of blue, spreading joy at a time of uncertainty. So, let’s all wear a Bluebell to…

A KIND-hearted and very talented Harlow women has made a crocheted NHS hero in order to raise money for Princess Alexandra Hospital. Reka Kohegyi made the one NHS hero with a number of accessory outfits. Reka has placed it on E-Bay with all funds going…

Temporary closure of ticket offices as fewer rail passengers travelling GREATER Anglia is making further temporary changes to ticket office arrangements from the week beginning Sunday 19 April, in response to the current coronavirus outbreak, with 34 closing while the lockdown continues and opening hours…

Power company warns people to stay safe doing DIY DURING this warm spell many people are busy with DIY and gardening projects to improve the home which has become their world during ‘lockdown’. Today the UK’s biggest electricity distributor is urging people to remember the…

By Local Democracy Reporter Social distancing could lead to a surge in harmful drinking, a charity has warned. THE necessary social distancing measures in place to slow down the spread of coronavirus mean many people are staying at home and becoming more socially isolated. Data…

CHILDLINE can today reveal it has seen large numbers of children getting in touch due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), carrying out over 1,700 counselling sessions about the issue in the last three weeks alone – bringing the new total to over 2,200 since the end of…

PASSMORES Academy has produced a heartfelt tribute to all those fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in Harlow. The school is always at the heart of the community and never more so than now. Please take five minutes to watch their video which emphasise the message of…

IN the Spring of 2019 two local radio presenters from Essex decided they had had enough of mainstream radio. Former local radio presenters Brian Ager & Mike Jones realised they couldn’t stand the constant commercials, zoo formats and endless phone-ins relying on listeners to create…

DAVID Simmons is the man behind the Changing Lives programme. He is also a primary school teacher. We know he would step up to the mark during these testing times and so it has proven with a series of exercise videos. David said: “This workout…

THE EASTER bunny paid a visit to Newhall to deliver eggs to families over the Easter period. The Newhall Social Club had organised a variation in their egg hunt competition by asking families to put their rainbow posters in the front of the house. The…

OVER the coming weeks and months, the RHS, the UK’s gardening charity, is more committed than ever to continue to help and support the nation to get gardening and grow a new generation of gardeners. The RHS believes that there are thousands more people taking…

THE 2nd Great Parndon Scout Group in Harlow have just hosted a “Virtual Camp”. The virtual camp took place from Saturday 11th April to Sunday 12th April. They started the camp with a video call with all the Beavers, Cubs & Scouts. Like all camps…

HARLOW MUSEUM From Harlow Museum EVERY Sunday we bring to you a face from our ‘Made in Harlow: Remarkable women’ exhibition. The exhibition celebrates Harlow’s remarkable women past and present. This week we present Sarah Flower Adams (1805- 1848). Sarah was born in 1805 in…

Dear Editor, FOR the last three Saturdays Hip Hop Pop founder Jenny Bater-Sinclair and Victoria Bater-Sinclair have brought sunshine into our homes with their weekly Zoom Quiz. The first week had 50+ families and tonight there were 98 families involved, Hip Hop Pop prides itself…