HARLOW Running Club hosted the second round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League on a cold Sunday morning over a five mile course on the fields and woods between Newhall and Church Langley. After a clear night there were some icy…

SCHOOLCHILDREN will be swapping their usual uniform to snuggle in their sleepwear for St Clare Hospice’s second annual Onesie Week. As part of the fundraising campaign from February 10 to 16, we are once again inviting local schools and youth groups, such as the Brownies…

WHAT memories I have of Harlow town centre, and oh my! how it has changed since being taken up there as a little boy around the late 1960′s and early 70′s! Well, for starters one massive change I think that strikes you now, is the…

By Nishall Garala Working life YES, it is incredibly important to have a job, so you can pay the bills, buy necessary items, and most importantly to enjoy yourself. Many people have a job for the sake of for a long term period, and I…

SOMEWHERE in Harlow, six houses are happily sitting down to watching black and white television. Figures released by TV Licensing have revealed that there are still six licences in existence in Harlow. There are now fewer than 12,000 sets now in use nationwide. In 2000,…

RSPCA Stort Valley Branch is launching a free spaying scheme in an effort to reduce the huge number of stray and unwanted pregnant cats. The charity says last year was one of the worst on record and the situation is now at “crisis point”, with…

by Jo O’Reilly ON Thursday night the Gibberd Gallery hosted a private viewing of British photographer, James Smith’s latest photography collection ‘London Overspill’. Guests were invited to look around the exhibition before The Gibberd Galley’s Corrina Dunlea, introduced Harlow MP Robert Halfon to say a…

THE highly successful show, Live at the Playhouse returns with another phenomenal line-up of cutting edge comedy on Saturday 8th February 2014. The unique line-up includes the legendary Adam Bloom, unconventional Keith Fernan, magician and comedian Pete Firman, and the fantastic Matthew Osborn. The evening…

AN EXHIBITION of the work of artist, James Smith is set to be launched tonight (Jan 9th) at the Gibberd Gallery. Harlow is the third architectural context surveyed by artist James Smith as part of London Overspill. Having already taken in the hybrid cityscapes of…

HARLOW Climbing Wall officially relaunches as The Lock this weekend, 11-12 January, at a free launch event open to all, featuring legendary climber Johnny Dawes. The facility has been fully renovated to include: • A new heating and air-conditioning system, maintaining an optimum comfortable temperature…

THE world of Formula 1 racing is in mourning following the death of Brian Hart, whose engine building company was based in Harlow. Having enjoyed a relatively successful career as a driver, Hart moved into engine building in the late 1960s when he prepared Ford…

ESSEX County Council (ECC) and health partners are backing the NHS England Smokefree Health Harms campaign this year. NHS Smokefree is the national campaign for England, funded by Public Health England, providing motivation, information and support for smokers who want to quit. County Councillor Ann…

ON Saturday March 8th 2014 at Anglia Ruskin University Chelmsford, Essex Book Festival will host its Writers’ Day – an inspirational event bringing together top names from the world of publishing to help writers and aspiring writers across the county to develop their skills and…

IT WAS sad to hear that the famous Portuguese footballer, Eusebio had passed away aged 71. But for many Harlow residents of a certain age, they will recall the time that (in May 1968) that the Benfica side came to stay at the Saxon Inn…