VISIT Essex, the county’s tourism organisation, is launching a new movie map to encourage tourists to visit top film and TV locations. Is Essex a county of spies, superheroes, gothic romances and people fighting injustice? Have you bumped into Tom Cruise, Cate Blanchett, Tom Holland…

ALL Essex libraries will offer a speech-recognition app thanks to a new partnership helping children progress through the Summer Reading Challenge and National Read-Aloud Challenge. Essex County Council has partnered with Fonetti, which uses automatic speech recognition software to give real-time feedback to children as…

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HARLOW Council is celebrating once again after receiving prestigious Green Flag Awards for its Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens, Harlow Town Park and Parndon Wood Nature Reserve. Today (15 July), the three sites join 2,247 others in the UK to achieve the award, which is…

TWO years after receiving a £50,000 flagship grant from the London Stansted Community Fund, Grove Cottage, the home of Mencap in Bishop’s Stortford, is celebrating major progress on its new environmentally friendly headquarters. Awarded in June 2023 as the Fund’s first flagship grant since its…

EAST Herts Council is inviting residents and families to join in a special afternoon of fun and community spirit at Castle Park, Bishop’s Stortford, on Thursday 31 July from 12pm to 3pm, as part of Love Parks Week 2025. This exciting event will include a…

DESPITE the intense heat of last Saturday afternoon, Harlow u3a Choir were lively and entertaining as they performed a range of songs at their Summer Concert at Moot House, under the leadership of Musical Director Roisin Quinn. Songs from musicals, TV themes, pop songs and…

ON the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the BBC showed the concerts from Wembley and Philadelphia in their entirety. Well almost but let’s gloss over that. Many will have seen the standout moments from Queen’s legendary 18 minutes, David Bowie, Sting, Dire Straits, Madonna and…

THE penultimate event of the year, saw an amazing 28 teams (over 300 pupils) and 48 Sports Leaders take part in the annual Mini-Olympics events at Church Langley Primary School. And, as always, the event was a HUGE success for everyone involved. The morning started…

VOLUNTEERS have started the huge task of repainting Harlow’s iconic zigzag railway footbridge. The project will be carried out in phases over the coming months. The next community day is planned for September. The bridge connects Harlow Town Park to the River Stort Valley. Harlow…

THE next clothing swap is on Saturday 12th July from 10.30am til 12.30pm at St Andrews Methodist Church in The Stow. You can still take part if you don’t have anything to swap, and there is no limit to how much you can take home…

TAKING place on Saturday 12th July 2025, this fun-filled annual summer fayre in Essex has loads on offer for your circle of family and friends to enjoy. Offering you the chance to enjoy quality time with your loved ones, all while soaking up the sunnier weather that…

All Our Yesterdays – a monthly look at Harlow in years gone by – drawing upon the wonderful news archives of Harlow Museum, and beyond. By Ian Beckett  THIS month I decide to look, not at the museum archives of printed newspapers, but at the…

A STEWARDS Academy teacher is set to take on a walk of close to 200 miles for charity. Jenni Blake is doing the 192 mile walk for Safer Places, the domestic abuse charity. Jenni said: “On July 24th, I will be embarking on a journey…