ST Clare Hospice is holding its annual 10k race on Sunday, April 10. This popular sporting event has been a fixture in local running club calendars for over twenty years and last year raised £8,000 for the Hospice – a target which St Clare is…

MARATHON-runner, Andy Kinney exudes a zen-like calm. You would have thought that after 100 marathons, he would be wide eyed and frazzled but far from it. In many ways, Andy is a living embodiment as to why you might just want to get out on…

THE introduction of the smoking ban saw an end to restaurants being split into smoking and non-smoking areas but this Sunday, Beefeater are introducing a new kind of dining segregation – a ‘No Phone Zone’. Launched to coincide with Mother’s Day, Britain’s best-known steak restaurant…

A TEAM of beauticians from ‘Glam Princess Partys’ provided a stall offering mini manicures and glitter tattoos for the local children visiting the Harvey Centre recently. A colouring competition and a bouncy ball competition were also a big hit, keeping the children entertained. The day…

THIS April, Rhodes will be welcoming legendary UK saxophonist Snake Davis to the stage with his classic sax solos. Joined by Gareth Moulton (Cutting Crew) on vocals, Snake Davis and his band give us over 20 classics, including Baker Street, Careless Whisper, Still Crazy after all…

HARLOW Running Club competed in the fifth and final round of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League against teams from Bishop’s Stortford, Hoddesdon, Saffron Walden and Ware. The race was hosted by Bishop’s Stortford on a fairly dry and firm 5 mile…

“THE STAGE” described Blackeyed Theatre as one of the “most innovative companies working in English theatre”. That is a big call, so we went to see their version of F.Scott Fitzgerald with great expectations. It takes a lot of confidence to do the show with…

AT SEA brings together a collection of significant work by four leading contemporary artists ; Norman Ackroyd – Simon Carter – Maggi Hambling – Len Tabner. Each artist is widely admired and acclaimed with many works exhibited and held in public collections both in the…

Blogpost By Stacy Bain “And it was also clear that, with mental health problems still being such a taboo, many adults are often too afraid to ask for help for the children in their care.” She called for this “to change” and for children’s mental…

IMMERSING you in the decadence of America’s ‘Jazz Age’, The Great Gatsby is brought to life in this sizzling new stage adaptation from nationally acclaimed Blackeyed Theatre. Recreating the sights, sounds and feel of America’s ‘Roaring Twenties’ as seen through the eyes of Nick Carraway,…

Review IT was just one song but it was a special moment for this reviewer. On Friday, as part of their barnstorming set at the Playhouse, T.Rextasy played an unplugged version of Heroes as a tribute to David Bowie. It was a lovely version and…