WITH the UK Health Security Agency issuing yellow heat warnings for England this week, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging pet owners to take extra precautions to keep their animals safe and to act quickly if they spot early signs of heatstroke.  Each year, vets across…

🌈What’s planned for The Great Get Together 2025? ✨ 🎶Live music & performances 🍔Family games and creative activities 🎨Tasty local treats 🤩A welcoming, feel-good vibe for all ages 👶👵Whether you’re 3 or 83 — there’s something for everyone. 📍 Harlow Town Park 🗓️ Saturday 21…

THE all-weather action at Chelmsford Racecourse continues this week with a six-race card at the track on Thursday afternoon in the sunshine.  Racing gets underway at 2.15 with a mile and a quarter amateur jockeys handicap before the card comes to a close at 5.05…

FOLLOWING its incredible success last year, St Clare Hospice’s Forever Flowers have returned —this time blooming in a beautiful, limited-edition pink, to pair perfectly with last year’s blue forget-me-nots. In 2024, the hospice’s Forever Flowers campaign raised an impressive £7,000, thanks to the heartfelt dedications…

HARE Street Summer Sports Camps. Full details below.

LAST Saturday 14th June St Clare Hospice unveiled its latest charity shop, bringing in a fresh opportunity for the local community to support hospice care while picking up amazing second hand finds! For the grand opening there was a special ribbon-cutting ceremony with Alex Burghart MP,…

MIKE’S Den celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a special charity fundraising dinner. Over £1200 was raised on what was a very special night for all concerned. Mikes Den is a meeting place for adults aged 16+ promoting equal opportunities and social activities for both disabled…

THE UK’s largest mental health charity specialising in complex mental health, has launched a major fundraising appeal designed to support psychiatric patients. Founded in 1838, For Hope in Every Life is St Andrew’s Healthcare’s first fundraising appeal for more than a century. Complex mental health affects us…

MI Hair & Beauty Training Academy and Gottschalk Plant Hire have become the latest local champions to sponsor Yellow Brick Rd, the Harlow‑based Community Interest Company dedicated to providing free one‑to‑one tuition for disadvantaged secondary pupils. Yellow Brick Rd raises private donations to fund high‑quality…

THREE weeks until The Subways headline Harlow Town Park!  It is just over three weeks until Sunset Sessions Festival 2025, the third yearly addition at Harlow Town Park Bandstand.  The Subways are headlining the festival, with many other incredible original acts also playing on the…

A NEW Muay Thai Academy has just opened up in Hastingwood. The We Are Warriors Muay Thai Academy had developed a great reputation in its Thornwood base for teaching discipline and respect as part of its exercise culture. YH went down to the opening where…

PATRICK Marber’s Closer is a razor-sharp exploration of modern love, deception, and desire. Four strangers collide in a web of attraction and heartbreak, asking the question: how honest can we really be with the ones we love? Intimate, brutal, and heartbreakingly human. Click below for…

FUNDING is available for small businesses looking to employ people with learning disabilities and autism. Essex County Council has opened applications for the third round of its learning disabilities and autism business grants. A total of £195,000 is available for Small and Medium Sized businesses,…

DOWN Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate – AA Hotel of the Year England 2025 – is inviting parents to press pause and indulge in some well-deserved bonding time this summer, with the launch of its new ‘Mummy & Me Moments’ overnight experience, in partnership with…