GREAT Dunmow Summer Solstice Music Festival will be taking place on the Recreation Ground on Saturday 24 June. Run by a voluntary local committee of music lovers, the not-for-profit festival was first established in the summer of 2021. Featuring mainly local bands, it was a…

IT IS time to “put your beer in the sideboard here” and get yerself along to this wonderful show that celebrates the music of the great Chas & Dave. Rabbit Rabbit will have you singing along with all the feel-good songs the boys did over…

HAVE you got a sofa looking for a new home? Or perhaps a dining table and chairs that isnt getting the use they deserve? St Clare Hospice has the answer! The Hastingwood-based hospice charity runs a free furniture collection service across West Essex and the…

COME and join the Harlow Art Trust and artists’ Suman Gurjal, Jordan Cook and Irena Posner for Earth Day on Saturday 22 April for free family arts workshops exploring the nature we have in Harlow. Try stone carving with sculptor Irena, sketch the beautiful nature around you with Jordan…

LONDON Stansted is continuing its summer recruitment drive with a jobs fair in Harlow to help fill hundreds of roles. More than 400 job seekers have already registered for the fair on April 27 at the town’s Civic Centre. The event will feature job opportunities…

FIFTEEN local charities and organisations in Essex and Hertfordshire are set to benefit from a share of £53,000 from the Stansted Airport Community Fund. Relaunched in January as part of the airport’s commitment to support the local community, the fund’s committee held its first meeting…

THE Tour of Britain will become the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Harlow when the UK’s leading cycle race visits in September. Stage six of the race, which attracts the world’s top riders and is broadcast worldwide in over 150 countries, will…

COINCIDING with Earth Day on Saturday the 22nd April, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) has released some of the data around the work it is doing on sustainability. Important for the life-saving charity is its commitment, to make the very best choices for the environment,…

THE Opportunity Harlow networking group, now The Prosperity Network, provided the setting for Moroccan Bazaar project manager Hervé Rolland to connect with Quiero Design. After meeting with Hervé, and then Creative Director of Moroccan Bazaar Adnan Bennani, Director and Lead Designer Terrell King was able to showcase Quiero…

WHEN Leo leaves for university his relationship with long term girlfriend falls apart. As Leo begins to move on and finds a new romantic interest, he begins to realise what he has just entered into is an abusive relationship. This story delves into masculinity at…

TOWIE star Joey Essex was spotted with Love Island’s Ron Hall and Gogglebox celebrity George Baggs, enjoying a night of competitive socialising at Tenpin’s new Level 3 venue in Harlow. The entertainment hub has just opened to the public, and the three were seen trying…

FOLLOWING feedback from passengers, it has been announced that DigiGo will be extending its participation in the Government’s Bus Fare Cap Grant (BFCG) for another three months.  This means that all single DigiGo tickets will remain capped at just £2 until 30 June 2023, making…

MORE than 120 new members have joined a community gym since £120,000 of improvements were carried out. The gym at Mark Hall Sports Centre, in Harlow, has undergone a complete overhaul, including new flooring, new mirrors, LED lighting, electrical repairs and decorating. Equipment has also…

THE cost-of-living crisis may have taken its toll on the nation, but Harlow residents have given a vital helping hand to their neighbours – through supporting the work of the Michael Roberts Charitable Trust. The Harlow charity have calculated that a breathtaking 8 – 10%…