LAST summer, citizen scientists in Essex spotted 47,149 butterflies and day-flying moths during the Big Butterfly Count. Today, wildlife conservation charity, Butterfly Conservation, is issuing a rallying cry to people in the region to help beat that this year. In 2023, people across Essex did…

OVER 5 million parents in the UK say their children have no access to outdoor play or nature spaces within safe walking distance to their home, contributing to a continued decline in children playing out.  Ahead of the summer holidays, for the second year in…

THE Harlow Circle of Poetry convened last night for another cosy and relaxing session over drinks and snacks and they were also thrilled to welcome two new guests yesterday. Here is their report. During the first half, we discussed two featured poems: The beautiful ‘Kinder…

A PROJECT to restore the historic Grade II listed walls at the Harlow Museum and Walled Gardens is underway. Harlow Council is working with Messenger, a company that specialises in the conservation and repair of historic buildings and monumental sculpture, to undertake the works. The project began…

FOUR hardy Greater Anglia and Network Rail colleagues joined forces to raise more than £5,000 for charity by completing the Three Peaks By Rail Challenge. The team, made up of Greater Anglia’s Safeguarding and Community Safety Manager Georgia Payne, Travel Fulfilment Clerk Linda Roberts, and…

POKEMON Go Harlow has collected food and household goods for the Harlow Foodbank. This is a monthly event within the Pokemon Go Harlow community, where players are given the option to bring something to donate to Raid Hour (one of the community’s events) in exchange…

NINE organisations will benefit from a share of more than £85,000 to help tackle health inequalities in Essex. The groups have all secured grants through Essex County Council’s Public Health Accelerator Bids (PHAB) programme. Supporting the aims of the Essex Wellbeing, Public Health and Communities…

THE Patient Panel at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) have recently met with the local community to seek their views on the services and care offered by The Princess Alexandra Hospital (Harlow) and at St Margaret’s Hospital (Epping) and Herts and Essex Hospital…

Review: Over The River and Through The Woods at The Victoria Hall Theatre: Wed July 24th THE mark of a really good production is when it manages to immerse you in another world for two hours and you don’t really notice. You do believe you…

THE SECRETARY OF State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP rose on the floor of the House of Commons to field questions on the previous (Conservative) government’s plan for 40 new hospitals. With Harlow residents hoping for a new hospital, we will be…

INTERNATIONAL recitalist and recording artist Mark Jennings will perform classical guitar works by Bach, Barrios, Rodrigo, Torroba and Villa-Lobos on Sunday 28 July at 3pm in  St Michael’s Church, followed by tea and homemade cake. Admission and refreshments are free with the opportunity to make a donation at…

ST Clare Hospice and Parndon Mill launch collaborative arts project to engage ethnically diverse communities in The Unspoken Conversation Explore your understanding of death, dying and loss at a series of creative art workshops being run by St Clare Hospice in partnership with Harlow’s Parndon…

VOLUNTEERS and staff from Harlow Council and HTS have been celebrating this week as new Green Flags have arrived ready to be flown proudly across three of Harlow’s award-winning green open spaces.  Parndon Wood Nature Reserve is celebrating its 16th consecutive Green Flag. The Town…

ON Saturday, an audience of over 200 were treated to an unforgettable summer evening of exceptional music from the Essex Jazz Collective with top saxophonist Zak Barrett, at the historic riverside setting of Parndon Mill – A Hub of Creativity. It was a wonderful evening…