THINGS are getting spooky this Halloween at luxury Essex property Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate, as the hotel gets ready to celebrate with thrill-seeking experiences including open- air film screenings and an evening of live music on the lawn, from Friday 27th – Sunday…

DURING the hot summer of 1381, the land workers of England rose up in arms against the injustices of their times.​ Economic exploitation, punitive taxation and constant warfare had pushed the working population beyond its limits. ​ Village after village joined the rising and the…

Kintsugi’ (金継ぎ) is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The word means ‘golden joinery’ in Japanese. This repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful, and even more unique, than it was prior to being broken. Instead of hiding the…

MARKS and Spencer has announced the appointment of Dior Hudson to lead the opening of its brand-new store in Essex’s Lakeside shopping centre later this year. Dior will oversee the work between now and later this year to get the new store ready to open…

A POPULAR BBC show filming in Harlow next month is appealing for help from traders. DIY SOS is coming to do a “Big Build” in Harlow in October to transform a derelict building in Latton Bush into a space offering support to people experiencing social…

HARLOW Asda has been accused of handing out parking vouchers “willy nilly” as an example of where the town centre discounted parking arrangements are possibly being breached reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Harlow Council says it is looking at whether discounted parking vouchers offered by…

PASSENGERS at Harlow Mill station in Essex are now benefiting from improvements completed by Greater Anglia. The refurbishment programme has seen 10 new car parking spaces added, bringing the total to 34 spaces available, along with an additional space for blue badge holders. LED lighting…

ON Friday night I took a chance and went to see two bands that I’d never heard of at Redchurch Brewery, arranged by Black Wax – or as you might know him, Adam Smith. Both bands could have been headliners of the night but the…

FIREAWAY Harlow is celebrating two years in business today. Since opening its doors on 7th September 2021, the business has gone from strength to strength and is a firm favourite amongst many in Harlow. The pizza shop, which is part of the fast-growing franchise recently…

LONDON Stansted rounded off the school holiday season by continuing to outpace the recovery of all major UK airports. Figures released today show that despite the significant impact of the national air traffic control failure on Bank Holiday Monday, August was Stansted’s second busiest month…

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable…

HANSGROHE’S Danny van Poppel ended Jumbo – Visma’s dominance of the Tour of Britain 2023 as he sprinted to win stage six in Harlow on Friday by the narrowest of margins. A year to the day since the German team’s last victory in the UK’s…

A REVIEW of veterinary services in the UK has been launched over concerns that pet owners could be paying too much reports the BBC. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said vet fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost-of-living crisis.…

THE Sustainable Transport Team at Essex County Council has successfully delivered 42 cycle courses across the county this summer holidays. Over 200 participants of various ages took part in courses in Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow and Uttlesford.  Courses ranged from a Learn to Ride course, aimed…