A SPECIAL service was held to commemorate the role of a US air bombardment group near Matching Green in Harlow. The Nissen Huts on Anchor Lane were once hospital beds for the US airmen. The Lord-Lieutenant Jennifer Tolhurtst attended the ceremony along with Lt Colonel Dan…

THIS May, the local NHS is urging everyone over 40 to ‘take a sec to check’ their blood pressure. A blood pressure check is simple and takes only a matter of minutes – and it could save your life. You might feel healthy and strong,…

A UNION says staff at a hospital trust will be “absolutely horrified” by the announcement of more job cuts reports the BBC. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Southend and Basildon hospitals, and Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, plans to cut 743 whole-time…

WHAT do you do when the world is becoming increasingly digital and you feel you are being left behind in a world that no longer makes sense …?  Welcome to the Swan pub in Wheathampstead— where the broadband’s patchy, the opinions are strong, and the…

THERE is always sense of trepidation when you hear the words “modern version of Shakespeare”. We have that Steve Buscemi meme in our heads, however, what we were treated to at the Victoria Hall Theatre on Saturday afternoon was a wonderful, vibrant, dynamic and entertaining…

WE really liked the work of the Offbook Theatre Company last year and we really enjoyed their latest production, “Anyone and Everyone” on Friday night. A day in the life of a Sexual Health Clinic may not be everybody’s “go to subject” but this was…

THE BUS companies that operate in and out of the Sumners Estate have suspended all operations due to a spate of attacks on their vehicles. Photo: Broadley Road: Credit: Google Earth Central Connect has published the following statement on their website. “Service 1 in Harlow…

Review: Three’s A Wake by Liam Severn THREE’S A WAKE was the first in a series of four plays under the banner of Harlow Young Practitioners. Therefore, we have to calibrate our reviews accordingly. These are young actors, playwrights, directors, making their way in the…

A PLANNING application to convert an OId Harlow house into a home for children leaving care has been submitted to Harlow Council. The application refers to an eleven bedroomed home at 1 Hart Road in Harlow. It states: Homz (The agent) has been instructed by…

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is urging vapers to take extra care when charging their devices, as the UK prepares to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025. As vape users switch to rechargeable devices, an environmentally friendlier…

IN the run up to VE Day 80 on May 8th, we will repeat the biographies of the men from the villages in around rural Harlow who gave their lives for our freedom. Credit: SS Toward: Imperial War Museum Thirty three men from Harlow lost…

HARLOW Sculpture Town is proud to launch ‘Drawing on Memories’, a new exhibition created to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Presented in partnership with Harlow Museum. The exhibition explores how the war affected everyday life on the home…

A MAN charged with two offences in connection with the investigation into the murder of a man in Harlow has appeared in court. Matthew Arnold, aged 39, of Little Pynchons, Harlow appeared in Chelmsford magistrates court charged with the following. On March 29th, 2025 at…

GREATER Anglia is recruiting for new trainee train drivers across its Essex network, with applications open from today with salaries that could progress as high as £60,000 a year. Positions are available for depot drivers – responsible for driving empty trains around depots and sidings…