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A SPECIAL festive event full of fun for Harlow families was held at the Great Parndon Community Association Playbarn. The Winter Experience party, which took place on Monday 23 December, was for families from Harlow, some of whom are vulnerable, who have met through the Community…
RISDEN Wood Football Club have raised £854 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital as part of a Christmas fundraiser. The club used the money to buy sixteen baby bags containing: a teddy, muslins, vests, scratch mittens, chocolates and vouchers. They…
Barclays Bank teams up with Salvation Army to spread Christmas joy Salvation Army churches in Basildon, Colchester and Harlow were given a helping hand to support struggling families after Barclays Bank branches donated toys to their Christmas Present Appeals. After appealing to customers to support…
FORMER players from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) – Ledley King, Ossie Ardiles and Gary Mabbutt – visited The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust last Friday (20 December) to meet staff, thank them for all they do to support patients year-round, and deliver gifts from…
HARLW Foodbank thanks the town for their generosity over December and 2024 2024 has been another ‘record year’ for Harlow Foodbank. As the year ends they have passed on food to support nearly 10,000 people: their busiest ever year, reports CEO Andy Thornton. “Sadly, this…
BACK in 2018, the Harlow Labour group presented a motion to the chamber at a full council meeting on the subject of Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI). It read: “This Council calls upon Esther McVey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the…
A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to dealing in heroin and crack cocaine. Shea Sutton, aged 19, of Carters Mead, Harlow made the plea to the following at Colchester magistrates court. Between October 9th, 2023 and October 30th, 2023 at Chelmsford was concerned in the…
HERE are the Christmas service times for the Catholic churches across Harlow. Holy Cross Catholic Church Click below for more details https://www.holycrosschurchharlow.co.uk/page/?title=Newsletters&pid=6 Our Lady of Fatima and St Thomas More Click below for more details https://olfstm.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/8/4/13841351/4th_sunday_of_advent_year_c_-_christmas_2024.pdf The Assumption of Our Lady: Old Harlow Click below…
LONDON Stansted staff are spreading festive cheer in the local community with a variety of Christmas initiatives aimed at supporting local families, community groups, and schools. Staff have come together to donate a range of thoughtful gifts and treats to brighten the holiday season. Highlights…
HARLOW Council leader Dan Sword has said that they are “set to deliver” his promise to bring Marks and Spencers (M and S) back to Harlow. In the Harlow Council elections this May, the Leader of the Harlow Conservatives, Cllr Dan Swords, promised to bring…
TO celebrate the festive period, Ongar Garden Centre has donated a light-up reindeer to the SNAP Charity as part of its Christmas Magic community campaign. The campaign which was run by the UK’s largest family-run group, British Garden Centres, saw residents from the local area…
A HARLOW woman is set to stand trial over an allegation she defrauded a man of over £15,000. Jenny Taggart, aged 42, of Longfield, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between September 1st 2020 and August 31st 2021, stole credit balances totalling £15,095.31 belonging…
IN what is becoming quite a tradition, the Barrington’s Sleigh Ride journeyed around Harlow on Saturday evening. Starting in Mulberry Green, Old Harlow, Santa and his elves weaved their way through the town raising money for St Clare Hospice. Our cameras picked them up as…
IN a heartwarming display of community spirit, students and staff at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School have come together to collect an impressive 250kg of food for the Harlow Foodbank. This generous donation, which is equivalent to 595 meals, will provide vital support to local…
BOSSES in charge of roadworks in Harlow issue Christmas message. Full details are from their newsletter below.
FIRE crews have extinguished a fire involving multiple caravans. Harlow’s crew were called to the incident off Epping Road in Roydon yesterday evening (20 December) after reports of a shed on fire. On arrival the crew was faced with a much larger incident than expected,…
