WHEN four Harlow power workers decided to raise money with a charity walk they aimed high – as high as the top of a mountain!! The UK Power Networks colleagues enjoyed taking part in a 22-mile walk two years ago, but they felt they needed…

ADULT education provider, ACL Essex, is launching a range of Christmas courses this December, from wreathmaking to festive pottery classes to help people of Harlow get crafty and make their own presents and decorations. For a chance to develop pottery skills and make small Christmas…

AN OLD Harlow resident and political activist has expressed her concerns over the increasing use of Old Road as a rat-run. YH met up with Yasmin Gregory, who told us that the use of Old Road seems to have increased following the opening of Junction…

ST Clare Hospice are seeking more volunteers to join their 600-strong team of people across their shops, in the community, and at the Hospice site in Hastingwood. The charity needs people with a range of skills and knowledge – so however much time you can…

HARLOW Council is inviting residents in Mark Hall North to have their say on the introduction of an Article 4 Direction as part of work to enhance the protection of the new town’s first neighbourhood area. This direction means that planning permission would be needed…

A FORMER student of Burnt Mill Academy in Harlow has had his second short radio play aired on local radio. BBC Essex broadcast Body & Soul at 8pm this Thursday (10th November) during the Rob Jelly Show, written by former Harlow resident Alan Hall (61),…

ST CLARE Hospice is looking for 12 local businesses to dedicate one day this Christmas to caring for St Clare Hospice. Sell mince pies and mulled wine, have a Christmas jumper day or host a raffle – anything that gets your teams in the festive…

A MAN has been charged with public order offences after an incident in Harlow. Charles Maybank, 42 of Mustards Road, Leysdown has been charged with: two counts of racially aggravated public order offences.He was remanded into custody and was due to appear at Colchester Magistrates…

VARNEY Green Physiotherapy has launched their annual Christmas appeal for the children of Harlow. Full details are on the poster below.

SMALL business Saturday is coming up. With that in mind, we have interviewed a number of businesses across the town in order to find out a little bit more about their business. First up is Emma Robson of Stort Valley Spirits. We have seen Emma…

EARLIER last week, the Government’s new Social Housing (Regulation) Bill was supported in Parliament by Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon. The proposed new law will introduce new enforcement powers to ensure the landlord (the Council or Housing Association) meets their obligations such as carrying out quick…

RETAIL trade union Usdaw is today (14 November) hosting a summit of retail employers and their representative bodies, looking at the continuing problem of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers, along with wider issues related to retail crime. The summit, in London, takes place at…

AHEAD of the kick-off of the Men’s football World Cup on Sunday (20 November), Essex Police is urging fans to watch and behave responsibly, whether that be in one of the many venues around the county which will be showing matches or at home with…

HOUSE builder Weston Homes has unveiled plans to invest up to £500m in strategic land acquisitions over the coming five years reports Construction Enquirer. The firm aims to buy new homes sites across outer London and the South East in order to further expand the…