A GROUP of partners in Essex have come together to listen to ideas on how women’s safety might be improved, from inspiring students at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). Essex County Council, Essex Police, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and Chelmsford City Council have…

THE SCULPTOR Gerda Rubenstein has passed away at the age of 90. Gerda Rubenstein’s work has graced Harlow for many decades. http://www.gerdarubinstein.com/background/ A spokesperson for the Harlow Arts Trust said: We were very saddened to hear that Gerda Rubinstein passed away on Friday 25th March 2022.…

PATRONS of Essex-based Charity, The Dream Factory, Anne Wafula-Strike MBE, British Wheelchair Paralympian, former British Super Middleweight boxer Michael Watson MBE, former British Featherweight and Commonwealth Boxer Colin McMillan BEM, and former Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champion athlete specializing in the 400 metres Christine Ohuruogu…

DOMESTIC Abuse Drop In. Every Thursday 10am-12pm Rosie Centre, Roselyn Gardens, Harlow. Full details below.

THE Government have this morning announced a near £700k investment into the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. This includes £435,000 for a new Sustainable Travel Hub at Newhall, which is set to be a new exemplar standard for the whole town. This will better connect…

PHARMACISTS are being given temporary power to make swaps to women’s hormone replacement therapy prescriptions, amid ongoing shortages of some products in the UK reports the BBC. Products that may be substituted by a pharmacist without a new prescription from a doctor include some gels…

A MAN has been arrested following a warrant in Bishops Stortford on Wednesday 18 May. Officers from Uttlesford’s Community Policing Team, with assistance from our North Disruptor team, Dog Unit, Force Support Unit (FSU) and officers from the RSPCA, carried out a warrant at an…

A HARLOW Councillor has been speaking to residents across his ward over recent months and the issue of the state of the roads in the area has been the number one issue. Little Parndon and Hare Street Councillor and leader of the Opposition on Harlow…

STUDENTS in Year 7 to Year 9 at Mark Hall Academy took part in the BBC Centenary Share Your Story tour. To mark its centenary, the BBC is holding interactive assemblies for 250,000 secondary school students across the UK. A group of 100 BBC Storytellers…

LOCATED in one of Harlow’s most desirable turnings is this immaculately presented four bedroom semi detached family home, which has been completely renovated throughout by the current owners in the last couple of years. On the ground floor there is a large open plan entrance…

ICELAND is to launch a new discount for shoppers who are over 60, as soaring prices hit household budgets reports the BBC. The supermarket chain said it would offer over-60s 10% off every Tuesday to support its older customers through the cost of living crisis.…

A FEW days ago, requests were put out all over social media asking people to attend the funeral in Harlow of D-Day veteran Cyril Banks, who has died, aged 97. The request was put out as Cyril had “no family”. People all over the country…

TV star Jeff Brazier is set to host another of his Grief Relief sessions in Newhall. Full details on poster below.

TEN tell-tale signs of dementia are being highlighted by Alzheimer’s Society in Essex in a bid to help people get the support they need.  There are more than 23,600 people estimated to be living with dementia in Essex but it’s feared across the UK tens…