Michael Casey
AS individuals age, maintaining independence and mobility becomes increasingly important. Driving plays a vital role in enabling older adults to stay connected with their communities, access essential services, and retain their independence. However, age-related changes in vision, reaction time, and cognitive function can present challenges…
THE RSPCA is urging people to consider adopting ‘every kind’ of dog this Adoptober as the charity is struggling with record numbers of dogs in its care. It is hoped that Adoptober – the RSPCA’s annual rehoming campaign – will be the month for Teddy to finally find his…
TO mark World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, ACL Essex is celebrating the transformative role that tutors play in shaping learners’ lives across the county. Learners from a wide range of courses have shared heartfelt messages of gratitude, highlighting the knowledge, confidence and life-changing opportunities…
STORM Amy: Train delays in Harlow due to overhead electrical wires. Full details from Greater Anglia below. https://twitter.com/greateranglia/status/1974411230178930996
ESSEX’S faith and community leaders come together in public condemnation of violence against religious communities An open letter to Essex residents from the Leader of Essex County Council and Political Group Leaders, the Chair of the Essex Faith Covenant, the Bishop of Colchester, the Chair…
Harlow councillor with responsibility for crime says criticism of police neither “fair or justified”
Dear Sir, THERE has been pointed criticism of the actions of local police officers this week. I do not feel that criticism is fair or justified. The right approach has been taken during what has been a challenging week. In August, reported crime in Harlow…
BMAT STEM Open Evening set for next week. Full details below.
A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs. Emma Rust, aged 39, of Ladyshot, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 4th, 2025 on Altham Grove, Harlow drive a Ford Transit when the proportion of…
ARRIVA is renewing its call for road safety awareness with a fresh push on its Stop and Stay campaign. The campaign, which launched across Merseyside in 2023, encourages children and young people to stop on the pavement and wait until the bus has moved off…
ESSEX Police and their partners were out on patrol in the Nicholls Field area of Harlow on Thursday as they continue to try and trace the two men who attacked a motorcyclist on the cycle path on Tuesday afternoon. YH spoke to Inspector Leanne Archer.…
STATEMENT from Harlow parkrun Unfortunately, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to cancel this week’s parkrun. While we had found a workable solution to amend the course, some technical changes required by parkrun HQ meant this was a little tricky. Added to this, the…
A GROUP of NHS nurses will join a Hertfordshire couple this month who are running to raise funds for research into a rare type of childhood cancer which led to their daughter’s death aged 13. Alan Birikorang and his wife Chiara Contillo will be taking…
A CLINICALLY validated Alzheimer’s diagnostic blood test is now available privately to residents across Essex, thanks to a new partnership between UK-based diagnostics provider Advance Tests and local health service Swift Blood Tests. The test, LucentAD® Complete, is already in clinical use in the United States…
MY heartfelt support goes to the families in Manchester whose loved ones were killed or injured in yesterday’s barbaric terrorist attack on their synagogue. For them, and for British Jews across the country, the horror is a chilling reminder that antisemitism, fuelled by extremism, is…
HARLOW MP Chris Vince has sent a message of sympathy following the attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday morning. Chris Vince said: ‘I am shocked and appalled by the news coming from the synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur the Holiest day in…
POLITICAL leaders from across the town have issued statements following a number of murders at a synagogue in Manchester. Cllr Dan Swords, Leader of Harlow Council, said: “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the horrific terrorist attack at the synagogue in Manchester – it…
