YOUR local NHS is again urging people not to use the Emergency Department (ED) at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, unless they are seriously ill or injured or have a life threatening condition. This follows an excessively high number of ED attendances, which earlier this week…

SEVERAL Harlow Running Club members ran off the festive excesses by competing in various races between Christmas and the New Year. At the Harlow Parkrun 5K Jamie Jephcott was victorious, winning the event in an excellent 19min 43sec from 55 finishers. He was followed home…

BETWEEN 10am and midday on Tuesday December 30th, a Your Harlow reporter visited every GP surgery in Harlow. The aim was to simply chart how many people were in the waiting room. This is just a snap-shot and not detailed evidence that we would submit…

Should you need medical help or advice, it is essential you choose the right service for your needs. If you need medical help or advice, but it is not an emergency call 111. NHS 111 is available free, 24 hours a day, every day including…

TO cope with unprecedented demand on Monday 29 December, A&E staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital are only treating patients with life-threatening or clinically urgent conditions. This is to free up staff enabling them to treat those who are seriously ill and in need of urgent…

2014 was our first full year as Your Harlow (launched July 2013). Our sister paper, Your Thurrock (launched Sept 2008) has always run a Review of the Year, so we dipped into the 2014 archive to reflect on what caught out attention. Here is Jan,…

IT was cold, it was damp, it was raining and most runners acknowledged that a diet of turkey, christmas pud and chocolates was hardly the finest preparation but 55 runners took on the Harlow Park Run on Saturday Dec 27th. The event had the pleasure…

THE PAY rises of former colleagues of Princess Alexandra Hospital 9PAH) boss Phil Morley, whilst he was in charge of a Hull hospital, has been revealed by the Hull Daily Mail. The paper reports that Amanda Pye and Jayne Adamson received about £250,000 in pay…

POLICE want to hear from anyone with information about a burglary at a house in Rideways, Harlow. The break-in took place between 7.30am and 3.15pm on Thursday December 18 after thieves smashed through the patio doors. A messy search of the house was made and…

Ryman Div One North Harlow Town 3 v 2 Ware AT THE end of the season, this 3-2 victory for Harlow against Ware could be, in many ways, very significant. Harlow never looked comfortable and fluent but they never gave up. They looked like a…

POLICE investigating a fatal road collision in Roydon have arrested a woman on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The 25-year-old from Hatfield in Hertfordshire attended Harlow Police Station on the afternoon of Thursday, December 25. She has been bailed pending further police enquiries…

Update: 1245 hrs Delays on M11 London-bound between J7, A414 (Harlow) and J6 M25, because of an accident involving a car and an ambulance earlier on. All lanes have been re-opened. Heavy traffic on M25 anticlockwise at J27 M11. Incident: 1200 hrs M11 partially blocked…

Update: 1200 hrs Junction exit fully open. No delays. Update: 1145 hrs All traffic has been released. However the northbound exit at J5 is closed. Incident: 1140 hrs N/B btwn J4 and J5 in Essex. All traffic has been stopped whilst the emergency services deal…

THE HARLOW Chocolate Run is set to have over 50 people sitting down for their Christmas meal on Christmas Day. It is a tribute to Harlow residents and Harlow businesses that they lend their support to those who have just hit a bit of a…