ON THURSDAY, a number of residents contacted YH regarding the time it was taking to be seen at the Accident and Emergency Department at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The conditions came to national attention a few weeks ago. That doesn’t mean we are done with…

JOIN Redchurch Brewery on the 1st Thursday of every month for a great evening of stand up comedy live from the heart of the brewery. Hosted by Harlow’s John Mann and featuring three great top comics. Paul Savage – Started performing comedy in 2007. Since…

A SPOKESPERSON for a church whose bid to move into the Harlow Leisurezone was turned down by the Harlow Council planning committee has issued a statement after they won an appeal against the decision. A spokesperson for Christian Revival Church (CRC) said: “During the planning…

THE government has announced how all households in England, Scotland and Wales will receive £400 to help with rising fuel bills this autumn reports the BBC. The money, part of the Energy Bill Support Scheme, will be paid in six instalments. Households will see a…

HIGH street retailer Next has apologised to staff after a payroll error left workers underpaid for five months. Next introduced a new payroll system from US technology firm Oracle in February 2022, but a series of issues have meant staff were short changed by up to…

ESSEX Highways urges road users to take care when driving near roadworks and to be respectful to staff working to improve our roads. Unfortunately, abuse of staff who are out working on the road network is all too common. In 2020, the number of these…

ALEX Manning scored his maiden Harlow Town century as Harlow Town 3rd XI drew with high flying Essendon. Remarkably after 80 overs and 608 runs the points were shared with both teams finishing on 304. Town skipper James Williamson continued his form of losing the…

A NEW walking challenge is set to launch on 8 August as part of Harlow’s 75th anniversary celebrations. Harlow Council has teamed up with Go Jauntly, Active Harlow and Active Essex to create Harlow75, a special walking challenge encouraging residents to walk 75 minutes per…

ESSEX Police held an anti-social behaviour (ASB) awareness week between July 18th and 24th. We did ask Essex Police the following questions: Questions How many people were charged with driving an e-scooter without insurance? How many e scooters were seized? How many people were charged…

HARLOW Council has submitted its bid to the government for £20m to regenerate Playhouse Square and College Square in Harlow town centre. Harlow has made a bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to support the area’s transformation into a vibrant Arts and Cultural quarter.…

Dear Sir I WRITE in support of Vic Goddard who unlike the Conservative government has always put the young people in his care and of our town first.  Harlow is very lucky to have such a dedicated public servant who is confident to speak out…

By Emilia DeFreitas THE word that first came to my mind when I watched this performance by ‘The SNED-IT Company’ was beautiful. The message of the production and how it was presented was utterly incredible and beautifully moving, bringing myself and many around me to…

TEGATE Netball Club gathered together to wish their former player and now the vice captain of the England Netball Team, Jo Harten, the best of luck in the Commonwealth Games. Jo won a Gold Medal in the Games back in 2018 and, as defending champions,…

WHEN we interviewed PAH nurse and union rep Waida Forman in 2017 about why she came to Harlow, we made a fleeting reference to her home on the island of Mauritius. Five years later, we returned to speak to Waida about her early years off…