THE ambulance service’s busiest winter period is imminent – and the public are being urged: ‘Don’t be that person and use 999 for anything’. Last December, 90,364 emergency calls were handled by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) control rooms in December, up…

STEWARDS Academy rose to the Children in Need challenge again with lots of fundraising. Year 7 pupils entered the ‘Spotacular’ competition which was won by George Berry and Bobbie Sylvester with Lili Hartgrove and Elise Smart as join runners up. Altogether almost £900 was raised…

A HARLOW nursery has been highly praised by Ofsted. The government watchdog came to Busy Bees based at the Harlow Business Park in October. Thy made the following observations. Children benefit from learning in their chosen space. They enjoy lots of outdoor experiences. They explore…

A HARLOW woman is set to hold a Sunday Singalong in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Hannah Hood, 30, is fundraising for her nan, Beatrice Hood, 85, who has Alzheimer’s. Beatrice resides at Tye Green Lodge near Bush Fair. The event is on Sunday, December…

A WOMAN was taken to hospital after emergency services were called to Spencers Croft in Harlow. An ambulance service spokesperson said: “We received a call yesterday at 12.28pm to reports of a carbon monoxide incident on Spencer’s Croft in Harlow. “An ambulance crew was dispatched…

ON Tuesday 22nd November, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, Royal Patron of the children’s mental health charity Place2Be, presented an Award to 11-year-old Cerys Kenny from Longwood Primary Academy in Harlow at the Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Awards at Mansion House in London. Cerys won…

DEBBIE Bodhanya, CEO of Stellar Healthcare has won the prestigious Health Education England leadership award in the category of Leading Systems Transformation. She was awarded the accolade at an award ceremony at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on Thursday 24 November 2016. The award was…

DANIEL Robinson & Sons Annual Children’s Convoy and Panto Trip will be taking place on Saturday 10th December and will be winding its way around Harlow as a special treat for local children and their families. All the children have had a tough year due…

WANT to feel good and do some good this January? After all the over-indulgence of the festive season, why not take part in St Clare Hospice’s JanuDry challenge and turn those pints into pounds for your local Hospice! St Clare Hospice’s Director of Income Generation,…

PROFESSIONALS from many different careers, came together with Year 11 pupils during a mock interview day at Harlow Study Centre. With university or job applications just a short time away, pupils were put through their paces by a professional from their chosen careers field, in…

HEALTHWATCH Essex is looking for people to take part in focus groups as part of the latest research study being conducted into how people who sometimes experience sadness, stress or anxiety take care of their mental health. The study comes at a time when plans…

THE Harvey Centre would like to announce that the centre will be open for late night shopping on Thursday 8 December, Thursday 15 December and Thursday 22 December. To give shoppers extra time to prepare for Christmas the centre will be open until 9pm on…

CITIZENSHIP students from Passmores Academy raised just over £150 on Friday in two hours for their Christmas hampers for the elderly. The enterprising students sold donated materials in the Harvey Centre. Some real entrepreneurs emerged from the group.

THIS year The Harvey Centre will be helping to transform Christmas for local children being treated at The Dolphin Ward, within the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The Centre will be generously donating over £1,500 worth of Christmas gifts to children on Tuesday 6th December. All gifts…