Communities
RESIDENTS are being reminded of the limits on waste taken to the County’s Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHWs). Limits are in place for some construction waste such as soil and hardcore. Residents can deposit up to the equivalent of three wheel barrow loads (one…
THERE has been an accident at the Potter Street Splash Park today. The emergency services were called and an air ambulance and paramedics attended to provide treatment at the site, subsequently taking the child to hospital for further treatment and monitoring. The Council is in…
A HARLOW estate agents is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for St Clare Hospice by organising what they hope will be the town’s biggest family fun day of the summer. More than 40 attractions for the young and young at heart await visitors to…
THE DEADLINE is approaching for community groups and organisations to bid for a share of £1.5million from Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund (CIF). Those who wish to express an interest in applying for this year’s round of funding must do so by Friday 28…
SINCE its initiation in February 2014, signing up to the Essex Energy Switch has saved 7,227 residents nearly £1million. The Essex Energy Switch is a county wide collective energy switching campaign designed to help Essex residents cut their gas and electricity bills. Joining forces together,…
A BISHOP’S Stortford man who set about transforming his health after hitting a mid-life slump is about to undertake his 12th endurance challenge in less than a year for St Clare Hospice. With two more challenges to come later this year, by November he will…
A HARLOW woman has been ordered back to court over an alleged failure to comply with a noise abatement order. Charlotte Lee (20) of Primrose Field, Harlow was served with an order in notice in February. Lee has pleaded not guilty. The case is due…
ESSEX County Council (ECC) announces a competitive tender process for a new ‘Reablement at Home’ service. Once awarded the new service will run for 5 years from April 2016 to 2021 and will mean thousands of Essex residents could be helped to live more independently…
THE deadline is approaching for community groups and organisations to bid for a share of £1.5 million from Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund (CIF). Those who wish to express an interest in applying for this year’s round of funding must do so by Friday,…
ESSEX County Council has awarded a new contract to award-winning social enterprise Realise Futures to help 150 adults with disabilities into paid employment over the next three years. It forms a part of a wider programme to increase the independence of Essex residents with disabilities.…
LAST Thursday the MP for Harlow Robert Halfon visited the Harlow Stroke Support Group. Robert Halfon said: “Today I went to the Harlow Stroke Support Group. This is a very special organisation that looks after people in Harlow who have suffered from Strokes and related…
A HARLOW man who was charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a horse on Harlow Common says he was only trying got help. Sam Thorne (21) eventually had all the charges against him dropped but his friend Aaron Gumble pleaded guilty and was fined and…
STAFF from Tescos stores in Harlow and surrounding areas came together to help tidy and spruce up the gardens at St Clares Hospice in Hastingwood. The action team did a fantastic job. YH went down there and spoke to Martin Smith about the work they…
A MAN from Harlow admitted neglecting his horse at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Monday 20 July 2015). Aaron Gumble (dob 15.02.97) of The Sweyns, pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences concerning a black and white mare including failing to address poor body condition and weight…
Essex Highways structural engineers will rebuild Fish and Eels Bridge, which carries Dobbs Weir Road between Harlow and Hoddesdon, as it can no longer support heavy vehicles. Work is scheduled to start on Sunday, July 27, and is expected to be complete by the end…
STAFF on the Birthing Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital were delighted to receive a number of Henry Moore reproduction prints this week. Emily Unthank, Image and Licence Coordinator at The Henry Moore Foundation, kindly delivered the prints to Tracy Devonshire, Birthing Unit Manager at the…
