Local Hospice opens up to explain #ThisIsWhatItTakes to run a Hospice during a pandemic AS part of this year’s Hospice Care Week – running 5-11 October, St Clare Hospice will be opening its virtual doors to local people to explain ‘This is what it takes’…

Support 4 Sight Receives Queens Award UNFORTUNATELY due to the recent COVID related restrictions in place, Support 4 Sight reluctantly had to cancel their reception where they were due to be presented with the 2020 Queens Award for Voluntary Services. The CEO and Operations Manager…

AN Old Harlow councillor has urged Barclays Bank to re-consider its decision to close. YH spoke to Cllr Joel Charles outside the Station Road bank on Saturday morning. https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJpwFgux4Fw Customers recently received a letter informing them the bank would be closing on November 27th. A…

IT IS vital that County Lines victims get help says The Children’s Society. James Simmonds-Read, National Programme Manager at The Children’s Society’s Prevention programme, said: “Bringing down the criminals who cynically exploit vulnerable children through these county lines operations is crucial. “But it’s equally important…

PEOPLE living in England and Wales are being urged to download the government’s official contact-tracing app following its official release. NHS Covid-19 instructs users to self-isolate for 14 days if it detects they were nearby someone who has the virus.It also has a check-in scanner…

ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School welcome you to their first virtual open day. The following is a message from headteacher, Elaine Heaphy AT St Mark’s our first and most important principle for reopening is safety. We believe that we are unable to accommodate visitors onto…

Registration Opens for New Essex Residents’ Panel HARLOW residents, aged 18 and over, are invited to join a new residents’ panel to share their views and opinions on a variety of local issues. The panel, which will be run by Essex County Council, will ask…

HARLOW Foodbank, dedicated to helping families in crisis for more than 10 years, has received a £1,000 donation from local Freemasons to help fund their vital work across West Essex. The money was donated by members of Essex Border Lodge, which meets in Harlow, and…

Dear Sir, YOUR report of the question about Church Langley at Thursday’s council meeting is incomplete, as will be evident to viewers of the YouTube video. The answer is factually incorrect in that I did not agree to the work plan put forward by the…

BEFORE lockdown, Church Langley resident, Nicola Purse was leading a campaign to ensure funding was released for improvements to her area. On Thursday, Mrs Purse was back in front of the council (virtually) still looking for answers. Nicola Purse to Councillor Danny Purton (Portfolio Holder…

Popular Passmores teacher takes to the skies in charity skydive challenge WHAT’S scarier than taking control of a class full of teenagers? Skydiving at 15,000 feet! But that’s exactly what Assistant Principal of Passmores Academy, Rebecca Conway, will be doing when she bravely goes on…

TWENTY-FIVE new Deacons were ordained by the Right Reverend Peter Hill, the Acting Bishop of Chelmsford and the Bishop of Barking, the Right Reverend John Perumbalath, the Bishop of Bradwell and the Right Reverend Roger Morris, the Bishop of Colchester at socially distanced services held at Chelmsford…

HARLOW- based domestic abuse charity, Safer Places, who work across Essex and Hertfordshire has been given a welcomed cash boost by local Freemasons.  Members of Durolitium Lodge which meets in Loughton, Essex have donated £500 to the charity, who receive more than 3,000 calls of…

FREE Yoga lessons with West Essex Mind. Full details on poster.