A SENIOR Harlow councillor who has welcomed the news that misogyny is set to be recorded as a ‘hate crime” Misogyny ( the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls) is set to be recorded by police as a “hate crime” after…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

FIVE adults have been jailed for attacking a teenage boy. The boy, then aged 15, was assaulted in an alleyway off Market Square, Harlow, on 7 July last year. Sharon McCarthy approached him and his friends outside Adams House and told the boy someone wanted…

LAST year, YH was speaking to a parent whose son was just about to go into Year 7 at Sir Frederick Gibberd College (SFG). With other senior schools nearer, we asked what was the major factor? He answered, “The Head, Mrs Conlon” A year later,…

HARLOW Council is pleased to welcome global company Renesas to the Harlow Innovation Park at Maypole Boulevard. Renesas headquarters are in Japan and they employ around 19,000 people across the world including operations in Asia, North America, South America, Middle East and in Europe. They…

OVER the last few weeks it has been fantastic to welcome more and more of the children back to Little Fishes pre-school and just in time for Mothers Day!   After reading the story “My Mummy” they asked the children what they loved about their mummies or what they loved to do with…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

Dear Editor, MANY people in Harlow will have been deeply moved by Sarah Everard’s tragic murder. My heart goes out to her family and friends at this difficult time. The letter from Cllr Lanie Shears is absolutely right, and I would like to thank her…

THE people living at Abbot Care Home were excited to try something new this week as they turned their old records into useable items. Throughout the pandemic, there have been many creative activities shared online that people can do from home. One of the recent ones which…

PROJECTS across Essex*, focused on reducing serious violence, benefited from over £2m of funding last year thanks to the work of the Violence and Vulnerability Partnership. A further £1.1 m of extra funding was also secured from the Home Office to fund additional activity by…

PETERBOROUGH-based Caterquip UK has upgraded the food production operation for the Niche Free-from Kitchen in Harlow reports cateringinsight.com Niche Free-From Kitchen is a central production kitchen producing dietary and dietetic meals for a number of Niche brands serving the retail, airline, travel and private healthcare…

ESSEX County Council (ECC), together with city, district and borough councils, have announced a county-wide approach for businesses to apply for the support they need in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. City, district and borough councils have already paid out over £320 million in…

ESSEX County Council is urging residents and businesses not to miss the opportunity to produce clean energy and save on their household bills with Solar Together Essex – a council initiative that helps households and businesses to purchase high quality solar panels at a discounted…

THE HARLOW councillor in charge of housing has attempted to set the record straight over recent letters sent out to leaseholders regarding safety certificates. Councillor Mark Wilkinson, Portfolio Holder for Housing said: “The letters are correct and have not been sent out in error. In…